Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-01

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tial trial of Captain Dreyfus was resum-
ed this morning Major Du Breuil took
! the stand. On August IS Major Du
Breuil told a story of Dreyfus' meeting
German attache at the house of one
Bodson The cross-examination of Du
Breuil reflected severely on his reputa-
! ton, and today he produced documents
| to show that he was an honorable man.
A witness named Germail then deposed
seeing Dreyfus at the German maneu-
| vers in Alsace. Colonel Jouaust, presi-
dent of the court, questioned upon this
testimony. The general effect of his tes-
timony was rather unfaVOrable to Drey
fus.
| Immediately after the opening of the
| Dreyfus court martial this morning Col
onel Jouaust aroused the interest of the
audience by remarking:
"Maitre Labori the other day asked
| that information be obtained regarding
| the character of certain witnesses. ]
would not have acceded if the witnesses
! had not expressed similar desire. The
information. which has now reached me,
will be read
a report regarding NJ. Dubruiel, a Pari-
sian friend of NJ. De Beaurepaire, who
testified Aug. % to the effect that Drey-
| fus met a German attache at the home
| of mutual friend named BCdsOn, the
| cross-examination rejecting severely on
his reputation. The report was to the
effect that Dubruiel never was horse
! dealer. as claimed by Labori, and that
the character of the witness was mos
respectable, he being held in general es
TEEN.
A groom named Germain then deposed
to seeing Dreyfus at the German army
maneuvres in Alsace. The general ef-
feet of the testimony of the witness was
rather unfavorable to the prisoner. Ger
main declared he saddled a horse fol
Dreyfus to follow the maneuvres ano
said that Major Infreville accompanied
Dreyfus, adding that the major told The
witness the name of his companion.
Jouaust questioned Dreyfus and al
though he did not counfound the prisoner
in any way Dreyfus made weak repi.
in declaring that he could not remembe
whether he hired horses of Germain
employer or not
The next witness, however, gave stroni
testimony in favor of Dreyfus and sad
ly knocked Germain's out. His employer
man named Kuhlman, got up and de
clared that all German had said was un
true and Major Infreville followed an
declared he never knew Dreyfus. SO Ger
mains allusions to him were baseless.
CAPTAIN Lemmonier, who was pro
bationer on the headquarters staff a
the same time as Dreyfus, deposed tina
the prisoner told him he was we'll ac
auainted with certain German posltlo
because he had lolioWeu the his''i"
y maneuVreS.
II Dreyfus replied that Lemmonier mus
II have mixed up his remarks. The pfs
i oner added he was acquainted with ina
:, part of Alsace because he had spent nj
youth there and not because he wa
j present at the maneuvres OF the defma
y army there.
II A witness named Villon then told
/, tale of how he overheard a conversatio
!. in a Berlin cafe between German officers
in which the remark was made that TN
y mobiliza ton plans We're expected Ifol
Dreyfus. The cafe, however, has sine
y disappeared and there are no means q
n verifying Villon's story.
NJ COmmlSSary flScnef leStlIleu 1Ldt II
y was charged to investigate the leakag
y of documents at the gunnery school a
Rourees and found nothing to incrnnln
ate Dreyfus.
y Lieutenant Bernheim testified that
\ loaned Esterhazy documents dealin
4 with the artillery and was unable to &c
Il them back.
Y Artillery Lieutenant Brugere, who at
D tended the gunnery course at Shaions
testified that it was easy for an OUTSIDE
y to obtain particulars about guns. II
NJ said he himself had lent his firing man
i ual 10 an infantry officer.
I. General Roget asked to be chnfronte
y with the witness and said the latte
. wrote NJ Cavaignac, then minister c
war, a violent letter of resignation, i
y which he declared it was dishonor I
NJ serve in the French army.
Il This declaration caused a scene, &c
I, Brugere. turning TO Roget, cried: Il pre-
test against Rogets words. l affirm tina
y / never said any such thing"
" General Roget then backed down, say
y ing, well, that was the general sens
NJ of the letter.
4, A roar of disgust came from the audi
y ence at this apparent underhandnes
y upon the part of the general, and Lieu