Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-06


ton. but that It special pleading for
Dreyfus and Picquart and an arrangement
of former ministers.
Gen. Billot praised Lieut. Col Picquart
for his services in the army, and declared
that he had had the greatest confidence in
him-a confidence which, however, he had
since been compelled to withdraw Then.
discussing Picuuart's investigation of the
suspicious against Maj. Esterhazy, Gen.
BiIlot said:
Even if EsterhaZy should be proved a
traitor that would not prove Dreyfus tnno-
cent. for in cases of espionage 1t very often
occurs that there are several accompl1ces.
NJ. Labort wished to question General
Billot, and an alteration with Colonel
Jouaust ensued. Finally NJ. Labor cried
Allow me to remark. Mr.. President, that
it has never been said that Dreyfus had an
accomplice in Esterhazy.
Captain Dreyfus, who heard General
Billot's statement with evident excitement,
also sprang to his feet and shouted:
L protest against this odious accusa-
ton
NJ Labori again insisted that he be al
lowed to question General Billot. Colonel
Jouaust still refused, and a heated wrangle
once more ensued. NJ. Labor made pas
sionate protest against the attitude Of
Colonel Jouaust. who then said:
Il decline to allow you to speak
NJ Labor retorted excitedly:
Bows to the Ruling.
Il bow to your ruling, but 1 take note
that every time l put a question which is
Irresistible you refuse to allow it,
This declaration. counsel for defense de-
hvered in ringing voice punctuating his
utterances with striking gestures. The au-
dience burst into loud appla use, and the
greatest excitement prevailed.
Colonel JouauSt said:
If this demonstration is renewed l Will
have the court room cleared Have you
Anything more to say, Maitre Labor?
VI. Labor replied:
f1flyl and 7 Irith hp
utmost respect am prevented from put
ting any question touching the core of the
affair. L reserve the right to take such
aC zion as regard for my responsibility COM
pels me To take up.
This scene was the climax of the strained
relations which have prevailed between the
president of he court-martial Col. Jouaust,
and n Labori principal counsel for the
accused, almost from the very outset Of
the trial NJ. Labor has many times Bit
terly complained that Col. Jouaust pre-
vented him from putting probing questions,
and for the moment NJ. Labori abstained
from asking witnesses such questions, fear
ing 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 Labor
has risen to his feet in the last few days,
however. the advocate resumed his former
q aggressive crosse examination methods, re-
sulting in todays crisis. NJ. Labor was
extremely excited and hardly able to con-
tain himself with indignation, and when
afterwar,f asked if he had any questions to
put to other witnesses he replied pertly:
No; nothing at all
Mai. GalIOpip Examined.
Major Galiopin. an officer of the artillery,
was then examined. He proved a rather
unfavorable witness for Dreyfus. whom he
declared he once met on the Boulevard St.
German carrying voluminous package
which he said contained secret papers
treating of mobilization and which ne was
Ga ,Y,hin a1 hl1rp
Dreyfus questioned regarding this
statement by Major Gallop;n. and admitted
that he sometimes took documents nome
TO facilitate work, but he sad he did not
recall the particular incident to which
Major Gallopin referred. This admission
by Dreyfus made a bad impression. esRe-
cially when the next witness. Major H.rsch-
-Anel. deposed that he heard Dreyfus ex-
press a desire to go to the maneuvers-
Major Hirsch-Anel. however, could not re-
member the exact date
Capt DreyfuS replied:
1T is very possible that | expressed re-
greet that | would be unable TO go to the
maneuvers, and, what is certain, we all
knew that none of the probationers would
go.
Lieut.. Col. Picquart called to the wit
hess stand and said that Dreyfus never
applied To Linn for leave to go to the ma
neuVers, adding that he surprised no
inquiry had been made upon this point TO
the chief of Dreyfus' bureau.
Col JouaUst then read a letter from the
Saturday, recall ing the date of the report
on Madagascar. which had enabled him to
fix the date of the bOrdereau August.
1891. This report he added, was drawn up
in the third bureau of the general staff
and consequently an indiscretion might
have been committed by an officer en-
ployed III that bureau.
De CLAIMS Deposition.
The deposition of Lieut.. Col. du Patty de
Clam. which was taken by Magistrate Ira
venier. was then read. 1t was more re-
markabie being a repetition of de CLAIMS
former evidence than containing any
new revelations This was what the defense
feared. and the reason they declared they
had little faith in the result of AN eX parte
examination.
In his deposition Lieutenant Colonel
Gu Patty de Clam complains of calumnies
of which he had been the victim and which
captain Culgnei 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
E-sterhaZy. De Clam affirms that in COM
municatinS the secret dossier 10 the court
martial of 1884 he acted purely as mes
Senger and knows nothing more. He says
Dreyfus always proclaimed his innocence
The deposition ended with copies Of let
tiers from Madame Dreyfus establishing
the fact that Lieutenant du PatysSt CLAIMS
relations with her We're always courteous
The court-martial adjourned for the day
de CLAIMS deposition.
AS the audience was leaving the court
room Lieutenant Colonel Picquart's broth
er-iu-law. Cast, rushed at Commandment
Lauth and tried 10 strike him for having
Introduced the subject of Picquart's mis-
treSs in his testimony today. Gendarmes
interviewed and persuaded NJ. Cast TO leave
the precincts of the court.
Proceedings in Detail.
The following is a detailed report of the
proceedings:
The secret examination of NJ. Eugene de
Cernuschi, the Austrian refugee and wit
ness for the prosecution, occupied the time
OF the court-martiaI from the hour Of it's
converting at 6::D am. until $40 o'clock
The public sitting of the court opened at
S:iJ am. with a brief exchange of unm-
portant remarks between Matre Demange
and Cen Roget Senator Trarieux, for
merly minister of justice, was then re-
called to the witness stand After desul-
tory discussion of the character OF Lieut.
Col Picquarts former orderly. Savignaud,
who. had testified for the prosecution, NJ
Labori questioned NJ. TrarieuX with regard
to the petit bleu.
NJ. Trarieux replied that he had examin-
ed the petit bleu which had been the cause
of the accusation against Lieut.. Col Pic
quart. If the witness had not known in
the first place that the genuine document
had been falsified. he would not have re-