Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-23
MA|TRE LABORPS DAY
CONTINUED FROM FIRST PACED

in which. after dwelling upon his services,
I.aioux said It was in conscience OF
Henry's exactions that the spy. Cuers.
had become an enemy, instead OF an
ally. lie also described conversation
with Cuers. in which Cuers declared that
Droyfus had never been heard OF at
: army headquarters in Berlin, and that
on the news of the arrest OF Dreyfus.
General Won WaldeTsee summoned all the
German military attaches in Europe TO
Berlin. ard they unanimously declared
that not one Of them ever had relations
with Dreyfus. Cuers added that he HIM
self had never heard Of Dreyfus
Laioux then complained Of his aban-
Comment by the headquarters stan, and
the measures taken against him by ofh-
GERS of the Ministry Of War. He spoke
Of the promises OF Colonel Sandherr and
| Henry. who gave him credit for the most
success I'm the work Of the Intelligence
Bureau.
bad EGG" A PENSIONER.
After reading this letter. NJ. Labor in
CURED:
"Can Northumberland ollin explain
| how a man regarded as rogue and bad
egg is now receiving pension OF Zo
/
The witness replied: 1T is no doubt in
recognition of his previous services"
Qaughter)
Then NJ. Labor asked If the witness
assumed responsibility for the report OF
! November 30, 1897. which was attributed
TO a foreign military attsche
The government cOmmissary, Major
Carrere, protested against this question,
saying it referred to affairs of State, and
| should not DO answered except behind
closed doors.
NJ Labor pointed out that he had not
named anybody, and Lieutenant-Colonel
| Rollin replied that he had no knowledge
regarding the translation of the docu-
ment in question. At this NJ. Labor
| called the attention Of the witness 10 the
cautious nature OF his reply. and asked
him how the document came into the
possession of General MERCER.
POSERS FOR MERCER.
General MERCER thought the witness was
not justified in answering it, but in reply
to further queries MERCER declared he
took the full responsibility for the trans
| lation submitted 10 the court.
! ThereupOn NJ. LabOri pointed out that
when the document was produced General
MERCER was no longer Minister Of War
and asked what right he then had TO have
I'm his possession a document which was
n State secret.
General MERCER did not reply
Counsel then asked what right General
| MERCER had to retain possession Of all
the documents in tho secret dossier.
General MERCER was silent
NJ. Labor: / am asking for the official
! responsibility, and ] make note of the
| fact that il is refused. / will reserve the
| rftsI,f al oil na mo which
think proper. CSensation)
Counsel added that he later would ask
! Colonel Jouaust 10 recall General Mer-
cier. and would put numerous questions
TO him. 10 which. however, counsel add
] ed he could foresee. the General would
refuse TO reply. prolonged sensation)
, Dreyfus then made a statement regard
: ing a passage Of Rollins evidence refer
ring 10 the searches made in his (Drey-
fus's) residences in 1894.
DREYFUS'S TORN NOTEBOOK
Everything" said the prisoner, was
! seized. without exception
Colonel JOuaust: Some OF the pages
! were missing from your notes taken at
! the lectures given by the military college.
That had been the subject OF remark.
Dreyfus: No, my Colonel; not in 1871
| Sensauon)
Ferret a former secretary Of the Minis
try Of War. then told Of finding Dreyfus
| and a civilian in the War Office out OF
office hours, apparently prying about for
| information. Witness was asked why he
| had not testified to this in 1894, but he
could give no good reason
| Dreyfus protested against this evidence
termng it a "vile insinuation. concocted
by a former Minister of War" Great
sensation)
The prisoner said that it was most diff
cult for a civilian to obtain entry to the
| War Office.
| The prosecution undertook to refute
| this statement by citing instances. Drey-
! fus retorted that if these cases were true,
| there had been gross negligence in the
office. for the rules were strict.
DEMANGE MAKES a POINT.
Maitre Demange added that if civil
iaps had such easy access TO the dOcu-
ment-rooms. others besides officers might
have secured contraband information.
Ijeutenant-C Colonel Berlin who was
| chief of Drayfus's bureau i'm 1894. follow
| ed He gave the prisoner a bad reputa-
| ton for curiosity and negligence IN MS
work but insisted that he had mastered
a large part of the eastern mobilization
! problem.
At the conclusion of his deposition the
witness declared he never ordered Drey-
fus to procure information concerning me
| entire network of railroads (which the
| prisoner sought to acquire from captain
! Cugnet"
Replying to questions on the subject or
tho alleged untimely visit of Dreyius 10
his office. witness said that the plans
were kept I'm his office. and that Dreyfus
knew the word necessary 10 open the
press containing them.
RELIGIOUS QUESTION NEVER
RAISED.
Lieutenant Colonel Berth protested his
belief i'm the guilt of Dreyfus and though
Maitre Demange tried to trap him as TO
conversations on the subject with Major
Kestner and others, he would not be
shaken. He denied that the religious
question had arisen during Dreyfus's term
at headquarters, saying he was received
not as a Jew, but as comrade.
Maitre Labor asked the courts leave 20
question the witness on a delicate sub
tect. "He referred" continued counsel
"to a remark made by Berth at din
ner at which NJ. Labor was present, at
the house Of a mutual friend. a fortnight
after the degradation Of Dreyfus.
Il have absolute confidence in the good
faith Of Leutenant-COlonel Bertin," add
ed VI. Labor, land / am convinced that
II his recollections are exact enough he
will not hesitate to reply"
Berth asked the lawyer to mention
the name of the mutual friend who gave
the dinner. NJ. Labori whispered the
name and the witness nodded assent.
| LABORI CORNERS THE COLONEL.
NJ. Labori continued: do you remem-