The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-05
di.credIt Lieut. Bruyere By declaring h. had


written disRraceful letter In which he sal
thatit was n dshonor to serve in the Frencl
army. The reading OF tho letter itself shove,
that 1t contained n denunciation OF the head
quarters stafi. but that il was incapable Of TIT
construction put upon IL by Gen. Roget. o.
the contrary 1t ends with the declaration tina
the writer is ever ready to 20 to the front as
simple soldier
NEW wITNEss'S REMARKABLE STORY
Then was called q witness Of the name OF Eu
gene Cernuschi. Apparently he did not speak
French fuently for he submitted written
statement He. affirmed that he was n de-
soendant OF the servian royal dynasty. and
that he had been Lieutenant In the Austrian
army. but came to France rs a political refugee
in June. 1894. Then he proceeded to tell this
extraordinary story:
He met at Geneva the military attache OF a
foreign power who told him he had received
reasonable Information from Dreyfus. He
met this attach6 in Paris afterward. One day
In his Office the attache opened before the
witness two large envelopes containing I'm
portant documents relative to French mobili-
Eation plans. There were several sheets civ
Ing details OF the mobilization OF various corps
sfinfantry. The attachc said to the witness:
You are a foreigner so ! can show you these
documents"
The witness replied by saying. But how can
tou obtain such copies2"
The attachc answered: "Listen. To France
you can get anything with money. Why
should there be Jews in the French army IL
one cannot use them2 The French officer who
supplied these documents is none other than
Capt. Droyfus"
RtDICuLE FOR THE STORY.
Tho reading Of this abatement was greeted
By the audience in the court room at first with
Ntu h Ii oNt H.
credulity and ridicule.
Major CarriHre before proceeding further
said the witness had some verbal information
to add. but as 1t would touch on two interna-
tional questions n special session with closed
doors was necessary.
NJ. DemnnGe asked Major CarriSre II he had
made inquiries as to the character OF the wit
ness.
Major Carrare replied in the negative. He
added that he had put in any available testi-
mony which tended to throw light on the case
RMaitre Iabori ask ed sharply: AT whose re-
quest has this witness been summoned?'
Col Jouaust. the President Of the court. re-
piled: Il summoned him by virtue Of my dis
cretionary bower"
LApom DEMANDS FULL INFORMATION.
NJ. Labori-1 beg to call attention to the fact
that for the first time we are called upon to
listen to a witness foreign to our nation. Now
then. since this has been done. declare that
! shall demand that all Information which is
necessary upon the question OF the delivery
OF the pieces named In the bordereau shall be
obtained through diplomatic sources. beg to
ask that II the court grants the request for the
examination OF this witness behind closed
doors that it be postponed until tomorrow. in
order to give us some opportunity TO demon
strate the fhlsity OF his testimony. and 40 be
able to take the necessary proceedings against
the author OF such falsrhools
M. Demangc asked MAJOR Carriere when It was
Die witness first communicated with the Gov
Eminent.
Major CarriGre cannot say exactly
Tho Court reserved It's lecision as to the time
Ehen tho secret session should be held
Cernuschi left the stand after speaking
scarcely n word. He is under thirty years OF
hge. and looks much more like a valet than the |
scion OF any royal family. He stared boldly |
around the hall. where ne was greeted with |
half suppressed Kisses Then he ant down for |
few moments among the other witnesses and |
then left the hall.
DREYFUs LISTENED, USMovED.
Dreyfus listened to the reading OF Cernuschi's |
statement without a sign of emotion and did |
not attempt to mako any reply. The effect on |
the audience. however was to produce intense |
passion and excitement among the two lac |
tions. which was scarcely kept within bounds. |
1t must be admitted here that tho Dreyfus |
sympathzers sometimes fail to maintain |
proper control over their feelings
The next witness was NJ. Pcyrot friend OF |
Judge Bcrtulus. who repeated the same version
that the magistrate now gives OF the famous
interview with Col Henry. when the latter
broke down and confessed VI. Bertulus told |
the witness the story as he now relates it
several days before Col. Henry's suicide.
DIR. We'll. who has attended Dreyfus since he |
arrived in Rennes WAS called by M. Demange
to deny the lying police report quoting him as |
nayinG Dreyfus had been guilty of a debauch,
that he was really d"testcd by his family, &c. |
DR.. We'll said that on the contrary his inter-
course with the prisoner had convinced him OF |
his innocence.
GEN. GoNsE EXPOSED AS LIAR
Tho testimony of NM. Hadamard and !
Painlev6, wno followed Dr. Well led up to ono |
OF tho finest scenes OF the trial. Both these |
savants-Paincvc enjoying the distinction OF |
being the greatest mathematician in France |
have been quoted by Gen. Gonse In a report
filed at the War ONCE as expressing the belief |
that Droyfus was guilty. NJ. Hadamard gave |
an unqualified denial to this statement |
M. Painlevc replied first to NJ Demange's
inquiry ms to his opinion OF NJ. Bertion's
handwriting detection system. The witness
dismissed it in few sentences Of contemptu-
GUS derison. NJ PainlevG thon told how Gen.
Gonse asked himself and W. Hadamard for an
exact version of conversation in which tho |
latter. who is relative OF Dreyfus. was re-
ported to have said he believed the prisoner
guilty The conversation was repeated to |
Gen. Gonse exactly as now given Gem Gonss
reported to the War Once tho exact opposite.
Tho witness in a most phatic manner de-
oared that both Gen. Gonso and Gen Roget
had reported his words falsely b..
HIS FALSE REPORT IN THE Doss1ER.
haitre Labori asked the recorder to read
Gen. Gonso's report on the subject which ia
another OF the precious documents in tho
secret dossier. |
The report was read and Gen Gonse look-
Ing very uncomfortable, came to the platform |
to confront the eminent savant who had de- |
nouneed him as falsifier He began by |
saying that the matter was of much less i'm |
portance than the defence underworld to |
make 1t appear. The War Minister asked him |
to send In all available Information on the suh. |