Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-17
Schneider Denies the Authorship
Of a Letter.
GEN. ROGET is coRNERED.


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publishing this telegram from Ems.
THE letter OF November Jo. iss5. at
trlhuted to me and reproduced iu the
Figaro uf August 10. isya. D. ID fgrsery.
tsiEuCd) SCHNEIDER
The letter referred 20 was one from
Schneider. the Austrian military at
tachc at Paris. In which he was alleged
to have said schwart4koppeu and Pam
lzzardl. respectively the German and
Italian attaches. were trying 10 make
out that II was not Drcyfus who was
giving them Information. and adding
that he had no belief In these protcsta-
lions.
NJ. Cavaignac. the former minister Of
war In hlu testimony made great
point of this.
DETAIL OF THE TRIAL
Renucs. Aug. i7.-with the usual at
tendance and without any noteworthy
Incident the second trial by court mar
tlal uf Capt Alfred DrcyfuH. % the
artillery charged with treason. was rec
Humod this morning In the Lycry. Pre-
vloua 20 opening u the proceedings Il
became known that Maitrc Labor,
leading counsel Tor Drcyfus who was
shot 100 the back from ambush Monday
was slightly wore today. iiiH phyfl.
clans have not yet extracted the bullet
his FOYER continues 10 Increase and it Us
not believed he VIII be able 10 attend
court Monday. Consequently Multre
Monard. counsel for the DrtyfuH family
before the court of cessation ln the
trial revision proceedings. has been
summoned 90 replace NJ. Labor until
such time aa the latter IA able Co rec
sumo conduct OF the case. ~. Monurd
j. expected TO appear early IN the NORM
ID HH .H. cd H..H.
FOR the brilliant, energetic Labor, u ~
hoped his presence VIII strengthen the
defense
Friends prevented Maltrc Albert Gle
mCnceau from coming Co the assistance
OF prryfuH. M planned Immediately ar
ter the assassination uf 81 Labor.
However in spite OF the difficulties en-
countercd by the defense. today's aes-
sion Of the court opened with brighter
prospects Tor the prisoner. ua NJ de
Mango. VI counsel for the defense, evil
IDENTIFY came primUd with questions 10
b. put 60 Gen. Roget lis luttcg re-
rumed his deposition on the opening OF
the court, dealing with the theft OF the
Esterhuzy letters from Mile. Pays, A
number OF tho cOunHclH shots struck
the bulls eye and made the general
squlrm In his seat
ROGET Is CoRNERED.
Unfortunately II. de Mango Is not yet
In position TO 90 thoroughly over
the whole ground OF this witnesses de-
position.
General Roget will probably be called
10 the stand later.
Gen. Roget WIS unable 10 conceal his
annoyance and anger when Mdc Mango
scored. The witnesses fingers twitchcd
ncryuuHly and he frequently turned for
consolation towards generals Blllot and
lurlindcn, former ministers of war,
who occupied the Witnesses
stand behind him The gem
age resentment az the audience. when,
ms happened several times, suppressed
tttcrH went round the court room,
when NJ, de Mango corneryd him,
Finally. Gen, Roget became quite red
IN the face. ana answered ~ de- Mango
~ with his confident tone OF yesterday.
REINFORCED DREYFus.
Then came a witness who proved to
be splendid reinforcement FOR ORGY
II was NJ. Bertullus. the examining
mnglstiuto, who received the late Lieut..
Col Ilenry's confession OF forgery. Ia
almost inaudiblc tones. owing Ia
hoarHenoss, NJ, Bcrtullus gave his tes-
tlmuny, which was u vcrltable speech
FOR the defense. Coming from a man
Of high legal reputation OF NJ. Bcrtul-
lus, this evidence raised the hopes Of
the brcyfusards hmm nsely, and u up-
parently made a deep impression on the
members OF the court
NJ. Jaurcs, the socialist leader. who
was among those present In court re,
marked on the conclusion OF the magls,
trates testimony;
This Is the FIRST time the truth and
the whole truth has been told before
the Judges"
Droyfus displayed the keencst inter.
est In the statements Of NJ, Bertullus
seeming completely absorbed Ia hif
words and stralning forward 10 catch
every syllable.
PGCQuART Is IMPRESSIVE.
After brief conformation Of NJ. Der.
tullus and Nine Henry. widow vi Col
Henry Col. picquart former chief of
the intelligence bureau, was called IL
gave his evidence ln loud resonant
voice and created a profound impress,
sion.
General Roget on rcsumiug his tcsu.
mony, al the opening, criticized tho
surveillance inauEurated by Col. Pie,
quart over Lieut.. Col Henry, This sur,
VclllHnCe, he said lasted sevcrnl
months, and included the interceptlor
of letters addressed 20 Gstcrhnzy. There
had also been searches Of llenrya house
during his absence. An these measures
the witness asserted We're carried oul
without the authorization Of the minis,
ter of war, who was not even informed
~ them. Moreover he asserted. the
Investigations were carried on at IN,
expense Of the secret service fund Tn.
witness also objected 10 Col. Picquart'i
methods Of watching Mile, Pays.
In regard 10 Esterhazy Gen. Roget
admitted the former was n gambler
and an Immoral character, but he AS.
serted, while 1 have acknowledged hi
little failings, l nevertheless maintain
he has been the victim OF abominabl,
persecution"
Gen. Roget next spoke OF the arrrs
AT Belfast OF Quenclli declaring tina
PicquRrt cooked up the allegations OIL
spying against Queuelli In order to at,
tract 10 himself the approval OF hi
HuporlOrs,
DnEYFUs TOO INQuIsITIVE.
The witness then dwclt upon tho al
legged devices OF Dreyfus 10 procure In
formation from the various bureaus IL
regard 10 the mobilization and ooncon,
tration Of the troops, pointing out that