Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-08
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A PERSONAL ATTACK.

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A PERSONAL. ATTACK.
General 'Mercier then entered upon
personal attack upon Captain Frey |
staetter, with view to dlscreditns his
testimony.
The allegations Of General MERCER
caused so much excitement in court
that Colonel Jouaust requested the gen
eral not to enlarge on the subject
In conclusion. General MERCER invit-
ed the judges 10 pay no attention to
Captain Freystaetter's statements. but
to accord to the evidence which he,
himself, had the honor to give all n,
confidence and moral authority they
would have repOsed in it if the Frey
staetter incident mad never occurred
Nj Labori said he regretted Ccrnuscni
was not present as counsel desired TO
question him. and, in any case, NJ. LII
bori wanted TO add to the .lossier GER
tain letters showing CernuSchi had Suf-
fered from insanity and was destitute
OF moral sense. The defence had dis
covered that applications had been
made for Cernuschis eNtradilon ana
he was pronounced to be altogether
worthless and unreliable. Counsel also
said that. although representing h,,,-
self TO be political refugee If Ger
nuschi had not left Austria. he would
have been placed in an asylum for The
insane.
NJ. Labori then asked that n letter re-
ceived from the witness Grenicr should
be read.
OPINIONS DIFFER
The government commissioner ad-
mitted receiving the letter but said it
was of no Importance. t.M".
NJ. LahOri though otherwise and read
copy of it.
Colonel JOuaust remarked that If the
letter had reached him he would not
have made use Of it as it had nothing
to do with the Dreyfus case. This call
ar n m I,f nd a
and NJ. Labor retorted that he OF
quite an opposite opinion He said Cen
eral Chamoiu had handed the courr Il
letter from Colonel SchwartZkoppcn to
his government, announcing that he
was about to send them information
regarding the real effectiveness of the
Russian army ..
Colonel Schwartzkoppen had also
mentioned the Paris and Toulon ma
noeuvres which would explain tile
phrase. II am going to the manoeu-
vres.' This letter was written Il fort
night after the arrest OF Dreyfus.
DID NOT COME FROM DRE.YF'US
General Roget and Captain Cuignet
urged that it must not be concluded
that the information furnished to the
German genera! staff did not emanaGe
from Dreyfus, as the fact that it took
q fortnight to reach its destination
proved nothing.
Al the request of NJ. Labori the evil
'dence given by n witness named lIcole
before the Court OF Cessation was read
It described how Esterhazy employed
EcAlle TO execute sketch of rifle
which. afterwards. Esterhazy said he
had sent abroad with an imaginary plan
OF mobilization.
After further evidence on this point
letter from EsterhaZy to General Ro-
get was read. in which the writer com
planned that no use was made Of his in
formation, and violently attacked NJ
Bertillon who. according to Icsterhazy
ought to be in an asylum for the insane,
or in a prison.
Esterhazy complained Of his misera bic
condition, described General De Boisdef-
FIRE as a scounlrel and the Echo De
Paris as a dirty Jew sheet. and adding
that 1t was mistake to abandon him
and then prosecute him.
ATTACHED THE STAFF.
After repeating his threats, Esterhazy
wrote that If he were the moral author
or the 5t'rdeTcau he could not have sup
{ Piled the Information contained in it
and expressed surprise that nothing had
been SAID in regard to the role played
by Colonel Picquart He then attacked
turn about, all the officers OF the genera!
staff
z ESterhazy declared:
II vii! say or do nothing to increase
the dangers OF the situation. Hut T
an old and faithful servant have been
denounced and have fallen beneath the
blows. after having been basely aban-
donel by the Boisdeffres, 3llots and
other generals
Colonel Jouaust refused to hear any
further evidence and adjourned The
court for the usual brief interval
CARRIERE SPEAKS.
Inc session was resumed for the bro
Secutlon. This was q signal for tn,
military witnesses to retire and headed
ny the generals they bowed to the
Judges and trooped out OF court in ac-
cordance with the orders of the minister
OF war. General the Marquis De Galifct.
TO start to rejoin their regiments With
IN Two hours OF the beginning Of the
summing up Of the prosecution
Ma1orSarriere's summing up by read
ing Inc Judgment of the Court OF Cas-
sation and the questions referred ia the
present court-martial The major said:
Colonel and Councillors-By a i,dr-
ment. June I'd last. of the Court nf
cessation, the Dreyfus case was sent
before a court martial at Rennes.
read the Judgment at the begin
ning OF the trial. !. quashes and annuls
the the judgment of December %, 1891,
convictinS Captain Alfred Dreyfus and
sends him before a court-1nartial at
Rennes to b etried on the following
questions:
rs the Captain Alfred Dreyfus guilty
tons for the benefit Of a foreign mower
Dy delivering the documents mentioned
in the bordereau?''
me major proceeded to examine, The
poruereau. saying that apart from tha
tuestlon OF the handwriting. upon which
. me experts fell out, he thought
mat the references to covering ma
troops Ind the artillery formation we're
very significant. FIsterhazy. he nointea
Out. would have had no difficulty in ce
curing the firing manual, therefore h.
d ,Ia;,, nardIy have written that it was