Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-05

Col. Picquart confirmed the statements
in the letter.
General Sebert declared that the
wording OF the bordersau revealed ig-
norance. The man who wrote it was
not an artillery officer. Dreyfus could |
not make the mistake he referred TO. |
Sehert entered into lengthy explana-
lions OF his statements, creating de-
cided impression. Major Ducros de-
posed that he commanded field bat
terv. He knew that Dreyfus offered
him certain Information; but Dreyfus
never asked him a question although
he knsw the witness possessed the
most interesting information, notably
particulars about the hydro-pneumatic|
brake. MERCER interviewed and said
that at the time Ducros was speaking
of, Ducros' field piece had been reject
ed; Dreyfus, therefore, could have no
object in procuring the particulars OF
Ducros' gun. Major Hartmann, of>the
artillery, expressed the opinion that
, he author of the bordereau did not
know what he was writing about since
bespoke of the $40 short gun when he
meant 100 long" gun. The remand
er of the testimony WI directed en-
tirelv 10 show that Dreyfus was not
the author OF the bordereau; that the
artillery information mentioned in it
was accessible TO many officers all
during the spring of 1894. sDreyfus
Icertainly had every reason to be pleas
ed with the days proceedings.
4 The persons referred to by Corn
ingue" in letter to Labori, under the
initials ''A' and "B, We're Pannizzardi
and schwartzkoppen, military attaches
lof the Italian and German embassies,
respectively The letter said the French
| firing manuel was copied in Panniz-
lzardi's room, with Schwartzkoppen
| present.
/ Major Hartmann was still on the
I'stand when the court adjourned and
Twill complete his testimony tomorrow.
At that time the court will decide
1 whether it will sit in secret session to
4 hear Hartmann's comments on the Sc
cret documents presented to the court
in closed session yesterday. upon
j which he said he reached important
i conclusions. s
Rennes. Sept. e.-By Associated
Press.)-SA large number of generals
We're in attendance at the opening of
The Dreyfus trial this morning, Major
Hartmann resumed his testimony tend
ling to show that Dreyfus was not the
author of the bordereau, and said any
/ officer attending the Chalons camp
could have obtained sufficient informa-
tion to write notes on the covering of
, the troops and the Madagascar matter.
An interesting conformation followed
f between General DE Love and Hart
i mann. the general declaring he did
. mot believe the major was keeping
! strictly to the truth, and then proceed
i lea to point to what he said were mac
/ curacies in Hartmann's testimony
: De Love. when questioned by Labor
T and Demanpe. said the inventor of the
r robin shell told him that Dreyfus new.
] er asked him for particulars about his
: shell except on a minor point. The
e general added that he came as a tech
4 meal witness to show that Dreyfus
J. could be guilty, adding that it was moi
d his business to say whether he beliey
q ed himsinnocent or guilty. He coul6
only say that Dreyfus' contention thai
{ il. was impossible for him to know
3 certain matters referred to in the Dor
5 dereau was untrue.
! Labor asked if he knew whether the
documents, which could have been be
. trayed by a traitor, especially tn,
: writer of the bordereau, were impor
: tant, whereupon the general turned /,
!, the counsel excitedly and cried: .sDon'
; ask me, don't ask me- These excla
: nations created a sensation in court
{ which doubled when De Loye added
: that there was sufficient in the borde
;, reau to establish that fact that TIL
traitor knew the Importance Of TIL
documents he was giving up. TIL
= witness added: when read the Dor
dereau was dismayed."
81 Hartmann, in reply to De Love, reit
!, Grated that the author of the borde
= reau was ignorant of artillery matter
3 for if he meant the ''12On hydrauli
y brake, he gave particulars of what wa
= long known, while if he meant tn
! '.12O' short he employed the wron
= expression.
- Gen. MERCER mounted the stage an
remarked that the writer of the boz
dereau might very well employ tn
: term hydraulic brake because that wa
, the term used BY the Germans for sue