The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-07
DREYFUS TRIAL TESTIMONY
JOUA UST TRYING no PROTECT THE
MILITARY CLIQUE.

Applies Gngging Tactics With NJ. Labori
The Latter Cries Out That He is Pre-
vented from Rea ching the Core of the
Case-Not Permitted to Put Awkward
Questions.
Rennes, France, Sept. 1.-TWO hours
at the opening of the Dreyfus court
martial to-day were spent behind closed
doors
The length of time occupied in the
examination of Eugene de Cernuschi,
the Austrian refugee and witness for
the prosecution, was the subject Of
much remark, as being indicative of the
TACT that the court found this witness
to be worthy of more consideration than
1t had been supposed he deserved.
The largest audience yet assembled
in the Lycee was present when the open
session of the court-martial began at
$3.50 o'clock.
Senator Trarieux, former Minister Of
Justice, at once resumed his deposition,
which was Interrupted by the adjourn
nent of the court yesterday.
TrarieuE Again.
M Trarieux took up the testimony of
Savignaud, the witness for the prosecu-
ton who had claimed to have seen let
tiers addressed to M. Scheurer- Kestner,
formerly Vice-president of the Senate,
by Lieut. Col Picquart while Savignaud
was Picquart's orderly in Tunis.
M. Trarieux declared that Savignaud
nd hot f1uo nfHoa
visited Savignaud before the court-mar-
tial opened, M. Trarieux limiting that
the officers drilled Savignaud on the
testimony he was to give.
Savignaud replied, reiterating the
truth of his previous testimony. Lieut.
Col. Picquart then arose and repeated
his denial of Savignaud's story.
M. Trarieux delivered his testimony
in an emphatic tone.
He reviewed the question of the Petit
Bleu, which, he said, he was convinced
was authentic. He proceeded to COM
ment upon the questionable role played
by Commandant Lauth in the affair
Commandant Lauth interrupted the
witness, asking that he be allowed a
hearing, and ON the conclusion of NJ
Trarieux's deposition Commandant
Lauth confronted him.
The Commandant declared that he
had acted honestly throughout, and
that he had not the least doubt Of
Lieut.. Col Picquart's falsifca ton of
the Petit Bleu in order to incriminate
Major Esterhazy.
Picquart Protests
A striking incident occurred when
Commandant Lauth moment later as
serted that Lieut.-Col. Picquart had al
ways shown the greatest contempt for
the officers of this bureau, asserting
that on one occasion Picquart had
brought to the General Staff, in the
presence Of Madames Henry and Lauth
a woman Madame D, who was the
wife of a magistrate, and, Lauth init
mated, Picquart's mistress.
Lieut.-Col. Picquart arose and cried: |
ST protest absolutely"
At the same time there arose from the !
spectators a chorus of indignant cries
of "Cannaille!" "Cochon." and "Miser-
able'
The gendarmes We're ordered to re-
press the outbursts of Indignation
which had been evoked by the conduct |
of Commandant Lauth in publicly nam
ing a woman in a scandalous connec- |!
ton.
Gen. zurlinden, formerly Minister of |
War; followed Commandant Lauth at |
the witness bar. Gen. Zurllnden spoke |
in justification of his action while he
was Militray Governor of Paris and |
Minister of War in the matter of the
prosecution of Lieut.-Col Picuuart.
taking the ground that the measure was
absolutely necessary in order that the
court should clear up the charge of for
gerry brought against Picquart. More
over, Gen. Zurlinden said, the Minister
of Justice had persuaded him to send
Lieut.. Picquart before a military
court
M. Trareux replied to Gen. zurlinden.
approaching him with Lieut. Col. Pic
quarts ten months in prison
M. Labor asked Gen. Zurnden re-
garding the petit bleu. Col Jouaust
President of the court-martial. refused
to put the question on the ground that
the court was engaged in the trial of
Dreyfus and not of the Picquart af-
fairs
M. Labor, however, insisted, taking
the ground that the petit bleu demon
strated the guilt of Major Esterhazy
and that consequently it was very i'm
portant for Dreyfus.
Zurlinden Trapped
M. Labor then tackled Gen. Zurlin
den. who admitted that the maeisterial
inquiry showed that the petit bleu was
not tempered with when it first ar
rived at the Intelligence Department,
and that consequently Picquart could
not have been guilty, as alleged, of dis
torting the document
NJ Labor asked that NJ PaleoIogue. |
the expert of the Foreign Office be con-
suited with reference to the reading
before the court of diplomatic docu-
nents which established irrefutably the
of the petit bleu.
M. Paleologue, who sits behind the
Judges. came to the front of the stage
and said that he did not know to what :.
documents M. Labor alluded
acknowledgment Knows
1.-THE document replied M. Labori, :.
'in which Is recounted converse ton :.
between M. Delcasse (former Prime
and Count Won Munster-La- ,
lenburg German Minister to Parish in =
he course Of which Count Won Mum :