The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-07

No Longer Room Tor DOuDt IhNt the
President of the Dreyfus Court
Martial Is in sympathy With the
Prosecutors of the Prisoner - NJ.
Labori May Withdraw From the
Case.
RENNES, Sept. 6.-The salvation Of
Capt Dreyfus hangs on a word from
Emperor William. This IS the general
opinion here tonight. If the kaiser con-
sents to allow Col. Schwarzkoppen, Ger
man military attache at Paris in 1894, to
testify before the court martial, or to
send deposition or, what is considered
still more probable to allow his deposi-
ton to be accompanied by the actual
documents mentioned in the bordereau.
then Dreyfus Is saved. If the emperor,
however, decides that 1t is not In the in
terests of Germany for Col. Schwarzkop-
pen to intervene, then Dreyfus case is
hopeless, and his condemnation certain.
Tonight the eyes of France are looking
across the frontier to Stuggart, where
the kiaser is staying, and awaiting his
decision. He is in the position of Caesar
at a gladiatorial combat in the Coliseum
in ancient Rome, with Dreyfus lying at
the foot of his antagonist and watching
whether the emperor points his thumb
up or down. At a late hour this evening
he had given no. sign either way, and
Frenchmen are awaiting with breathless
interest the first indication of his will.
To all 1ntents and purposes Emperor
William stands today the arbiter Of the
internal peace of France, for everyone
anticipates that King Humbert will fol,
low his lead. This is probably the ex-
PLANTATION of the delay. Emperor William
has gone to Wurtemberg from Alsace
Lorraine, and King Humbert is at Tu,
rim. Communication between the mon,
archs is therefore somewhat comp icated
and as they will undoubtedly agree upon
Identical measures in replying to M La.
boris appeal, it is possible several days
will elapse before their opinion is given.
The impression is generally held here
tonight that Emperor William and King
IIumbort W. allow Coils sohwa1zkoppea
and Panizzardi to be examined by a ro-
gatory commission, and their evidence
sent to Rennes with the documentary
evidence of Esterhazy's reasonable COM
munications.
LABORPS MASTER MOVE
The anu-Dreyfusards are extremely
exasperated at what they characterize
NJ Labori's trick" He had long been
seeking an excuse to invoke the interven-
ton of the German and Italian Sove-
reigns and seized the appearance of Ger
nuschi as his opportunity, declaring that
the admission of the evidence Of this
foreigner justified his application regard
ing Schwarzkoppen and PanizZardi. M.
Labor insisted that the appearance OF
Cernuschi on the witness stand was
quite without precedent, but the anti
Dreyfusards point out, and with a GER
tain amount of reason, that the counsel
for the defense were really the first to
introduce foreign testimony, as they
summoned the English journalist, Row
land Strong, on the question of Ester
hazys confession to having written the
bordereau. Anyway, it can be safely
asserted that the admission of Cernuschi
as a witness for the prosecution came as
a Veritable God-send to the defense, CIV
ing them almost at the last moment,
more or less legitimate bass for M. La.
boris application to summon the Ger
man and Italian attaches.
The anti-DFeyfusards assert that the
members Of the court-martial will ignore
the affirmations of Coils. Schwarzkoppen
and Panizzardi, because they recognize
that the testimony of these officers will be
given by order with a view to save their
own spy, but in less prejudiced circles it
is believed the court cannot disregard
the solemn declarations of the two at
taches without giving rise to still graver
situation, in an international sense, than
now prevails.
Today's public proceedings were mark
ed by three important episodes. The
first was Gen. Zurlinden's admission that
the erasure and restitution of Esterhazy's
name in the petite bleu could not have
been perpetrated by Col Picquart, and
consequently must be attributed to some
one inside the general staff. The second
was the declaration by M. Paleologue
that the secret dossier contained a docu-
ment which showed that Col. SchWarZ-
koppen admitted his relations with Ester
hazy and that Schwarzkoppen, in the
opinion Of Paleologue, sent to Esterhazy
the identical petit bleu for which Col.
Picquart was detained, on charge of
forging, for ten months
Gen. Roget's insinuatton that Dreyfus
and Esterhazy were accomplfces led to
an exciting exchange between the gen
eral and Dreyfus and a thrilling scene
between Labori and Col. Jouaust, result
Ing III the advocates tacit denunciation
Of the colonel's treatment of him. a de-
nunciation amounting to a charge of
open partially.
Gen. Zurlinden's admission that Col
Picquart could not have perpetrated the
erasYre In the petit bleu was a startling
incident, because, although he declared
that the matter formed only a small
point IN the prosecution of Picquart, and
that, so far as he was concerned, the
proceedings were only instituted in order
not to allow French officer to lie be-
meath the blow Of the charges brought
against him by Maj. Lauth, vet the fact
that Col. Picquart languished ten months
In prison under these improved accusa-
tions cannot be regarded otherwise than
blot upon the reputation of Gen Zrr-
linden and still more of the general stair
WILD SCENE IN COURT
The largest audience yet Assembled T.,
the Lycee was present when the onan
session of the court-martial began thIs
morning. Senator Trarieux, former min
lister Of justice, at once resumed his de.
position, which had been INTERRUPTED nv
the adjournment Of the court Yesterday
M TrarieuX took up the testimony of
Savignaud who bad asserted that he had
seen letters addressed to M Scheurer-
hestner, formerly q vlce-president of the
senate, by Lieut. Col. Picquart while Sa
vignaud was Picquart's orderly in Tunis
M. TRarierx declared that Savignaud
was perjurer, and that two officers Wis,
tied SaVignaud before the court-martial