The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-11
MERCER TO GO ON THE RACK.
BELIEVED HIS TESTIMONY WILL
BE DIsCREDITED.

notwithstanding His Declaration
That He Has Complete Proofs of
the Guilt of Dreyfus"-PubIic Ses-
sion of the COurtmartiaI VIII be
Held TO-m0rrOw-Dema Salts
fled With Results From Secret
the DOssier.
Rennes, Aug. l0.-The members of the
Dreyfus courtmardal to-day took the tes-
timony of NM. Chamoin and Paleologue
The former was examined from $50 90
$50 o'clock, and the latter was on the
stand from $3.50 to 11:45 o'clock a. m., when
the court adjourned until tomorrow, at
which time ii Will conclude the examina-
ton of the secret dossier.
Col. Jouaust president of the courtmar-
tial, on leaving the court to-day, said a
public session would take place Saturday.
The police adopted the same methods of
precaution as yesterday, and there was
only the smallest gathering of spectators.
Capt Dreyfus was allowed to walk to
and from the Lycee without his usual es-
cort of four or six gendarmes. Only a
captain of gendarmes was with him and
this officer walked a few steps behind the
prisoner.
Demnnge Seems COntented.
Maitre Demange, the principal counsel
of Capt. Dreyfus, in an interview to-day
with a representative of the Associated
Press after to-days session, expressed
himself as very well contented with the
way in which matters are proceeding,
and judging from his manner one may
say that the defenders of the accused have
not yet met anything very surprising or
alarming in the secret dossier.
Naturally NJ. Demange declined to give
any particulars respecting the contents of
the dossier, but he declared that he and
his colleague, NJ. Labori. were satisfied
of the conscientious desire of the MEM
bers of the court to thrash the whole mat
ter out and to have fun light turned upon
the accusations against their client.
This Will take some time, and the end
of the month will be reached before iudg-
ment can be given Meanwhile the strain
is telling on Dreyfus who is showing ply
steal distress.
Exciting Day Expected.
Saturdays public session wil be a verit-
able field day, probably the most import
ant and exciting day of the whole trial.
as Gen. MERCER and NJ Casimir- Perier
have been cited to give their testimony
then.
The first witness will be Lieut. Col de
la Roche Vernot, French military attache
in Berlin at the time of the arrest of
Dreyfus
His evidence. 1t is expected. will be soon
disposed Of, and then Gen. Mercier will be
called.
dramatic scene is anticipated by the
anu-Dreyfusites, who rely upon him TO
throw a bombshell and confound the ac-
cused once for all.
His words Il 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 this testf-
mony will be torn TO pieces by MN. Labori
and Demange, and that he VIII leave the
court utterly discredited.
Capt. Dreyfus will have the right 10
question him. and it is expected that the
latter's cross-examinatiOn of Mercier will
prove the climax of the whole proceed
ings.
Former President Casimir- Perler VIII
follow, if possible, the same day, but It is
doubtful whether his examination will be
concluded before court adjourns until
Monday.
There will be no session on Tuesday, that
being Assumption day.