The times., 1899-09-05

to be in the secret dossier. l attach little
Importance to it.
NJ Labori-Whe composed the secret dos
sier?
Captain Cuignet jumped UP, q did," he
said
Then General Goase gave a history of the
dossier.
NJ. Labori then asked if General Gonse.
accepted the responsibility for the secret
dosser.
General Gonse-Yes.
NJ Labori--Why then, does IL not contain
a document about Esterhazy receiving 100.-
900 francs from a foreign power? Why
does it contain everything against Dreyfus,
while anything tending to favor him was
rejected?
Captain Cuignet came to the rescue of
his chief and entered into long explana-
ton of it's origin. Thereupon M. Labori
once and for all demanded that the docu
ment bearing on the case be produced.
Another Secret Dossier.
Captain Cuignet replied: There is still
another secret dossier which you know
nothing about. 1t deals with the general
subject of spying and has not beeen com
municated to this court
NJ Labori-I demand that the court or
der the production of this dossier in order
that @e may examine it in secret session
and perhaps at last see. the true light in
this case. -3@'7cte
General BiIlot then came to the stand
and said that this doszier was in the War
| Office during his ministry. he left it to
his successor, NJ. Cayaignac.
NJ. Labori demanded that NJ. CaVaignae
be called but the former war minister
was not in the room. The court did not
announce its decision on NJ. Labori's ap-
plication for all the papers and the new
dossier, but there is little doubt that it
will be granted. The long scene came to
an end and the court found itself confront
ed with an entirely new and unexpected
line of investigation leading, nobody knows
where, and indefinitely prolonging the trial
Unable to Imp1icate Picquart-
NJ Tomps, a commissary of police, tes-
tilted that Colonel Henry ordered him to
ascertain who sent a facsimile of the bor-
dereau to the "Matin," and, If possible, to
! connect Colonel Picquart with It,. The wit
ness was unable TO connect Colonel Pic
quart with it. On the contrary he learned
that it was NJ. Yeysonnier who furnished
it to the "Matin.' The witness affirmed
that the leakages in the War Office contin-
ued without interruption after Dreyfus' ar
| rest.
M. Hennion, chief of the Paris detectives,
! testified that he was instructed to investi-
! gate and report on a man named Paumier,
who claimed to have seen a report signed
| by Dreyfus on the desk of German Off
Ger. Captain Cuignet had mentioned this
as important in his deposition and declared
! that the authorities had been unable to find
Paumier. M. Hennion now testified that
he did find Paumier. who fatty denied the
story and M. Hennion so reported.
M. Labori demanded the production of
| this report.
Captain Cuignet said that it had disap-
| peared from the War Office last January.
but he thought that it simply stated that
/ Paumier had disappeared.
Captain Junck volunteered the informa-
! tion that the whole matter could be cleared
up If still another Paumier dossier was
| sent for. The court retired TO discuss the
! question with closed doors. When il re-
turned it ordered another secret session
tomorrow for the examination of the al
legged Servian refugee.
1t is hardly possible that the new spy
| dossier will arrive in time for tomorrow s
/ session.
There were no more witnesses present
and the court therefore adjourned at IL
| O'Clock.