The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-23


The witness replied: ut Is no doubt in
| Uaughter) Is
Then NJ Labori asked If the witness as
sumed responsibility for the report of No
vember 30. 1897, which was attributed to a
foreign military attache.
The government commissary, Major Car
riere, protested against this question, say
ing it referred to affairs of state and
should not be answered except behind
closed doors.
M. Labor pointed out that he had not
named anybody, and Lieutenant Colonel
Rollin replied that he had no knowledge
regarding the transaction of the document
in question.
AT this M. Labor called the attention of
witness to the cautious nature of his reply
and asked him how the document came
into the possession of General MERCER.
General MERCER thought the witness was
net justified in answering. But in reply to
further queries, MERCER declared he took
the full responsibility for the translations
submitted to the court. Upon that M.
Labor pointed out when the document was
produced, when MERCER was longer
minister of war, and asked what right,
then, had he to have in his possession
document which was a state secret"
General Mereier did not reply.
Mercier in Close Place
Counsel then asked what right had Gem
eral MERCER to retain possession of ali the
documents in the secret dossier.
General MERCER was silent
NJ Labori: 81 am asking for the official
that 1t is refused. I will reserve the right
to take all the measures which 1 think
proper" (Sensation.)
Counsel added that he would later ask
Colonel Jouaust to recall General MERCER,
and would put numerous questions to him,
to which, however. counsel added, he could
foresee the general would refuse to reply.
prolonged sensation)
Revertng to Lieutenant Colonel Rollins
evidence and the testimony Rollins had
given Spy Guiene NJ Labor read the evil
dence of Guiene before the court of cassa-
ton, pointing out, after such evidence,
none of the information which Guiene
supplied in 1894 could be maintained against
Dreyfus
Replying to a questionsas to the oharac-
ter of Lajoux and. the confidence which
could be placed in his statements, Genera!
Gonse handed in report giving Lajoux
the worst possible character.
The Search of Dreyfus' Home
Dreyfus then made a statement regard
ing a passage of Rollins evidence refer
ring to the searches made in his (D'-eyfus)
residence in 1891.
Everything" said the prisoner, was
seized, without exception" $50
Colonel Jouaust-Some of the pages were
missing of your notes taken at the lectures
given by the military college. That has
teen tho subject of remark.
Dreyfus--No, my colonel, not in 1854. (Sen-
sation).
Ferret, a. former secretary of the min
istry of war, who is alleged to have caught
| Dreyfus prying into the work of some of
| his fellow-offeers during their absence, tes-
| titled that toward the end of 1893, on re-
| turning from his lunch. when the officers
| were usually out, he found Dreyfus in the
| fourth bureau. standing WITH stranger,
| a civilian at the table, consulting a docu-
meDt which seemed to the witness to- be
connected with the transport of troops.
NJ. Demange--why did you not give this
evidence in 1892?
Witness said he regretted he had over
| looked it. Besides, The added 1t Was not his
business to suspect his chiefs
| M. Demange-The court will form its own
opinion of uhis five years silence.
NJ Labori asked when the witness first
mentioned these facts.
| Feret-I do not remember (Murmurs.)
| nj. Labori-Try. 1t would be interesting
/ to have an explanation.
Ferret-It was about a year ago.
| Vile Inslnuations
| The prisoner protested against such state
| ments, which, he said, were nothing but
| 'vile inslnuations," collected by former
| minister of war. Great sensation).
/ II never went into my Offices continued
| Dreyfus, 'at any other time than the
hours of duty. l declare it was impossible,
| or at least most difficult for civilian to
enter the office of the ministry or war;
| Dreyfus added that while his wife was
| at Holgait, Normandy, in August or in
| September 1894, he happened to go to his
| office at noon, though the usual hour was
| o'clock
| Colonel Jouaust questioned Dreyfus rela-
| tive to his hours of duties and the diff
| Guilty of introducing a stranger into the
| office. after which General Gonse asked
| for permission to speak in order to COM
/ pete his evidence He said he received a
| letter yesterday evening from M. LIE Chat
| elier, Chief Engineer of the department
| of roads and bridges, in which LIE Chate-
| lier said: During six or seven years 1
| had permit for the ministry of war and
| went there at least hundred times. l did
not have to show my permit more than
| ten times On another occasion l was ac-
companded by friend who entered with
| out any other formality than opening the
| gate and salutng the sentry" Laughter)
General Gonse read another letter of
| similar purport and Dreyfus said: 1.-THE
| rule was strict. The letters only prove
| that certain persons did not observe it,
NJ Demange-"It also proves that since
| the ministry of war was so easily entered,
others besides officers could easily procure
| information" (Murmurs of dissent.)
Traversed the Old Ground