Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-01

ments were uninlpOrtant; third, tina,
the prisoners object was to obtain more
important documents in exchange.
Captain Lebrun-Renault, recalled. ad
mitted that Captain D'Attei did moi
speak to the prisoner, but ne added that
| D'Attcl was i'll the room and GER
tainly heard the words uttered by Drey
| fuS.
NJ. Labori-What is very certain is
that Captain D. Attel made no report OF
the incident to his chiefs.
General Mercier-No.
Lieutenant Colonel Guerin, said Drey.
fus, after the degradation addressed d
group of officers, saying that in three
years Justice would be done him. He
reported this to General Saussier.
NJ. Denauge-Was it suggested that
steps be taken to verify the alleged con.
fesslon:
Colonel Guerin-I do not recollect.
NJ. Demange-So there was nc at
tempt to inUerrogate Dreyfus in regard
to the alleged confession:
Colonel Guerin-The case had passed
out of the hands of the military au-
thorities, the prisoner having been
handed over TO the civil authorities.
One OF the judges asked the witness
whether NJ We'll, when attached to the
army headquarters, had relations with
ESterhazy, to which Colonel Guerin re-
piled that he believed NJ. We'll had
known Esterhazy for long time.
The Judge-Do you think We'll knew
the prisoner?
Colonel Guerln-I do not know.
Dreyfus here remarked that he never
knew Weyl.
Others also told of hearing of the al
legged confession.
When called upon to reply Dreyfus
declared he had never said his trial
would he revised i'll three years. He
gave the explanation he had previously
given, and SAID there was no sinister
motive in his mind such as had been at
tached to those words.
Note-Dreyfus evidently referred to
the general statf's suggestion that when
he used the expression ''three years. he
knew that Esterhazy would then ap-
pear as Il man of straw and Try to take
his (the prisoner's) place.
Major Forzinetti, who was governor
of r le Cherche Midi prison while Drey-
tus Was confined there, testified that
while i'll prison Dreyfus always seemed
to have the bearing of an innocent man
and always asserted his innocence. The
witness added that he told General de
Boisdeifre that he believed Dreyfus was
innocent.
Continuing Major Forzinetti said he
Was Intimate with Captain Lebrun-
Renault and Captain D'Attel and
neither of them ever mentioned to him
the alleged confession of Dreyfus.
The witness also recalled the despair
of Drcyfus after his conviction and the
regrets he expressed at not having re-
signed. Dreyfus, the major also said,
talked of committing suicide.
When Dreyfus rose to reply he ad-
mitted that after his degradation he in
tended to commit suicide, but he added
that If he succeeded in enduring the
torture inflicted it was owing to his
wife, who made him understand his
duty. [Commotion.
Major Forzinetti corroborated this.
He said Dreyfus' statement was quite
correct.
Captain Lebrun- Renault, recalled by
Colonel Jouast. said he did not tell
Major Forzinetti of Dreyfus' confession
because General Risbourg, his COM
mandjng officer, had told him to hold
his tongue.
General de Boisdeare also asserted
that there We're inaccuracies in Major
Forziuetti's evidence. The general de-
MED that the lnajor ever declared to
him that he believed Dreyfus was
innocent.
Replying to NJ. Demange, Major For
Zinetl said he adhered to all the evil
dence he had given before the court of