Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-05
n. LABOR|'S new 1ACK|
Drsyfus' Counsel Now Demanding
the Interrogation Of the For.
sign Powers.
Request Seems Reasonable, But the
Anti. .Dreyfussrds Are 0bjecting
Today's Evidence.
A Discussion Of the Documents In
the Secret Dossier- Ester.
Hays Letters.

the Secret D0sSler Ester.
Hays Letters.
Rennes, Sept. 5-Cernuschi, the re-
puted scion OF Servian royalty, who ap-
peared yesterday against Dreyfus, was
not examined in the secret session of
the court this morning. Examination of
the secret espionage dossier, mentioned
by Capt. Cuignet yesterday. occupied
the greater part OF the closed session
When the open session began Labori
asked the court to request interested
foreign governments to communicate ts
the court documents relating to the bor-
dereau. Labori said the court was now
in an extremely delicate situation, and
added that Col. Schwartzkoppen and
Panizzardi. German and Italian mill
tary attaches at Paris, were witnesses
he deemed necessary to summon. La
bort thought the step would worry no.
body and was in conformity with pre-
cedents. Carriere did not think the gov
L
for restoration Of documents. He sug-
gested that the defense obtain and sub
init the papers, semi officially, to the
court. He saw no objection to hearing
Schwartzkoppen and Panizzardi, if
they consented to come. Paleologue, OF
the foreign office, said that while La
boris request appeared quite just, there
We're diplomatic considerations which
made it inadmissable for the govern
ment to take such Initiative. Jouaust
said the court would decide the matter
later.
The first witness today was Reporter
Bassett, of Matin, who deposed that Es-
terhazy confessed to him he wrote the
bordereau under orders from Col Sand
herr, then chief of the secret intelli-
gence bureau. The object, Esterhazy
said, was to catch the traitor at head
quarters of the general staff whom Es-
terhazy afterwards said was Dreyfus.
Regarding letters he received from Es-
terhazy since the opening of this trial.
Roget replied he had only opened one
Iletter from Esterhazy. He declined to
receive others. Roget then read let
| ter in which Esterhazy said he could
not prove the existence of an alleged
| syndicate, organized in the interest of
Dreyfus. and complained that the gem
eral staff refused to give him fair
hearing. Labori sought to question
Roget on his statement that none of the
generals had any relations with Ester
| hazy; but Jouaust declined to allow it.
| A little later Labori pushed question
on Gen. Billot on what was known as
| the liberating document. Gen. Zurlin-
den then spoke few words respecting
the general staffs belief in Esterhazy.
The statement from Roget that Dreyfus
might have written the phrase in the
bordereau, II am going to maneuvers,' .
declaration that he knew he was not
going to maneuvers, because probation
ers had been forbidden to go.
| Dreyfus reiterated that he never
asked to go.sfor he was absolutely con-
vinced that such request would not be
II
testified that Esterhazy confessed that
he was the author OF the bordereau.
Trarieux, formerly minister of Justice,
made long deposition in favor of
Dreyfus. He made a very telling
speech, describing how his original be-
lief in the guilt of Dreyfus was first
shaken, then completely changed to a
1 conviction of his innocence. Trarieux
|recounted conversation with foreign
Ambassador, who declared Dreyfus
never had relations with him nor any
officer of his country. while the am
bassador added that he was possessed
of documents proving the guilt of Es-
terhazy.
The government commissary said
that while he was opposed to direct
official application to foreign govern
ments for documents mentioned in the
bordereau. yet. If by any sidewind the
documents could be produced he GER
tainly would be personally much
pleased. This was practically an invi-
Itation to Germany to volunteer to COM
municate the documents in question.
Then the court retired behind closed
doors to examine the secret espionage
dossier and decided to reject Labori's
reques. that application be made to
Germany for the documents described
in the bordereau, on the ground that the
court was incompetent to invite the
government to take diplomatic steps to
obtain the documents in question: also
decided to hear Cernuschi behind closed
doors tomorrow.
FEAR THE OUTCOME.
French Authosities Troubled Over
Possible RDp0lt of the Drcyfus