The Worthington advance., 1899-09-08
IL NJ DE THEM VINCE
Accusing Generals Hit Hard by
Dreyfus Witnesses.
Case Of the Accused Omcer Il Much
strengthened by the Evidence
Brought Out In the Trial
on Saturday. --.-.-

&
brought Out In the Trial
on Saturday.
Rennes, Sept. z.-There was large
attendance and big number of gen
erals at the Lycee Saturday morning
at the opening of the last session of the
fourth week of the second trial by
court-martial of Capt. Alfred Dreyfus,
charged with treason. The interest
centered in the testimony of Maj. Hart
mann, of the artillery, which was inter-
rupted by the adjournment of the
court Friday. The major, who has done
great service for the defense, resumed
his important deposition regarding ar
tillery matters and the bringing out
OF points and phraseology in the bor-
dereau indicating that the writer could
not be Dreyfus.
in response TO questions from Maitre
Labori and NJ. Demange, counsel for
the defense, Maj. Hartmann said any
officer attending the Chalons camp
could have obtained sufficient informal
ton to write notes on the covering of
troops and Madagascar matters.
Could Have Leaked Out.
NJ. Labori then recalled Gen. Mer-
cier's attack on Capt. Freystaetter ON
the latter declaration that the secret
dossier communicated to the court of
1894 contained document concerning
a shell for which Gen. Mercier called
the captain liar. Maj. Hartmann af-
firmed that it was quite possible that
particulars about certain shell should
have leaked out in 1894.
An Interesting CONFORMATION.
An interesting conformation between
Gen. Deloye and Maj. Hartmann fol-
lowed, the general declaring he did not
believe the major was keeping strictly
to the truth. Deloye then proceeded to
point to what he said were inaccuracies
in Maj. Hartmann's testimony. He in
sisted that Dreyfus in the course of con-
versations with artillery officers, could
have secured information on the sub
jects mentioned in the bordereau, to
which the major retorted that if any
artillery officer had been questioned by
Dreyfus he would already have come
forward to say so, as matter of strict
duty.
: Gen. Deloye, questioned by NJ. Labori
and NJ. Demange, said the inventor of
the robin shell told him Dreyfus never
asked him for particulars about his
shell except on minor point. The gen.
eral added that he came as a technical
witness to show Dreyfus could be gull
~, adding that it was not his business
to say whether he believed him innocent
or guilty. He could only say that Drey-
fus' contention that it was impossible
for him to know certain matters re-
fcrred to in the bordereau was untrue.
: Grows Excited.
: NJ. Labori asked Gen. Deloye if he
knew whether the documents which
could have been betrayed by traitor,
especially by the writer of the bor-
dereau, were important, whereupon the
general turned to counsel and excited
ly cried: |*s#s
Don't ask me, don't ask me.''
These excl amat lions created a sensa-
ton ingcourt, which was doubled when
Gen: Deloye added that there was sutfi.
cient in the bordereau to establish that
the traitor knew the Importance of the
documents he was giving up. The wit
ness added:
when read the bordereau was dis
mayed"
This ended the deposition of Mai.
rfr 1x-ha foi,
valuable witness for the defense, al
though the effect of his testimony was
somewhat weakened by Gen. ,Deloye's
theatrical statement in reply to M.
Labori.
From Grammatical Point Of View.
The next witness, NJ. Havet, mem
Der of the institute, took up the bor-
dereau from a grammatical point of
view, declaring ito be his conviction,
after studying closely the styles of
Dreyfus and Esterhazy, that the latter
wrote it..
The government commdssary, Mai.
Carriere, asked NJ. Havet if he had been
present at sessions of the court before
he had testified. NJ. Havet said 'yes,''
at Wnlcn the major, with great severity,
said:
You have been guilty of grave
breach of judiciary discipline"
TO this NJ. Havet quietly remarked:
"But had not been summoned as
witness at the time I attended the ses-
sions."
Maj. Carriere sat down, checkmated.
Three Probably Drowned.
Sandusky, O., Sept. 4.-The tug Red
Cloud, of Lorain, was wrecked off Cedar
Point Sunday night and it is believed
that three lives were lost. The tug
lost her bearings early in the evening
and struck against the east side of the
government jetty of Cedar Point. She
stove hole in her side. She filled rap
idly and the crew were forced to leave
on rafts. Engineer John O'Donnell and