The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-08-25
THE DREYFUS TESTIMONY.
General Roget Annoyed by the
Cross Examination.
BERTULLUS HELPS DREYFUS.
Colonel Plcquart, Ex-Chlof OF the Intel
ligonco Bureau. TestiLios In Behalf OF
the Prlsoner-Austrlan Attache Ex.
poses IN Forgery Against Dreyfus.

RENNEs. Aug ls.-With the usual
attendance and without any note
worthy incident the Captain Alfred
Dreyfus trial vas resumed this morn
Ing in the Lycee. Previous to the
opening of the proceedings it became
known that Maitrc Labor, leading
counsel for Drcyfus, who was shot in
the back from ambush Monday, was
slightly worse to-day, His physicians
have not ycs extracted the bullet. his
fever continues to increase and it is
not believed he will be able to attend
court Monday.
In spite of the difficulties cncoun-
tered by the defense to-dny's session
of the court opened with brighter
prospects for the prisoner, as NJ. De-
mango, of counsel for the defense,
evidently camo primed with questions
to put to General Roget. The latter
resumed his deposition upon the open
ing of tho court, dealing with the
theft of Esterhazy's letters from Mile.
Pays. A number of the counsel's
shots struck the bull's-eyc and made
the general squirm in his seat. I'm
fortunately, M. Demange is not yet in
a position to go thoroughly over the
whole ground of Roget's deposition,
and the witness will probably be call
cd to the stand later.
General Roget was unable to con-
ceal his annoyance and anger when
NJ. D%emange scored. The witness
fingers twitched ~nervously and he fire.
quently turned for consolation
towards Generals Billot and Zurlin-
den, ex-ministcrs Of war, who occu-
pied The witness seats behind him.
The general also threw glances CT
savage resentment at the audience
when, as happened several times, sup
pressed filters went round the court
room on M. Demange's corncring him.
Finally General Roget became quite
rcd in the face and answered NJ. De-
mango in u hollow voice contrasting
strangely with his confident tone of
yesterday.
Then came a witness who proved to
be a splendid reinforcement for Drey-
fus. 1t was NJ. Hertullus, the exam
lining magistrate, who received the
late Colonel llenry's confession Of
forgery. In almost innudible tones,
owing to hoarsencss, M. Bertullus
his testimony, which was u vcri-
table speech for the defense. Coming
from a man Of the high legal rcputa-
o OF M. Bertullus this evidence
raised the hopes Of the Dreyfusards
and it apparently made a
deep impression upon the members of
the court.
M. Jaures, the Socialist leader, who
was among those present in court, re-
marked upon the conclusion of the
magistrates testimony: ''This is the
lirst time the truth and the whole
has been told before the Judges"
Drcyfus displayed the keenest in
in the statements of NJ. Bertul-
Ius, seeming completely absorbed in
'vorda, and straining forward to catch
every syllable.
After a brief consultation Of M.
and Nine. Henry, widow Of
Colonel Henry, Colonel
Plcquart, eX-chief of the intelligence
bureau, who was dismissed because he
believed in the innocence of Dreyfus,
called. He gave his evidence in
} loud, resonant voica and created a
profound impression.