The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-22
THE PRESIDENT KISSED
AUDIENCE SHOWED DISPLEAs-
URE AT HIS PARTIALITY.
OEMANGE WARNS UP 10 HIS WORK
Witness Confused by his Cross-Fxlmination.
Dre,fus More Calm and Created
Better Impression. The Evil
dnce in Detail.

d'nce in Detail.
Rennes. August 21-Tne third week
of the Dreyfus trial began without in
cident ait G:30 today. The rumor that
Maitre Labori would reappear today
proved untrue.
1t is said the court will get through
with the ninety odd witnesses by the be-
ginning of September, and it is probable
that the verdict will be delivered about
September 7th.
Generals Roget, De Boisdeffre and Bill
lot were present on the witness seats,
and Colonel Picquart took a place Il
couple of rows behind them. The Col
onel sat alone until NJ. Bertilus, the ex
amining magistrate, whose evidence was
SO favorable to Dreyfus, entered and sat
beside Picquart, warmly shaking him bv
the hand.
All OF the witnesses were hostile to
Dreyfus, but as none or the evidence
was fresh, but mostly a reiteration OF
the old statements, the audience follow
ed the dispositions with comparatively
little interest, a reference by Nj. Grbe-
lin to the relations of Dreyfus with
demi-moneles proving the only risque
portion OF the mornings proceedings.
A subdlied litter went around the court
room when NJ Gribelin professed
to know even the exact amount Drey-
fus spent with his various amours.
NJ Gribelin gave his testimony with
an honest demeanor and apparent sim
cerity, but ne did not strike anyone
as being particularly intelligent Moth
ing in his appearance would contradict
the contention of the Dreyfusards that
he was Major Lauth's tool in the ma
chinations of the General Staff against
Colonel Picquart, who listened to NJ.
Gribelin with an air of contemptuous
impatience.
Maitre Demange, of counsel for the
defense, was more successful than usual
in cross-eXamining him and visibly dis
concerted Nj. Gribelin. Council scored Il
distinct hit when he got NJ Gribelin TO
admit that he mixed the intTigues of
Patty de Clam and Henry to shield Ester
hazy and when Nj. Gribelin was finally
disposed Of his evidence had suffered
badly.
Dreyftls created better Impression
today. He entered the court room with
a more confident bearing and replied to
the witnesses in calm voice without
any theatrical gestures, and his re-
marks We're put so lucidly that he ap-
peared to make an impression on the
Judges, all of whom are reputed to be
bitterly opposed to him.
The session wound up with a scene on
account of the extraordinary conduct of
Colonel Jouaust, President of the
Court who permitted himself to make
an unwarrntable display of partiality.
Nj. Bertilus had been confronted with
the last witness. Captain Jmck. and
General Gonse had defended the latter
when Colonel Picquart asked TO be al
lowed to refute some or Junck's re-
marks. Colonel Jouaust made gesture
of impatience and shouted:
What, again?"
An outburst of hooting and Missing
came from the audience at such a dis
play of unfairness ON the part of the
President Judges and genda1mes
quickly suppressed the noise. but Col
onel JoTaust understood the well merit
ed rebuke administered to him, turned
red in the face and adjourned the court
ten minutes later.
Following is the evidence in detail:
General Fabre, former Chief of the
IOulth bureau VI tue NTeuefai Stan,
was the first witness today. He said
that in his official capacity he CONF
pared the handwriting of the bordereau
with the various officers in his bureau.
including the handwriting of proba-
toner who had been in the office dur
ing the previous year and who had not
favorably impressed his comrades.
This probationer Dreyfus, who was
regarded as untrustWorthy, was, accord
ing to the witness. equally disliked by
his comrades and superiors, was, Fabre
added, constantly endeavoring by all
sorts Of means to learn the secrets of the
plan of concentration of the Eastern
Railway system. His official duties,
witness said, placed it in Dreyfus pow
er to disclose the documents referred
to in the bordereau.
When Major Bertin showed witness
the bordereau the latter was struck
with the resemblance of the caligraphy
General Fabre in conclusion, declared
he was still as firmly convinced as in
1894, that the prisoner was the author
of the bordereau. (Sensation)
After NJ Demange had pointed out
the discrepancies in Fabre's present
statements and those voiced in 1894,
Colonel Jouaust invited Dreyfus to reply.
The prisoner said General Fabre quite
correctly described the work on which
he was engaged when probationer, and