The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-08-11
MERCIER'S TESTIMONY
In the Dreyfus Case Will Be
.-.4 Brought Out Tomorrow.
DRAMATIC SCENE ANTICIPATED.
The Ex-war Minister VIII Have OPP
portunity to Verify His Statement:
~ Have Complete Proofs ofthe Guilt


w
portunity to Verify His Statement:
"IHave Complete Proofs ofthe Guilt
OF Dreyfus."
Rennes, France. Aug. 1.-THE men,
GERS of the Dreyfus court martial yes
terday took the testimony of NM.
Chamoin and PaIelogue. The former
was examined from $50 to $3.50 and
the latter was on the stand from $3.50
to HAS a. m.. when the court ad-
journed until today, when 1t will con-
clude the examination of the secret
dossier.
The police adopted the same methods
of precaution as nn Wednesday, and
there was only the smallest gathering
of spectators. Captain Dreyfus was
allowed to walk to and from the Lycee
without his usual escort of four or six
gendarmes. Only captain of gen.
darmes was with him, and this officer
walked few steps behind the pris-
oner.
Saturdays public session will be a
veritable field day, probably the most
important and exciting day Of the
whole trial. as General Mercier and
NJ. Casimir-Perier have been cited to
give their testimony then.
The first witness will be Lieutenant
Colonel De la Roche Vernot, French
military attache In Berlin at the time
OF the arrest of Dreyfus. His evil
donce, it is expected, will be soon dis
posed Of, and then General Mercier will
be called.
A dramatic scene is anticipated by
the anti-Dreyfusites, who rely upon
him to throw bombsbell and con-
found the accused once for all. His
words. 81 have complete proofs of the
guilt of Dreyfus." are remembered, and
both sides are waiting for him to
prove his statement.
The Dreyfusites believe that his tes-
timony will be torn to pieces by NM.
Labori and Demange. and that he will
leave the court utterly discredited.
Captain Dreyfus will have the right
to question him, and it is expected that
the latter's cross examination of Mer-
cier will prove the climax of the whole
proceedings.
Former President Casimir-Perier
will follow, If possible. the same day,
but it is doubtful whether his exam
ination will be concluded before court
adjourns until Monday.
EsTERHAZ1 TIE REAL TRAITOR.
London Times Bold Charge Against
tho Major.
London, Aug. 1.-THE Times says:
We are in position to state that in
addition to communications of slight
value enumerated in the bordereau,
more than 100 documents Of consider
able Importance were furnished to the
German attache in Paris, Colonel
Schwarzhoppen, at various times by
Esterhazy. acting as intermediary for
and accomplice of the late Lieutenant
Colonel Henry.
One of these documents contained
detailed information relative to the
general plan of mobilization for the
French army. The proceeds of this
traffic were divided between Esterhazy
and Henry In Partisan diplomatic
circles the latter was known to be the
real traitor for several months before
his arrest and suicide, and besides the
power most directly concerned, name
ly Germany, more than one European
government received information to
this effect early in 1898.
In an editorial based upon the fore
going important information The
Times says:
at Is hard to imagine anything in
the whole of romance to equal the Sc
Cuence of events whereby traitor who
has been betraying the most vital in
terests of his country to foreign
power should. after contriving to fix
suspicion on an innocent man, and
after securing that mans conviction by
the 'eloQuence of his denunciation, be
the very man to be selected as head
of the secert intelligence department in
order to crush endeavors then begin
ming to be made to discover the truth.
Tho question arises: What gave
this half educated man such power
over his superiors that they were I'M
PEELED not only to lend the sanction of
their high authority, but to devote
their whole activity, eloquence and
plighted word of honor to the task of
aiding him in his evil struggle against
the right? Is it not possible that. with
out confederates whose word would
carry greater influence than his own
Henry could have imposed on the
of the whole general staff?
ut Is quite clear that the acquttal
of the unhappy victim of perhaps the
foulest plot ever devised will close but
one chapter in the story of the terrible
Internal conflict France has had to