New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-11
MORE DREYFUS TESTIMONY.
DISTINGUISHED FRENCHMEN GIVE EVIL
DENCE BEFORE THE COURT
OF CESSATION.

OF CASSATION.
Paris. April 1O-The Figaro continuing It's
publication Of the evidence before the Court OF
Cessation in the Dreyfus revision inquiry, VIII
print Tomorrow the dispositions OF NJ Casimir-
Per,er former President OF France General
MARQUIS de Ganiffet. and Professor Painlove, OF
the Ecole Polytechnque. all Of which are UNDER
stood to be highly important.
The Figaro" likewise gives to-day the deposi-
tions Of General Zurlinden. Military Governor OF
Paris. and General Chanoine, former Minister
Of War
General ZurlInden deposed that when ne en-
tered the Cabinet last autumn he knew nothing
~ tho Drevfus affair. but the suicide of Lieu
tenant Colonel Henry provoked him to STUDY 'he
dossier. which convinced him that Dreyfus was
Justly condemned. The secret documents IN the
dosser proved. he declared, that the t'aitor be-
,oneed 70 the General Staff There was no
malice in the designation Of the cu'prit ana.
therefore the legend OF the "Entrapped Jew
must be set aside
According TO Figaro" Marquis de CABINET
testified that the relations of Comte Esterhazv
with the foreign military attaches were KNOW"
n everybody General Talbot. the British eN-
sttache once expressed to me- he said MS
utter establishment that Esterhazy was sui at
liberty since IL was common knowledge among
all foreign attaches that, for one or TWO thou-
sand franc notes. Esterhazy would FURNISH MI
the particulars the foreign attaches couid not
get directly from the Ministry OF War
NJ Casimir-Perier began his statement by ex-
pressing desire In the face OF the DIVIDED state
Of the country to place himself unreservediy at
tho service Of the tribunal and to answer all
questions that might be asked. He said he was
unable to give the exact date when General
Mercer then Minister OF War. acquainted him
with the Dreyfus affair General MERCER first
alluded in a general way to the small confidence
the general staff placed In Dreyfus. adding that
the Ministry of War had been informed of the
communication of a document to Foreign
Power and had learned from a foreigner that
leakages had occurred from the general stan;
but NJ Ca simlr- Perer said he was led to believe
that all this merely concerned oral communica-
lions and he had no knowledge that any docu-
ment had passed. On January q, 1898, he re-
ceived visit from Count Won Munster. the Ger
man Ambassador, who communicated to him an
official and personal demand of Prince Hohen-
lohe the German Chancellor that he, as Presi-
dent Of the Republic. should formally deny that
the German Embassy was involved In the Drey-
fus affair
NJ Casmr Perler tod the Court that, in re-
ply to Won Munster, he pleaded his constitu-
tional responsibility but offered as a private
individual to give every assistance. Then he in
formed the German Ambassador that the docu-
ment in question had been found at the German
Embassy Count Won Munster replied that this
appeared to him impossible. adding that the
Embassy certainly had received many docu
inents but that no important communication
could have escaped.
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PLY. the document not regarded AS i'm
portant. and that neither he nor the Govern
ment desired to impcate the German Embassy
In the affair." that nothing had been proved to
show that the Embassy solicited the document.
and that the Government did not wish to hold
the Embassy or themselves responsible for
papers thus conveyed 1t was sulcient-the
paper having been found at 4 foreign Embassy.
and presumably emanatng from French Of
ficer--to fix the guilt OF that officer.
"As Count Won Munster insisted on obtain
ing a note categorically excupating the En-
bassy." continued NJ Casmr-Perier. Il sug-
gested that 1t would be unnecessary to indi-
cate the German Embassy alone, but that all the
embassies and legations in Paris should be in
cluded. each might remain under suspicion II
the German alone were exculpated. Such a
note, ] said, II The province OF the Presi-
dent Of the Council TO issue. and | suggested
that 1t need not differ from similar notes pre-
viousy issued on the Ambassadors request,
appointed another interview with the President
OF the Council but a few days later Count Won
Munster informed me that the incident might
be regarded closed"
NJ. Casimir Perier. continuing. said he had
only heard OF a single secret document the one
containing the expression "Cette canae de
D. devlent reelement trop exigeante" THAT
beast Of a D IS really becoming very exact !
ing'). General MERCER Informed him some days
before Dreyfus was condemned December %
1S9i) that this document was submitted to the
court martial. but he On CasimirP erier) did
not understand that the document was only sub |
mitted to the Judges
Revertng to his Interview with Count Won
Munster, NJ Casmr-Perier said he desired to
place 1t upon record that an act Of treason had |
not placed foreign Power in possession OF i'm
portant documents affecting the national secur- !
General MERCER spoke TO him concerning con-
fessions by Dreyfus but he could not remem-
Der that Captain Lebrun- Renaud ever came to
the Elysee Palace 10 inform him OF these
avowals
The confessions having been published Can /
tain Lebrun- Renaud was sent TO the Elysee 10 /
be reprimanded. He did not deny his nds-
cretions to the press. but said nothing about /
any confessions to NJ. Casiniir- Perer The lat !
ter concluded by asserting that he knew no
other facts and had no knowledge Of any let /
tiers from Emperor William. He declared he
had mover heard them alluded to except In ~
Paschal Grousset's Interpolation
The 'Matin this morning publishes reports of /
interviews with Comte Esterhazy who referring
to the testimony of General Roget before the
Court OF Cessation. says Rogets accusations
are ridiculous while Major Hartmann was mis-
taken In saying that he Fsterhazy) went to
the manpuvres at Messy or was present at the
Chalons Champs tests of the 120-callbre cannon. .
1t was not he. he declares, who gave to The
London Daily Chronicle the letters sent TO
President Faure. These letters were dictated to
him