Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-09-07

stration is renewed, will have the court
room cleared. Have you anything more to
say. NJ. Labori?"
NJ. Labori replied: NO. because-and l
speak with the utmost respect-i am pre-
vented from putting any questions touch
ing the core of the affair. l reserve the
right to take such action as regard for my
responsibility compels me to take up.
The scene was the climax of the strained
relations which have prevailed between
the president Of the court-martial. Colonel
Jouaust, and NJ. Labori, principal counsel
for the accused, almost from the very OUT
set of the trial. NJ. Labori has many times
bitterly complained that Colonel Jouaust
prevented him from putting probing ques-
tions, and for the moment NJ. Labor ap-
stained from asking witnesses such queiI
tions, fearing that, by so doing. he might
do more harm than good to his client. In
view of the manifest irritation displayed
by the president of the court whenever NJ
Labori has risen TO his feet in the last few
days, however, the advocate resumed MS
former aggressive cross-eXamination meth
DDS, resulting in to-day's crisis.
NJ. Labori was extremely excited and
hardly able to contain himself with fndig-
nation, and when afterward asked if shc
had any questions to put to other wit
nesses he replied pertly: No; nothing at
all
Major Gallopin, an officer of the artil-
lery, was then examined. He proved a
rather unfavorable witness for Dreyfus,
whom he declared he once met on the
Boulevard st. German carrying a Volum-
nous package which he said contained
secret papers treating OF mobilization, and
which he was carrying to the geographical
bureau.
Dreyfus was questioned regarding this
statement by Major Gsllopip, and admitted
that he sometimes took documents home
to facilitate work: but he said that he did
not recall the particular incident to which
Major Gallopin referred. This admission
by Dreyfus made a bad impression, es-
pecially when the next witness. Major
Hirschnel. dcposed that he heard Drey-
fus express a desire to go to the manoeu-
vres. Major Hirschnel. however, could not
remember the exact date.
Captain DreyfuS replied: 1T is very
possible that | expressed regrets that
would be unable to go to the manoeu-
vres: and. what is certain. we all know
that none of the probationers would 60
Lieutenant Colonel Picquart was called
to the witness stand and testified that
Dreyfus never applied to him for leave TO
go TO the manoeuvres. saying that he was
surprised that no inquiry had been made
upon this point to-,the chief of DreyIuS
bureau.
Colonel Jouaust then read a letter from
the colonel of the Thirteenth regiment of
infantry, dated last Saturday, recalling the
date of the report on Madagascar, which
had enabled him to fix the date of the
bordereau, August, 1894. This report, he
of the general staff and consequently an
indiscretion might have been committed by
an officer employed in the bureau. The
deposition of Lieutenant Colonel Du Patty
Travernier, was then read. 1t was most
remarkable as being q repetition of De-
CLAIMS former evidence than as contain
ing any new revelations. This was what
the defense feared, and the reason they
declared they had little faith in the result
of an eN-parte examination.
In his deposition Lieutenant Colonel Du
Patty de Clam complains OF calumnies of
which he has been the victim, and which
Captain Cuignet had not succeeded in prov
ing, declaring further that he had no re-
lations with the late Lieutenant Colonel
Henry, but admitting relations with Major
Esterhazy. DeClam affirms that in COM
nunicating the secret dossier to the court
martial of 1894, he acted purely as mes
senger and knows nothing more. He says
Dreyfus always proclaimed his innocence
The deposition ended with copies of let.
ters from Madame Dreyfus. establishing
the fact that Lieutenant Colonel Du Patty
| de CLAIMS relations with her were always
courteous.
The court-martial adjourned for the day
upon the conclusion of the reading of Du
| Patty de Clans deposition.