Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-31

in the morning.
Col Jnuaust asked Mai. Forzinetti if
Dreyfus ever had ideas of suicide and the
witness replied that Dreyfus had asked
him for a weapon, and that also, after his
condemnation was read to him he was with
difficulty prevented from dashing his head
against the wall.
After the visit of Du Patty de Clam to
Dreyfus. continued Maj. Forzinetti, the
witness brought to the minister of war
a letter which concluded with the words:
When l am gone let them seek the Gull
prit."
At the conclusion of Maj F'orzinettis
evidence Dreyfus. Col. JouauStS fnvi-
tation and after reference to last inter-
view with Patty de Clam. said, looking with
gratitude at the major
Prisoner Greatly Moved.
There is a matter which Major Forzinet
ii has just recalled which has greatly
moved me and which wish to recall. for I
wish to say to whom | owe the fact that l
have done my duty and to whom l owe
having done it for five years after my con-
dennatiOn. l had determined to kill my
self | had made up my mind not to I'M
dergo the frightful torture of soldier from
whom they wished to tear the insignia of
honor. Well. then. let say this: That
if l went to that torture l say here
that it thanks to Nine. Dreyfus, who
showed me my duty, and who told me that
II | was innocent / ought to go to 1t for the
sake of her and our children If l am here
il is to her | owe II, my colonel
Here Major Fofz:netti said:
1T is quite true. In his last interview
with his wife Dreyfus said: For her and
for my children L will undergo the torture
of tomorrow %"
The declaration of Dreyfus that his life
due his wife deeply stirred all his
hearers. He spoke in broken voice, with
emphatic gestures. swaying to and fro with
emotion. and when he had finished he sat
down abruptly, evidently to conceal his dis
spectators in court, who. when he is seat
ed. are only able to see the back of his
seat. Tears were glistening in his eyes and
he was clearly suppressing an outburst of
Sobbing.
The session concluded with the confronta-
lions OF Captain Leprun- Renauit and Gem
eral de Boisdelfre, the former explaining
That he did not speak to Major Forzinetti
of the Dreyfus confession, because he had
received Instructions TO keep silent. Cen
eral de Boisdetfre denied that Major Forzi-
netu had expressed to him his conviction
that Dreyfus was innocent The major
maintained his assertion, however.
Inc court then adjourned until tomorrow.
Proceedings in Detail.
Following are the proceedings in detail:
When the public session of the Dreyfus
court-martial was resumed at $50 this
morning there a stir in the audience
and considerable curiosity was manifested
the Republican Guard, the recipient of the
so-called confession of Dreyfus was called
and the officer walked srnartly to the wit
ness box, saluted the court and threw his
KEPT on tho table. He then stood at at
tention. awaiting questions.
The president of the court Col Io,,aust
said
"On January >. 1925, the Gay OF the pris-
oners degradation, you We're intrusted with
the task OF conducting him from the
nE4rf he 10 y,rtS..
where he remained some time in your
charge. Tell the court what passed be-
tween you and him at that time
capt. Lebrun-Renault - ION SATURDAY.
January ., 1925, | was ordered, with my
squadron, to proceed to the Cherche Midi
prison and take charge of Dreyfus, who
was 10 be degraded at o'clock in one of
the courtyards of the military school
Starting al 1:15 am. 1 arrived al the place
indicated at I:45 o'clock. The office of the
garrison adjutant WIS pointed out to me as
the place to keep the prisoner until the
Aour OF the degradation parade He began
TO protest his innocence and to say that
with considerable means at his disposal
and a bright future in store for him, he
treason. He said:
am innocent. In three years my in
hocence VIII be acknowledged. The min
l5ter knows it we'll. He told du Patty de
cell. He knows that if 1 communicated
documents to Germany they were of no
Importance, and it was to obtain more
serious and more import ant documents
The witness added that Captain Dattei
was present when the statement was made
continuing. Captain Lebrun- Renault said
That as soon as four artiilerymen, COM
manded by a corporal, came to take th.
prisoner to the court yard for the cere-
Hlony OF degradation he cine witness) left
the office and was Immediately surrounded
by several officers, to whom he repeated
DreyfuS remarks. He also repeated them
at captain the republican yIlard
reference to Newspaper Articles.
Referring to articles in the newspapers
i'll regard to the confession, Captain Lee
brun-Renault said:
General MERCER said to me: Go to the
Eiysee and reDeat to the president of the
republic what you have told me- While 1
was In the ante-room I heard some one
make remarks about me in very discour-
teous terms. N. Dupuy ushered me be-
fore the president who said: You have had
relations with journalists and have been
lndlscreet. Certain articles have aupeared
II the newspapers
1 replied that perhaps journalists were
among the persons | had seen but | said
mad not spoken directly to Journalists
No mention was made of the confession
and 1 left after having received a lecture
from the president. NJ. Dupuy took me
into another room and drew up a semi
oHiciaI note 10 the effect that l had no re-
lations with the press
one of the judges asked the witness If
he did not remember hearing Dreyfus say
that the documents delivered were only
copies, to whica Captain Lebrun-RenaulC
Piled:
Il do not recolect. do not remember
that phrase. But he may have said it. l
talked with Dreyfus for quarter of an
hour The sentence l have quoted was
that which ! jotted down in my note book
A judge-'W hat did General MERCER tell
you when you mentioned the confession to
him"
Captain Lebrun-Renault-"H asked what
Dreyfus had said and then told me to go
To the Elysee and describe the confession
But | was given time to mention 1t
then"
The judge-"Dd you go there for that
purpose"
CAPTAIN Lebrun-R enault-"I went there
for that purpose
The judge-"It is great pity you said
nothing the subject"
The President. moreover. seemed much
more concerned about remark by Dreyfus
concerning the writing of the boriereau
which had been published in a newspaper.
A judge-Did the president know why you
came to the Elyses?
Overheard DeroEatory Remarks.
Capt. Lebrun-Renault-The president was
Notified that l coming. For my part
| was somewhat intimidated which is cas-
lily explained. / heard myself described as