Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-06

Gen. Roget then read the one Ester
hazy letter which he admitted being
oT1ned. In this letter Maj Ester
| hazy said he could not prove the exis-
tence of the alleged syndicate organized
| in the interest of Dreyfus and COM
planned that the general staff had re-
! fused to give him fair hearing.
| M. Labor then put a series of ques-
tons intended to bring out the fact
that the general staff had made use of
Maj. Estsrhazy even after he was
known to be unreliable. Gen. Roget
said he had not considered Mai. Ester
| hays avowals to be of any value.
M. Labori sought to question Gen Ro-
get more closely on his statement that
none of the generals of the general staff
! had any relations
WITH MAI. ESTERHAZY,
! but Col Jouaust declined to allow further
discussion. This led to another scene be-
! tween the president of the courtmartial
and counsel for the defense, NJ Labor de-
ciaring that Gen. Roget, who came here
more as public prosecutor than as a
J tons
! little later M. Labor pushed the ques-
ton on Gen Bilot on what is known as
( the hberating document Gen. Zurlinden
then came upon the platform dressed in
| the uniform of his rank, and with his in
separable eye-glass. He spoke a few words
respecting the general stats belief in Maj
| Esterhazy
|
! ion of Maj Esterhazy. II have an abso-
! lutte conviction replied Gen. Roget, amid
! cries of oh" from the audience. that
Maj Esterhazy is a stranger to treason
| Gen. Roget then delivered d short discourse
, in reply to the statement of NJ Lamothe
on Saturday, that the phrase in the Dor
dereua, II am going to the maneuvers,"
| showed that Dreyfus could not be the au-
| thor of the bordereau Gen. Roget main
! tanned that NJ. Lamonthe was wrong
! Capt Dreyfus arose and emphatically in
! sisted that the circular of May II, 1894,
| announcing that the probationers would
| not go to the maeuvers, was written in the
! clearest language, which the court would
see If it were read. He reiterated that he
mad never asked to go to the maneuvers,
| for he was absolutely convinced that such
a request would not be granted
| NJ. Deffes, reporter for the Temps, tes-
! titled that he saw Maj. Esterhazy in Lon
don and that the latter confessed that he
was the author of the bovdereau The wit
ness added that he raised the question of
| the letters of Madame Boulanc and
brought away the impression that Ester
Navy wrote the "Uhlan letter
M. Trarieux. formerly minister of JUS
tice was the next witness called He
made long deposition in favor of Dreyfus
reviewing the history of the case and his
own part in connection herewith NJ
| Trarieux is an
EXCELLENT SPEAKER,
with good presence. He has iron gray
/ hair and mustache, and q ciear( resonant
voice, which could be heard outside the
court room.
NJ. Trarieux's deposition closed the pub
lie session. He made very telling speech,
describing how his original belief in the
guilt ofDreyfus first shaken and then
completely changed to conviction of inno-
cence by subsequent developments and the
noble conduct of NJ. Screurer-K estner, for
| merly vice president of the Senate. The
letters exchanged dbetween en- Gonse and
Lieut.. Col. Picquart also strengthens his
conviction. NJ Trareux spoke of the ma
chinations against Pcquart and said he ac-
cused nobody. He believed. however, that
the chiefs were deceived NJ Trarieux re-
counted conversation with foreign am
bassador, who declared, in a tone of the
greatest sincerity, that Dreyfus never had
| relations with him nor with any officer of
his country, while the ambassador added
ne possessed documents proving the guilt
OF Maj. Esterhazy. NJ. TrarieuX delivered
very impressive passage, recalling the
execution of the English Admiral Byng on
the charge of treason who was afterward
found to have been unjustly condemned.
Nj. Trarieux said that Frenchmen might
well dread to have such bloodstain upon
their history as through the execution of
Admiral Byng, mars the history of Eng
land. NJ. Trarieux said that Gen. Roget
and Capt. Cuignet were wrong in the con-
ciusion they had drawn from the CORE
spondence of Agents "A" and 81 that
Dreyfus was guilty. He reiterated that
the ambassador to whom he had previously
referred had affirmed that Mai Esterhazy
was the traitor, and the former minister of
justice declared in an emphatic tone which
madea deep impression upon his hearers,
that no parallel ought to be drawn between
model officer like Dreyfus and Maj Es-
terhazy, who had not even the
SOUL OF A FRENCHMAN
NJ. Trarieux, on abiding 10 the border
eau was Interrupted by Major Carriere,
who said that while he opposed direct
official application to foreign governments
for documents mentioned in the bordereau
yet if by a side wind the documents
could be produced. he certainly would be
personally very much pleased This is
practically an invitation to Germany to
volunteer to communicate the documents
In question.
At the conclusion of NJ Trarieux's tes-
timony, which was a yeritable speech for
the defense and which apparently made an
impression upon the judges, the courtmar-
tiai went behind closed doors and examined
the secret espionage dossier. The court
also deliberated upon NJ. Labori's request
that application be made to Germany for
the documents described In the bordereau.
The decision was unanimously reached TO
reject the application on the ground that
the court was incompetent to invite the
government TO take diplomatic steps to OBJ
tain the documents in question. II was al
so decided to hear NJ Cernuschi behind
closed doors tomorrow
No testimony yet given has caused a
greater impression on the Dreyfus court
martial than that of NJ Painleve espec-
lady when ne read letter from his friend
Henri Poncaire, member OF the Academy
of Science, who is almost worshiped by the
graduates of the Polytechnic school. and
whose reputation as one OF the foremost
living mathematiciarS is recognized IN