The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-02
DREYFUS HAS A POOR DAY.
JUDGES UNFAVoRABLY IMPRESSED
BIZ HIS ATTITUDE.


utations-TriaI Rapidly Approaching an
Epd-verdict Expected Next Thursday
Generals Nav Try . Final Coup To-day.
Spesidl Gable Despatch to The sun
RENNEs. Sept There is general impress
sion that it has not been good day
for Dreyfus. This idea is based solely
on the apparent effect of tho pro-
ceedings on the Judges. There was nothing
in the evidence itself TO justify belief that the
case Of the prosecution had been strengthened.
The points dealt with were chiefly cx.Judge
Quesnay de Beaurepaire's stories Of Dreyfuss
alleged relations with German officers at his
birthplace. Mhihausen. and his reported pres
ence at the manTuvres there in 1894. Each
point was demolished as soon as it was raised
either by exposure of the bad character of the
witness or a prompt explanation OF the inno-
cent character OF the incident to which /. was
sought To attach suspicion.
tits significant that it was the attitude OF
the prisoner himself which seem ed unsatisfac-
tory to the Judges. Dreyfus. for the first time
seemed to lose little Of his mental kconness
and readiness. His replies once or twice were
not 30 prompt and clear as heretofore, and
some of the members Of the Court seemed to
draw unfavorable conclusions from this.
rs n matter Of fact it is scarcely less than a
miracle that the prisoner has borne the terrific
b'i''u as Ncll Us ne Has, lie Is weak almost to
the point OF collapse when he is In his CELL and
it is only when he is in court that he is able to
maintain his wonderful sef-control
The witnesses have been disposed Of SO
rapidly during the past day or two that the end
OF the trial is approaching sooner than tho
prosecution expected.
EN-Minister of War CavAgnac. who has been
absent for four days. returned tonight and
presided ut u meeting Of all the Generals at
Var lNtt l., a 49,, IL.
over the behavior OF Gen. Roget Major Lauth
and other officers this week. believing that the
Court was disguised by it, There is reason to
believe that the consultation tonight was to
decide the question whether a final coup will
be cssayed tomorrow. 1t is understood also
that the Generals had the substance OF Du Patty
de Clans deposition before them, and dis
cuss6d the question OF how they should deal
with it.
VERDICT EXPECTED THURSDAY
The taking of testimony will almost certainly
lie finished on Monday. Only twelve witnesses
are known to remain for examination Major
tarrere the prosecutor for the Governments
says that no will speak for only an hour or two
He says that he will not undertake more than
general argument.
Maltre Demange is expected to occupy day
or a day and half in summing up for tho de-
fence Maitre Labori will follow him. but will
which have arisen since the 1894 trial. unloss
Major CarrGre should reply to Maitre Demange.
In the latter case NJ. Labor will speak as long
rs will be necessary to answer the Government
prosecutor. The last word rests with the de-
fence 1t is the general expectation that the
verdict will be given Thursday.
pREYFus AND THE GERMAN MANEUvREs.
The session was given up to hearing testi-
mony by choice collection of NJ. Quesnay de
Tcaureralres scandal-mon2ers. First NJ.
Duhreuil came back to prove that he really
was an honest householder. Then he rctailed
more tittle-tattle about Dreyfus's relations
with Nine. Bodson before his marriage. Drey-
fus protested vigorously against this indecent
discussion of his private life nearly fifteen years
ago. The audience also Joined in a chorus OF
OF murmurs.
CoL.Jouaust replied to the prisoner. saying:
Yes, il is purely n personal question. so no
more OF it,"
Then came Ex Judge Beaurepaire's famous
hostier German. who told his story of seeing
D@eyius at the German man1uvres in 1886
an" afterwards recognizing him on the Champs
EysG,
NJ. Dcmange compelled the witness to ac-
knowledge long criminal record
Ireylus. replying to German. said he had
never, officially or otherwise. been invited to
the German manGuvres He had never been
invited to dine with German officers While
his family was living at Mllhausen he had been
regularly presented to the German General
commanding there. He had not attended the
manTuvres specified by German. AS mat
ter OF fact no maunuvres were held there. 1t
was merely place whereregiments drilled.
heplyipg to a question by Col. Jouaust, Drey-
fus SAID he did not remember Of ever hiring or
riding horses from Kullmann's stable where
German was employed; he might have done
30. however He did not remember whether
he visited Alsace in 1885, but his passports
would show.
Capt. Infrevic came forward merely to say
that Germain told him the same story now
lated back in 1855
hulimann. the employer OF German, gave
the latter bad character. He testified that he
never heard Germans present story from him.
1t was his friend Sacherr the witness declared.
who is also an Alsatian. that attended the
mannuvres specified by German. kullmann
declared that Dreyfus never hired horses at his
stables and he did not believe any part OF Ger
mains story.
NJ. Iemounier related n conversation he had
with Dreyfus during which the prisoner told
HIM ne had assisted at the German manruvrcs
at MGlhausen
Dreyfus declared that he remembered the
conversation which referred to the movements
OF the troops on the Mhlhausen road toward
Belfort. Consequently the position was direct
ly opposite to the one indicated by German.
Dreyfus added that he was then spending his
holidays at MAlhausen. where he often rode
out. Consequently it was not surprising II he
occasionally saw troops manGuvrinG. but this
was very different from assisting at the ma-
nUuvres.
VI. Villon, another one OF Beaurepaire's wit
nesses, related that in the spring OF 1894 he
was in the Central Hotel in Berlin and heard
two German superior officers talking at break
fast One OF these officers said: I'VE expect
TO get the mobilization scheme from Dreyfus."
NJ. Demange cross-duestoned the witness,
elicitng the fact that the hotel named has
gone out of existence.
NJ. Fischer. Police Commissioner at Avri-
court, said that a foreign spy was arrested at
Bourges in 1887 for Offering to sell details
CARING q shell in exchange for 1000 francs.
EVIDENCE AGAINST ESTERHAZY.
Lieut. Bernnem, a man OF a strong Jewish