The record-union., 1899-09-05
NJ. Cernuschi - Yes, certainly.

NJ. Cernuschi Yes, certainly.
i NJ. Demange wanted the witness to
explain his Intervention in the case at
this late hour, but could elicit no reply
| M. Demange = Had the Government
Commissary made inquiries concerning
this witness?
| Major Carriere replied in the negative,
and suggested that secret session
be held in order to hear the witness ex-
plantations relative to the diplomatic
side of the questions.
NJ Labori said that since the prose-
cution had applied abroad for evidence
of foreigners which the defense had al
ways carefully abStained from doing, he
reserved the right to use every possible
diplomatic means to ascertain if docu
ments mentioned in the bordereau had
been betrayed, and if so, by whom.
(Sensation.)
M. Labori asked the witness the ma
tionality of the persons named in the
letters.
M. Cernuschi = I will give them in
camera. (Commotion.)
M. Labori - AS I mean that this wit
ness shall testify under oath, ask that
"a secret session be held tomorrow. I
intend to notify the other side of his
name. He must testify under oath
for l wish the parties against whom
evidence is brought should have all the
guarantees the law assures excite
ment)
M. Andre, clerk of M Bertillus, Judge
of the Court of Cessation, testified to
hearing Lieutenant Colonel Henry say
to M. Bertillus, Don't insist, I beg of
you. Above all we must save the
honor of the army"
Witness also heard Lieutenant Colo
mel Henry say: Leave me Esterhazy
and let Du Patty de Clam blow out his
brains. That is all 1 ask"
DR.. We'll came forward to deny that
| he had ever made statements attribut-
ed to him with regard to the guilt of
the prisoner. He had always believed
Dreyfus innocent, and he vigorously
protested against such allegations.
Dreyfus, witness said, was a good hus-
band and not gambler and therefore
it was absolutely untrue, the witness
declared, that he had ever made the al
legged statements to Rabbi Dreyfus re-
| ffecting upon the prisoner.
NJ Demange read letter from Rabbi
Dreyfus, denying that he had ever
ments, which, it has been alleged, were
made to him.
M. Painleve, a Professor in the Col
lege of France, followed at the bar. NJ.
Painleve exhaustively criticised M. Ber-
tillon's cryptographic system, adding in
support of his conclusions the opinion
of M. Henry Poincaire, to his mind, the
most illustrious mathematician of mod
h0 1aff xxyl1i 1i01 + "a
witness read, examined seriatim the de-
ductions of M. Bertillon, and demon
strated their fallacy, also pointing out
miscalculations made by M. Valerie.
Prof Poincaire's letter fully supported
N. Bernard's conclusion.
The reading of Prof. Poincaire's letter
having been concluded, NJ. Painleve re-
peated his evidence before the Court of
Cessation. He vehemently protested
against the false versions that had been
published of his conversations with NJ.
Hadamard, in which the latter was
made to affirm the guilt of Dreyfus. On
the contrary, the Witness said, NJ. Had
amard never doubted the prisoners in
nocence.
General Gonse intervened at this
| juncture He was surprised he said,
/
| dence of NM. Hadamard and Painleve.
There had been, General Gonse assert
ed. at least fluctuations in their views
of Dreyfus' character for which Drey
fus' own family were unwilling to give
| guarantees.
| M. Painleve asserted that both NJ
Hadamard and himself had always
been satisfied that Dreyfus was inno-
cent.
| As the alteration between General
| Gonse and NJ. Painleve was rapidly be-
| coming heated, NJ Labori interviewed.
A short passage at arms between NJ
Labori and Colonel Jouaust led to con-
siderable excitement.
NJ. Labor asked General Gonse why
he had incorrectly reported certain in
/ formation he had collected.
Colonel Jouaust refused to put the
question, and invited NJ. Labori to
study moderation.
NJ. Labori retorted: ''The defense is
using it's right with the utmost mod
eration.''
Colonel Jouaust-No you are not. I
| beg you not to drown my voice when I
am speaking. Your very tone is want
ing in moderation. Moreover, I con-
slider the question unimportant.
There was prolonged murmurs of as
sent and dissent among the audience at
this declaration of Colonel Jouaust.
NJ Labori said he was surprised that
! General Gonse has included incorrect
information in the secret dossier, and
asked General Gonse who made up the
secret dossier
General Gonse-I composed one Of the
secret dossiers by means of annexed
documents communicated to the Min
istry, but the minds Of all the war Of
ficials were made up before they had
any cognizance Of these documents.
/ NJ Labori-Does General Gonse as
sumo responsibility for those secret
dossiers to July, 1898?
| Gonse-Yes, I had charge of it.
| NJ Labori-How happens it, then
| that a telegram from the French EN-
bassador at Rome, sent by the Foreign
Office to the War Office, referring to
payments to Esterhazy by an italian