New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-08
WEARING TIE End AT RENNES.

Tho end is at hand at Renncs. The last t'Su-
,,onr has been received. or rejected The court
hos maintained consistently its attitude OF nos
,ui,v toward the accused and has crowned us
nort,ol,tv nv refusing 10 call for the proiier'n
testimony which would above any other in the
world be conclusive The generals have ceased
their harancues and. undcr orders from the war
Department. departed 10 other scenes OF du'y'
Tho Government Commissioner has summed up
his side of the case There now remains for the
counsel for the defence to sum up and for the
accused 10 speak. if he wishes. in his own be
half. Then Will come the deliheraton OF me
indros and the announcement of the verdict
That may come in a few hours. 1t cannot ne
POSTPONED for more than few days
The salient feature OF yesterdays proceedings
was the refusal of the presiding judge 10 ADMIT
or to secure. the testimony Of those TWO foreign
military attaches with whom Captain preY1us
e alleged 10 have hal reasonable commerce.
so reason H. apparent for this refusal save Inc
personal will of Colonel Jouaust. According 10
;.cccdcnt tile testimony should have been Sc
cireG Colonel JOuaust set the example or get
zinc. Testimony by commission in the case OF Du
petty de Clam. who was said 10 be too III 70
Como 10 court: and he set the example Of recev-
INC testimony from officials Of foreign Powers
nv letting in the fantastic tales Of the advent
urer Csernuzky In the face Of those prece-
dame his refusal 70 send for the testimony Of
Colonel Schwarzkoppen and Major Panizzardi
Is 70 say the least. surprising and apparently ih-
consistent II seems difficult TO explain II on
anv other than one Of two grounds. Either ne Is
grossly partial 10 the General StaH ana unWI-
ing therefore, 70 admit any testimony uh"e'
come 10 II. or else the court has already decided
mon the acquittal of Captain Dreyfus and Colo
mol Jouaust deems il therefore unnecessary 10
% 10 the trouble Of sending q commission
abroad for further testimony The latter ny
nothesjs. which Is not outside the pale of posi-
hOities. would imply Of course, that the court
apparent hostility 10 Captain Dreyfus has al
along been assumed. 10 prevent any complaints
that it WAS partial 10 him.
These are however matters OF mere con)ecr
ure The Judgment of the court may throw
Soma light upon them Certainly that Judgment
o.,n largely dictate the worlds Judgment upon
,h. court itself For that court is, as we said
yesterday. upon trial IF its verdict be an nc
ou,ttal Of Captain Dreyfus the eccentricities OF
&c conduct Will he understood and readily par
aoned e not applauded But II it should find
hin, guilty the world will want 10 know 10y
vbot right It could do SO after refusing 10 hear
some Of the most important testimony offered IN
his behalf. The conviction Of 1894 was sci
aside bv the Court of Cessation because II had
been based upon secret testimony against inc
accused which the accused and his counsel were
not permitted 10 see or 10 know anything about
The conviction Of 1899 would have no better
standing if It were based on the refusal OF the
court TO hear all the defence the accused bad ia
make.
We have said that the end IS at hand at
Rennes But If that end be repugnant 70 justice
y will not be the end Of the Dreyfus case
There are Judges and authorities elsewhere than
al RenDcs.