Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-02
CHANGED DATE OF
THE BORDEREAU
An Ex-ArtiIlery Officer Gives This
Testimony
AUDIENCE H0OTED ROGET.


Fashion -gonse Admits that one Of
Picauarrs Letters Was opened.
Hcnncs. Sept g.-Thorc was a large
attendance and many generals were
present at tho lyccc this morning at the
opening Of the last session of the fourth
week Of the second trial of Capt. Alfred
Drcyfua. charged with treason.
The interest conferred In the tcsti-'
mony u MAJ hartmann VI the artii-
lefy who had done great service Tor the
regarding artillery matters, bringing
out points in the phrnseulpgy % the
defense. He resumed bis deposition
hordcrcau. indicating that the writer
could not be- DfDyfua. The witness
wished 10 enter into the question u the
Robin shell. Hut on Cen. de Loyc OBJ
jectiug 90 "a statement 10 open court.
the president 90 the court, Col. JouuuHt,
decided 90 hear this part of the Wit
ness testimony in camera nt the end
Of today'a OF at the beginning Of Mon
days session
In response % questions from Maitrc
Labor and 81. DHmauED, counsel for the
defense. Mai. Hartmann said any officer
attending the Chuluus camp could have
obtained sufficient Information 90 write
notes ON the covering OF troops and
Madagascar matters.
NJ. Labor than recalled Gen. MGR
clcr'H attack ON Capt Frrystnetter'H
declarations that the secret iussler CONF
inundated 60 tho court NJ 1894 cons
tulucd document containing deH-
Cflptlln of u she'll. Cor which Gen, Mer-
Clcr called the captain liar MAJ.
Hartmann affirmed that II was quite
possible that particulars about a ccr-
tain ahsfI ahUtfIN HHyn IaukaN utit In
1894
INTERESTING CONFORMATION.
An interesting conformation between
Gen. dc Loyc and Maj Hartmann fol-
lowed, the general declaring he ala not
believe the major WIS keeping strictly
Co the truth. Gen. dc LUyo then proc
Cooi0d To point 20 what he said were In
uCruraCiea lu Mai. Hnrtmnnn'a toatl-
mpny lie Insisted that breyfua, In tho
course uf conversations with artillery
officers. could have secured Information
ON the subjects mentioned ln the hur-
dor0nu. Co which the mlJIr fvtottud that
Il any artillery officer had been ques-
toned by DrvyfuH. who has already
como forward, 10 say 20. ns q matter Of
strict duty
Gen. de- Loyc. questioned by NJ. Labor
ana NJ. bomhugc. said the Inventor uf
the Robin shell told him Drcyfus never
NN''Af'A ANNiN wv N'AA NlN NAAAAN MNNhA wv
shell. except on minor point. The
general added that he came az a tech
uiuul witness 20 show DrryfuH could be-
guilty, adding that Il was not hls huHi-
moss 90 say whether he believed him In
nocrnt or guilty.
DON'T ASK ME"
NJ. Labor asked Gen. de- Loye n he
knew whether the documents which
could have been betrayed by u traitor,
especially by the writer % the border
eau were Important. whorcupuu the
general turned 20 counsel and cNcitedly
cried:
Don't nsk me; don't nsk me-"
These ordinations created r. fonHn-
ton which was doubled when Gen. &c
Luyc added that there was sufficient 10
the hOrdprHnu to establish that the
traitor know the Importance OF the dUc-
uments he was giving up. The witness
added;
Whom I read the bordcreau was
Maj. Hartmann In reply 10 Gen. dc
Luyy, reiterated that the author ~ the
horiorcau was Ignorant OF the artillery
matters, Tor 10 he meant the 100 by
liaullc brake he gave particulars u
what was long known. while ~ he
meant the no short he employed
wrong expression"
Gen. Morgler here mounted the stand
ana remarked that the writer OF the
burlerclu might very we'll employ the
term hydraulic brake" because that
was the torn used by the Germans for
such brakes
This ended tho deposition of Mai
llurtmuun who certainly was "a very
valuable witness for the defense.
a GRAMMATICAL POINT OF VIEW.
The next witness. NJ. Hayct. a. mcm-
Der VI the Institute, took up the border
eau from "a grammatical point uf View
declaring 10 10 be- his conviction, uftrr
Htudylnu closely the styles OF Drcyfug
ana lHtvrhu2y that tho latter wrote H.
The witness entered into an interest
ing analysis OF the phrasvulogy of tho
burdvrguu, pointing out that certain
phrases loo IL were met with lu Estrrhn-
zyH letters, but mover In those NJ Drey-
rus. He then traced the influence cxer-
plsud ON EEtvrhazy by his linguistic
requirements noticcably traces Of Ger
man construction.
The government commissary Mai
Currlere, asked NJ. Hayct u he had
been present at the sessions ~ the court
before hv had testified, ~, liuyet said
Yes az which the major with great
severity. Fuld' you have been guilty
of "a grave breach Of judiciary disci-
plinc,"
10 this VI. Ilavct quietly remarked;
'lui hhi not hrrn summoned AZ
witness at the time / attended the sea-
sionH,'
MAJ. Caulcre sat down. chcckmatcd.
The letters exchanged between Col
plCuuuTt and Gen. Gonse nt the time
the colonel wanted q thurough inyestl-
cation into the case We're then read,
and NJ. Labor then pointed out 10 Gen.
Guus1 that these letters never alluded
Go the alleged confession NJ Drcyfus.
Con. GuuHe replied that 10 was be-
cause he always advised Col PlCquurt
not 10 mix up tho Estvrhazy and ORGY
fuH cases. Dr1yfus, he added, had
been condemned and his case could not
Dee rooponci but they were bound 10
see II there was not another trailer,
GoNsE COMPLAINS BITTERLY,
The general made bitter complaint
at tho fact that his letters had been
communicated 10 NJ. Soheurcr- Kestnor,
former NUo-pres.dent Of the senate, who
published them Ia a book entitled
'puuUus PLATE"
RrpIyiug Co ~. Labori, Con. Ggnse In
sisted thut Drryfus having been Con-
domngl, 10 was not his duty TO SO back
to his case.
A soaua between Gen. Gonsc and Col.
followed,