The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-22

Rennes, August 21-Three points stood
out prominently in today's proceedings in
the Dreyfus courtmartial. They were Col
onel Jouaust's display of Partially, the
new attitude taken by Dreyfus and the con-
temptible conduct of the last witness,
Junck.
Ihe spontaneous utterance of Jouaust of
the word encore" (again) when Picquart
asked 10 be heard, has been the topic of
controversy this evening as Jouaust for
the time thus openly and candidly revealed
his partiallty and hoisted the anti-Dreyfus-
ard eolors Throughout the trial neither he
or any of the judges have shown particu-
lar love for Picquart, but he has never
committed such fragrant violation of
justice and his duties as judge as he did
today.
The session wound up with scene, on
account of the extraordinary conduct of
Colonel Jouaust, president of the court,
who permitted himself to make an unfa-
Vorable display of partiality.
M. Bertullus had been confronted with
the last witness, Captain Junck, and GEN
eral Gonse had defended the latter when
Colonel Picquart rose and asked to be al
lowed to refute some of Junck's remarks.
.Iouaust's Display of Temper
Colonel Jouaust made a gesture of i'm
patience and shouted:
What, AGAIN."
An out6urst of booing and kissing came
from the audience at such display of
unfairness from the president Judges and
pnn
Colonel Jouaust unders TODD the we'll meri-
ted rebuke administered him, turned red
and adjourned the court ten minutes later
Col. Picquart's attitude of manly inde-
pendence and utter fearlessness again at
the witness bar, his refusal to gently muir
mur evidence In the ears of the Judges in
stead of as he did uttering his testimony
III a trumpet voice so that not person in
court missed a syllable, irritated the
judges, who showed their impatience in
the tone of the questions put to him.
Plcquart today was perfectly within his
rights, even his duty, to ask to be heard
In the true interest of justice in order that
the fullest light should be shed on the af-
fair, and it is well remembered that when
last week General Billot and other gen.
M. Bertullus and other witnesses, Col.
Jouarst readily aeceded permission.
Tho Dreyfusard press Is certain to take
up this matter The only Dreyfusard
newspaper at Rennes has already publish.
ed protest this evening.
Dreyfus' Changed Attitude
The second point, the change of attitude
upon the part of Dreyfus, has given
universal satisfaction to his friends.
Hitherto he had confined himself when
asked by the judge If he had any reply to
make to witness to an impassioned protes-
tation of his innocence. This made an i'm
mediate but transitory impression on his
hearers.
Moreover, General Roget made the sig
nifcant remark in court last week that an
innocent man does not merely protest his
innocence but defends himself. This un-
doutbedly stung Dreyfus into the line he
adopted today, when he rose and replied
argumentatively in a calm voice to the
various points raised by the witnesses. 1t
was in response to Captain Junck that he
made his longest statement occupying
about ten minutes, during which he used
the notes he had taken while Junck was
speaking, and with methodical arrange
ment of facts and in unequivocal language,
discussed tho inaccuracies of Junck's testi-
mony. The prisoner punctuated his re-
marks with moderate, but we'll chosen ges-
lures of his right hand standing erect, fac
ing his judges and holding his gold braided
KEPT in his left hand
Junca's Disgusting Testimony
The third point, the conduct of Junck in
repeating condolences made to him as a.
comrade, by Dreyfus, disgusted his hear
ers, and In the mind any right thinking
man must have considerably impaired the
value of the remainder of his evidence. He
and Dreyfus sat together in the same Of
flee and naturally exchanged condolences
regarding their relations with women. But,
1t was pointed out, no one but contemp-
tfble person repeats them in court, espec-
tally in the case of a man passing as an
officer and a gentleman.
Dreyfus, in replying, scored distinctly
when he brought out Juncks utter lack
of the sense of honor and himself declined
to enter discussion of the matter.
General / s.l)re, former chief of the fourth
bureau OF the general staff, was the first
witness today. He said that in his official
capacity he compared the handwriting of
the bordereau with the writing of various
officers in his bureau, including the hand
writing of a probationer who had been in
the bureau during the previous year and
who had not favorably impressed his COM
rades.
This probationer, Dreyfus, who was re-
garded as untrustworthy and insincere IN
his profession, was, according to the wit |
ness, equally dlsliked by his comrades and |
superiors. He was, NJ Fabre, added, con- |
stantly endeavoring by all sorts of means |
to learn the secrets of the plan of concen- |
tration of the eastern railway system and |
in his desire to secure information neg |
qected his duties. His official duties wit
ness also said, placed it in Dreyfus power
to disclose the documents referred to in the |
bordereau.
General FaIbre, in conclusion, declared he |
was still as firmly convinced as in 1894 that |
the prisoner was the author of the borde- |
reau. (Sensation.)
After NJ. Demange had pointed out the |
in Fabres present state |
ments and those he voiced in 1894, Colonel |
Jouaust invited Dreyfus to reply.
The prisoner said General Fabre quite
described the work in which he |
was engaged when a practitioner, espec- /
lally emphasizing that he had to keep the
dossier relating to the concentration CEN
ters on the eastern system posted up. This