Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-09-02
THE DREYFUS TRIAL.
Labor Keeps Witnesses Jumping
in a Frying Pan.
Experts Attempt TO Solve the Mys'
terry Of the Bordereau.
Prosecution Finds II Hard Work TO steer
Clear OF Dilemmas.
GENERAL eoNsE THE PRINCIPAL WITNESS.


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number Of generals present this morn
ing n, tbs Dreyfna trial. The interest
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mann, OF the afuieit' VINO mas uohe
great service for the defense. lie re
sumed hs deposition regarding artillery
matters, bringing out points IN the
phrasrulugy Of the bordereau, indicating
that ihs writer could not be Dreyfus.
The witness wished TO enter into the
question OF the robin shell, but on Gen
eral DelOye Objecting to a statement In
open court. the president OF the court de-
cided to hear this testimony In Camera.
In Response to questions from Labor
aud De Mango, for the defense, Hart.
mann said that any officer attending
haiOn's camp, could have obtained suf-
ficient information to write the notes on
the troops and Madagascar matters.
Labor then recalled General Mercier's
attack on Captain Freystetter, on the
latters declaration that the secret dos
sier. communicated to the court In 1871.
contained the document containing the
she'd. for which Mercier called the cap
i4in liar. Hartmann affirmed that II
WIS qnite possible that particulars about
n certain shell should have leaked out In
1894
urneral Deloye insisted that DreyfUs.
IA conversation with artillery eli 'ers.
could have secured information OF the
subjects mentioned in the bordereaU, to
which the maj jor retorted that II any ar
tillery officer had been questioned by
Dteyfus. hs would have come forward to
say 40, ~ matter OF strict duty.
General Deloye, questioned by Labor
and ID, Mango, said that the In
vent0r OF the robin shell told him that
Dreyfbs never asked him for particulars
ab0nt his shell, except on minor
point. The general added that he came
~ n technical witness TO show that Drey-
fns could b. guilty. adding that II was
not his business TO say whether he be-
lieyed him Innocent or guilty. Labor
asked Del0ye II he knew whether the
documents, which could have been be-
trayed by u traitor. especially by the
writer OF the bOrdereau. were important,
whsraupon the general turned to the
sei excitedly and cried; Don't ASK
me-"
These EXPLANATIONS created sensa
ton which WAS doubled when Deloye
added that there was sufficient In tht
hordsreau 10 establish thht tne uhito'
knew the Importance OF the document,
that he was giving up.
The witness added. when read tht
document WAS dlsmayed.'
Hartmann. In reply TO Deloye, reiterated
that the author OF the borderean was ig
norant OF artillery matters Tor III NJ
meant l20 hydraulic brake he gave par
ticnlars OF what was long known, while
II he meant l2o short he employed
wrong expressions
M.rcier here mounted the stage an,
remarked that thu writer Of the borde
resu might very we'll employ the tern
hydraulic brake because that was In
term used by tiermanS for sneh brakes
N. Havet, memher OF the institute
took mp bOrdeT,a au from grammatlcs
point OF view. declaring the conviction
after studying closely the styles OF Drey
fus and Esterhf2y, that the latter wrOt
It. The letters exchanged between Co
Picquart and Gen. Come at the time tn
colonel wanted thorough investigation
Of the case, were read. Labor thel
pointed out 10 Come that these letter
never alluded 10 the alleged confession
OF nreyfus GOuzl replied IL WAS he
cause he always advised Picluart not 4
mix up In the ksterhazy and Dfeytu
passs
Dreyfus, he added, has been con
demnrd, and his care cOnld not be 81
opened. but they were hound to see
thers was not another traitor. The ReD
eral made hitter complaints that hi7 let
ters had been communicated to NJ
Scheurer keatner. the former vice presi
dent of the senate, who published then
In a book. entitled: "P01tins Plate
Picqusrt said ha gave COMES letters
his LAWYER, when he realized that hs wa
the object OF shominable intrtgnes, an
when ne received In Tunis, the letter q
threats from the late Lieutenant ColOn'
Uenry. sent with the assent Of General
COME and de ROlaededrTe.
P.cgusrt aided that he was not respOr
siba for the subsequent publication {
thu letters. picquart then declared
the same time IN ~ ne lOOk 'he bo'ue'ta
10 tionsa he showed him the secret do
sier Therefore Gonse could easily hay
acquainted himself with the prObabiiil
that Dreyiu4 was innocent.