The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-24

I
ed TO his seat with his tail between his
legs. for NJ. IaborI had driven him into
a. corner on the attempts of the general
staff, for which Gonse was responsible
to engineer Esterhazy's escape from
the hands Of justice. The confident tones
/ OF the General had by then dwindled into
the proverbial still. small voice, and his
defiant bearing had changed into the
| abashed air of 4 school boy caught telling
lie
a DISAPPOINTING DAY.
The day proved certainly n poor one
for tie general staff. Two good samples
Of the men put up to sully Dreyfus' rri-
vate character were the third and fourth
witnesses.
First. Major DuChatelot repeated an al
legged conversation Of Dreyfus regarding
n lady at whose house Dreyfus is alleged
10 have gamblcd and lost money. But
when cross-examined. DuChatelet's menu
DRY failed him entirely. and especially
when asked the name OF the lady the
street she resided in, and the sum Drey-
! fus lost.
Next VI. Dubreull showed equally as
founding forcetfulness on important
| points I'm his testimony regarding Dreyfus
! acquaintance with a foreign attache, and
when VI Demange capped his successful
examination Of those points by promising
| 10 show VI. Dubreul's record IN the law
courts is far from clear the witness left
the stand badly dlscredited
| The correspondent Of the Associated
| Press talked this afternoon with VI.
Jaures. the Socialist leader who with
| Mathelu Dreyfus sees Maitre Labor every
day after the session. and who IS ac-
| Qusinted with the entire tactics Of the
| defence NJ Jaures said.
81 am convinced that Drevfus will be
| acquitted. lie must be acquitted for no
new fact has been brought up against
him. The Generals. I believe arc going
70 make their last stand on Bertilon's
system. which they intend 10 submit as
proving Dreyfus guilty. Intelligent men
laugh at f.. but It is very ingenius. and
has the merit I'm the ewes Of the generals
OF being Incomprehensihle 10 an ordi-
nary man. and thus calculated 10 impress
him n supported by the puppets Of the
general stanf.
"Rertillons theory has already been IN
trcduced by some Of the military wit
nesses. who declare their confidence in It.
The trial. I'm my belief, will last about
another twenty days"
Following are the proceedings in detail:
Comptroller Roy. the first witness called
today gave his Impressions Of Dreyfus.
which harmonized with those Of he
Generals who have already testified But
the witness was unable 10 give single
specific fact TO subs;antiate his impress
sions
Major Dubrieul employed in the German
section OF the War Office testined to a
long string of similar ins.nuatiOns. he
referred % Droyfus' alleged boastfuiness
Of bis money and his irregular attendance
AZ his office"
Alter Dreyfus had rebutted one or two
Of this witness statements. Major Du
Chate'et was called. He described me |
alleged confidence or Dreyfus IN rega.d /
% women and gambling
Maitre Demange expressed surprise az /
fhc fact that the witness nai not men |
TONED this az the cOurtmartill II 1894. |
20 which Major Du Chatel-t repEed: |
What here was a man accused OF one |
or the most heinOus crimes ami ycu TANK
! ought 70 have retailed his condolences in
regard 10 women and gambling? Non
sense"
Dreyfus briefly conrrliictsi soma M
Du chatelet's statement and .hrn NJ
Dubrieul who described himseif az n
private gentleman took the stand. lie
testified how he Cwitness) d.ned with
Dr'Tfus and a German sttache whose
name ne I'D not remember at the resi-
dence Of VI. Bodson.
Continuing. NJ. Dubrieul said he was
: IettiY asionlshed at the Suspicious Ia
aIliy between the German attache and
~ Jus and perceiVng they dsappr0vel
Z, ms presence NJ. Dubr.cl' discontinued
MS Vis.ts 10 the house or Mr. BoJ.on
Whom VI. Bodson asked the reason Cor
MS. saying. according to the witness maj
Dreyfus was a friend and even \ ~.
" his wife, and asking witness advice ne
10 M" to get ria Of her w,;ness aslsod
NJ. Robson If he had proofs and Rode
replied Proofs. Yes have even proofs
snough 10 drive Dreyfus out OF mo
French army" '"0
VERY INDIFFERENT.
witness however. was unable 10 learn
% what W. B0dson referred. NJ. Tabori
1l'er Questioning the character OF A
DuDI.sW asked the government cornn,ts
'tfy II ne had made inquiry ON the .,n
e't OF me police cOIntenances. 10 which
equest." ''4'lBe Z
~ 81. Iaoor; EVERYTHING Is strange I'm
ms case and the evidence or THIS ,y,tress
Dy no means least str-i7s-a"
\ 0'iis pressed 10 describe more Clearly
ne dIesed German attache. VI. Dubrle,il
opAed mat he did not know MS nane
Jul was tod he was attached u he Ger, !
nan embassy. ''e''
NJ Laborf. cdntf,utr,.. .,,.
uIItary or civil attache?" 80
VI. Dubrieul: Il do NOT ror,,,,t.- =,
10 not know. Let ATaitre T,abori 49,.
Ell IN my place Oaughter and bo ,,-i,, +
&c the difficulty Of rememberino ,bo -. 4
" stranger he met thirteen wears a an y. i
NJ. Labor: IF was unable 70 ei,,o ~. =
ame l should not come here To testtf,, &
10 mere Is another Beaurepaire u,i, q
less who knows nothing vet ,es,lGos e
sainst the prisoner without belno, obfo s
suDstantiate his allegations. Tbo {
ouFt VIII draw its own conclusions" g
DIeyIus protested eXcitedly against tho o
Fluehce o, VI. Dubrieul. who IS a Pa T
lsIah friend Of VI. DeBeaurepaire but
oi. Jouast exhorted him 20 be cain,
romising the prisoner a chance 70 renlv $
MS arrived shortly afterwards and
'reyfus Numbered out: u
DREfFUs GIVES HIM THE LIE !.
won't speak here of Monsieur or -
'aaame Bodson. except 10 say that NV -
atoms with Nine. Rodson ceased IN s.
30 or lss'. since when have never seen
er' wish simply TO assert that the
ltness Is lying. never dlned at NJ T.
oosoh with any civil or military AT. r.
oHs' Inc matter must be cleared up 8
eopie must produce definite facts here \
no not mere titte-tattle. The name OF v
'e person with whom / am alleged 10
ave uihed must be ascertained. II must o
known here who is lying and who h d
,eaAlns the truth" Great sensation. C
me Government Commissary: 1T must v
understood that I must refuse 10 an. e
'rtake the inquiry Maitre Iabori sue.
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