The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-01

Renault, with four artillerymen and
corporal, composing the guard whic
was to conduct the prisoner to the plac
of degradation. AT that moment l wa
at the door of the building.
captain Lebrun Renault, when re
lieved from duty, saw ME and imme
diately began to relate what Dreyfu
had said. The three statements whic
struck him, because of their Importance
remained so craven in my menhry tina
l could never forget them, namely, first
the prisoners pride in the facngs h
had lost; second, his confession that h
had delivered documents to a foreign
power; third, that in three years iustic
would be done him.
"A group of officers were standins
near, and as Captain Lebrun-R enault's
conversation was not confidential anC
the statement he had made me was OF
great importance and interest to us.
begged him to repeat to the officers
what he had Just told me. | must add
that Captain Dattel had been ordered
to Superintend matters, and his specia
duty required him to report everything
| which occurred in the office Of the ad-
| jutant while Dreyfus was there and UNI
til Dreyfus was conducted to the place
of degradation.
Throughout the ceremony the pris-
oner walked automatically. After
wards, when he was conducted to the
| prison van, l stood, in company with
some officers, in the passage Dreyfus
| traversed, and Dreyfus, addressing the
officers, repeatd that in three years JUS
tice would be done to him. He then en-
tered the van, and disappeared. After
the ceremony, 1 verbally reported to
General Saussier the incident of the
morning particularly the statements
made by Dreyfus to Captain Lebrun-
Renault
During the day Captain Dattel also
told NJ. Wunenberger. archivist of the
Paris headquarters, that Dreyfus had
confessed"
NJ. Demange-How do you reconcile
his protests of innocence with his al
legged confession?
Colonel Guerin-That is not my bust
ness.
NJ. Demange-You reported the con-
fession to General Saussier?
1OlOllel 'Tueflil-CerlalIly
M, Demange-Was it suggested that
steps be taken to verify the alleged
confession?
Colonel Guerin--I do not recollect
M. Demange-So there was no at
tempt to interrogate Dreyfus in regard
to the alleged confession?
Colonel Guern-The case had passed
cut of the hands of the military au-
thorities, the prisoner having been
handed over to the civil authorities.
Dreyfus, when the usual question was
put to him, said he had nothing to add
to the reply he had made to Captain
Lebrun-R enault. One of the judges
asked the witness wether M. Weyler,
when attached to the army headquar-
tiers, had relations with Esterhazy, to
which Colonel Guerin replied that he
believed NJ. Weyler had known Ester
hazy for long time.
The Judge-Do you think Esterhazy
knew the prisoner?
Colonel Guerin-I do not know.
Dreyfus here remarked that he never
knew Esterhazy
Major De Mltry of the Hussars test-
fed to Captain Anthoine telling him
of the alleged confession of Dreyfus.
Army Controller Peyroles also testi-
fled that he heard of the confession
from Colonel Guerin. The latter, he
added, introduced the witness to Cap
tain Lebrun-Renault On their way to
the Zola trial.
Continuing, Major De Mtry said: Il
said to Captain Lebrun- Reuault, point
blank: How is 1t the confession of
Dreyfus was not reported to our presi-
dent, and premier, when you were sum
moned to the Elysee? Captain Lebrun-
Renault replied: I did not report it,
through kind of apprehension, be-
cause, when In the ante-room l heard !
some one say, who is this gendarme
who is betraying professional secrets |
and feeding the press? He might smart |
'or such indiscretions.'
Il replied; 'Renault you have made |
/ mistake. In your place l would have
old the president
When called upon to reply, Dreyfus |
declared that he had never said his
rial would be revised in three parts
I do not understand these words" said /
he prisoner, II should be very CRATE
III to you, my colonel If. in the interest I
# truth, you would make public the
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