Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-05
|RESI IN Trial GROWS.
|rday's Session Had the Largest
Attendance


Attendance
NY SINCE DREYFUS WAS CON-
RONTED BY HIS ACCUSERS
HE SECOND TIME--A LARGE
UMBER OF LADIES WE'RE IN
Re COURT ROOM-SIX TO TEN
AYS GIVEN AS THE TIME YET
D BE OCCUPIED-A HUNGAR-
N EXILE GIVES EVIDENCE
5AINST THE PRISONER-A
,sSION BEHIND CLOSED
bORS TO BE HELD THIS
oRNING.
NNES, September 4-The fifth week
second trial by courtmartial of Capt.
Dreyfus of the artillery, charged
treason in communicating secret pa
10 a foreign government, began to-
nth the largest attendance yet seen
Lycee. Interest in the trial grows
denouement approaches. six to ten
is given as the outside limit for the
r duration of the trial.
re were an exceptionally large num-
ladies present to-day, their bright
mes giving a gay look to the court
session opened very interestingly
the appearance of the witness, M.
schi. He was dressed in a brown
ng suit. His features are unprepos-
g. and in fact his general appear
did very little credit to the Servian
house to which, it is alleged, that he
IS. His letter to Col Jouaust offer
5 testimony, stated that, having been
up in political troubles in Austria
AIRY, he has been obliged to seek ref
France, where he had a friend who
b high official of the foreign office
EentraI European power. This friend,
Illness said, told him that certain for
agents in France might denounce
he first name being mentioned being
Dreyfus Another foreign officer. a
n general of staff, similarly warned
One day the witness said, when he
ting the latter he saw him take from
cket a voluminous packet containing
ry documents. The officer said that
nee one could buy anything, adding:
t is the good of Jews if you don't
hemp
g questioned If he had asked the
NAME OF THE TRAITOR
5 case, NJ. Cernuschi replied: mo;
Sc the officer had already said Drey-
as his informant
answer and the tone in which it was
red evoked a movement of incredulity
the audience. Major Carriere, rep
ing the government, asked that the
hold further examination of this wit
behind closed doors, in view of the
hattie side of his testimony.
4abori then arose and announced that
the prosecution had summoned the
foreigners he intended to make for
application to have complete steps
through foreign channels to ascer-
B whether the documents mentioned in
4brdereau were delivered to foreign
and if So by whom.
announcement, if Col. Jouaust con-
to the application, will have most
tant consequences. The words of M.
created a deep impression, as they
it evident that counsel for the de-
is on the warpath to-day.
second witness called was NJ. Andre.
!, NJ Of
sation, who received the confession
late Lieut.. Col. Henry. M. Andre
d that he overheard Lieut.. Col. Hen
claim: Don't insist, / beg of you.
onor of the army must be saved be-
verifying"
N mathematician, NJ. Painleve, who
by tearing
NJ. BERTILLON'S SYSTEM
gumentation to pieces NJ. Painleve
4 Entered upon a personal topic. which
~ won him the close attention of the
ice and brought on dramatic scene
kept the spectators in state of ex-
ent until he finally left the bar.
2ailheve referred to his evidence be-
he court of cessation, and protested
st the version given by Gen. Gonse
conversation with NJ. Hadamard, a
Of Dreyfus. in which NJ. Hadamard
ssed belief in the guilt of Dreyfus.
IF. explained Painleve,, "did M. Had
doubt the innocence of his cousin.
Gonse asked to be heard, and
& ted the stage After declaring that
Fhole matter was insignificant, Gen.
insinuated that the faith of NJ. Had
and NJ. Painleve in the innocence
eyfus must have been strengthened
ly.
Painleve replied warmly, insisting that
yer had any doubt of Dreyfus's in
Zee.
two men then went at 1t hammer
ongs, NJ. Painleve facing Gen. Gonse
his arms folded, and thrust home
his questions and retorts until Gen.
BECAME RED IN THE FACE.
n Gen. Roget joined in the discus
Labor began a cross-examination Of
#Gonse regarding a certain document
secret dossier, to which Gen. Gonse
deferred, but which had not been SUBJ
to the court. NJ Labori not re-
n satisfactory answers and finding
Col. Jouaust declined to allow him
ess the matter home in the way he
ii, became extremely indignant and
! sted with considerable warmth
/ st Col. Jouaust's veto of his ques-
This caused a little scene between
Jouaust and NJ. Labor. Finally the
asked why a certain dispatch from
french ambassador at Rome relative TO
payment of money to Major Count
Ahazy by an Italian agent had not
included in the secret dossier pre-
d to the court.
Gonse replied that he had not con-
I'd the dispatch of sufficient import
to be included in the secret dossier
Jouaust here again refused to allow
of NJ. Labori's questions. M. Labor
fuming with Indignation. but was
I'd to submit.
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