The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-19
DREYFUS
INF AN|ES.
General Gonse's Startling
Admissions as a Wit.
ness.
HENRY FORGERIES KNOWN
Picquart Forbidden to In
vestigate Esterhazy's
Handwriting.
FEATURE OF THE BORDERAU
Much Gaseous Talk About
Honor and Solid Revelations
of Army Corruption.
FEATURE OF THE BORDERAU


IBy Gable to The Associated Press.l
RENNES, Aug. 10, lS99.-No special in
cfdent occurred this morning when the
second trial by court-Enartial of Captain
Alfred Dreyfus of the E'ourtsenth Artil-
lery, charged with treason, was resumed
at the Lycee.
The first witness called today was Major
Cuignet, formerly attached 10 the Minis
try Of War.
The witness. who declared ne vas con-
WINGED OF the prisoners guilt, was cross
examined by NJ. Demange. Of counsel Tor
the defence. who succeeded in pointing
out that several Of his statements con-
tradicted his previous depositioas.
The President OF the Court, Colonel
Jouaust. asked Dreyfus il he had any
thing 10 say, whereupon the prisoner rose
and again vehementiy protested against
the denunciations levelled against him.
an Innocent man.
General de Boisdeffre was the next wit
ness called.
Following Is the evidence in detaT:-
Major cuignet, the first witness called,
was not IN uniform, as he is not at pres
ent attached to any corps. Before be-
ginning an account OF the special invests
cations into the case which l was ordered
to make by Ministers Of War, from NJ
CaYaignac to NJ. de Freycinet,i said the
witness. 4 wish to mention personal
fact which, in conjunction with the evil
dence already heard will constitute fresh
proof of the prisoners indiscreet behavior
when employed on the Headquarters
Staff. 1 was on the STAFF when Dreyfus
was a probationer during the latter half
of 1888. Among other duties. 1 was con.
nected with the railroad service and the
mining of railroads, with the view of in
terrupting traffic, IN case of need It is
hardly necessary TO point out the secret
character of such matters. Dreyfus was
a probationer on the eastern railroads
and had been ordered to specially study
the mining on them and possessed in
formation relating solely to them. One
day Dreyfus asked me to give him the
general scheme of mining which I pos
sessed, giving as a reason for his request
that he was anxious to increase his
knowledge and that it was necessary for
him to know the general scheme in or
der to properly carry out the work en-
trusted TO him. I replied that did not
see the necessity of giving him the
better apply to his own Chief, Major
Bertin. Dreyfus pretended Bertin would
not impart any information. Day after
day he pestered me so that finally, hav,
ing no reason to distrust him, / began
giving him explanations. Dreyfus dis
played the keenest interest and took CO.
pious notes. When, later, his house was
searched, these notes were not discover
ch1 Z =
them. But, it is difficult to believe. thew
We're destroyed, considering the impor-
tance he seemed to attach to the infor-
nation and the persistence shown in pro-
curing it?''
After launching the above declaration.
which he apparently considered to be
weighty evidence of the treachery Of
Dreyfus. Major Cuignet proceeded to re-.
count in detail the task which General
Gonse assigned to him in May, 1898, of
Classifying the documents in the Dreyfus,
Esterhazy and Picquart's cases.
The first question I will ask here. is"
said the witness, '.is Dreyfus guilty? NV
conviction Of his guilt is based on three
grounds
"First-FIis confessions to Captain Le-
brun-Renault
Second-The technical nature of the con-
tents of the bordereau.
Third-The results Of the examination
of the secret dossier.
Will add to these three points the
evidence of the expert Bertilion. Qaugh-
teri and, as Indirect proof the means
employed by the Dreyfus family to
secure the prisoners rehabilitation.
I protest that campaign has been
undertaken against justice. truth and our
country
The Majors outburst Of herics evoked
cynical smiles and indications of dissent
coupled with marks Of assent from the
assembled Generals.
The witness next spoke of the secret
dossier of the War Ministry. containing
Information relating to the interview be-
tween f. Trarieux, former Minister Of
Justice. and Count Tornielli. the Italian
Ambassador which country" said
Cuignot. "benehtted by the treachery."
Regarding the confessions said to have
been made to Captain Lebrln-R -Renault.
witness said ne still believed they were
authentic. adding:-
IF people do not believe the confess
sions to Captain Lebrun- -Renault they will
believe no human testimony.
Continuing, the witness reasserted that
the bordereau was written by Dreyfus
at the end Of August. and. incidentally,
the Major protested against Colonel Pic
quarts insinuations against Du Patty de
Clam He then returned TO the secret
doss;er Of the War office, from which. he
declared the court was sure to draw inn
portant deductions.
ne first portion OF the dossiers he
said, shows that in 1893 there was con-