The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-08

could have known Of It's contents
When Dreyfus. wearing eyO glasses,
rose from his seat for examination, he
stood erect, holding his kept In his hand,
before him. He looked Colonel Jouaust
straight in the face during the whole
interrogatory.
Colonel Jouaust began by saying: ut
results from the documents Just read
that you are accused OF having brought
about machination or held relations
with foreign power. or one or more OF
It's agents, in order to procure its
means, by delivering It documents, In
dicated in the discriminating bordereaur
to commit hostilltles or undertake war
against France. notify you that you
will be allowed to state during the
course of the proceedings anything that
appears to you useful for your defense" 4"
Dreyfus replied with a vehement de-
Charlton Of his innocence, repeating sew
eral times:
"I am innocent" in a voice which
quIvered with emotion. The agonIzed
manner in which he uttered his profess
tatIons Of Innocence had a most painful
efEect, and must have evoked the SYM
pathy even Of his most Inveterate enc
mics.
The prisoner grew more composed rs
the examination proceeded, answering
every question without a moments
hesitation.
Colonel Jouaust submitted Dreyfus to
u rigorous examination, more in the
style of prosecuting counsel than a
Judge and made gestures of ImpatIence
at some direct denlals which Dreyfus
gave repeatedly to the Judges ques-
tlons. The prisoners voice resounded
frequently through the court room as
he energetlcalIy replied: mo. my colo
nel," or never, never" to questions
put to him.
Absent Witnesses.
On the court proceeding to the roll
call OF witnesses, the most notable alb
sentees being Esterhazy. Du Patty de
Clam and Mile. Pays, Dreyfus half
turned his head towards the seats OF
the witnesses and especially when the
clerk Of the court called Esterhnzy. But,
when no response was received, Drey-
fus returned to his previous attitude,
looking straight in front of him, at
Colonel Jouaust.
Altogether about hundred witnesses
will be called on both sides.
Major Carriere, the governments
commlssary. then said that in view OF
the official mission Of General chanoine
and NJ. Paleologue to furnish the court
with all the necessary explanation re-
spectIng the secret dossIer, their depo-
sltIons as witnesses would be dispensed
with, adding that the examination OF the
dossler would probably occupy four
days.
The court afterwards retired to de-
lIberate upon the case of the absentee
witnesses.
on the final return Of the court, Ma
jor carriere said he thought the ab-
sence of Esterhazy ought not to pre-
vent the trial proceeding. LET him
come or not, he added, ut matters not
to u.s."
"Gun 100"
In reply to Colonel Jouaust, Dreyfus
said that he knew nothing of gun 12o or
the break. He also denied knowing
anything about the mobilization Of the
army.
Jouaust-At the end of 1894 had you
knowledge of information sent to Lieu
tenant Bac. by the third bureau, on the
effectiveness of the batteries Of the 100
gun?
Dreyfus-No.
Jouaust with a movement OF impa-
tience)-ThIs Is astonishing. The bur-
eaux knew what documents pass from
one to the other.
Dreyfus-what say is correct.
Jouaust-I turn to the fourth docu-
ment, note referring to Madagascar.
There are two papers. a corporal who
copied them saw you pass through his
office going to the cOlOners room.
Dreyfus-I went through occasional
Iouaust-You could have obtained
this document from the corporal's
desk?
Dreyfus-ThIs Is not usual.
Jouaust-NO. but 1t could be done. The
copying was finished on the 2Sth and
the bordereau dates from several days
later. Now for the fifth document
the proposed firing manual for field ar
tIllery. Did you know the contents of
the manual?
Jouaust-A witness says you commu-
nIcnted 1t to him.
Dreyfus (vehemently)-No. Never.
Jouaust-A major lent you this firing
'''if Dreyfus-No, my colonel. deny 1T
Dreyfus then entered Into an expla-
nation Of dates, but his memory failed
him.
phrase, ''I am starting for the manoeu-
vres" He said:
vres because It was the custom for only
Of ps' the bordcreau you did NOT know you
| would not CO."
Major carricrc here interviewed, say
ing:
"But there were two sets Of orders
given. II was in September when Il
was decided not to send the probation
ers to the mnnOeuvres."
Jouauat-what work were you engag-
ed on in the fourth and first bureaux?
Dreyfus enumerated the different
tasks. adding:
'I was only occupied with current