The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-27
A DAY AT A FRENCH TRIAL.
BETRAYAL or ARMY COOKBOOK
SECRETS the CHARGE


and Captains Prove It by Saying They
Believe 1t IL True-No Doubt Of Guilt.
scENE-Theatre ComiQue Sta0e.-The prisoner.
charged Nth bstrdving secrets Of the Cuisine
bv selling pages oJthe Army Cookbook to a
Vienna restaurant, in irons and GAGGED
Seven Judges in JtiN uniform in hd'nmOcks.
t,oelve RAM fire guns aimed at the prisoner. in
rear. Witnesses seated in orchestra chairs.
drinking absi,the. Outside three thousand
oendartnes aud elepe,l hundred detectives. dis
ouissd as Irish comedians. FiHpinos. lepers.
bill collectors. rough riders. dc. Beyond. the
populace or hos polloi, shouting "Vipe
PArmee" "a bds the Republic" "conspuez the
prisoner" and other criticisms. NJ. Soup de
Bouillon. expert on Handwriting. is on the toit-
ness ohsir. surrounded bv microscopes. cam
eras. X-rav apparatus. DC. He holds paper.
NJ Sour DE BouILLos-Yes. this document
surely convicts the pig Of . prisoner. the
scoundrel 1t IL In his writing. swear 1t. but
written with his left hand. 1t 10 a letter to the
Chinese Emperor. I do not understand the
language. but IL Ia certainly reasonable
document. therefore have signed the prison.
er's name to IL. Twill now soak II In nitric acid
and offer 1t as evidence.
GEN BoYsDUFFER (,oith much heat)-I testify
that with seven OF the officers OF the Army OF
the Republic which stands to-day in direst
danger OF an attack by tho Germans. Russians
and Coxey's army and which calls In fearful.
heartstirring tones upon all the patriots to
rise and exterminate the jew. / discovered this
document in the bedroom OF this dastardly
scoundrel. who has betrayed la belle France.
Vive rarmee.
Dances in front Of prisoner. froihs at the mouth
and almost thro'rs an dpoplectic ft. Sererdl
fights start among the audience. VifriOl is
Uro,on bv somebody in the corner. Bdy0net
charge bv little soldiers in bdggv trousers h'iS-
oner's counsel introduces Wing sing. a Chi
nese la,indryn,dn from IS Rue de Celestials.
WING SING tsmi'inO)-Yep. Alice same know
papel. Reads. Two shirtee. ono pail sockeo.
six cufYee, one bath lobe. one colset-covel. Me
writee it-allee sames laundly checkee-ffty
centime.
[Sensdtion in court Wing retres
Serenteen Generals. t,cetre Colonies and nine Cap
tdins Jollo,r and solemniy stredr that then
recognize the laundry check as The prisoners
nritin0 and declare him gully ofdrson, bi0amv
mayhem shop lifting. chicken stealing and
other petty crimes. Some drd,r srOrds and
threaten the prisoner.
GEN. MUssYHAIR-I Err Minister Of Mdrinel.
swear on my honor officer that the dog
yonder 10 guilty of treason. Why not? What
would you? Ihave listened to him in his
sleep and twice he has said. Il open the pot"
II is enouRhl A has the misoreantl Also. when
l walked down the avenue OF the Second Ar
rondisssmen he has been winked at by a
woman In a green veil whom he pretended not
to recognize. Afterward she winked at the
English attache. discovered also that he
kept parrot and a man who will keep parrot
will betray his country Ah-my fatherland--
lOpercome nth emotion. uipes his eyes on coat
tdils.l Yes. he is a traitorl l recognize the
"a l. l. ia
Of July. 1894.
PRESIDENT OF CouRT-(fro,rnino sererelpl-
That Is not what you told me at our petit
souper last night. You then said July four
teenth. What 10 the use OF rehearsinR your
testimony II you forget 1t thus.
GEN. MUssYHAIR Iconf,ised-Er-I mean
tho fourteenth! yive I armee!
Judges and audience rise and shout Wire
Z armee."l
PRIsoNER's CouNsEL-[risinol-Irise to say
regret to announce that my assistant has been
half shot by an unknown assassin. a short man
about six feet tall with blue black blond hair.
wearing bicycle pluR-hat OF green fur with
ear-tabs and pair OF roller skates!
(Gredt excitement. Nearly all rush ont doors.
GEN. CHIGNoN to GEN Rouge de Blanc NOirl
-Ah-the canaile! Our agent. Pillebout-
Renouard. he has fooled it!
CAPT. MoUCHo1R-l entering Qnickv-Peste!
He never fired revolver before. and the chief
detective tells me he was so excited he tried to
stab the counsel with the pistol and it went OF!
Diabe-Sacre- bleu! Gotham!
court resumes sitting. rih Col Pate de Crab
on the stand He exhibits set Of photo
graphs Of all the actresses in Paris. several
hestre programmes. a return check. a recipe
for bleaching hdir.d piece ofblack court plaster
and three one-dollar bills ,rhich ii is asserted
the prisoner exchanged for nickels 10 90
against slot machine in the Rue des Meldn-
cholics.
PATE DE CRAB-Here Is the convincing evl
dence. all except one thing which reasons Of
state compel me to keep secret. All the in
Grim documents were captured by the
Bureau OF Detection after the prisoner had
thrown them out OF his window. with the ex-
eeption OF the money which bears evidence on
It's face that 1t came from the Russian En-
bassy. 1t smells OF Russia leather
Court smells Of the money and President
pockets il. ,cinkinp at the ritneSs. Tho goes
up and phispers to him. ,rherpupon the Pres
idpnt oires him a dOl'dr.l
Col. BoSvIvANr DE GALL. Chief Of Army
Stables Taking the stand and Oiarin0 at the
prisonerl-Ah! Canaile! Cochon Yes-he 10
the one. 0. beloved France. that you should
be trodden under foot by such vermin! Con
tinues in this strain for orer hdD an hour. But
oh nv Colonel. he 10 guilty! How know it
/ can not tell. for know nothing whatever Of
the case. but as have here my fagsoet will
play for you the Marseillaise.
PLAYS for half an hour. affecting court and
audience TO tears.
GEN. LoUP-GARou. taking The stand in t,ill uni
form. nth coat covered front and back Nth
medals and carrying a slight orer-nioM jag.
accompanied bv a Sergeant Of the Street Clean
ing Corps. bearing a mass Of papers. He makes
a long speech. explaining HON the Chinese letter
tpds captured By BOvsdttGer. and exhibits a
roilPv-cGr transfer which the prisoner used
nhile making a secret visit TO the II ontier, and
a large bicycle road map Of Paris. 'cHh the
dsphdited streets marked in red ink. ,ohich he
said Gen Bovsd'tger told him Mussvldr had
stated that Col Cheroot had informed the BIZ
reau Of Incunbrdnces Das dropped by the pig
Of a prisoner some time ia 1891. lie then eL-
hiJited letter. Of Which he only dUotoed the
Judges 10 see the signature. as a mn reading
of the document IrOmd cause revolution in
IdriS and perhaps DGr NTH the Triple
AUidnCP).
President OF THE CouRT,-Aha-prson0
what have you to answer to that2