The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-15

leagues wound was not so serious as
At first supposed. it would be impos-
sibe for the latter to participate in the
proceedings.
When Mercier was recalled in reply
to the president Of the court, he reiter-
ated his belief that Esterhazy, in spite
of the latter's own declaration, was not
the author of the bordereau, which
the witness claimed was written on
tracing paper, and was found in the
embassy.
The president asked Casimir-Perier
to explain the circumstances of the
confession of Dreyfus, as alleged TO
have been made to Captain Lebun-
Renault.
No Con fession.
Casimir-Perier persisted in his state
ment of Saturday that he had never
received any condolences of this char
acter from Renault. He added that
NJ. Dupuy, then premier was present
when Renault called at the Eiysee pal
ace.
Moreover" said Casimr-P -Perler, here
is letter from Dupuy. which | ask
may be read
The letter stated that Renault. when
questioned by Dupuy, replied that Mer-
cier had sent him to the president TO
! receive a dressing down for his indis-
! Greet disclosures to the Figaro
MERCER here interposed. saying,
| Captain Lebun-Renault spoke To IN"
! in regard to confessions in the presence
| of General Gonse. who will testify
| thereto. 1t was then / ordered him t.
| go to the president of the republic"
/ Regarding Mercier's declarations on
| Saturday last on the witness stand
| Casimir-Perier said:
! "Mercier had no right whatever to
| intervene in diplomatic conversation. |
| would have prevented such intrrfer-
ence. 1t was I alone who conferred
I with the minister, and I iarllre the IN
/ preston | derived from the cJuve"sa-
! ton was one of complete calm. other
/ wise the incident would not have been
| closed by the framing of the note. We
! had one telegram from Berlin tha;
| evening. 1t was in REGARD to n note
! the minister referred to Berlin. II here
! had been any news in regard tn .He
matter on the evening e h eth "a
should not have waited until the StR
! to publish the matter. Thee was NJ
! dispatch addressed to friendly powers
relative to the incident. rha in. d MT
has been magnitied. Besides, in the
! event of diplomatic complications. TIE
! president would have communicated
with the minister of foreign affairs "
Mercier replied he went to :he ElyS'e e
as minister of war. He recalled hat
| General De Boisdeffre could testify in
regard to the orders received.
viii Not Reply.
| Demange siezed upon this declaration
| and insisted that MERCER repeat he
| statement that he had given orders to
| Boisedeffre relative to mobilization.
| Casimir-Perer resumed his testim lny
and said he would not reply to certain
! Of Mercier's insinuationS
Il do not wish to answer them," 81 d
| the former president.
/ circumstances are too sad aud too
| tragic for me to try to enVenom discus
! sion. | am master of myself and of
my conscience. I would only state that
| Mercier has made every effort to mix
me as deeply as possible in this affair
| But | have remained aloof. | affirm.
| during the progress of the investiga
ton
, The former president then complained
| of incorrect behavior of his subordinate
| toward the chief of state. AS an in
stance" said Casimr- Perier. General
| Mercier undertook to shorten the term
| of service Of 900 men without con-
sulting the chief of state, thus lacking
| in respect he owed to the chief Of
| state
Demange asked Casimir-Perier if on
the 9Th an understanding had not been
| reached between France and Germany
on the subject of Dreyfus.
| CasimrPerier replied that before hs
| interview with the minister on the 9Th
the question of Dreyfus had never been
NJ. Demange asked General MERCER
| why he had not included in the dossiCr
of 1894 the doubtful translation of the
| telegram of Agent 'B" to his govern
ment under the date of November ?. In
! reply General Mercier said not one Of
the transla tions of the telegram was
! communicated to the judges because
! there still existed doubts in his mind
NJ. Demange remarked that the text
was communicated to Sandherr as Off
| cial and therefore doubts We're impOS-
sble. NJ. Demange then asked that NJ
| PaleolOgue of the foreign office be re
called in order to state that only sin
! gle version of the telegram was given
him. as he understood General Mercicr'5
/ uncertainty was aroused by the receipt
cf a semi official draft of the telegram.
At this point Major Carriere the rep
: rrsentative of the government, asked
! that it be clearly shown that two YER
siOns of the telegram We're given, one Of
| fetal and one Seni-ottiCi7l. NJ. De-
| mango said that in communicating the
| official text November %, Sandherr EN-
| phasized its official character.
Counsel next asked General MERCER
| why the explanations of the secret
| dossier were not included in the dos
| ser relating to the revision. The gen
eral replied that he considered these
| explanations were given for his per-
sonal use, and that was why he de-
| stroyed thy document At this NJ. De-
! mango expressed a sense of astonish-
| ment and asked General Mercier II he
did not have reasons for suppressing
| the document The witness repudiated
| the suggestion.
! DreyfuS at this point rose from his
seat and asked leave to explain in re
gard to the assertion that he had traced
on a card the itinerary of certain of
/ the general staff. The itinerary, he
stated. was purely fictitious.
NJ Casimir-Perier then said he de-
sired TO reiterate that he had never
promised anything to Dreyfus, adding
that it was with NJ. Waldeck- Rousseau
+ alone that he had spoken in regard t"
the condemned man. Therefore NJ
4 Casimir- Perier reiterated lls protests
against referring to negotiations. ThlS
. caused NJ. Demange to explain now
/ Dreyfus came to say that CasimT-
+ Perier had promised him public trial
after NJ. Demange had asked NJ. Wal
| deck Rousseau to intervene with M
Casimir-Perier, then president or