Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-09-01
T0-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
The Dreyfus Trial.

The Dreyfus Trial.
Rennes, Sept. There were a num-
Dr. of minor witnesses heard ct today's
session of the Dreyfus court martial
who testified for and against the &C
cused. M. Du Breuil, who testified
a week ago that Dreyfus bad had
reasonable relations with q German
officer at tie house of q woman named
Bodson, reiterated mis- testimony re-
garding Dreyfus's relations with the
BodsoDs and said it could he ratified
By their former valet de chambre.
This excited general laughter in the
court. Dreyfus arose and Indignantly
denied ever meeting foreigners at the
Bodson house.
A hostler named Gemani then testi.
e d of having seer Dreyfus at Null
house in 1886 attending the German
m%anoeuvres on horseback in company
with q Geman captain named Kullmann.
Dreyfus explained that he had fire.
quently appeared at Mulhouse on horse.
back but that he never associated, Off
cially or otherwise, with German OIL
GERS nor had he met them.
Captain Kullmenn was then called
and denied ever having ridden with
| Dreyfus to see the German m%anoeuvres.
The testimony then reverted 10 the
possibility Of Dreyfus having written
the bordeau. Major Lemonnier testi-
fled that they all knew the accused was
not going to the m%anoeuvres iu 1894;
therefore it was improbable be would
have written the last line Of the border
eau, II am just leaving for the ma
uoeuvres." NJ Villon then testified
that be was sitting in o cafe in Berlin in
1894, when his attention wes attracted
by d conversation carried on by Ger
man officers near him, who spoke in
French. They were saying they ex.
pected plans of the French hydro pneu
matte gun from Captain Dreytus. Wit
ness did not know who the German Of
fcers we're. M. Labori did not devote
any time to Villon.
Lieut.. Col. Bruyerre then took the
stand and asserted that information
about the firing manual, the "120 can
non," and the pneumatic brake could
have been obtained by a number OF
officers without difficulty.
Captain Carvalho then testified.
Witness was positive that there was 10
| secret about the firing manual and
brake mentioned in the bordereau
knowledge of these, said the witness,
was easily o%btainable.
Major Ducros then repeated his eyi.
depce before the court of cessation to
The effect that he had frequently offer
ed to tell Dreyfus secrets about the ar
tillery but that the accused had never
accepted the officer. at seens TO me-"
said the witness, "if Dreyfus wanted to
sell secrets, he would scarcely have
communicated these useless ones men
toned in the bordereau and at the
same time refused an offer TO learn OF
| some that were really important" The
court shortly afterward adjourned.
Rennes, Sept. 1.-The Dreyfus trial
is rapidly drawing to a close. The wit
nesses will probably finish their testi
| mony on Monday al d the verdict is ex
pected before the end Of next week.
| Neither side is suie of the result. 1t
looks as if the best the Dreylusards Can
/ hope for is q compromise verdict OF
mot proven" which would leave the
| intimation that the evidence pointed to
| Dreyfus as the guilty man, but was not
J sufficiently strong to convict him. Such
| a verdict would clear the generals from
the stigma of having maliciously prose-
cutod Dreytus, and would save the
honor OF the army. 1t would also give
Dreylu7 his liberty, though his connec
ton with the army would cease. Drey
lusards admit that 6 free acquittal
would be impossible. 1t would not only
mean the instant overthrow of the pres
ent ministry when the chambers: me
but probably of the present form OF
government. The acquittal OF Dreyfus
is 20 longer q question of justice to
France. 1t is one, first, Of politics, then
of race and religion. The alternatives
presented to politicians, anxious to
keep their jobs, as ministers, Of France,
can be seen.
Paris, Sept. 1.-The Petit Journal
deplores the internal disorganlzation
caused by the Dreyfus case, which, it
says, precludes the possibility of France
avenging Fashoda as ii might in the
event OF war between England and the
Beers.