The San Francisco call., 1899-09-02

charged with treason, the president of
the court. Colonel Jouaust, aroused the
interest-of the audience by remarking:
''Maitre Labor the other day asked that
information be obtained regarding the
character of a certain witness l would
not have acceded if the witness had not
expressed a similar desire. Information
which has now reached me will be read
The clerk of the court accordingly read
a report regarding NJ. Debruil, the Paris
Ian friend of NJ de Beaurepaire, who
testified on August % to the effect that
Dreyfus met a German attache at the
house of mutual friend named Bodson,
the cross-eXamination rejecting severely
on his reputation. The report was to the
effect that NJ. Dubriel never was a horse
dealer. as claimed by NJ. Labori. and that
the character of the witness was most
respectable, he being held in general es-
teem
A groom named Germain then deposed
to having seen Dreyfus at the German
army maneuvers in Alsace. The general
effect of the testimony of the witness was
rather unfavorable to the prisoner Ger
main declared he saddled a horse for
Dreyfus to follow the maneuvers and he
said that Major Infreville accompanied
Dreyfus, adding that the major told the
witness the name of his companion.
Colonel Jouaust questioned Dreyfus,
and although he did not confound the
prisoner in any way, Dreyfus made a
weak reply in declaring that he could not
remember whether he hired horses of
Germain's employer or not.
The next two witnesses, however, gave
strong testimony in favor of Dreyfus and
badly knocked Germain's testimony about
His employer, man named kuhman,
got up and declared that all German had
said was untrue. and Major 1nfreville
followed and declared he never knew
TN,-o.r in oil fn hiy,,
were baSeleSS.
Captain Lemonnier, who was a proba-
toner on the headquarters staff at the
same time as Dreyfus deposed that the
prisoner told him he well acquainted
with certain German position because
he had followed the Alsatian maneuvers
DreyfuS replied that Captain Lemonnier
must have mixed up, his remarks. The
prisoner added that he was acquainted
with that part of Alsace because he had
spent his youth there. and not because
he was present at the maneuVerS of the
German army there.
A witness named Villon then told a tale
of how he overheard a conversation in a
Berlin cafe between two German officers,
in which a remark made that mobili-
lization plans. were expected from Drey-
appeared and there are no means of VERT
fying Villons story.
COmmissary Fischer testified that he
was charged to investigate the leakage of
documents at the gunnery school at
Bourges and found nothing to incriminate
Dreyfus.
Lieutenant Bernheim testified that he
lent Esterhazy documents dealing with
artillery and was unable to get them
back Artillery Lieutenant Brugere. who
attended a gunnery course at ChalonS,
testified that it was easy for an outsider
to obtain particulars about the guns. He
said that he himself had lent his firing
manual to an infantry % %officer General l
witness and said the latter wrote to NJ
Cavaignac, then Minister of War, a vio-
lent letter of resignation, in which he de-
clared it was a dishonor TO serve in the
This declaration caused a scene, for
Lieutenant Brugere. turning to General
Z protest against General Roget's
words l affirm that l never said any
General Roget then backed down, say
swell. that was the general sense of the
letter"
ence at this apparent underhandedness
upon the part of the general. and Lieu
tenant Brugere again emphatically de-
clared General Roget was wrong.
NJ. Labori and Colonel Jouaust agreed
that the letter should be obtained from
the Ministry of War and read in court.
The Lieutenant expressed satisfaction at
The next witness. Captain Carvalho, a
handsome young artillery ofhcer, proved
an excellent reinforcement for Dreyfus.
He gave his evidence clearly and boldly.
He emphatically declared that there We're
no special precautions TO keep the mech
anisn of the "120 short gum secret. More
over he added, from April, 1894, the ar
tillery officers had a description of the
hydro-pneumatic brake given them.
Here" said Captain Carvalho, lis an
actual copy OF the manual which l hand
over to the court-martlal.
NJ. Labor then had an animated discus
sion with Colonel Jouaust who at. first
refused counsers request to read letter
which the latter had received yesterday
evening, signed Corning" setting forth
that the firing manual had been copied by
Colonel Picquart, in reply to NJ Labor.
confirmed the statement made In the let
ter, and said he thought Major Lauth
upon the major rose and declared he did
not know Corning NJ. Labori then
asked to be allowed to question Major
Lauth. but Colonel Jouaust refused