Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-07
A CHORUS OF INDIGNATION
EYoked by Lauth In Publicly Naming a
Woman In a SCandalouS Connection.
SENSATION CAUSED BY AN EXPERT
Believed Schwartzkoppen Sent
the Petit Bleu.
GEN. zURLlNDEN TACKLED BY LABORI

Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires.
Rennes, France, Sept. 6.-Two hours
at tho opening of the court-martial of
Capt. Dreyfus, today, were spent be-
hind closed doors. The length of time
occupied in the examination of Eugene
De Cernuschi, the Austrian refugee
and witness for the prosecution, was
the subject of much remark, as being
indicative of the fact that the court
found this witness to be worthy of
more consideration than it had been
supposed that he deserved.
The largest audience yet assembled
in the Lycee was present when the
open session of the court-martial
began, at $50 O'Clock. Senator
Trarieux, former Minister Of Justice,
at oncesresumed his.deposition, which
had been interrupted by the adjourn
| ment Of the court yesterday.
Trarieux took up the testimony Of
sayienaud, the witness for the prose-
cution who asserted that he had seen
Kestner, formerly Vioe-President of
the Senate, by Lieutenant Colonel
Picquart, while Savignaud was
Picquart's orderly 10 Tupis. Trarieux
| declared that Savignaud was a per-
| jurer, and that two officers visited
Savignaud before the court-martial
| opened, Trarieux limiting that the
officer had drilled Savignaud on the
| testimony he should give.
Savignaud replied, reiterating the
| truth of his previous testimony.
Picquart then arose, and repeated
his denial of Savignaud's story. He
proceeded to comment upon the ques-
| tionable role played by Commandant
Lauth in the affair.
Lauth interrupted the witness, and
| declared that he had acted honestly
throughout. and that he had not the
least doubt of Picquart's Justification
of the petit bleu, in order to incrimi-
nate Major Esterhazy. A striking in
cident occurred when Lauth, moment
later, asserted that Picquart had
always shown the greatest contempt
for the officers of his bureau, asserting
that, on one occasion, Picquart had
presence Of Mesdames Henry and
Lauth, woman, Madame D., Who
was the wife Of magistrate and,
Lauth intimated, Picquart's mistress.
Picquart arose, and cried: ~ protest
absolutely"
AT the same time, there arose from
the audience chorus Of indignant
| cries The gendarmes were ordered to
| suppress the outburst Of indignation
evoked by the conduct of Lauth in
| publicly naming woman In q scan
dalous connection.
| Gen. Zurlindep spoke in justification
Of his action, while no WIS military
governor of Paris and Minister of War,
In the matter of che prosecution of
Picquart
NJ. Labori asked zNlinden regarding
the petit bleu, and Col Jopaust, presi-
dert Of the Court MARTIAL refused to
put the question. % the Sound That
thesceurt was engaged I'm The trial Of
Dreyfns, and, not ~ the sP jcqi]axt affair.
Laboris in5isttd, stating HE ,giSlpd
that the petit ,bleu dsmdhstflsed the
guilt of Esterhazy, and thetg 6ense-
quently, it was very important fer
Dseyfus.
Laborl then tackled Zprlinden, .Fho
| showed that the petit ableu was not
Mmpereds With when ii first arrived at
tho Intelligence Department, and that,
| subsequently,, Picquart could not have
been guilty, as alleged, of distorting
the document.
| Labori asked that Nj. Paleologue, the
expert Of the Foyeisn ofics, be con.
suited with referehes to the reading
before the Court of Diplomatic Do6u-
ments, which established irrafutably
the authenticity Of the petit bleps
Paleologue said that he did bot
know to what documents Labofi al
luaed.
1.-THE document" replied Lsbori,
sin which Is recoupted conversation
between NJ. Delcasse (former prime
minister) and Count Won Munster
I.edenburg German minister to Paris),
10 the course Of which Count Won
Munster Ledenburg said Col. Schwartz
koppen had admitted that be sent
Major Esterhszy number OF tele-
graphic cards, or petits bleus.
Paleolegue responded that what NJ.
Lsbori ssid was quite true, and that
the document belonged to the diplo-
paatic dossier. As to the petit bleu in
Question, added Paleolegue, Schwartz
koppsn deuld affirm whether he wrote
~ himself, or whether he had not seen
it; bit in any case, Paleologue said,
be- believed it was sent by Schwartz
koppep.
Tbs declaration by the expert of the
Foreign Office created a marked sensa-
tion in court
Delaware Postmasters.
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