Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-20

I
Hoopingarner; The Worlds Temple of
| Healing, Holden, Mo.
say to General De Boisdeffre,'' and re-
| Sumed his seat.
After a brief suspension of the sitting of
| the court, General GonSe who was under
chief of the general staff. was called to
| the witness stand. He explained the mo-
tives which influenced his actions during
was animated by the loftiest aims, name>
| ly. the protection of the army against the
| criminal attacks made on it from all sides
In this connection General Gonse dwelt
| upon the danger to France of the system
OF espionage so cleverly organized against
/ of Esterhazy's statement. 1t was impossible
for him to have written the bordereau. and
still more impossible for him to have Sc
cured the information contained therein.
| He added that no traces of indiscretion
We're discovered during all the proceedings
that the court-martial of 1894 was held be-
hind closed doors, adding:
II regard 1t as great misfortune. The
witnesses certainly said much more at the
secret trial than they would have done at
a public trial. But, the judges had a bet
ter opportunity Of forming an opinion. even
though the public might retain doubts.
deplore 1t keenly.'
| General Gonse denied that Esterhazy had
received money from the intelligence de-
havior,' of Dreyfus and his frequent acts
| of indiscretion,'' the witness begged the
court to summon the secretary of the min
iStry of war, who surprised the prisoner
prying in the offices at time when there
was no business going on there.
The, general defended Guenee, and re-
ferrcd to another spy as IAN honorable
man" whose name he could not give. as
having furnished military headquarters
with valuable information.
Colonel Jouaust asked: rs he in receipt
| of regular monthly pay?'
General Gonse: He was paid when he
brought information"
Major Carriere: I'VE here have two diff
ferent versions"
Gonse:"I mean to say that, as he watch
ed others, he was paid his expenses. as We
did not expect him to be out of pocket
After the witness had asserted that,
while the name of Dreyfus was often men
toned in the documents in possession
of tie ntellisea epa. tmen-. his innocence
was nowhere limited at, the general pro-
ceeded to defend Patty de Clam from the
insinuatons of Colonel Picquart. and cor
roborated General Mercier's evidence in re-
gard to the alleged confessions made to
Captain LeBrun-Renault.
LeBrun-Renault: ''intimidated by the CEN
sure of NJ. Casimer-Perier," did not dare
to repeat these confessions, and gave only
an incomplete account Of the occurrences
at the time Of the prisoners degradation.
| There was no truth. the witness said, In
| Colonel Picquart's statements in regard
| to his General Gonses) excitement Janu-
ary 5. The general said he only learned
| of the ambassadors actions January g.
| The general denied other statements made
number OF arrests, ordered by Picquart on
| ''unfounded charges of espionage"
Considerable comment was aroused by
| of the law requiring the testimony to be
f! verbal and without notes." General Gonse.
! adjusting his eyeglasses, proceeded to con-
! freShed his memory.
| Dealing with the Henry forgery, General
| Gonse said: Il can say it was already
4 Eln a
fessed" tsensationJ
| One of the court asked IL the witness
knew that document relating to the con-
veying of troops was for twenty-four hours
/ in the hands of the prisoner, and If he
the prisoner had been delivered abroad.
General Gonse-."I could not give pos
| tive answer to that question"
mentioned in the bordereau were delivered
| abroad?"
,A;-""There were no direct proofs, but
| their dispatch was certainly announced"
| Proceeding. witness disputed Magistrate
Bertulus account of the interview with
Henry, but admitted that when he, Gem
eral Gonse, handed Henry his forgery, the
latter insisted 1t must not be shown to Pic
| quart: (Sensation)
ted he had ordered Colonel Picquart not to
concern himself with the handwriting of
| the bordereau when he commenced his in
vestigations of Esterhazy.
y,
when you saw his handwriting was iden-
| tical with the writing of the bordereau, did
that make no impression on you?"
| two handwritings had great resemblance"
NJ. Demange: 1.-The honorable person.
age referred owas not in receipt of pay,
you said just now?"
Gonse-'Th person was not an agent.
He, indeed, wished to procure us informa-
| tion in and out of Europe. but he concerned
himself with agents, and his expenses were
paid"
NJ. Demange-"Do you regard this per-
son as a spy?"
General Gonse-"He only supplied infor-
nation"
person had been proposed for the cross of
a Legion of Honor, and that, if he was not
decorated, 1t was because some one had in
tervened to prevent it?"
Gonse-'I never heard of it,
Demange-"Very good
When Dreyfus was asked the regular
II will reply direct to the secretary of the
| ministry OF war, who said he saw me in the
of1ces after service hours. As regards Gen.
eral Gonse, ! am surprised that the Nneral
of11cer repeats dnnertable gossip. 1..ere is
known to be insurmountable difficulty in
introducing anyone into the ministry of
war, and 1t is absolutely impossible for an
officer to bring anyone into the ministry
1t is difficult
Colonel Jouaust-"Nol doubt it Is difficult,
but it is not impossible. The ministry can
be entered easily enough at certain hours.
Dreyfus was in a position to know that"
(Sensation.)
The prisoner--'I will reply to Secretary
Ferret, who has told lie. What 1 have
to say to General Gonse is that every time
a friend came to see me at the ministry,
even when a French officer, 1 was obliged
to descend to the floor below. and even
members OF the chamber of deputies who
called on rae could not enter the ministry.
1t was consequently absolutely impossible.
under ordinary circumstances, for su-
baltern to bring anyone into the minis
try"
General Gonse declared that permits
could be easily obtained. At this point
Colonel Picquart re-entered the witness
box, in order to reply to allegations as to
the way he performed his duties. He de-
MED number of General Gonse's state
ments regarding the arrests which the
witness ordered.
Picquart also described the extraordinary
methods of investigation employed in the
intelligence department by his predeces-
sorS.
Counsel for the defense after emphasiz-
Ing the fact that even in the opinion of
General De Boisdeffre. there was a con-
nection between the Esterhazy and Dreyfus
affairs, asked the president of the court
to request Colonel PicQuart to give iDfOr.