The record-union., 1899-09-01

/ sion that he had delivered documents;
! second, an allegation that the docu-
ments were unimportant; third, that
the prisoners object was to obtain
more important documents in ex-
change.
| Replying to Captain Anthorne, the
prisoner said he had only one observa-
! ton to make. that he maintained posi-
lively that he only spoke to Captain
Lebrun- -Renault and that he had moth
! ing to add to his reply to the latter.
Captain Lebrun- n-Renault, recalled,
admitted that Captain d'Attel did not
speak to the prisoner but, he added,
that as the room was very small, he
| certainly heard the words uttered by
Dreyfus.
NJ. Labori-What is very certain is
that Captain d'Attel made no report
of the incident to his chiefs.
General Mercier-No.
Lieutenant Colonel Guerin, whom
General Saussier ordered to attend the
degradation, was next examined He
said "At about z 40 I saw the prison
van arrive. Dreyfus alighted was
taken to the office. where he was
guarded by Captain Lebrun-Renault,
whose name / did not know at that
time. At 500 the Adjutant of the
Garrison relieved Captain Lebrun-Re-
nault with four artillerymen and a
! Corporal, composing the guard which
was to conduct the prisoner to the
place of degradation. At that moment
[ was at the door of the building
Captain Lebrun- -Renault, when re-
lieved from duty, saw me and began to
relate what Dreyfus had said The
three statements which struck him
because of their Importance, remained
so craven on my memory that I could
never forget them-namely, first, the
prisoners pride in the facings he had
lost; second, his confession that he
had delivered documents to a foreign
Power; third that in three years JUS
tice would be done him.
"A group of officers We're standing
near, and as Captain Lebrun- Renaults S
conversation was not confidential, and
the statement he made to me was of
great Importance and interest to US,
| begged him to repeat to the officers
what he had just told me-
Il must add that Captain d'Attel
had been ordered to superintend mat
ters and his special duty required him
to report everything which occurred in
the office of the Adiutant, while Drey-
fus was there, until Dreyfus was con-
Quoted to the place of degradation
Throughout the ceremony the prisoner
walked automatically. Afterwards,
when he was conducted to the prison
van, | stood, in company with some
officers, in the passage Dreyfus trav-
ersed, and Dreyfus, addressing the Off
GERS, repeated that in three years JUS
tice would be done him. He then en-
| tered and disappeared.
After the ceremony I verbally re-
ported to General Saussier the incident
of the morning, particularly the state
ments made by Dreyfus to Captain
Lebrun- -Renault.
During the day Captain d'Attel also
told NJ. Wunenberger, archivist of the
Paris headquarters, that Dreyfus had
confessed"
NJ. Demange-How do you reconcile
| his protests of innocence with his al
legged confession?
Colonel Guerin-That is not nv busi-
ness.
M. Demange-You reported the con-
fession to General Saussier?
Colonel Guerin-Certainly
M. Demange-Was it suggested that
steps be taken to verify the alleged
confession?
Colonel Guerin-I do not recollect.
M. Demange - So there was no at