The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1899-09-09

motion regarding the proposal to call
upon governments for documents
enumerated in the bordereau. The
court also announced that M. CeYnuschi
would be heard in camera.
FAVORABLE TO DREYFUS.
Days ! roceedings as Isennes Leave Hin,
in Eetter I O.Ition.
RENNES, Sept. G.-When the open
session OF the courtmartial began M.
Labori presented formal application
to the court for an order upon Major
Carriere, the government comlnissary
to request that interested foreign gov
ernments, through diplomatic channels,
to communicate to the court various
documents relating to the bordereau.
M. Labori explained the purpose OF the
application by citing the fact that the
court was now in all extremely delicate
situation and added that he had pointed
out to Major Carriere. .Coloual Schwartz
koppen and Slgnor P.an,zzar.ii rs wit
nesses he deemed necessary to sum,non.
NJ. Labori said he thought this step
would worry nobody and thati it Wa, in
conformity with precedents. Major
Carriere replied that he did not tiiuk
the government could ask another gov
ernment for the restoration OF docu-
ments. He suggested that the deisns,
should obtain and submit the ,.,.,,e:s
semi-officially to the court. He saS no
objection to hearing Colonel Schwartz
koppen and Signor Panizzardi if they
consented to come.
BY Order Of Coions, sanahsrr
Colonel Jouaust said the court would
decide the matter later and meanwhile
proceed with the taking Of evidence.
The first witness who was called to the
bar was the reporter, Bassett, whom
= The Matin sent to London to interyiew
Major Count Esterhazy. The witnesss
deposed that Esterhazy confessed to
him that he wrote the bordereau under
orders from Colonel Sandherr. who was
then chief of the secret intelligence
bureau. The order, Esterhazy said. was
to catch the traitor at the headquarters
of the general staff, whom Esterhazy
afterwards said was Captain Dreyfus.
Major Carriere here burst out with an
extraordinary protest against Major
Esterhazy's insinuations against Colonel
Sandherr.
81 protest" he cried, sin the name
and memory of Colonel Sandherr,
against the insinuations introduced
against him"
NJ Labori, however, ignored this pro-
test which he styled a ridiculous pre-
tension.
NJ. Labor then called upon General
Roget to testify regarding letters he
had received from Major Esterhazy
since the opening of this trial.
General Roget looked the ghost Of
his former assertive self. His face was
careworn and showed little of that
fighting spirit which first characterized
his appearance upon the stage. He re-
piled that he only opened one letter
from Major Esterhazy, which he had
forwarded to Colonel Jouaust. General
Roget added that he had declined to re.
ceive other letters.
Jouaust Opposed the RcR.iing.
M. Labor then asked Colonel Jouaust
to have the letters read. Colonel
Jouaust at first declined, but NJ. Labori
insisted SO firmly that Colonel Jouaust,
after wrangling awhile, gave way and
consented that the letter should be read
later. Colonel Jouaust explained that
he opposed the reading Of the letters
because they only contained personal
ATTACKS upon various parties and would
only lead to prolongation Of the trial
General Roget then read the one Ester
hazy letter which he admitted having
opened. In this letter Major Esterhazy
said he could not prove the existence Of
the alleged syndicate or ganized in the
interest Of Dreyfus, and complained
that the general staff had refused to
give him a fair hearing.
M. Deffes, a reporter for The Temps,
testified that he saw Major Esterhazy
in London, and that the latter con.
fessed that he was the author of the
bordereau. The witness added that he
raised the question of the letters OF
Nine. Boulanc, and brought away the
4 impression that Esterhazy wrote the
sUhlan, letter.
M. Trarieux, formerly minister OF
justice, was the next witness called.
He made long deposition in favor Of
Dreyfus, reviewing the history Of the
case, and his own part in connection
herewith.
M. Trarieux's deposition closed the
public session. He made a very telling
speech, describing how his original be
lief in the guilt of Dreyfus was first
shaken, and then completely changed
to conviction Of Innocence by subse-
quent develop lopments, and the noble
conduct Of N. sschnerer- esther, for
merly vice preside lent 81 the senate. The
letters exchanged between General