Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-08-19
PREJUDICED
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This is the Growing Conviction
of Those Attending the
Dreyfus Trial.
OTHER WITNESSES TODAY.
Seem to Have a Faculty of Ex
pressing Their So-called
Convictions.

RENNEs, August l9.-No pecia in-
cident occurred this morning when the
trial of Captain Dreyfus was resumed.
The first witness called today was Ma
jor Cu'gnet, formerly attached to the
ministry of war. The witness, who de-
clared he was convinced Of the prison
oner's gniit, was rross- examined by NJ.
Demange, counsel for the defense, who
succeeded in pointing ont that several
of his statements contradicted previous
depositions. The president Of the court,
Colonel Jouaust, asked Dreyfus if he
had anything to say, whereupon the
prisoner arose and again vehemently
protested against the denunciations
leveled against him, an innocent man.
General Boisdeffre was the next Wit
ness. ~ 49,
General Gonse followed General de
Boisdeffre. lie maintained the pris-
oner vas guilty and declared the Henry
forgery was known at least week be-
fore HenTy's confession. He admitted
Henry, when he- first produced the.
forged documents, insisted they must
not be shown Picquart. General GOnse
admitted that while he was struck with
the similarity of Esterhazy's hand
writing and that of the bordereau, nev-
ertheless he forbade Picquart to inves-
tigate the n after. &s ~
Colone Piccuart was then recalled to.
explain certain illusions to the secret
service funds and after General Billot
hal spok en- in rebuttal of Picquart's
'tat2ment. court at -11:I5- a. m.-- adj
jourued for the day.
A PREJUD!cED COURT.
(Copyright, 1889, by Associated Press.)
LONDON, August 10. Revelations
of further forgeries. disavowals by for
eIgn diplomatists and even Colonel Pic
quarts evidence seem TO fail to remove
the deepening conviction in the minds
of spectators at the co1rtmartial being |
he'd at Rennes that Captain Dreyfus |
Las no chance of acquittal. It is al
legged that me mbers of the couItmartial |
have refused to even take the trouble |
to read cnpits.of the court of cessation
evidence on the grounG that they aresl
fuAy competent to conduct an inde- |
pendent inquiry, ard this accounts for |
the ignorance displayed at the trial and
the tedious cha 'acter of the proceed
ings. .,-e.s-.,...s,.a.=..--s.........
Advocate Mornard, who is assisting
Maitre Demange OF counseFfor. the de-
fense, aud who,watched theprogress of
the case yesterday, could not help re-
marking the partially that Colonel
Jouaust, president of the court martial,
displayed, especially his i. hostility
toward Colonel Picquart, who gave tes-
timony in favor of the accused man.
Should Maitre Labor, as now seems
likely, resume his place as chief counsel
for the defense Monday or Tuesday, it
is probable his provocative manner of
cross-examination will irritate the court
much more than Demange's suave
style and, further, his delicate political
aspect will be considered.
A strong agitation is beginning to be
manifested in Paris for convocation
of the chamber of deputies. Should
majority of the members support the
demand, the government will be COM
PEELED to consent, thus lettingloo the
flood gates of -interpellatfou3 On the
Dreyfus plot etc. General Marquis de
Gallifet, minister of war, is. a strong
man, however, and may perhaps be
able to cope with the situation.
LABoRIs CONDITION. 49,
RENNEs, August 19-The condition
of Mailre Labori was further improved
this morning. The police have aban-
doned the clue of The would be assassin
of Labori which they have been follow
ing at Asigui. The suspect has given
satisfactory proof of his innocence. a.