Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-07
JouauSt Re uses to Ask for Foreign
Attaches Evidence.
TESTIMONY Is ALL IN NOW
Argument Begun Today on Part of
Prosecution.
VERDICT EXPECTED MONDAY

RENNES, September AT the opening
this morning of the Dreyfus trial Maitre
Labori, leading counsel for the defense. an
nounced that he had received semi official
1ntimation that Colonel Schwartzkoppen,
the former German military attache at
Paris, and Major Pauizzardi the former
Italian military attache at Paris would be
unable TO appear personally before the
court. Counsel. therefore, proposed that a
rogatory commission should be telegraphed
to receive the depositions The court de-
clared itself incompetent to grant M La
boris application
AT 1850 am. the government commissions
sioner Major Carriere. began his speech
closing the case for the prosecution He
concluded his remarks at II 30 am The
verdict is expected on Monday next
NJ. Palelcgue of the French foreign Office
and Major Carriere did not oppose NJ La
boris application. Major Carricre pointed
out, however, that the proposed step would
involve deviation from the usual pro-
cedure, in making a long adjournment nee
essary. Counsel for the defense replied
that the court was entitled to adjourn for
forty-cght hours and. in case longer Pc
riod was required, he suggested that a
short session he held tomorrow when the
court could adjourn until Monday
NJ. Labori then drew up formal appli-
cati n that Colonel Schwartzkopnen and
Major Panizzard be cited as witnesses and
that seven questions be telegraph to thn:n
to which they We're to reply under oath
The first question to be if they had
ever received the documents mentioned in
the borGereau. The former attaches would
be asked further if they had received the
firing manual when they had received it.
and from whom whether either of them
sent Esterhazy the petit bleu, a copy of
which was to be telegraphed, and, finally
if they ever, directly or indirectly, had any
relations with Dreyfus.
Lab0ri's application Rejected.
The court deliberated for a quarter of an
hour, and on re e-urning the president Col
onel Jouaust, read rs decision declaring
it incompetent to grant NJ. Laberis appi-
cation.
Major Carr:ere at 1890 a m. began his
speech closing the case for the prosecu-
ton. All the generals and other officers
who We're seated in the Witnesses chairs
rose and left the cour. room just before
the government comnisSary opened, in ac-
cordance with the orders of the minister
of war, General de Ga lifet, to leave
Rennes within two hours after the Plead
ing had begun. There was an interesting
scene in the courtyard of the Lycee. where
the officers took leave of each other. They
appeared to be in good spirits.
Maitre Demange of counsel for the de-
fense will probably occupy the whole OF
tomorrow in his speech for the defense,
and NJ. Labori viii speak on Saturday.
The verdict viii be rendered Monday. be-
the police authorities are opposed to
urday. if it were possible to do so. on the
ground that IT would be likely to lead 20
troube on Sunday.
After NJ Labori had submitted his ap-
plication 20 the d spa ch of rogatory
commission 20 receive he depositions of
Colonel Schwart zkoppen and Major Paniz-
zardi the chief Of detectives. NJ. Cochefert,
deposed favorably regarding the attitude
of Dreyfus when Colonel du Paty de Clam
dictated the bordereau to him. The wit
ness said Dreyfus only appeared to be
troubled afterward, when Du Patty de Clam
questioned him.
NJ. Cochefert referred to the revolver
found on tab e near the desk at which
Dreyfus was then seated, and he recounted
how the prisoner. perceving it, cried:
Il will no. kill myself. | Will 1--we to es-
tabish my innocence.
Letter From Capt. Humbert.
The clerk of the court then read letter
from Capt. Ifumbert to the effect that
Dreyfus had expressed a keen desire in
1884 o enter the statistica! section of the
war office and saying that he met DreyfuS
once carrying some voiuminous packets of
maps and documents and remarked that
he was acting very inprudently.
Dreyfus then rose and calmly traVeFsed
Capt fIumberts statements, declaring
them to be ineXact.
Gen Mercier afterward came to the bar
and said that he felt the deposition of Capt.
Freystaetter was bound to have produced
considerable impression on the minds of the
judges He spoke OF the attacks made on
him since the captain had testified, saying
the Dreyfusard press had been calling him
a false witness, etc. The general declared
tha. he gave an order in 1894 that nothing
should be done with the various transla-
tions of the Panizzardi Dispatch, adding
that he himself was present when the
packet of secret papers for the court-mar-
tial was made up, and it did not contain
the Panzzardi dispatch. He had since
questioned the judges of the court-martial
on the subject, but not one of them was
prepared to swear that the dispatch was
not submitted TO them, because their recol-
lections We're now rather vague.
This statement OF Gen. Mercier evoked
chorus of disgusted obs from the audi
ence.
Gen. Mercier proceeded to call attention
to contradictions in Capt. Freystaetter's
reading old letter from the
captain to a friend in which he declared
his mind was made up in 1894, before he
saw the secret dossier and another letter
from an officer who was in company with
F'reystaetter in Madagascar, wherein the
writer asserted that Capt. Freystaetter
talked Of the court-martial of 1894 but
never mentioned the Panizzardi dispatch.
Points Against Freystaettcr.
After this Gen Mercier brought up two
bad points In Capt Freystaetter's career.
While in Madagascar he guilty of an
act of disobedence to his chief, and he also
executed thirty natives.
Col Jouaust asked Gen. Mercier to ab-
stain from giving any further particulars.
The general added that he fl my believed
Freystaetter was brave man, but he
thought the two acts referred to showed
ae could not be entirely trusted. He asked