Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-09-04
THE DREYFUS TRIAL.
The Prisoner Is Proven 10 Be a
Free Mason.
National Encampment OF the G. A. r.
at Philadelphia.
Chances OF war Between England and the
Boer Republic.
SUNDAY BASE BALL.

Paris, Sept. I The ntl-Dreyfus press
seems tO think II struck vital blow at
the defense this morning when II printed
proofs that Dreyfus IL Free Mason.
The idea Is that this will influence the
Catholic judges. two at least OF whom are
active paftisans Of their faith There Is
no doubt this is more or less true IL is
also reported that II Dreyfus IL condemn
ed the cabinet will either resign as "A
matter OF form or ask vote OF confidence
from the chamber as preliminary TO the
arrest OF the war ell q conapirators
against Dreyfus aud picquart on the
criminal charge OF conspiracy.
DREYTUs TRIAL
Rennes, Sept. 4.-Six 10 ten days IL
given M the outside limit OF the further
duration OF the Dreyius trial. The first
witness to-day was NJ. Cernuschi. His
letter TO Colonel Jouaust, Offering testi-
mOny, stated that having been mixed up
In political troubles In AustrO. Hungary
he had been obliged TO seek refuge In
France. where he had friend who was q
high I'll 'ial OF the foreign office in q
cntral European power. This friend,
lrs witness said, told him certain foreign
az bts In France might denounce him,
Dr-ytus Another foreign general Of
staff similarly warned him. One day
the witups, said when he was visiting
the latter he saw him take from his
pocket u yOluminOus packet containing
military documents. The Cill3er saii
that In France one c)uld do anything
adding; What IL the good OF Jews II
you don't use themY' Being asked IL he
asOertained the name OF the traitor In
this case Cernischi replied mo, be-.
cause the otll1er had already said that
DfeyfUs wRs his informant"
Major Carrtere representing the gov.
ernment. asked that the court hold fur
ther examination OF this witness behind
closed doors.
LaDOri then announced that since the
prosecution had summoned all foreigners
he intended 10 make formal application
TO have complete steps taken through
foreign channels to ascertain whether
the documents mentioned In the bor.
derean wtre delivered TO a foreign power
and II 40 by whom.
NJ. Andre. clerk to III. Bertullus, Judge
OF the court OF cessation, who received
the confession OF the late Lieutenant
Colonel Henry, dep0sed that he over
heard Henry exclaim' Don't insist, |
bag OF YOU. Honor must bs saved before
everything"
The next important witness was the
we'll known Mathematician, NJ Pain
leve, who tore 10 pieces BertillOn's sys-
TEN.
A c0mmlssary Of tha secret police,
named IOmps. WAS called by ths defense
Lieutenan, Colonel Henry, he asserted.
tiled to induce HIN Ia atlribLle 20 no
quart the communication OF the border
eau 10 Mstin, in which the bordereau
WAS frat published. Witness WAS asked
II he ever investigated tha Pa0lmier af-
fair. which was as follows; Panlmiei
was valet 0f Colonel SchwartzkOppen
German military sttsche at Paris II
was alleged that he saw on SchwartZkop
pau'9 desk documents signed by nreyius
General staff had declared that an M Irt
would be made To get at the truth OF this
story, but Paulmie. hal disappeared and
therefore, although the general stan
could not prove the story, II could not be
disprOYed.
To the question regarding this caes,
Tomps replied that he had not inyestiga'
ted the affair, whereup0n Labor sug.
gested that NJ. HenniOn, sub chief OF the
political police, may have been entrusted
with the inquiry.
I0uaust called to HenniOn who was
present In the court room "COme here
and testify"
bennion declared that he actually
found Paulmier who told him there WAS
not a word OF truth in thu whole story.
Hs had never seen any paper bearing
the name Of Dreyfus,
Labori called attention TO the fact that
the general staff had suppressed HeDDi-