New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-27

imnuting TO Dreyfus acts Of treason committed
nj the school at Bourges, at the Military Col
lege and while on the Headquarters star' ~
the document known as the 'Cette caha'he ue
D. document; CD a letter which, by showing
the resemblance OF the handwriting. proved the
eenuineness Of the 'Cette canaille de u
document. and which was called the ~ AVshoh
letter (cries OF "Ob'): % telegram from
foreign military attache very distinctly as
severatlng the prisoners guilt" A great sehsa-
ton and lively interruptions Followed tn's s'a'e-
ment
This telegram. II remember rightly con-
t,nued Freystaetter was In the following
terms. preyfus is arrested Emissary warned.
(Renewed cries of ooh! ORR
MERCER AND MAUREL STARTLED.
Az ,his uncture General MERCER and Colonel
uaureI jumped I'D simultaneously and asked
for ner,n,ssion TO speak Their action caused
,rtense excitement which became GREATNESS as
Colonel Maurel stood up and both the for"'er
,,dges confronted each other with almost de-
fant looks.
Colonel Mature, said: 81 have only worn W
saw. The other day Maftre Labori drew me
from the ground of argument to the grouhu y.
secret deliberations i Told hin, had only reao
n
on,v read one document did MOI say only
ono document had been read. (Sensation) l
did not go any further than that. az did not
wish &c violate the secret OF the Judges oe
alterations In reply to questions Of counsel Tor
tho defepce who would have made me say
r,ore than I wished. declared had only read
one document After reading that document
handed the dossier TO the clerk. saying
am tired"
This caused another great sensation ana IN
,erruntions almost developing into uproarious-
ness which caused Colonel Jouaust to order the
commandment Of gendarmes to maintain silence.
Colonel Maurel as he spoke. was greatly exciteu
and trembled. The fingers OF his right hama
onened and shut nervously. while those OF MS
,e,, kant IN q tattoo on the bar OF the witness
stand.
Canta,n Freystaetter steadfastly regarded his
FORMER colleague his cold. determined attitude
having an immense effect on the audience, whose
ereat agitation rapidly increased as exciting In
c,dents followed
NJ Labor asked whether Colonel Maurel con-
frmed the explanations OF Captain Freystaetter,
and what the latter had said In regard to Coonei
Naurel The latter replied II answer with all
frankness and all truth. I only listened to the
reading Of the documents very absently. IL was
not interesting" Shouts Of "Oh! Oh" and much
,augbterN The witness concluded saying. THAT
"a all Monsieur le President. I remember moth
ing else"
BRINGING OUT THE TRUTH AT LAST.
CAPTAIN Freystaetter was then requested
definitely to give his recollections concerning
the production OF secret document at the court
martial OF 1894. His manner was quiet and COL
lected as he replied: Not only did see them.
but I assert that Colonel Maurel had them IN
his hands And. what is more, assert that ne
made a commentary on each document as It
passed through his hands"
Colonel Maurel very pale. vigorously protest
cd against the use Of the word commentary
which caused laughter. Il could not have acted
"A CAPTAIN Freystaetter asserts. said Maurei'
"I was too conscious OF my duty to allow myself
TO influence in any way the judges whose presi-
dent | was. and II what Captain Freystaetter
has lust said in regard to me had been done In
my presence. IL the president had attempted TO
exercise pressure on me as q Judge. IL he at
tempted TO influence me. Notwithstanding his
age rank or functions I would have reminded
him of his duty / would not have waited hve
wears before coming forward TO provoke an audi
enre IN open court have finished. | will say
no more In reply to Captain Freystaetter.'
Addressing Colonel Jouaust. Captain Frey
staetter said: My excuse for my attitude is
my ignorance OF the legal regulations. l did
not know at all hat II was forbidden to
make any communication in the Judges room.
Moreover April last I wrote 10 Colonel Maui
rel clearly explaining everything l intended to
DO when learned 1t was irregular to comment
on documents In the judges room"
@,tu
statement. adding: Captain Freystaetter re-
ferred to doubts which had been awakened in
his mind by Colonel Henry's forgery. He spoke
of the anguish by which his conscience was tor
tured did not reply to Captain Freystaetter'
because I am accustomed to allow every one
the liberty Of his opinions In my opinion, every
one ought to guide his ship In his own way"
NJ Labor requested the judges to note that
no contradiction was offered to Captain Frey
staetters statement that the Panzzerdi tee-
gram Of November was communicated private.
ly TO the judges In 1894, and. under these cir
cumstances, General MERCER having testified
that he had given an order that the telegram
should not be communicated, and whereas M
had also testified that the order carried out
counsel begged the president of the court &c
ask General MERCER for explanat lions concern
ing the statement which entirely contradictet
his testimony.
MERCER RESORTS TO ABUSE
General MERCER. who had paid rapt attention
| 10 what was going OH, pointed out that Captain
| Freystaetter had spoken OF an act Of treason
| alleged to have been described at the 1904 cour
| martial. having been committed by Dreyfu
| at the Polytechnic School. adding that Frey
| staetter seemed to retain very exact recollec
| lions Of the documents communicated"
| General MERCER asked what was referred t
| in the letter mentioned.
| Captain Freystaetter replied: 1T referred L
| she'll see the document perfectly in m!
| minds eye"
General Mercier-So. Captain Freystaetter &
caught in the very act OF lying. cloud pro