Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-20
THE COURT PROCEEDINGS.
Drcyfus Gives the Lie Direct to
Cufgnet.

trial OF Captain Dreyfus was resumed at
the Lycee.
The first witness called was Major
Cuignet, formerly attached to the Min
istry OF War Major Cuignet was no. in
uniform, as he is not at present attached
to any corps.
Major Cuignet prefaced his testimony
by stating that while on the headquarters
STAFF he gave Dreyfus a general scheme
for the mining of railroads, owing TO the
latter's persistent requests for such in
formation. Dreyfus. witness said, took
coplous notes, and when his house WAS
searched these notes were not discovered.
He does not know what became Of them.
After launching the above declaration,
which he apparently considered to be
weighty evidence of the treachery vi
Dreyfus, Major Cuignet proceeded to re-
count in detail the task which General
GOnse assigned TO him in May 1898, of
classifying the documents in the Drey-
fus and Esterhazy and Picquart cases.
Is DREYFUs GUILTY?
THE first question | will ask here"
said the witness, lis, Is Dreyfus guilty?
My conviction Of his guilt is based on
three grounds
First. His confessions to Captain Lee
brun-Renault.
Second. The technical nature of the
contents Of the bordereau
Third. The results of the examination
OF the secret dossier.
II will add 10 these three points the
evidence Of the expert, BertillOn Qaugh-
teri, as indirect proof, and the means
employed by the Dreyfus family TO secure
the prisoners rehabilitation.
Il protest that a combination has been
fob f,,et
country"
The Majors outburst of heroics evoked
cynical smiles and indications of dissclt,
coupled with marks of assent from the
assembled generals.
The witness next spoke OF the secret
dossier of the War Ministry, containing
information relating TO the interview be-
tween ~ Trarieux, former Minister of
Justice, and Count Tenieli, the Italian
Ambassador. (which country could be
benefited by the treachery."
DREYFUS'S ALLEGED CONFESSIONS.
Regarding the confessions said to have
been made to Captain Lebrun-R enault,
witness said he still believed they were
authentic.
Continuing, the witness reasserted that
the bordereau was written by Dreyfus at
the end Of August, and incidentally, the
Major protested against Colonel Pic
quarts inslnuations against Du Patty de
Clam. He then returned to the secret
dCssier Of the War Office, from which, he
declared, the court was sure TO draw I'M
pCrtant deductions.
''The first portion of the dossier," he said.
SHOWS that in 1898 there was a constant
leakage in the Ministry Of War. We
have had proofs Of the plans Of fortifca-
tens reaching the hands of foreign Pow
ers."
Witness then invited the courts special
attention to the document, which. he said,
would be found ample proof Of the pri-
sCner's guilt.
THE LIE DIRECT.
At this stage Of the proceedings, Drey-
fus rose and interrupted the witness,
shouting: THAT is a manifest lle.'
Another document Of the dossier, ac-
ccrdng 10 Major Cugnet, showed beyond
dispute that the bordereau actually pass
ed through the hands of Colonel Schwarz-
koppen THIS, TO the witness, established
the authenticity of the bordereau, an ex-
animation Of which, he pointed out. proved
that SchwaTzkoppen and Panizzardi ha1
the closest relations in all matters CT
espionage.
SCHNEIDER'S DENIAL
Referring next to the dispatch Of Colo
mel Schneider formerly Austrian military
attache at Paris. denouncing as a forgery
a letter purporting to have been written
by the attache in which he was repre-
scented as referring to efforts being made
by Schwarzkoppen and Panizzardi to con-
meet their relations with Dreyfus. witness
maintained that General Mercier's state
ments on the witness-stand were correct,
and that the authenticity Of the letter had
been proved
The Intelligence Department he added.
had other documents from the same at
tache.
Major Cuignet said he noticed that the
importance Of Colonel Schneier's report
had not escaped the court, nor those who
are fighting so hard for the rehabi-
litation of Dreyfus."
TRUTH OF DENIAL DOUBTED.
az heard it said" the witness continued.
that an emphatic denial bad been ad-
dressed 10 us, alleging that the report is
a forgery. / do not know what truth
there is in this denial. 1t is said 10 be
dated from Ems, and we in France know
that kilograms from Ems are not al
ways authentic. | will simply point out
TO the court that the document in ques-
ton was handed TO the court by NJ.
Chamoin. representing the Ministry Of
War. and that the document is included
in portion Of the secret dossier the
authenticity OF which has never been
questioned. and that it is. therefore, to
the French Government that the denial is
addressed.
81 beg 10 add that II this denial to
the French Government is maintained,
we are in a position 10 prove beyond. a
doubt the authenticity of the report In
question. The author Of this report is,
| know. of very inferior position. COM
pared with his friends. Perhaps he can
not do otherwise than deny; but he must
know that this document is not the only
one Of MS which we have in our hands.
| cannot enumerate them, but we have
particularly a letter from his govern
ment. written on. official paper. asking
him to obtain official information regard
ing a vessel of the French navy and
another letter in which he is asked 10
request the French Government Off
cially. for three cavalry sabres of a
certain pattern. These sabres were asked
for and granted, through the interme-
diary Of the Third Bureau.
TOAST TO SCHWARzKOPPEN.
Finally we have a memorandum of
toast proposed by him at the farewell
dinner to his Comrade and friend Agent
"A (ScharwZkOppen). The author OF the
report now alleged TO be false referred TO
Il several times in the midst of his toast.
In order TO recall 10 him the terms of
his toast. and TO show that our documents
are authentic. l will recall only the last
phrase. After exchanging regrets al the
departure of a and telling him we
should have the best recolectiOns OF him,
he added, and 1 quote textuaIly: For a
long time 10 come. in all the armies OF
the world In America and in Asia We
will long be talked about, and IL will be