The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-24
PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
Labori Disconcerted the Witnesses
Who Appeared Against Dreyfus.

labori Disconnected the Witnesses
Who Appeared Against Dreyfus.
| Rennes,' Aug. %. Maitre Labor.
leading counsel for the defence. and
| Nine Labor were present in court
| when the third session of the third
week of second trial by court-mar-
tial of Capt Alfred Dreyfus, on the
charge OF treason. opened at the Lycee
at $50 o'clock this morning. As M. La
bori was entering the court he was in
formed by a newspaper man that Gen.
Roget yesterday received documents
from Maj Count Esterhazy who is now
in London. The counsel was much in
terested and gained all the information
possible. Or thee arrival in court Il
Gen. Roget it was noticed that he car
ried bulky envelope containing the
documents referred to. Outside of this
there was no incident worth noting at
the Opening of the proceedings.
Comptroller Roy the first witness
called today, gave his impressions of
Dreyfus, which harmonized with those
of the generals who have already testi-
fed But the witness was unable to
give single specific fact to substan-
tate his impressions. Maj. Drevlell
testified to long string of similar in
situations. He referred to Dreyfus al
legged boasts about his money and the
prisoners irregular attendance at his
Office.
After Dreyfus had rebutted one or
two of this witness statements, Mai.
Du Chatelet was called. He described
the alleged condolences of Dreyfus in
regard to women and gambling
Dreyfus briefly corrected some Of Du
Chatelet's statements and then M. pu-
breuil, who described himself as pri-
vata gentleman, took The stand. He
testified as to how he was introduced to
Dreyfus by a certain M. Bodson, at
whose house the witness afterwards
dined in company with Dreyfus and a
German attache, whose name he did
not remember. CoQtinuing. NJ. Dubre-
uil said he was greatly astonished at
the suspicious Familiarity between the
attache and Dreyfus apd that. perceiv-
ing they disapproved Of his presence, NJ.
Dsbreuil ceased his visits to NJ Bod
son. When the latter asked the REASON
FLOR this, he said, according to the wit
ness, that preyfus was the friend and
even the lover of his wife, and asked
the witness advice as to how to get rid
of her.
The witness asked NJ. Bodson II ne
had proofs, and Bodson is said to have
replied: "Proofs-yes, 1 have even
proofs enough 10 drive Dreyfus out OF
the French army" The witness, how
ever, was unable to learn to what M.
Bodson referred.
NJ Labori, after questioning the char
acter of M. Dubreuil asked the govern
quiries on the subject from the police
Of Coutances, to which Mai Carriere
replied: That is strange request"
NJ Labor Everything is strange in
this case, and the evidence Of this wit
ness is by no means the least strange"
When he was pressed to describe more
clearly the alleged German attache NJ.
Dubreuil replied that he did not know
his name, but was told he was attached
to the German embassy.
NJ. Labori-~"Was he a military or q
civil attache?"
M Dubreuil--"I don't remember.
don't know Let Maitre Labor put
will see the difficulty Of remembering
the name of stranger be met Is years
ago."
M,Labori-''If I were unable to give
his name I should not come here to tes-
tify. So, here is another Beaurepaira
witness, who knows nothing, yet testi-
fies against the prisoner without being
able to substantiate his allegations.
The court will draw its own conclu-
sions."
Dreyfus protested excitedly against
the evidence of NJ. Dubreuil, who is
Partisan friend of NJ. De Beaurepaire.
but Col. Jauaust exhorted him TO be
calm, promising the prisoner a chance
to reply This arrived shortly after
wards and Dreyfus Numbered out:
II won't speak here Of NJ or MpleL
Bodson, except to say that my relations
with Nine. Bodson ceased IN 1886 or
1887, since when have never seen her.
wish simply to assert that the witness
is lying. 1 never dined at M Bodson's