Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-25
Labor Extracts Admissions from
Him Favorable to Dreyfus.
EXCITING SCENE IN COURT
President of the CourtmartInl Of S91 Ac-
knowledges Having Read One Of the Fl
Secret Documents to the Court,
Unknown to Defense.
CIV Tele~raph.)

(By Telegraph
RENNFS Aug. 21-Tolay's session
OF the DreNfus courtmartial was mark
Ell lsy enc of the most exciting scenes Of
the trial. The proceedings opened with
4 skrmish entirely favorable to the Je
fence over Colonel Maurel, presiGen. Of
the courtmartial Of 1884. who admitted
reading one of the secret documents TO
the court. which had not been seen by
the defense. He protested that Cnly
one document was looked at, alleging
that this suliiced 10 enable him to form
n conviction that could not be shaken.
MADE MATTERS WORSE.
This protest made matters worse be-
cause, as NJ. Labori pointed out il he
perused one it was his bouncen duty TO
p"ruse all. Colonel Jouaust upheld Col
Hncl iMaurel in his refusal to Indicate
the nature of the document he real.
but NJ. Labori announced that he would
summon Captain rreystatter. another
member of the tribunal of 1894 and get
his version of what then passed behind
the backs of the counsel for the de
tense. Colonel Maurel felt his position
keenlN. and continually hesitated DC
fore replying to NJ. Laboris questions.
All TINS however was only preliminary
to 4 fierce battle that enSued bet yyecu
Laborl ana General MERCER the latter
receiving reinforcements from General
Roget, General Gonse and General De
holsdcf1rc' as We'll as invaluable as
SHARP PASS-AG S-AT-ARA!S.
NJ. Labor took General MERCER over
the whole ground of his previous iepo-
srtioE. This led to several sharp pas
sages- at-arms between the advocate
and Colonel Jouaust, who upheld AIer-
cier in refusing to reply to several Dues
tons which in the general opinion OF
those III the court room We're distinctly
pertinent.
Whenever General Mercier was cor
MARI a.l 11Al Il
Jouaust invariably supported him. NJ
l.aborl protested most energes:ca!!y
his words and manner brcat:lcrs ;i.a
deepest indignation. but the president
OF me. court martial was ntiaxipir
The intervention of Generals Goa 20
Roget and De Bnisdefrre ana N;,in,.
Lauth. who. in rapid succession, mount )
ca fhe stage or rose in their seats and
lnterrosed remarks. was Very excisin.
ana carried the spectators along on I
wave OF breathless interest
MILITARY CLANNISHNESs
on, after another these officers who
We're today in full uniform, would i,:n;,,
UP and cry: II demand to be heard :
ana without further waiting, ascend
ne steps OF the platform and begin a
statement IN support of a brother. OIL
GER. Sometimes four officers We're on
the stage At the same moment. II was
4 marvellous display OF military clan
nishncss At one time a perfect babel
81 Nolees reiGncd for several minutes
until Colonel Jouaust interviewed ana
restored or,Iar - = ett'e'1 ''"u
NJ. I,abori,c cr,.s
successful so far as it Went but C,,,iona1
Jollaust prevented him pressing his ad
E:1htaSe to the utmost. In fact. lou
sci for the def,,ss ,l,,n :. = Us o''.l.l
cross examination nf tba ,,.;tt,, -. ~ tIiS
''ra'l"nl;lson, evoked severcst criticism
ui tHc l;tft OF the public present and
Jn1aust bur rha othe No., ol'is N.otoll2i
considerable imnatienca 49, u1si'i,ssa
scrthi.,y cross observation-disclosures s;,I:. 5
rastleSsly in thci1, sa,ts =
the table with i,e ,ins nt 'i ~
N1ERC GER JrNpET, 1eInE 49, 90 =
General MERCER faced I-aho,.i,s a.
with Gallons l1an,n,,,n,. i-t,ppr! llre
platform his hands bnhind ~. o'i ny
and his face only talf tuned t,w',r1
his rucsiioner Once Or fwi.s ' 49,. :.
look in the eyes, an eleyatinn IL ~
tone and 4 swaying 70 ana ~ - t,,a
body revealed the inner fires az rnso ~
n1ent
General Roget faced III, co,,rt .;t,,
an air Of unblushine eITrontrv III
handsome but unsymnathetin 80, $500,
expressed the bitterest scorn. ne hs
spun around on his heel and With .,,ns
crossed faced I.abori or the audience or
the judges. He is extremely -va;,, ~,
is always striking attitudes for the
benefit Of newspaper artists nIIit. =
number OF whom regularly attnna ~
sessions. His mpertinent behavior. ,vos
strikingly Illustrated today when hs in
terrupted NJ. Laboris examination al
General Chanoine, which had resulted
N M. Labori's scoring heavily against
Mercier with the exclamation: This
examination is a waste Of tine"