Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-08-22
THE COURT MARrIAL AT RENNEs
All the Testimony Hostile to Dreyfus-
His Extended Remarks.

THE COURT MARTIAL AT RENNES.
All the Testimony Hostile to Drey yfus-
His Extended Remarks.
Rennes. Aug. 22.-At the court mar
tial of Captain Dreyfus yesterday all
of the witnesses were hostile to Drey-
fus, but as none of the evidence was
fresh, but mostly a reiteration of old
statements, the audience followed the
depositions with comparatively lit
tie interest, a reference by NJ. Gribelin
to the relations of Dreyfus with demi
mondaines proving the most appetite
ing portion of the mornings proceed
ings. A subdued stitter went round the
court room when NJ. Gribelin even pro-
fessed to know the exact amount
Dreyfus spent upon his various
amours All the witnesses declared it
impossible for any one to be guilty ex-
cept Dreyfus, and most of them were
more or less bothered by the cross
examination.
In reply to one witness, Captain
Juncke, who had dealt largely with the
amours of Dreyfus, the prisoner rose
anu spoks a great deal longer than ha
had ever done during the trial. He
said in part: Il win not speak to the
witness of private condolences he has
made to me. If Captain Juncke's ideas
of honor allow him to divulge private
mine do not.
In regard to the lectures in the offices
of the headquarters staff at which it
is asserted that / was present, they
occurred in December, 1898. 1 was abb
sent at the time and consequently did
not attend the lectures"
The prisoner then proceeded to show
that in July, 1894, the probationers
were informed by an official circular
that they were to pass period of pro-
baton in the army, the first yearers
in August and September and the sec
ond yearers in October. November and
December. Therefore, at period when
there were no manoeuvers.
Regarding the officers directing the
of troops at various points,
Dreyfus dwelt upon the fact that he, at
that time, was upon a mission and was
not at the manoeuvers at all.
''In August, 1884," continued Drey-
fus, "the second year probationers
knew definitely that they were to go
to various regiments in October, No
and December, and that, con-
sequently, they would not attend the
London, Aug 22.-The Rome cor
OF rhe Daily News says:
that both Germany and Italy have
documents capable of proving that
the French general staff has been vic
timized by swindling spies employing
forged and worthless documents, and
that Captain Dreyfus was in no way
connected with the fraud
Rome, Aug. ga prominent Ital-
ian politician, according to the Don
Della Mancia, has in his
possession one of the most important
documents referred to in the bordereau
in the DTeyfus case, and the hand
of the document is un-
not that of Captain
Dreyfus.
Paris, Aug. ga dispatch from
Ems says that Colonel Schneider, the
Austrian military attache whose al
eged letter incriminating Dreyfus has
been one of the principal weapons of
he prosecution, has started for Paris
with the intention of instituting pro-
for forgery and the employ
ment of forged documents against
those responsible for the authorship
and employment of the letter. which
le has already distinctly repudiated.
SfeCe NJ Mousfaur Guerin.