The Portland daily press., 1899-08-21
GENERALS ON STAND.
More "Tsstimony' Against Dreyfns ON
Saturday.

Rennes. August 1o.--The stage was
occupied today. SUCCESSFULLY. by three en-
emies Of Dreyfas-Maipr Cuignst, Gener.
al de Boisdeffre and General Gonse--who
from @ 80 until II O. m, mainly de-
votsd themselves to reiterating what
they had said In evidence against the
prisoner, who followed them with COM
posture. Bat when the moment came for
him TO reply. the prisoner delivered one
Of those brIef ntterances OF indignation
which have had such powerful effect
The long monologues delivered by. the
witnesses at the beginning were heard
with certain restlessness which settled in
TO general drowsiness upon the part of
majority Of the audience, who were I'M
able 20 catch one OF ten words spoken, In
consequence Of the depiorable acoustic
properties Of the court room. The report
ers are at an equal disadvantage. as only
score Of them. Immediately beneath the
stage, can follow the proceedings intelli-
gently.
The telegram of deniafas TO the anthem
ITCHY Of certain letter sent by Col.
Schneider, the Austrian military attaohe,
to the Figaro which twas generally
thought would be discussed yesterday,
was introduced today by Major Cuignst,
who was very emphatic in his testimony.
But he did not snow up to great advan-
tage In the cross examination. He is a
officer and started his evidence In loud
voice, in obvious imitation of Col. Pic
quart, whnse fearless manner and reso-
nant tones made such an impression yes
terday.
Major Cuignet evidently deemed IL nee
essary today TO emulate Picquart. APP
parently, however. he committed the In
discretion of dragging In Col. Schneidsr's
name which caused b sensation in court.
The judges began to lean their heads to-
ether and look serious. Then, Major
Carriere. the government commissary,
with a praiseworshy absence of his usual
transforming gestures and carefully
avoiding mention of Col. Sohneider's
name, made a few remarks, refusing. In
behalf of the government, TO assume re-
sponsibility for Major Cuignet's indis-
erection, the fact being that the govern
ment has begun TO get
APPREHENSIvE OF TROUBLE
il the names OF foreign attaches continue
to be banded about the court as has fire.
quently occurred since the opening Of the
trial. Other parts of Cuignet's evidence
evoked smiles OF incredulity and sup
pressed laughter when he declared his be-
lief in III. Bertillon's wondrous chart
When III. Demange took up the majors
cross-examination, not very brilliant
performance in itself. Major Cuignet i'm
mediately showed uneasiness, which was
acoentuated every time counsel for the
defense asked a pointed question and es-
pecially when the latter thrashed out the
contradictions with Cuignet's evidence
before the court of cessation.
Dreyfus, too. was effective when he
rose and protested against Cuignst's Bit
ter attacks.
During the course of his deposition
Major Cuignet referred to the ''extraor-
binary dossler'' which, 1t Is doubted,
however. the government viii consent TO
produce. Cuignst's reference to these
documents wassvery mysterious and. as,
nobody took the trouble to question him
on the subject, 1t is evident that little
weight was attached to his remark.
Another interesting and indiscreet
statement OF this witness was that the
secret dossier contained only the pick of
the documents the ministry of war had
in its possession and Cuignet said: ''I
think the court ought TO see the rest of
the documents. 1t would then see that
the Dreyfus affair is part of big matter
and there was not only one spy. The
court would see that the military at
taches do nothing but spying"
General de Boisdeffre followed. He Is
tall and Ike every general who has APP
cared in court except Mercier, he boasts
of very conspicuous bald patch, the
heads Of the generals being adorned by
little more than ring of gray hair.
DE BoISDEFERE SPOKE
In a blunt manner and in somewhat
gruff tones but with certain air Of sin
certify which had its effect on the judges.
The general was treated with obvious
Difference by the members of the court
martial but be did not appear to relish
the novelty of being questioned by ju-
nior officer, one of the judges, who
wished for few harmless explanations.