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

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MERCER AND PICQUART.
General Mcrcicr also interviewed to show fhat
..'. ,,roruotion furnished by Eserhazy coulh
have had no value. ,Ao
colonel Pic1uart offered explanations OF NV
,oa,orc IN 1893 and General MERCER again
t,,n,,ed no and protested against indiscreuo"S
.1,,,,itted in favor Of 4 former Minister oe'ns
called eakages. .,.,.,
4, the request of NJ. Labor the testimony
u,,, hv q witness named Ecale before the
court Of Cessation was read. II described H."
rsterhazv employed Ecalle to execute SNe''"
- o rifle which afterward Esterhazy said NJ
lad sent abroad with an imaginary pan OF
mobilization ~
Aftor further testimony on this point letter
from Esterhazy to General Roget was reau' !"
which tho writer complained That no use was
,,ado 81 his Information, and violently attack
tho n Bertillon. who. according to tsterha@y'
ought to bc in an asylum for the insane
r,sterhazv complained Of his miserable con-
dition described General De Boisdeitre as
sc,undrel and the Echo de Paris" as 'dir'y
lew sheet" adding that 1t was mistake 10
abandon him and then prosecute him
After repeating his threats, Esterhazy wrote
that II he were the moral author OF the Dor
d,roau he could not have supplied the informal
ton contained i'm it, and expressed surprise 'na'
nothing had been said IN regard to the ro'e
PLAYED by Colonel Picquart. He then attacNeu'
turn about all the officers Of the General 9'""'
a. this mncture NJ Labor said that he
thought the court had heard quite ehous"
Of this cdifying letter and asked that the rest
NJ it be not read. But Major Carriere ooJec'e"'
r,narking that tho letter was most interesting
NJ Labori-They are all interesting ana l
would Ike 10 have them all read
Major Carrierc-They are all OF the same &c
cree Of interest. They are all rot
EsrERHAzY's CORRESPONDENCE.
The reading then proceeded In a letter con-
tanning q long string Of bitter denominations
and violent insults particularly in REGARD "
certain members of the court martial whose
imnartiality was impuened Esterhazy declared
IN conclusion:
will say or do nothing to increase the dan
/ eors of the situation. But !, an oid anu ~
/ ~, servant have been denounced anu nav
far.n beneath the blows. after having 9een
baselv abandoned by the Boisdefrres. biho's
and other generals
Af,or Major Hartmann had briefly refuted
General Morcicr's statement that the Germans
afyavs termed tho hydro-pneumauc brake 'h'
"bvdraulic brake" which Hartmann declare'
.no absolutely untrue. Colonel Jouaust' 'hous"
requested by VI. Labor TO allow NJ. he fonu
ramotte To- be re-examned, refused to near any
further testimony and adjourned the court io'
the usual brief interval
Tho session was resumed At lol5 a m. when
Major CarriAre Immediately rose and began
the speech FOR the prosecution This was 4 SIX
nal for tho military witnesses, who hea'ed ny
the generals. bowed TO the judges ana trooper
ont ~ court. In accordance with the orders o'
tho Minister Of War 10 start 10 reioin reg'-
racnts within two hours OF the beginning OF tn'
summing mp Of tho prosecution
CARRIERE SUMS Up.
Major Carriere read the Judgment Of the
Court ~ Cessation and the questions referred
to the present court martha! lie then SAID
colonel and Councillors: By jadsmen
June 3. last. ~ TN" court ot aSsr'',r Maria
Dreyfus cas-, was sent before court H"r''
at E.nnos read the Judgment at the begin
ming of the tr.al 1t quashes and annuIs 'r
judgment ~ December - l>'f nvl''tls 60 "'
, IAN Nfrrod Dreyfus and sends him before
court martial ar Rennes to be tried on the foi
- /. CAPTAIN Alfred Dreyfus guilty Of having II
1891 rfactiscd Vaccinations for the b,neht OF
cr.f~r pnte,r lv delivering the document
mentioned in the hordereau'
z The task Of the court martial AZ Rennes Is IN
De- same AS that of lNgl The trial has been puDi
roeslhlc To answer the requirements ~ jusnc
b. and public opinion. It is my duty to diSchars
4 The task ~ iustic" with moderation i nave n
personal opinion 10 defend. ! haV" caI'lul,
examined the documents. seeking scrupulousl
e ~ ascertain the truth. without malice wlthoO
+ passion and without fear
~ Major CARRIER then entered upon review
be tho case He defended the secret sessions A
20 being necessary while thoy did not njure II
"A diffusion ~ light traced the espionage plot. r.
called the discovery Of the bordereau and II
D. investigation which was said TO show that II
IN traitor was Dreyfus. reviewed his prosecute
s. and trial and the Judgment Of 1894.
The proceedings" said Major Carriere' "wei
Is conducted according 20 the prevailing cond
al tons. will say nothing more IN regard to Il
moral character Of the prisoner the question
a. his gambling or consorting with loose wome
49, II has been said that we military men are II
~ clevcr and are not tactful May be that is $
III But We are simple and upright people vi
o., procoed direct toward our duty. and our az
IT, are always characterized by good faith
The Major proceeded to examine the loo
dcrcau. saying that apart from the question
the handwriting. Upon which even the eNper
foil out. be- thought that the references To cove
inc the troops and the artillery formation we
- very significant Estorhazy, he pointed on
- would have had no dlMcuty in securing t
49,. oring manual: therefore he could hardly Ia
49,. written that It vas difficult 10 get. while Ore
fus could not easily have obtained IT,
g.. Discussing the sentence about going 10 I
manruvrcs. which has caused so much co
10 trovcrsy Major Carrierc declared that it wot
r. have been impossible for Estorhazy to write
49, He referred 10 the complexity ~ the prisone
.o, character and proceeded to dilate upon the i
partiality with which he had examined
.od whole case. upon which. he asserted. he had {
r,. tered with his opinion wholly informed
IT, HIS CONVICTION CHANGED.
zee. II said To- myself let's take the bull by
or horns" he said 1t was Plcquart who broul
Jul at.,,, ,,. ,ovision LET us stndy Plcouart