The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-15

that his military attache had spied un.
der the immunity granted to diplo.
mats.
NJ. Cavaignac also found in the con-
| Trajectory statements of foreign diplo-
matists that Dreyfus was well known
| at various chancelOries.
Colonel Jousaust asked NJ. Cavaig-
nae: How do you explain the Henry
forgery? and the witness repeated the
statement he had already made on the
subject. He dwell at length on NJ.
Cuignet's long investigation. Colonel
Jousaust then asked,
| What do you think of the Henry
forgery in relation TO the facts now
/ occupying our attsn,iun?'
The Henry Forgery.
THE Henry forgery" replied NJ. Cav
| aignac, AS alleged. vas in order to Sc
| cure revision of the case by the court
| of cessation and WIS not even alluded
to. This forgery. therefore, should re-
main outside the scope of the questions
| submitted to this court martial. That is
! my opinion
Replying to anothnr question, NJ. Cav
aignac said his stat ment that Dreyfus
went to Brussels in the middle of 1884
| rested on hearsay
NJ. Cavaignac introduced during the
course of his evidence a memorandum
written in German asking for various
| which appears to have been unearihed
from the archives Of the bureau of in
formation of the war office. He said
he believed it was written by military
attache. NJ. Demange asked why NJ.
CaVaignac, who was so anxious to in
criminate Dreyfus. had not produced
this document in the chamber of depu
ties The witness replied that he had
other means of reaching the ends. Col
onel Jousaust remarked that this par
ticular would be elurtdated when Cen
eral Boisdeffre appeared Colonel
Jousaust then told Dreyfus to rise and
asked him if he had any remarks to
make upon the evidence.
The prisoner, who. during NJ. Cav
aignac's arraignment of him had
seemed nervous and agitated, replied
in a low voice:
Il am astounded that the man who
produced in the tribunal of the cham
Der the Henry forgery can come here
and base his convictions of my culDa-
bility on matters which the court of
cessation ha already disposed Of
(Great sensation.
General Zurlinden, also a former min
lister of war, was the next witness. He
began by pointing out the obligation
resting upon those directing espionage
to do everything possible to save OBJ
serving them when the latter were dis
Al
regarded the bordereau as being de-
cisive proof of the guilt of DreyCus.
This inquiry into the honor of the army
had nothing to do with the affair.
General Zurlinden then traversed the
old ground and declared that not any
thing, not even Henry's confession, had
entered to change his conviction. The
prosecution of Dreyfus. the witness as
serted, was quite unforeseen, and there
fore the idea of Vaccinations was I'M
tenable.
The reiteration by General Zurlinden
of his firm belief that Dreyfus wrote
the bordereau created lively excite
men+.
NJ. Demange suggested that if Colonel
Fabre had not thought of examining
the handwriting of the probationers the
bordereau would then have been eter-
nally buried in the archives of the
ministry of war, and he remarked: III
this is the case, it must be evident there
is nothing in the bordereau which in
dicated Dreyfus'
Zurlinden Admits.
General Zurlinden, in a troubled voice,
acknowledged this fact conclusively
and tried to explain. NJ. Demange,
however, got General Zurlinden to ad-
init that it was not until after the con-
demnation that the study of the Dor
dereau seemed to indicate that it was
the work of probationer.
In reply to further questions General
Zurlinden said that in order to know
the whole truth in regard to the Dor
dereau they must have the four notes
therein mentioned. They must be Sc
cured.
At this point Dreyfus interjected:
II associate myself with those words,
my colonel. l also desire the truth. I
only ask for the truth
These statements caused excitement
in the court.
General Chanoine next testified He
briefly affirmed his belief in the culpa-
bility of the prisoner.
The appearance of M. Hanotaux, the
former minister of foreign affairs, who
followed him in the witness box, re-
awakened the interest of the audience.
NJ. Hanotaux declared he had nothing
that added to his evidence given before
the court of cessation. He said he
never had cognizance either as a min
lister or as private individual of any
secret dosser. He recalled the circum-
stances under which he took office, say
ing foreign politics then presented
grave difficulties
The negotiations with Great Britain
and Belgium with regard to Africa, the
war in Madagascar and the state of af-
fairs in China were pointed to. He then
related that he was made acquainted
with the Dreyfus affair by General
Mercier and M Dupuy in the presence
of M. Guerin, and read the notes, al
ready produced by NJ. Paleologue, Civ
ing the observations he thought right to
make to General MERCER regarding the
proofs obtained against Dreyfus and
the minister of wars reply, with his
objections. NJ. Hanotaux replied that
he saw the difficulty, which speedily de-
veloped. His fears, he added, We're full
ly justified, and when 1t became neces-
sary to publish several official notes in
order to satisfy foreign embassy the
situation was undoubtedly grave, and
he forthwith requested General MERCER
to cease the prosecution of the affair
under the ruling circumstances. But
General MERCER was obdurate and the
affair proceeded. The former minister
of foreign affairs denied the allegation
that he had told NJ Monod that he be-
lieved Dreyfus was guilty. He was as
founded at NJ. MOnod's statement, but
the latter was evidently hazy, as he had
given other versions of the converse
ton.