New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-08
THE TESTIMONY.

or ArtlCIt ~ VI ''''
THE TESTIMONY.
D.os cont : When the court martial re-
- &C. sittincs this morning it was nouce"
49,. ,bo Generals were again in UNIFORM ""-
49, Carriere the Government Com"lssa''
d the proceedings by announcing ''"'
,,,.o,or+ Csernuzkv. the Austro- Hungarian ie'u-
roa u.as m and unable to attend court ''-u"s
p,, the C1mmissay added. the witness ~.
himself AZ the disposition Of the court al ''''
hotel. ,,,. ., COLO
Actor this savignaud the ex-orderly OF coo,
mol Picouart and one Of the Witnesses "'''
the court 10 certify that senator Ir"rl'"N' w
.,,,or Minister Of Justice. had called him an
ir,nostor and perjurer. NJ ITarleuN 'o9' a.
,,1,7 hat Savignaud's testimony was a COZ"
,os3..,o, of tho testimony II Colonel Flcquar'
~ Scbeurer-Kestner and NJ Roques' pI''"e'
10 asserted. perjury somewhere pu' no. ~
loet trio Of witnesses ~. Trari'uN aou'u 'i'"
mis- statements were in accordance win '''' Wv
,ates Of his soul and conscience ana lie a.
omenahlo 10 the law for thcm there was a'S0
law against perjurois
After the court had certified to Senator TIA
,te,v.s charge NJ Labor rose and said
IT have received notice that. for reasons %.
r,h,ic policy. Major Panizzardi and Colone'
scbvarzkoppcn could not come to Rennes 10
,ostifv before the court martial But am also
Informed from the same quarters that they
,,,,d answer the questions Of commission
con-, nv tho court martial. ! therefore beg the
court ~ direct as in the case OF Colonel Du
patty de clam that Colonel Schwarzkoppen ana
Major Panizzardi be examined by COMMISSION
The court will certainly understand tha' 'ne
defence must submit to the necessities oil puOnc
policv which are | have no doubt, slnhailS
. . understood by the Government OF the IepuD''''
shau therefore he glad If you VIII ask NJ
= paloologue If. I'm this case the telegraph must
not bo employed. think such method "ou''
he exceedingly rapid. and am convinced '""'
tho rresident Of the court martial and the court
martial itself viii not refuse to aHo" inc ue'''''
to ascertain the truth" Counsel added that ne
would make a formal application to TINS erect
: KEPT AWAY by PUBLIC POLICY.
J. Colonel Jouaust. president Of the court. invited
s tho oninion II NJ Paleoogue, who replied. u
n is clear that considerations Of public poh'N
e e,ana I'm the way Of foreign military attacho
annearing in a French court to testify IN resar'
- facts Of which they had cognizance IN the'
l. di,,,o,oatic capacity Colonel Schwarzk'ppel
n and Major Panizzardi Will not attend the cour
martial
i AS regards the dispatch of commission
" believe the Foreign ONCE VIII not oppose il
]. T,nt must take all reservations regarding N
IS use of the telegraph do not Kno" i I'll"
Ice would be regular proceeding
o " ranori- But cOurers can he employed.
20 N Paleologue-I do not think the telegrap
e can be used
y Major carriere-I do not oppose the appoint
mon, of q commission. II is matter for N
if president 70 decide There is no legal objection
le rro,,ded we respect the provisions Of the NIL
ld ,a~v code which do not permit an interrupu'
ld Cd, the trial such procedure must not n'
lowed 10 hinder the progress Of the trial ar
81 must therefore. he rapid
it N Labori-I think it possible to make the pr
u.s. cedure propose very rapid. The military co'
r. urovides for a suspension OF forty-eignt houi
an the other hand. the court might shorten
y. sntines reducing them to four hours ea'h.
so anv case / shall have the honor of formulaul
as an appication which viii submit 70 the cou
While NJ Labor was drafting MS NOTION
,el member Of the court martial remarked IN
..or,af, documents mentioned i'm Du Patty
~, CLAIMS dispositions could not he found e'th
~, among the records or IN the S'auS"'a' D'p'
g.. mcnt If the War Office
"a NJ Demange-Perhaps they are under seal.
49, NJ Labor then read his Application, sayl
that as considerations OF public policy prevent
the appearance Of Colonel Schwarzkoppen a
Mstor Panizzardi before the court martial 60
missions should be sent to examine them
,rder tn hermit those officers 10 state un'
oath all that they knew in regard to the ca
Counsel requested the court TO have the i'io
-'' ing questions put 70 each Of the two officers
Fjrst-On what date did you receive the DO
ments mentioned in the bordcreau?
Second--Are these documents IN the sa
'N ba,dwritine as the bordereau which you KIN
from a facsimile
Yea rhird-What did these documents contain?
anu Fourth-Did you receive the firing mani
either in the original or copy
Fifth-Did you receive the graduation bar
~ Sixth-Sincc what date and until what O
Q dd you receive these documents?
Seventh-Was il the same correspondent t
, YOU addressed the petit bleu TO- referred to
the conversation between Count Won Mun
and NJ. Decasst?
Eghth-Have you had direct relations y
the accused?
HEAVY BLOW AT DREYFUS
d Colonel Jouaust invited Major Carrere's o.
d ion and the latter referred 10 the provision
the military code.
q NJ Labor urged the Importance OF the -
q rony 81 these two Witnesses whom he decla
D he would not have cited II Csernuzky had
D been called. Counsel pointed out that It
q possible TO suspend the proceedings long enc
= 10 obtain replies TO the questions which
q considered indispensable
The court retired to deliberate the mo
q and on its return. Colonel Jouaust read
~ Judgment. 1t declared that the president OF