Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-09-09
FEAR RULES FRANCE
The VERDICT AWAITED lyXIOUSLY.
A Hftherts Cakssws witness Ae-
ss--~ Drcyfs- 90 Treason IN s>fi-
tnE secrets 90 several E@e.--
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.tes-G~H~ra1 Rsx~t N~sken--
RENNES. sept. As the end of the
Dreyfus court martial trial comes within
sirhf the breach gowsrnment n SegiD-
ning g. display a fear that TIE verdict
may siNc rise to troubles. and orders
hav. lust e,.-n r,.,-eived ey two regiments
- infautry and oae cavalry rcgiIseut. al
ready within hail of RsRnes. % bold
,h.nSelves in readiness % march On the
town at the drst align of eiserdsr. %
occupy all strategical points and % rr-
pr~.s manifestasions IN their Inception
At yesterdays sessi0a oe the Deyfus
court martial came the sudden delivery
Of the fnai coup against Drryfa Tue
blow was not ouiy desperate. 0ut coward
~ and a,iite Ia keeping with the history
% au the nlaneuvers aEasnst the prison-
sr n came from q Hitherto unknown
foreign witness. Who undertook % de-
clare Drey fus guilty ~ systenatic trea-
sou In selling secrets % several EN-
hsssies
The secret session ~ the court for the
completion ~ Major Hartmann exam
| lnation occupied tAc hFst hair hour. Ma
| 1ar Carricre. the government prosecutor.
| read one or two unimportant war 0rnce
J records On disputed points
! NJ Grcffier-s 'orpois. the advocate of
/ The court read Witness br-yeres letter
" reSignation from the army. tenerA
/ Roget. in a clustering fashion. the other
day attempted 60 discresiit Lieutenant
Rruvcre hy declaring that he had written
disgraceful letter In which he said that
Il va. a dishonor GO serve in the French
army.
Thcu wss called a witness hitherto un-
known in the proceedings of this case
| Euxrne Ceruuschi Apparently he did
not speak French nuentiy. for ac sae-
r.itted written statement.
Cernuschrs testimony. which was Ia
the form of a letter 10 the president OF
| the court martial. Colonel 1ouaust. was
p most uneuuivocaL lie claimed that on
}. three distinct occasions. twice in frsnce
= and once az Geneva. he was told ny
% high placed foreign ooic~r that Dreyfu.
J. had communicated treasonoolr docu
l. / m-ntu % a rorcisn po~ef-
In the third Instance. Cernusrha said IN
"a aficer showed him documents snanarn
Al fror, Drcyfus aud that this officer lel
y France hurriediy two days prinr to IN
n arrest of Captain DreyfuA The ailnsio
q. was evidently 20 Colonei SchwartEkof
h. Den. the military attache OF the Oierma
n. embassy la Parts la 1904. whose movs
to ments were colRcident with those d'
"a acribcd a. the movements of she otiics
or Cerliischis deposition.
Now. this evidence h of transcendenti
nAtf~t'NtAtAtAf
al Incredible unless CernuScbt n proved
"a h. n hutnhug. that the government eou
p- mi~sarv. Major Csrriere. should have a.
81 aitfsd that be had received letter frc
.n him Offering important testimony an
ne thrown n aside on the ground of rs COZ
- ing FROM a political refugee. The depo,
re- ton evoked expressions Of incrednlit
al One suspicious feature was the fact ia
.cd although the witness said he could
yer speak Freuch auently. his letter 90 Col
.ng mel Jouaust asking an opportunity to q
.e,l | tify was drawn up I'm perfect Frrne
ter he explained that DE had been assist
the bv his wife la writing the letter.
hat This Introduction OF a foreigner as
,.r- witness Tor the prosecution gave Mai
.lso Labor an opportunity 10 submit the m'
unporsanf request he has made throul
out the trial a request waich n grant
by Colonel Iocaust. though thss =
The tremely doubtful, would certainly "a
und mOmenfous consequence Maifre Ian
for announced his Intention. In view OF
,us.. step taken by the prosecution IN call
2iv. foreign evidences. ~ ask that lnau
ON should b. made through the regular
rain lornatic channels al 70 whether tie 90
uriu nents mentioned ia the Oordereau ~
King actually communicated and II 80
,ttS- whom. This involves an application
mrs t.s German government. which the ca
will martial il scarcely likely to approve
shed any ease the application means
the lengthenins OF the trN tos sef
ten weeks.
,srv. The Introduction OF Cernusehi and
other foreign Developments OF the da'
~ generally predicted, imply ah9
fortnighf's sitting at the least
race NJ Painleve. the distinguished ma
alton matician. eornersd General Gonse on
acted latrer's fslsiHed veFsiOn of NJ. II
The usard's remarks concerning Captain u
nern- fas and the manner ia Whieh %
made squirmsd and his WOebsgone appear
slow. almost aroused pity for HIM
a - General Roget also appeared 10
prov 10 feel az last the cruel strokes the
was major have bsen receiving OF late.
: W. showed naught OF has cruel. brazen
:. and yesterday On the contrary. his
conds was quite livid whea he isft the
.ss OF after a very poor display. and be ga
the courtroom soon as the 3recee'
were over. excusing himself 20 bis B
er generals. Mercier and others of a
range sr grade. on the sround ~ feeling GE
a SUD TAe session ended with an exposu
we're NJ HenniOn. chief of the Paris d
Sisah ives. OF the diSgraeeful tactics of tn.
! NJ major la suppresssng AS report In
ana Of Captain Dreyfus and Inserting a
tney uent more or less unfsvorab bic -
fought
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