The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-08-25

of laughter at the Colonel's testimony.
As Col. Cordieracould only testify asssto
| certain facts as he was not released from
professional secrecy. Col. Juuaust said
he would ask the minister of war to
release Cordier from his oath and that he
would then be recalled.
| NJ. Georges Charles Alfred Marie MIL
lin de Grand Malson, deputy from the
Saumur district OF MaiRe-et-Loire, who
was ciassed koyalist, though registered
as q Liberal Republican, next appeared
at the witness bar and repeated the testi-
mony he had given before the court of
cessation. He recalled conversation he
had with an English friend, Mr.. Charles
| Baker, who said he was assured Drsyfus
was Innocent because he had seen a letter
from Col. Schwartzkoppen affirming the
prisoners innocence. Baker, 1t seems,
also mentioned numerous documents
showing that certain French officers, not
including Dreyfns, were spies and Baker
asked the witness TO publish the docu.
ments. but without proofs of their genu-
wish to intervene.
The witness. after protesting against
foreign Interference in French affairs,
repudiated the idea that French officer
could be sentenced because he was Jew.
al De Grand Maison concluded by say
ing:
81 adjure the court to acquit the pris-
ouer unhesitatingly, IL 1t believes him in
nocent (laughter) and to convict him IL
IL believes him guilty"
NJ. Demange bitterly complained that
the witnesses of the prosecution were al
lowed to air their personal opinion and
appeal TO the gallery, at which NJ. De
Grand Maison retortsd:
Anyway, the defenders of Dreyfus
are being Insisted by foreigners Their
case must be very bad to neoessitats re-
course to such help"
M. Labori invited the witness to de-
fine what he meant by foreign interveu
ton, particularly pointing out the alleged
contradictions in the statements of for
eign psrsonaGes.
Witness quoted the declarations of the
German minister OF foreign affairs,
Count Won Buelow, according to one Of
which he said the German government
and embassy were not acquainted with
either Dreyfus or Esterhazy, while in an
other statement Won Buelow implicated
the German headquarters stan and
embassy in connection with Esterhazy.
81. Labor said the German government
might very well not know Drsyfus, but
Esterhazy might bs known to the Ger
man espionage bureau.
Counsel insisted that Gen. Roget be re-
called to explain oartain Inconsistencies
But In spite Of M. Labori's strenuous
appeal, Col. Jouaust refused to recall
the General and he also refused the re-
quest of Gen, Roget to be allowed to
speak.
II. Merriam de Muller. friend Of M.
De esDrepairs 9, followed He described
a visit which no made to Emperor VIII
liam's palace at PotsdAm. and said that
at one point the guide announced that
they were about to enter the Emperor
room. At the bottom of the room wilt |
ness noticed dis Majesty's bed and wit |
ness was anmiring the canvass on the |
wall when he remarked a small table |
upon which was an army list and news |
paper, the LibTe Parole, bearing a post |
age stamp. Written on the newspaper,
In blue pencil, the witness asserted, were
certain words in German regarding the
meaning of which ID. DeMuller was GER
tain. They were:
''Dreygus has been arrested
III. Demange-"You are quite sure you
were in the Empercr's bed roomf''
NJ. DsMuller-"D Dame, l should think
so, but his name was not written on the
door,"
Regarding the German word meaning
arrested the witness when cross.ex-
amined. could not positively say he had
distinctly read or understood 1t.
Col. Fleur and hi. de Grand Maison
momentarily reappeared on the scene.
of the prolonged trial, quickly called the
next witness.
Col. Picquart's former orderly in
Iunis, a man named Savignaud, testifjed
to posting letters from Picquart TO NJ
Soheurer- Kestner. the former vioe-pres-
ident Of the senate, who has tnken SO
much interest In the Droyfus case In May
and June, 1897. But NJ. Labor pointed
out that NJ. Schuerer- Kestner absolutely
denied the receipt OF letters under thsse
dates.
Ihe court at Has q. m, adjourned for
the day.
LOUBET rs HOPEFUL.
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