The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-23

Patty de Clam should be produced,
whereupon the government commissary
said: 4 ask that the request be re-
fused"
Replying to counsel. the commissary
said he hoped De Patty de Clam would
be able to appear in few days
NJ. Labori said he was greatly sur
prised that Du Patty de Clam had sent
EsterhaZy documents, OF which the
former only ought to have had official
cognizance Did General Gonse ap-
prove of Du Patty de CLAIMS action2 Did
he defend the Vaccinations of Du Patty
General Gonse-Never Du Patty de
Clam was headstrong and excitable.
NJ. Labori-But General GOnse mi
conferences at which there were discus
sion as to what was to be done for Es-
terhazy?
General Gonse-There- were no such
conferences. 1t is absolutely untrue.
These tales are always being repeated.
do not accept the insfnuations.
NOT INSINUATIONS
NJ. Labori-There are no fnsinuations.
We are talking of statements made by
Du Patty De Clam.
Gen. Gonse-I was not referring to
you. =
After this NJ. L4abori said he desired
to know if Gen. Gonse did not consider
himself in some measure responsible
for the proceedings of Du Patty De
Clam.
The general replied in the negative
and added that he was conscious that
he had always done his duty. The wit
ness admitted, however. that Du Patty
De Clam was not altogether innocent of
a share in the appearance of the "Dixi'
article, which appeared in the Iibre
Parole and gave the public the first in
formation regarding the character of
the secret dossier and the intrigues
against Col. Picquart.
q Vzr2 aClYa hot h0
thought of Du Patty De CLAIMS inter-
views with Maitre TeZenas, Esterha-
zy'S counsel, Gen. GOnSe replied: 'ES-
terhazy was a sort of special prisoner
He retained his liberty. not because he
was under the protection of the general
staff but because Gen. Saussier so or
dered it,
NJ. Labori remarked that Gen. Saus-
sier acted in this manner because he
had been deceived by the headquarters
in regard to Esterhazy adding:
That is a point which is very i'm
portant to emphasize" (Great sensa-
The general admitted there were two
interviews between Du Patty De Clam
and NJ. Tezenas, after which witness
said, he ordered them to stop
Gen. De BOiSdeffre at this point took
the occasion to redefend himself.
Il ask leave he said, ''only to tell
the court that I give the most absolute
contradiction to Esterhay'S evidence"
Then turning to counsel for the de-
fense, the general added: IF 1 We're
not here as a witness, would ask per
mission to say in regard to these false
hoods, that I despise them and repcI
them with the scorni they deserve"
(Great SensatiOn)-
MILE. PATS EVIDENCE.
The evidence of Mile. Pals, the friend
of Esterhazy given before the court Of
cessation was then read by the clerk
of the court as the witness did not ap-
pear when her name was called.
Gen. Lebelin de Dionne, governor OF
the military college. then testified to
Dreyfus' character at college. The
prisoner, he said, displayed great in
telligence but had a deplorable temper.
He recalled a remark Of DFeyfus that
the people of Alsaee-Lorraine would be
much happier under German rule than
under the rule of France. The prisoner,
referring to the recriminations men
toned by Gen. De DiOnne, explained
that during his first year at the mill
tary college he attained very high
marks; that the second year he almost
held his place, when he added that he
had declared at a board meeting that
without knowing the pupils, he put
mark 5 opposite the name of DreyfuS,
simply because they did not want a
Jew on the headquarters staff. The
prisoner thought that his protests
against this would therefore be readily
understood.
Regarding his alleged remarks about
Alsace-Lorraine Dreyfus declared that
the statement was the very opposite of
his real sentiments.
NJ. Lanquety,- a mining engineer of
Bolougne who sold the court of cassa-
ton that he had seen Dreyfus at Brus-
sells during the summer of 1894, follow
ed. The witness said that he could not
now swear to when he saw Dreyfus
there.
The prisoner, rising, declared that it
was in 1886, at the time the Amster-
dam exhibition, adding that it was the
only time he had visited Brussels.
L met you, NJ. LanqUety," said Drey-
fus, "at a restaurant in the ST. Hubert
Arcade. We exchanged a few words"
NJ. Lanquety admitted that the pris-
oner'S statement was true.
The court adjourned for the day at
IL 40 m.