The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24
"DU BR|[UL LIES"
CRIED DREYFUS
Stirred to Wrath by Biased
Testimony.
IT WAS FLIMSIEST ROT
DU BRIEUL COULD NOT REMEM-
BIER NAMES.
OTHER WITNESSES WITHOUT PROOFS
Is Du Brieul Criminal? esterhazys Deposi-
ton Before the Court of Cessation
Read. Labor Floors Ger
eral Co,se.

era Co,se
Rennes, Aug. 23.-The session of the
Dreyfus court martial here today was
comparatively uneventful. The deposit
tions were not productive of any thrill
ing Incidents. The systematic produc-
ton of the fiimsiest trash, which the
prosecution deems profitable to infict on
the Judges and which the latter accept
as evidence. was proceeded with. Much
of the ridiculous testimony of the morn
ing was devoted to an attempt to blast
Dreyfus' private character, though,
+ when Maitre Labor and Demange had
finished with the witnesses their bubbles
of title-tattle were badly pricked.
NJ. Labor again distinguished himself
In laying bare the weak points of the
evidence He was aggressive enough
to arouse the latent hostility OF the
Judges, which showed itself in various
little ways NJ. Labori Is no favorite
either with Major Carriere, the Govern
ment's commissary and the latter makes
no serious effort to conceal his feelings
towards the lawyer.
The only dangerous opponent of Drey-
fus today was General Gonse, who
mounted the stage with a quick step
and apparently light heart. But, he left
it badly nlauled by NJ. Labor.
The day proved certainly a poor one
for the general staff. Two good samples
of the men put up to sully Dreyfus' pri-
vate character We're the third aud fourth
witnesses.
First Major Du Chatlet repeated an
alleged conversation Of Dreyfus regard
ing lady at whose house Dreyfus is
alleged to have gambled and lost money.
But when cross-examined, Du Chate-
let's memory failed him entirely, espe-
cially when asked the name of the lady,
the street she resided in and the sum
Dreyfus lost.
Next. NJ DuBrieul showed equally
astounding forgetfulness ON essential
points of his evidence concerning Drey-
fals' acquaintanceship with a foreign at
tache, and when NJ. Demamge capped
his successful examination of those
points by promising to show NJ. Dd
Brieul's record in the courts, which Is
far from clear. the witness left the stand
badly discredited.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press talked this afternoon with NJ,
Janres, the Socialist leader who. with
Matthew Dreyfus, sees Maitre Labor
every day after the session and who
is acquainted with the entire tactics
of the defence NJ. Jaures said
81 am convinced that DreyfuS will be
acquitted. He must be acquitted for
no new fact has been brought up against
him. The generals, / believe. are going
70 make their last stand on Bertllion's
systenn whic hthey intend to submit as
Sac. TpfalliupDf
laugh at it. but it is very ingenious and
has the merit in the eyes of the generals
of being imcomprehensible to am ordinary
man and thus calculated to impress him
If supported by the puppets of the gem
eral staff.
EFFORTS TO SULI4I HIS NAME.
Rennes. August 23-- Following are The
proceedings in detail:
Comptroller Roy, the first witness
called today gave his impressions OF
Dreyfus. which harnohized with ihose
of the generals who have already testi-
fed. But the vita rs was unable to
give a single specific fact to substantiate
his impressions.
sMaior Dreyiell, employed in the Ger
man section of the War Ofice, testi-
fed to a long string of similar insinHa-
tons He referred to Dreyfls' al'eged
boastfulness of his money and his irres-
ular attendance at his office.
After Dreyfus had rebuted one OF
two of this witness statements, Majcr
Du Chatelet was called. He described
the alleged condolences of Dreyfus in
regard to women and gambling.
Maitre Demange expressed surprise
at the fact that the witness hal not
mentioned this at the court. martial of
1894, to which Major Du Chate.et re-
piled:
WHAT Here was a man accused of
one of the most heinous crimes and You
think / ought to have retailed his conf
dences in regard to women and slm-
bling. Nonsense"
Dreyfus briefly corrected some Of Dn
Chatelet's statements, and then M. i)u
Brieul, who described himself as a
private gentleman, took the stand. He
testified as to how he was introduced
to Dreyfus by a certain NJ. Bodson. at
whose house the witness afterwards
dined in company with Dreyfus and a
German attache, whose name he did not
remember.
Continuing NJ. Du Brieul said he was
greatly astonished at the suspicious
familiarity" between the attache and
Dreyfus and that, perceiying they dis
approved of his presence, NJ. Du Brieul
ceased his visits to NJ. Bodson. When
the latter asked the reason for this,
saying, according to the witness, thar
Dreyfus was friend and even a lover
Of his wife and asking witness advice
as to how to get rid of her, witness
asked NJ Bodson if he had proofs, and
Bodson replied:
Proofs! Yes, / have proofs enough
to drive Dreyfus out of the French
army"
Witness. however was unable to learn
to what " Bodson referred
NJ. Labori after questioning the char
acter of NJ. Du Brieul, asked the Gov
ernment eommissary if he had made in
uuiry ON the subject from Police Cou-
tances, to which Major Carriere replied:
THAT is a strange request"
Nj. Labori;( Every thing is strange