Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-08-25
MERCIER EXAMINED.
i,bori Repeatedly Corners the Former
Minister of War.
COURT AIDS THE WITNESS.
Several Quotations Put to Him by the
Lawyer For Dreyfus Go IMAM
swered by the Order of
Colonel JOunuBt.

Colonel JOuaust.
Rennes, Aug. 26.-The proceedings o,
the Dreyfus court martial were lively
The interest began with the reading OF
the deposition Of Captain Penot who
quoted Colonel Sandherr as saying that
after Dreyfus was arrested Matthew
Dreyfus and another brother of the prs
oner came to him and offered 10000
francs to suppress the affair.
NJ. Demange promptly offset this evil
dence by reading a note written by Colo
mel Sandherr himself saying that Ma.
thieu Dreyfus had offered his fortune fol
the purpose of tracing the real traitor.
| NJ Labori called M. Linol from the
audience to testify In regard to the story
told by Nine. Dehreuil as to Dreyfus re-
lations with NJ. and Nine. Bodson and
with German attache at Bodson's
house. Iinol affirmed that he discussed
the case with Bodson after Dreyfus was
condemned, Bodson then declaring that
Dreyfus was incapable of treason. Bod
son, the witness added, was neither a
Jew nor a foreigner.
Colonel Maurel, who was president OF
the court martial of 1894, made an i'm
pressive witness, speaking slowly and
carefully, and his evidence probably
told heavily against the prisoner in the
minds of the judges. He affirmed that
his conviction and the convictions of the
other members of the court martial OF
1894 were firmly established against the
prisoner before the court retired to de.
liberate The secret dosser, he said, in
nowise affected their decision. The court
martial, he said. received a packet from
General MERCER. The court looked at a
single document contained therein, and
this was of such a nature that they re-
fused to examine the dossier further.
Nj. Labori asked who brought the SO.
cret dossier to the court martial
Colonel Maurel replied, "Du Patty de
Clam"
Labori-What was the first piece you
examined?
Colonel Jouaust-The witness will not
reply.
A Barrier Raised.
Thus suddenly was raised the same
barrier which at the Zola trial and at all
other times has been opposed to the COM
plete calculation of the mysteries of the
Dreyfus affair.
NJ. Labori wasted no time in protesting
against the arbitrary decision of the
court. Everybody, including the judges
themselves, knew. of course. that it was
the notorious "Canaille de ID" document
the falsity of which was known to Gen
eral MERCER himself when he sent it.
NJ. Labori asked to be allowed to con-
front Colonel Maurel with Captain Frey
statter, who was one of the Judges that
convicted D1eyfus. but as that officer
was not in court Nj. Labori demanded
that General MERCER be recalled.
Then followed the great duel which ev-
erybody had been impatiently awaiting
since the trial opened. NJ. Labori SEEM
ed to be in the full vigor of his powers
while General MERCER was logged and
unyielding.
Both Colonel Jouaust and Major Car
riere begged NJ Labor at the outset to
be brief, Carriere even presuming to
suggest that he might put questions, but
should not draw deductions therefrom.
M. Labor retorted, II will take no les.
sons from the counsel of the prosecu.
ton"
Mercier In u Corner.
Turning then to General MERCER, M.
LuDoIl DeSStu Hill u recall the OT0cfS ]
he gave for the communication of GER
-ain documents to the 1894 court mar
,ial.
General Mercier--I gave no orders to
hat court martial.
When pressed, however, MERCER ad-
nitted having given verbal orders for the
of the documents to the
'ourt.
NJ. Labori-Why We're not these docu-
nents submitted regularly?
General Mercier-I will not answer.
Again that memorable barrier was in
and M. Labor started on an
ther tack.
Were there any other charges besides
hose based on the bordereau?" asked M.
4abori
General Mercier-Yes.
NJ. Labori-What?
General Mercier--I decline to answer.
M. Labori-If the bordcreau were suf.
Gent why We're there other charges?
General Mercier-We wanted evidence
nough to satisfy all our consciousness:
ence the dictation test. But there was
D reason for lightly bringing in the name
foreign power =
M. Labori-Why didn't you watch
'reyfus instead of promptly arresting
i'm?
General Mercier-I arrested the traitor r
order to avoid the effects of his trea- +
N.
Mercier Dodges. i
NJ. Labor further cross questioned the t.
illness regarding the management of the t.
sc in 1894. General MERCER finally TAX c
9 refuge in the reply: a
Il wasn't directly concerned in the af n
IL of 1894. / knew of it, but did not n
low its details" ls
M. Labori-'Fhen you brought these
argos against Dreyfus and used the ey-
nnce you did without studying the
Sc? re
General MERCER in reply, went off in d.
fresh analysis Of the case. M. Labori &C
ed to pin the witness down, but Colo ia
Jouaust interposed fos his protection. Fl
NJ. Labor questioned the witness as to IN
possibility of Dreyfus' knowledge of a
"l2e' cannon mentioned in the Dor tt
reau, and Colonel Jouaust again inter m
sed.
VI. Labori warmly retorted at was
my fault that ! was not present to
ISIS examine the witness at the proper No
re- lie continued by demanding his
hts 80 vigorously that Colonel Jouaust
ally withdrew his objection. and NJ. sta
borl, after asking permission to sit, bu