Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-09-04
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
The Dreyfus Trial.

be the last week of the Dreyfus court
martial began today, with the hearing
OF furthur testimony by Major Hart
mann in secret session. Hartmann
showed the needlesSuess of Germany
buying the secret of the "l20 gun,
from Dreyfus. After this the session
was declared public. Then came what
is evidently the trump card in the trial
on the part of the Generals.
A new witness giving his name as
Eugene Cernuschi, was introduced. be
gave letter to President Jouast who
read it aloud, and created great SEN
sation. The letter described Cernuschi
as once lieutenant in the Austrian
army, and since 1894 an Austrian
political refugee. He arrived in Paris
in 1895, and met there 8 friend whom
he had known formerly in Geneva.
rnis man was at that time an attache
of one of the foreign embassies at Paris.
He warned Cernuschi that there were
four French spies in relation with the
Austrian government of whom he was
10 beware. One of the spies, he said,
vas Captain Dreyfus. The attache
showed Cernuschi two documents one
of which concerned the mobilization OF
the French army. These had been re-
ceved from Dreyfus. Cernuschi in
quired of his informant how he obtain
ed the documents The attache had
answered: "In France one Can get
anything for money and 50 long rs
there are Jews in their army, We can
know everything"
There was great stir in the court
room after the reading of this letter.
rhe Dreyfusites laughed defisvely.
The generals grinned in satisfied way,
and the judges looked serious.
NJ. DemaDge, dismayed, jumped to
his feet, and asked why the witness
had arrived so late at the trial Ger
nuschi answered because he could not
| arrive earlier. President Jouast said
he witness had been summoned
through bis prerogative as president.
"Have you investigated the credibii
" of this witness?" demanded De.
mango.
No, replied the president, "there
are so many witnesses, and it s impossi-
BILE to do So" This excited general
laughter.
Labor turned to Cernuscbi, and ask
d him to give the names OF the per
sons mentioned in his letter.
"For personal reasons | cannot in
public session." said Cernusch.
Jouast then granted the defense Sc
cret session tomorrow. NJ. Andre then
testified to the effect that Henry had
admitted that EsterheZy and De Clam
vera the authors of the forged letters
Acknowledgements and that he Hen
ry)nad aided EsterhsZy with papers.
DR.. We'll then testified that he had
never said that Dreytus was gambler
and that he never knew Dreyius.
NJ. Paul Painleve then testified de.
nying statement by Geneaal Gonse
that panleve mad said that be heard
from relative Of Dreyfus that Drey-
fuss family were suspicious of the in
nocence OF the accused. Painleve said
he never had any conversation with
Gonse on the subject. General Gonse
after an argument said Painleye must
have forgotten his former remarks.
Labor then accused Gonse Of invent
iug the Paiuleve conversation and put.
. ting it in the secret dosser.
"Who composed this dossiet?" asked
Labor.
President Jouast, however, refused to
put the question.
Labor fercely demanded it.
Moderate your demands" SAID
Jouast.
Labor, however, insisted on the
question but Jouast refused absolutely.
Labor: "Does Gonse assume the re-
sponsibiity for the dossler ?"
Gonse YES"
While the term "dossier" generally
refers to the documents OF the case as
whole, it is also used separately, refer
ring to any particular set Of papers I'M
der discussion
A long wrangie about the dosser and
its parts ensued. Labor tried to show
that the Painleve conversation was
forged. Then the lawyer for the de.
Tense demanded to know if all the dos
siers were before the court.
NO" said Cuignet, There is still
another one of which you know moth
ing about. 1t deals with the general
subject of spying"
Labor asked that the court ex
anime this dossier also in secret session.
The court reserved decision.
Commissary Temps was next called
and testified to report on plan of 8
French fortress, containing the name
of Droytus, found at foreign embassy.
Captain Cuignet said "There was such
a plan for I saw it myself. 1t used to
be 10 the Bureau but it was lost shortly
before the court Of cessation began TAX
ing evidence" Major Lsuth and Cap.
tain Junck declared they also saw the
plan.
The court then adjourned.
Reunes, Sept 4 -Today's session OF
the Dreyfus trial developed the fact
that the prosecution is relying princi-
pslly on secret evidence of which the
public is ignorant. The generals are
more confident than ever, while the
defense is worried and uncertain Few
OF these who watched events impartial
ly now expect free acquittal. The
verdict will probably be a compromise
Your correspondent was unable to see
the lawyers for the defense tod ~ but r
prominent Drevfusite who has canvass.
ed the situation thoroughly, said "Ls-
bor is discouraged but Demanee Is
hopeful. The judges are supposed 10
TO stand four for conviction and two
for acquitta, with President Jouast
doubtful. If Jouast declares for &C