Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-09-06
NEW MOVE BY ROGET.
Cornered by Labor, He Turns Against
Esterhazy.
DECISION AGAINST DEFENSE
Court Declares 1t Has No Power ~
Call on Germany, Austria or
Italy to Produce BOrde-
reau Documents.

Rennes. Sept. Elm the most Cypress
i've heat of the season the Dreyfus cour'
martial assembled in what was felt would
be critical session Of the trial.
The first business in order was the ex
animation of the so called Servian ref
ugee, Cernuschi, but Maitre Labor
promptly objected, saying that Cernuschl
could not regularly be called, as the "a
hours notice to the defense required by
law had not been given. The court ac-
knowledged the force of this objection
and postponed Cernuschi's examination
to enable inquiries to be made about him.
The doors were then closed for an hour
for the examination in secret session OF
the new espionage dossier. When the
open sitting was resumed, M. Labor
read formal application setting forth
that, inasmuch as Colonel Jouaust had
introduced foreign witness without
| warning, who pretended to quote the
military attache of a foreign power as
declaring Dreyfus a traitor, the defense
| was compelled to abandon Its reserve
and insist that the government apply to
| the foreign powers concerned to 10 llsh
such information as would entirely clear
up all matters relating to the bordereau.
M. Labor added after reading this
statement, that he had notified Major
Carriere, the government prosecutor,
that he intended to call Colonel Schwartz
koppen and Colonel Schneider, the mill
tary attaches of Germany and Austria
respectively, as witnesses. "This," he
said "is the best means for arriving at
the truth and securing direct proof of the
innocence of Captain Dqeyfus."
Cnrriere's Reply.
Major Carriere replied, saying: 1--WE
are not here to PREJUDICE the issue of this
trial. The application Of the defense
amounts to demand that the French
government request foreign powers to
deliver up documents. Such an applica-
ton Is of so delicate nature that /
doubt my right to transmit it to the
foreign office. Moreover, there are both
moral and material obstacles which are
insuperable." Major Carriere added that
a friendly unofficial effort might be made
to obtain the original bordereau if it still
existed.
M. Paleologue, the foreign Office eX-
pert, declared that the matter was too
delicate for the government to take up.
Colonel .Jouaust announced that the court
would consider the question later on.
Serge Bassett. London correspondent
of the Paris Matin, was the first witness.
He told the details of Esterhazy's latest
confession, which were to the effect that
he (Esterhazy) wrote the bordereau at
the direction of Colonel Snndherr.
Major Carriere Electrically interposed
at this time, I'm the name of the veneer
ated memory of Colonel Sandherr, pro-
test against those words" The audi
ence simply laughed at the amusing mock
herocs of the government prosecutor.
Colonel Brogniard, member of the
court whose questions always seek to
bring out points against the prisoner,
asked if Esterhazy did not still say that
Dreyfus was a traitor. The witness re-
piled in the affirmative.
Roget at 1t Again.
General Roget then demanded the floor.
He began by declaring that Esterhazy
had been writing him many letters re-
Gently. He suspected that Esterhazy was
trying to entrap him and therefore he
had turned all these letters over to Colo
mel Jouaust unopened.
Nj. Labor promptly asked the president
Of the court to produce these letters.
Colonel Jouaust declined to do so. M.
Labor insisted and went on to say that
the president had no right to receive
evidence in this manner and refuse to
it to the defense. 1t was
this same thing that had invalidated the
first trial.
General Roget, as partial concession,
read one letter which was of no i'm
oortance. Then followed a long, wordy
1uel between M. Labor and General
Roget, on the subject of Esterhazy and
ltogets long defense of this scoundrel
General Roget now washed his hands of
Isterhazy, except to declare that anyhow
le was no traitor.
M. Deffes of the Paris Temps, told how
IsterhaZy had many times admitted he
vas the author of the famous Uhlan let
err.
NJ. Tralieux, an eX-minister and one
If the leaders of the revisionists, then
made an eloquent plea for the defense,
t was no more evidence than many of
he speeches made by the generals in S
'ehalf of the prosecution, but the de- t
ense apparently considers it necessary to q
fset some of this evidence in kind. a
Trarieux's Assurance. n
In conclusion NJ. Trarieux expressed Z
he earnest hope that the foreign mill u
airy attaches might be induced to come !. !.
0 the bar.and declare on their honor as :.
oldlers the truth of this whole, vast J.
lystery. "Let them be assured" said
l. TrarieuX, that French officers will
ever question word thus given by
leir brethren in arms Of another coun Il
~" o
This 1oct r1ao 1oI Nf,so | n
lake an announcement which perhaps l.
as intended as tacit invitation to Is
ermany, Austria and Italy to come to a
lie rescue OF justice. THE French gov. II
declared Major Carriere, "can- II
Ut apply for the production of these
which are in the possession of
'reign powers, but | admit that their
here would be of the greatest tt
llue in the cause of truth" CT
Judge Rrognart asked NJ Trarieux ca
veral questions antagonistic to the de- cl
nse, showing that the administers elo. G
fence had made little impression Oh M
M. On the other hand, Captain Beau
MS made several inquiries which empha-
zed points favorable to Dreyfus.
The court retired to consider M. La. l..
ri's application that the foreign Office ~ y,
quest Germany, Austria and Italy to T.
oduce any documents they may have -,
airing on the bordereau. Aften ten w ="
nutes' absence the court returned, and ~
'lonel Jouaust announced that it had II,
Ell decided that the court was not -,
mpetent to make such an application w.
Major Carriere suggested that it was ~
+ the defense to produce such evidence. ~
secret session was ordered for the ex-
lination Of Cernuschi. The court then
,al