The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-27
ESTERHAZY A MAN OF STRAW.
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he doctored the bordereau N order to have
means of defense fell to The ground of it
sell, since he had never attempted TO turn
he system 70 use. tSensaton0
All NJ. BerIillon's measures are false.
All without exception" exclaimed the
prisoner vehemently amid excitement
The witness continued, with saying:
That IS all, Monsieur lie President. 1 re-
member nothng else"
Capt. FreystatteT was then requested
to definitely give his recollections con-
ernins the production of a secret docu-
ment at the courtmartal of 1894 His man
ner was quiet and collected as he replied:
Not only did ! see them, but ] assert
Col Maurel had them in his hands. ana
what is more, I assert that he made
commentary on each document as it pass
ed through his hands" Immense sensa-
ion)
Col. Maurel. very pale, vigorously pro-
tested against the use of the word com
mentary,' which caused laughter.
MaureI Denied 1t.
81 could not have acted as Capt. Frey
slater asserts" said Maurel, Il was too
conscious of my duty TO allow myself TO
influence in any way the judges, whose
President I was"
Addressing Col Jouaust, Capt. Freystat-
ter said
My excuse for my attitude my colo
mel, is my ignorance of the legal regula-
tons. l did not know at all that il was
forbidden to make any communication in
the judges room. (SensationD Moreover
April last I wrote to Col. Maurel, clear
ly explaining everything 1 intended 10 do
when I learned it was irregular to COM
municate a document in the judges
rooms"
Col. Maurel admitted the truth of this
statement.
NJ. Labor requested the judges to note
that no contradiction was offered to Capt
Freystatter's statement that the Panz-
zardi telegram of Nov. was communi-
Gated privately to the judges in 1894; and
under these circumstances, Gen. MERCER
having testified that he had given an or
der that the telegram should not be COM
municated and whereas he had also testi-
fed that the order was carried out, coun-
sci begged the president of the court to ask
MERCER for explanations concerning the
statement, which entirely contradicted his
evidence. Great sensadon)
Called Him "a Liar.
Gen MERCER, who had paid rapt atten-
ton to what was going on, pointed out
that Capt. Freystatter had spoken of an
action of treason, alleged 10 have been de-
scriDed at the 1894 courtmartial as having
been committed by Dreyfus at the Poly
technic School, adding that Freystatter
seemed TO retain very exact recollections
of the documents communicated, and
asked what was referred to in the letter
mentioned.
Capt. Freystatter: Il referred to a shell
l see the document perfectly in my minds
eye"
Gen. MERCER: 80 Capt Freystatte1 is
caught in the very act of lying" Cloud
pro teSts)
Il repeat it," the general continued
onO1y- amid rapaura6 rrOtaste mat
ter of fact the Robin shell, to which he
refers was only adopted by Germany in
1885. We We're only informed of the act
of treason in 1896"
Capt. Freystatter adhered TO his state
ment that a shell was mentioned in the
commentary submitted to the generals in
1894
Gen. MERCER: CAS- for the kilograms of
Nov. ?, l maintain that it was not commu-
nlcated to the court of 1894"
Capt. Freystatter; Il am certain that
there was a telegram with the words
Dreyfus is arrested. Emissary warned
There was also something which l do not
remember. As regards the reply Gen.
MERCER has just made to me, l insist 1
have not said there was a document men
p tiOning a particular shell but, simply a
commentary referring to an act of treason
in connection with a shell. l do not know
if that affected the evidence of the prose-
L
of which 1 am strictly certain
Always the Dead.
Gen. MERCER reiterated that it was i'm
possible to communicate in 1894 concern
ing the Robin shell. NJ. Labor then said:
In view of the incidents occurring, 1
must insist once more, Monsieur lie Presi-
dent that the condition of Col. Du Patty de
Clam be examined into by impartial ply
sicians. Gen. MERCER has stated that the
packet containing the secret documents
was prepared by Col Du Patty de Clam"
Gen MERCER interrupting: Pardon me,
said 1 had learned from Gen. De Rois-
deffre, that the package was brought by
Co, Du Patty de Clam. But l also said Col.
Sandherr prepared the packet CSensa-
tion)
NJ. Labori Always the dead Sandherr,
the dead Henry, the dead! Their testimony
is constantly being cited'
Col Jouaust protested against these
words as being out of order, and NJ. La
bori resumed his seat in silence.
This incident. which terminated with the
evidence of Capt Freystatter, caused an
immense impression on the audience. The
Dreyfusards were jubilant.
NJ Paraf-Javal. draughtsman, was
called for the defense He was accom-
panied by a blackboard, upon which he
proposed to refute portion of NJ. Bertl-
Ions problems. The witness said, amid
laughter. that the demonstration would
occupy no less than two hours. He then
proceeded TO chalk a number of cali
graphic signs on the blackboard and pre-
scented to the court photographs of the
writing of the bordereau and the prison.
ers handwriting, pointing out their dis
similarties and entering the elaborate eX-
plantations, which were not concluded
when, at II 80 a. m, the court adjourned
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