The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1899-09-13
SUMTER. S. c.. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 1899
Consolidated Aug. 2, 1881.

he had given no sign either way, and
Frenchmen are waiting with breath
less interest the first indication Of
his will
To all intents aud purposes En-
peror William stands today the
arbiter of the internal peace of
France, for every one anticipates that
King Humbert will follow his lead.
This is probably the explanation of
the delay. Emperor William has
gone to Wurtemburg from Alsace-
Lorraine and King Humbert is at
Turin. Communication between the
two monarcbs is, therefore, somwhat
complicated, and, as they will un-
doubtediy agree upon identical meas
ures 10 replying to M. Labori's ap.
peal, it is possible that several days
will 1elapse before their decision is
known.
Tie opinion generally held here is
that Emperor William and King
Humbert will allow Col. Schwartz
koppen and Col Panizzardi to be ex-
amined by a regatory commission
and their dispositions to be sent to
Rennes with supplementary evidence
from the originals of Esterhazy's
reasonable communications.
The anti Dreyfusards are extreme
" exasperated at what they charac.
terize as NJ. Labori's "trick." He
had long been seeking an excuse to
Invoke the Intervention of the Ger
mau and Italian sovereigns, and
seized the appearance of Cernuschi
as his opportunity, declaring that the
admission of the evidence of this
foreigner justified his application
regarding Schwartzkoppen and Paniz.
zardi
NJ. Labori insisted that the appear.
ance of Cernuschi on the witness
stand was quite without precedent,
but the anti Dreyfusards point out
and with certain amount of reason
that the counsel for the defense were
really the first to introduce foreign
testimony, as they summoned the
English journalist. Rowland Strong,
on the question of Esterhazy's con.
fession to having written the bor-
deresu
Any way it can be safely asserted
that the admission of Cernuschi as g
witness for the prosecution came as
veritable God send to the defense,
giving them almost at the last mo-
ment more or less legitimate basis
for N. Labori's application TO SUM-
mon the German aud Italian attaches.
The anti Dreyfusards assert that the
members of the courtmartial will ignore
sths afirmationa of Coils. Schwartz
koppen aud Paniszardi, because they
recognize thas the testimony of these
officers will be given BY order, With a
view to save their own spy, but 10 less
prejudiced circles it is believed that the
court cannot disregard the solemn
declarations Of the two attaches without
givisg rise to still mere grave situa-
ton 10 an international sense than now
prevails.
Today's public proceedings we're
marked BY three important episodes.
The first was General Zurlinden's
admission that The erasare and restitu.
ton of Esserhazy's name in the petit
bleu could not have been perpetrated
by Col. Picquart and consequently
must be attributed to some one inside
the general staff The second was the
declaration by NJ. Paleologue that the
secret dossier contained a document
which showed that COL Schwar.skoppen
admitted his relations with Esterhasy,
and that Sch obwartzkoppeu, in the opinion
of Paleologue, sent to Esterbazy the
identical petit bIeu for which Col.
Piceuart was detained ten months on a
charge Of forgery. The third was Gen.
Biliot's insio uation that Esterhazy and
Capt. Dreyfas we're aecomplices. which
led to an impassioned protestasion on
the part of the accused and to thrill
ing scene between NJ. Labori aud Col.
Jouaust. resulting in the advocates
excited deuunciation of Col. Jouaust's
treatment of him, denunciatioa tan,a.
mount Of open partialisy.
Gen Zarlinden's admission that Col.
Picquart could have not perpetrated
the erasure in the petit bleu was q
startling incident.
Then the statement by M. Peleologue
that Col. Schwartskoppen had admitted