Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-21
LABOR| NOT At TRIAL
Dreyfus' Lawyer Still Unable to
Participate In the Rennes
Court Martial.
Anti Dreyfus Witnesses Cornered and
Self.Contradicted on the Stand
Today.
The Famous "Petit Bleu" Shown to
Have Been "Doctored"-
The Testimony.

nave been sUOCtOro0-
The Testimony.
Rennes, Aug. 21.-Labori was not
present at the opening of the third week
of the Dreyfus trial. He is progressing
favorably, but his physicians thought
it best for him not to appear just yet.
The first witness of the day was Gen.
Fabre, former chief of the bureau of
the general staff. He said he compared
the handwriting OF the bordereau with
that of various officers of the bureau,
including Dreyfus', to which it bore a
Dreyfus was distrusted by his fellow
officers on account of his extraordinary
efforts to learn the secrets and plan of
concentration of troops, with the result
that he neglected his duties. His duties
put 1T in Dreyfus' power to disclose
documents referred to in the bordereau
Demange pointed out that this testi-
mony differed from that given by the
witness in 1894. Drayfus, replying to
witness. admitted it was his duty to
keep the dosser Stating and concentra-
ton posted up and said it was no light
task. Col. d'Abouville, former deputy
chief of the fourth bureau, related how
Fabre showed him a photograph of an
anonymous note, evidently to some one
outside the army, intimating he had
confidential documents to communicate
These documents could have been COM
municated by Dreyfus and the hand
writing bore striking resemblance to
his. Cochefort, former chief of detec-
Itives testified that he was present
when Patty du Clam subjected Dreyfus
to the famous dictation test. He said
from the first the prisoner showed evil
dence of uneasiness. He received the
impression that Dreyfus was guilty. He
had not then seen the bordereau, other
wise the impression might have been
modified. Dreyfus at the time protested
, innocence and declared he did not know
what was charged against him. AT the
, conclusion Of Cochefort's testimony
Dreyfus said he would not reply till
| Paty du Clan was present.
Gribelin. principal archivist at head
quarters staff, asserted his belief in
Dreyfus' guilt and said he was cogniz-
], ant of Dreyfus' relations with loose
women. He said at the dictation test
Patty du Clam pointed out to Dreyfus
that his hands We're shaking. Dreyfus
replied that his fingers were cold
Maj. Lauth testified that he believed
the bordereau was delivered to Col.
Henry by an emssary outside of head
, quarters the Saturday morning follow
ing Witness told of being shown the
, bordereau by Henry at that time He
. declared the Schneider letter of No
q "emper 80, 1897. authentic and that 1t
emanated from Agent Pierre"
Col. Ptcquart testified concerning all
teratlons in the postal card known as
petit bieu" after it left his possession.
Alterations or quite serious charac-
). Ter We're made, words being erased and
others written in. The address was
written in ink made of gall nuts. while
the superimposed word was written in
INK made OF loSwood. This testimony
was given while Lauth was still on the
stand. Lauth said when he photo
, graphed the petit bleu he saw no sign
OF erasure Picquart replied the plate
taken by Lauth bore no traces of the
erasure. The photograph alone was
tampered with. Capt Juncke, a proba-
testified at some length, going into the
particulars of Dreyfus intrigues with
women, as related by Dreyfus. He de-
clared the latter was fully cognizant Of
plans for the transportation and CON
, eentration of troops and declared III
J utterly impossible for Henry to diyulpe
! the documents referred to in the ber-
dereau.
III Il lrSytuS. renIvinnr n fhn v,it,, ~
he would not speak OF che latter's con-
!, fldences to him; denied that ne (Drey-
J fus) ever gambled at the club at Mans.
) declared the probationers, at the time
the bordereau was written, knew they
would not go to the maneuvers He had
no Information through cousin in the
foreign Office, because he had no cousin
there. AS to the plans for provisioning
the troops he helped print them, but he
only saw small portion.
When Dreyfus finished Bertulus came
forward and in effect accused Juncke of
lying when he said the witness told him
(Juncke) that he Burtullus) did not
believe Esterhazy guilty. Bertullus as
serted that he believed Esterhazy guilty
from the first, and Juncke's statement
to the contrary came from a wish which
was father TO the thought
Gen. Gonse then interviewed and said
Juncke and Henry told him the same
thing at the time of the alleged inter-
view.
Bertullus reiterated his statement in
regard to Juncke. Then Picquart had a
short inning. referring to the petit bleu
to demonstrate the valuelesness of
lJuncke's evidence.
Court adjourned.
!, SAYS WILL CONVICT DREYFUs.
Gen. Mcrcier Sure OF the Guilt of
the Prisoner.
I Rennes, Aug. 21.-Gen. Mercier, who
, in the present trial of Dreyfus is the
virtual prosecutor, was called upon by
a representative of the Associated
Press. who invited him to make a state
tment of the attitude of the anti-Drey-
; fusards.
Although unable to receive the corre-
, spondent in person, Gen. Mercier sent
his Oldest son to convey the following
expression of his views:
Gen. Mercier considers 1t useless to
(attempt to convert foreign opinion re-
Igarding the Dreyfus question, in which.
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