New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-23

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ed with reference to NJ. Beaurepaire's accusa-
tons. that the latters immortality would ere
long be demonstrated before the court hiaf'iai
The Court then rose for the day.
| Maftre Labor was Immediately surrounded py
| friends nearly every in court wishing 10
| shake hands with him. He was cheerful ana
smiling and had few words for every one lie
returned home in carriage. as he had come
with an escort of two mounted gendarmes' fo-
licemen and detectives were also distributed
along the road, a precaution against fresh
outrage. Apart from the salutations OF his per-
sonal friends there was no demonstration whiie
he was on the road between his house and the
| Lycee.
THE TESTIMONY.
| The president Of the court. Colonel Jouaust' on
taking his seat. turned to Maitre Labor. and
amid impressive silence, read the following ad-
| dress:
| Allow me- Maftre Labor. to express TO you
| the unanimous sentiments Of the court martial
| at the odious attempt to which you nearly zen
| a victim This unspeakabe act has excited
| everywhere, especially among the members OF
! the court martial. the keenest Indignation We
| are glad il did not have grave consequences 10
YOU and that the skilful and devoted attention
| lavished upon you permit you TO resume your
| duties to-day Applause)
NJ Labor replied follows:
| Mr.. President: Permit me- notwithstanding
my weakness and emotion, to say word In re-
ply to those you have done me the honor 10
address to me in such deeply touching terms 1t
was for me a vacation of a particularly painful
nature to be struck down at the time When TINS
case was beginning to realize my beautful
| dream of the last few years, namely. TO plead
| this in all its amplitude before tribunal
| Of soldiers. That was my aspiration, and that
will explain TO you my emotion ana sorrow. as
well my JOY to-day. will not revert TO that
l.l.t han oil In
different people who have honored me with
| these signs Of sympathy, of which am deeply
sensible and I thank you, Mr.. President. ana
members Of the court martial, and also all the
eminent men who, though have not the honor
of knowing them except in the course or these
long struggles in which we have met, and in the
progress of which the faces Of our adver2aries
end by smiling a little like the faces of friends
or at least like those of old acquaintances
have expressed their sympathy. thank YOU
friends and colleagues, even the humblest cor
respondents, who have done me the honor to
write 10 without giving their address be-
cause their marks of sympathy. though coming
from the humblest abodes. were also the most
sincere and the most touching
l resume my place in court rather to hear
than TO speak If am less active shall bring
no less consciousness nor less good temper
into my work. IL is a difficult task all
performing. You who are the arbiters will rem
der justce-we the auxiliaries. But all Of this
Will help us on for we shall have the sense of
duty done
Let us now continue the proceedings. in
which we have .-et to pass through many vicis-
STUDIES Thanks TO the fulness OF these investi-
cations. we shall see emerge from them perfect
trlth and complete justice. making for peace
In conclusion. NJ Labor remarked that they
now had the right to hope. and declared that
protests and recriminations after the success OF
the work Of justice must he regarded as mad
missible. and Il must be known that error has
ever larger share IN human affairs than
treachery" Applause)
THE FIRST WITNESS.
NJ. Grener ex-Prefect Of Befort, was the
first witness called He said that he considered
Esterhazy TO be an irresponsible parsonage.
Esterhazy was the orderly officer OF the wit
nesss father, who always praised his fidelity
and devotion. But. nevertheless Esterhazy
even then was disappointed man. He was
always complaining of deception grumbng at
fate and living in great style without means to
uphold 1t. He squandered successive legacies
| The witness said he introduced Esterhazy 10
NJ. Jules Roche. reporter OF the Budget" Of the
Minister Of War. who wanted an educated In
telligent officer capable Of explaining military
technicalities. No one, according to NJ Grenier
was better qualified for this than Esterhazy
who spoke every European language and was
thoroughly posted military science and the
general and military history Of Europe At
Esterhazys request the witness made numerous
attempts to get him into the Ministry OF War
which Esterhazy declared necessary in
order to enable him TO pass for lieutenant
colonel.
NJ Grenier said that at this time Esterhazy
attributed the resistance which he encountered
to various persons, including the late Lieutenant
Colonel Henry. But when the witness reas-
sured Esterhazy this point the latter ex-
claimed: 1T is the last thing l should expect
for Henry TO be nasty.
Colonel Jouaust asked: did Esterhazy tell
you he believed in the innocence of Dreyfus?"
The witness could not reply definitely to this
question He said that his recollections were
not sufficiently exact. He fancied Esterhazy
had said So but he could not swear to It.
Lieutenant Colonel Rollin, OF the Intelligence
Department, was the next witness He described
the spy Lajoux. employed in the department,
as bad spy" whom II was found necessary 10
suppress.
NJ. Labori asked the witness whether he knew
that Lajoux had offered to make revelations in
the Dreyfus affair. and the witness replied that
Lajoux wrote to the Minister of War, asking for
assistance. and referring to the Dreyfus case.
A SPY OF BAD CHARACTER
The clerk Of the court read letter in which.
after dwelling upon his services Lajoux said IL
was in consequence of Henrys exactlons that
the spy Cuers had become an enemy instead Of
an ally He also described conversation with
Cuers IN which Cuers declared that Dreyfus
had never been heard Of at army headquarters
In Berlin, and that on the news Of the arrest OF
Dreyfus General Count Won Waldersee sum
moned all the German military attaches in Eu-
rope TO Berlin. and they unanimously declared
that not one OF them had ever had relations
with Dreyfus. Cuers added that he himself had
never heard Of Dreyfus.
Lajoux then complained OF his abandonment
by the Headquarters Staff and the measures
taken against him by officers of the Ministry of
War He spoke of the promises Of Colonies