Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1899-09-06
TILT WITH JOUAUST.
Labori Wanted Certain Letters Read
and Ills Request Was Finally
Granted Scenes Behind
Closed Doors.


examined by the court during the time
II sat behind closed doors today. The
examination Of the secret dossier was
the sole occupation Of the courtmartid
during the sitting The decision hay-
Ing been reached 10 hear the rest Of Ger
nuschi's evidence in court.
When the open session Of the court
martial began NJ Labor presented o
formal application 70 the court for an or
der upon Major Carrieie. Of the govern
ment commissary, 20 request interested
foreign governments, through diplo-
matte channels 10 communicate 10 the
court the various documents relating 10
the bordereau. Colonel Jouaust said
the court would decide the matter later.
The first witness called was Reporter
Bassett. whom The Maiin sent 10 Lon.
don 70 interview Major Esterhazy. The
witness said Esterhazy confessed 10 him
that be wrote the bordereau under orders
from Colonel Sandherr, who was then
chief Of the secret intelligence bureau
The order Esterhazy said. was 10 catch
a traitor no the headquarters Of the gen.
eral stah. whom Esterhazy afterwards
said was Captain Dreyfus
Carriere burst out with extraordi.
nary protests against Major Esterhazy's
insinuations against Colonel Sandherr
Il protest be cried In name and mem.
ory Of Colonel Sandherr against insinua.
tions introduced against him NJ La.
bori however ignored tins protest
which be styled. ridiculous preten.
sions.
NJ Labor then called upon General
Roget 70 testify regarding the letters be
had received from Major Esterhazy
since the opening Of this trial He re-.
piled that he had only opened one letter
from Major Esterhazy which he for.
warded 10 Colonel Jouaust Genera.
Roget added that he declined 10 receiy,
other letters
Labor then asked Colonel Jouaust to
have the letters read Colonel Jouausi
Al first declined. but Labor insisted 81
firmly that Colonel Jouaust after wrang
ling awhile. gave way and consented
that the letters should be read later
Colonel Jouaust explained that he wa,
opposed 10 reading the letters because
they only contained personal attacks
upon various parties and would only
prolong the trial
General Roget then read one Of Ester
hays letters which he admitted having
opened In his letter Major Esterhazy
said he could not prove that an alleged
syndicate was organized in the interest
Of Dreyfus and complained that the
general staff refused TO give him a fan
hearing.
Labor then put a series Of questions
intended TO bring ont the fact that the
general staff made use Of Major Ester
hazy even after be was known 10 be un
reliable. General Roget said he did moi
consider Major Esterhazys ayowels tc
b. Of any value NJ. Labor then sought
10 question General Roget more closely
on the statement that none Of the gen.
erals Of the general staff had any rela.
tions with Major Esterhazy. but Col
Jauaust declined to allow further dis
cussion.
This led 10 another scene between the
president Of the courtmartial and the
counsel Tor the defense. Labor declar
ing that General Roget who came more
A. a public prosecutor than as a witness.
refused 10 reply 10 probing questions
NJ Deffes, reporter Of The Temps. test.
if,d be saw Major Esterhazy In Lon.
don and the latter confessed he was the
author of the bordereau. The witness
added that he raised question Of the
letters Of Madame Boulanc and brought
away the impression that Esterhazy
wrote the "Uhlan" letter.
NJ Tarioux. formerly minister Of jus
tico. was the next witness lie made %
long deposition in favor Of Dreyfus, re-.
viewing tho history OF the case and hi,
part in connection Herewith NJ Ia.
rieux's deposition closed the public ses.
sion He made very telling speech. do.
scrihing how his original belief of the
guilt Of Dreyfus wga first shaken ami
then completely changed toa conuctio.
Of innocence 10y subsequent develop
ments
AT the conclusion Of NJ Tarieuxs les
timony, which was q vertiahle speech
for the defense and which apparently
made an impression on the judges The
court then went behind closed doors and
examined the secret dossier. The court