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could not personally say IL the one in question

SOuiu hOI personally say " inc one In question
was one OF them. but he thought So
There were a few moments Of silence aud
astonishment throughout the audience after
this statement was made Germany had
spoken. least to the extent OF aoknowledg ing
constant relations with the real traitor and
denying that she ever had any dealings with
Droyius. Would she now 60 a little farther
end furnish the proof Of one mans guilt and
the others innocenceP The question can q OF
be answered yet. as NJ. Labor contented him =
self with bringing out the luminous fact aud
then allowed M. Paleologue to retire.
DENuNc1ATIoN OF THE GENERALS.
Then N. Trarieux resumed his argum en- t,
but was soon interrupted by Major Lauth. Tho
latter plunged into statement In which he
mentioned woman's name Col Picquart
lsaped up. protesting. and the audience. unable
to restrain its indignation, broke into cries OF
pig" and 'canaille" which the gendarmes re-
pressed.
NJ TrerieuS once moro returned to his
scathing review Of the machin ations against
Col. Picduart and finally took up the disgrace
full shielding OF Esterhaxy. He denounced the
latter as traitor. whereupon Major Carriere.
the Government prosecutor interjected, "but
that Is matter to be decided by lava COM
msnt 80 absurd that II caused tho audience to
break into laughter.
Col Jouaust tried to check the food Of NJ.
Trarieux's eloquent denunciation. but the
orator refused to be suppressed. and ended
with terrible arraignment Of the guilty one 8
In this affair. The audience sat almost breath
less as the singing words fell like whip upon
the mon clad In tho full insignia OF the French
army sitting below. II was impossible to re-
strain the storm Of applause which greeted the
orator as he left the stand.
DREYFUs PRorEsrs.
Gen. Billot was put forward by tho group Of
generals to answer NJ. Trarieux. He 10 q
pompous little man who fanoies himself an
orator. but his eloquence is really q burlesque,
He tried to reconcile the now undeniable fact
that Esterhazy is 4 traitor with the theory that
Dreyfus is also guilty. His insinuations be-
came more and moro direct until NJ Labor
sharply interrupted him. saying:
If you want to say Esterhazy and Dreytus
were aocomplices. let 1t come out openly"
Then Dreyfus. white and QuverinR with
rage. jumped up and said: e. protest. He
shall not say that!"
Col. Jouaust interfered with NJ. Labori. as he
has constantly done during the past two ses-
Sons Of the court. and N. Labor now sharply
gave notice that he would take full advantage
on appeal Of the Presidents Interference with
his rights. Col. Jouaust looking intensely
annoyed. consulted With Col. Brogniard. one
OF the judges believed to be opposed to ORGY
fuss side Of the case Gen. Blllot managed to
say that he would not undertake to say
whether Esterhazy and Dreyfus were accom-
plices
By this time the atmosphere OF the court
room was so electrified that many persons
seemed to find difficulty In maintaining their
self-control. 1t was a relief to turn from this
- Irap 10 go kat
OF two or three minor witnesses.
One Of these witnesses. Capt. Bischaux, came
forward to disclose the fact that Dreyfus had
expressed regret in the summer Of 1894 that
he had not gone to the manouvres.
Dreyfus replied to the witness that his testi-
mony was quite true. He tDreyfus) and all
stagiaires openly regretted that they had not
been sent to the manDuvrss.
Du PATTY DE CLAIMS DEPOSITION.
Finally came the feature OF the trial for which
everybody had been waiting for the past week
tho reading OF ex-Lieut. Col Du Patty do
CLAIMS deposition. The room became intensely
silent. the whole audience leaning forward with
the closest attention as the grefier began to
read. As he continued. an expression OF disap-
pointmsnt began to show itself or many faces
II became evident that Du Patty de Clam was
seeking to defend himself from the latest
attacks made on him. Otherwise he was Sim
ply reteing his version CT the case as given
before the Court of Cessation. In fact, he re-
ferred to that testimony as the basis OF his
present declaration. Tho deposition was quite
brief. the reading occupying less than twenty
minutes. Besides endorsing his original testi-
mony. Du Patty de Clam replies especially to
Capt. Cuignet's charges He denies that there
10 any truth in them. He says he was
never on intimate terms with Col. Henry. that
he had nothing to do with the forgery OF the
SperanZa letters, the articles in tho Ecidir. DC.
which described his role In the 1894 trial. He
says he never sought the Job OF police
spy; it was imposed on him by Gen.
Boisdeffre. who was chief OF the General
STAFF. He emphasizes Dreyfus's embar-
rassment while no tDu Patty de Clam
was debating to him the text OF the bordsrau.
He says in regard to the secret documents
which were submitted to the 1894 court mar
tial that he prepared them with q commentary
thereon which he gave to Col. Sandhsrr. He
does not know what became Of them.
Du Patty de Clam thus enumerates the docu-
ments:
First-The Panizzardi despatch announcing
Dreytus's arrest to the italian Governme Du
Patty de Clam says it was Col. Sandherr's in
depreciation Of this despatch which was SUBJ
mitted. and he cannot remember what it said.
seeond-The DaviRnon letter.
Third-The "Canaille du D." letter.
Fourth-Col. Henry's declaration that he
heard an unnamed person say he knew Orgy
fus was guilty.
Fifth-A series OF papers referring to Drey-
fuss stay in the War Office but not referring to
the Robin she'll
Du Patty de Clam SAYS he does not remember
the details OF his conversations with Drevfus
In jail beyond that the prisoner refused to
plead extenuating circumstances and insisted
on HE innocence. His last words we're: Seek
and you will ind the culprit"
The reading OF the deposition was listen ed to
In silence. When 1t was finished the Court
declined to begin the hearing OF explanations
OF the various statements and adjourned until
tomorrow.
LABORT WILL NOT RETIRE
Yields to the Entreaties of Droyfus's Friends
and Will KeeD Up the Fight.
Special Gable DsISatch 10 TIE suH
RESNEs. Sept. en- Labori was 80 indig-
nant over his treatment by tho Court in re-