The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1899-09-08
TOLD A PECULIAR STORY.
A Servian Witness, at Rennes, Told
Of a Peculiar Trade in
Military Documents.
HATRIE LGBOal WAS ON THE WAR PATH.
The Case il Apparently Reaching n
Critical Stage, and the Public In
tercst i'm the Proceedings of the
COUrt-NIartinI is Becoming More
Marked Every Day.

COurt-Martinl is Becoming More
Marked Every Day.
Rennes. Sept. 1.-The fifth week OF
the Dreyfus trial began with the larg-
est attendance yet seen at the Lycee.
4 Singular story.
The first witness was NJ. Cernuschi,
q Servian, who told peculiar story of
a transaction in military documents
between Dreyfus and an official of
central European power.
VI. Labor then arose and announced
that since the prosecution has sum-
moned the aid of foreigners, he intend
ed to make formal application to have
complete steps taken, through foreign
channels, to ascertain whether the doc
uments mentioned in the bordereau
were delivered to foreign power, and
ii so. by whom.
This announcement, which, if Col.
.louaust consents to The application,
will have most important cOnse-
CUcnCes. The words of NJ. Lobori
created a deep impression, as they
made it evident that counsel for the
defense is on the warpatk.
The Second witness.
The second witness called was NJ.
Andre, clerk TO VI. Bertulus, judge of
the court of cessation, who received
TIE confession of the late Lieut.-Col.
Henry. NJ. Andre depose1 that he
overheard Lieut.-CoI. Henry cNclaim:
Don't insist, beg of you. The hon
CT of the army must oe saved before
everything"
Tore Up BertiIIOn.
The next important witness was the
vclI-known mathematician, NJ. Pain
l.,e, who began by tearing NJ. Ber-
L. cn's system of augmentation to
7 i-ces. NJ. Painleve then entered upon
a. personal topic, which quickly won
lin the close attention of the au-
Gi-nce, and brought On a dramatic
scene which kept the spectators in
rtGtc of eNcitem- mt until he finally
Left the bar.
Protest Against Gen. Gonse.
NJ. Painleve referred to his evidence
before the court of cessation, and pro-
tested vehemently against the version
given by Gen. GOnse of a conversation
with NJ. Hadamard, cousin of Drey-
fus. i'm which NJ. Hadamard expressed !
belief in the guilt of Dreyfus.
Never" explained Painleve, did !
NJ. Hadamard doubt the innocence of |
Lis cousin"
Gen. Gonse asked to be heard, and |
mounted the stage. After declaring |
that the whole matter was insignifi- !
cant. Gen. GOnse insinuated that the |
faith of NJ. Hadamard and NJ. Painleve |
in the innocence of Dreyfus must have |
been strengthened recently.
VI. Labor Indignant.
NJ. Labor began crOss-examinatiOn |
o, Gen. Gonse regarding a certain doc
ument in the secret dOssier, to which |
Gen. Gonse had referred, but which |
had not before been submitted to the |
e. art.
VI. Labor not receiving satisfactory |
answers and finding that Col. JOuaust |
declined to allow him to press the |
matter home in the way he wished, |
became extremely indignant, and pro-
tested with considerable warmth /
against Col. JoUaust's veto of his Ques-
tions. This caused a little scene be-
tween Col. Jouaust and NJ. Labor.
Finally. the latter asked why certain
dispatch from the French ambassador
at Rome relative to the payment of
money to Mai. Count EsJerhazy by an
Italian agent had not been included in
the secret dossier presented to the
court
Gen. GOnse replied that he had not
considered the dispatch of sufficient
to be included in the secret
dossier. Col. Jouaust here again re-
fused to allow some of NJ. Labori's
questions.
VI. Labor Was FuminE.
NJ. Labor was Tuning with indigna-
ton. but was obliged % submit.
VI. Labor asked Gen. GOnse who
the secret dossier.
Il did, shouted Commandant Guig-
net from the body of the hall.
Commandant Guignet then came to
the bar and declared that he had omit
ted all documents from abroad, be
,ause foreigners were interested in de-
cciving us"
CaviEnac Didn't Respond.
Col Jouaust called for NJ. Cavaignac,
but the former minister of war was
not in the court room, and an officer
was sent to seek him.
Meanwhile. the testimony of minor
witnesses were. heard. The proceed
ingS described in the foregoing were
exciting. as at one time, when Gen.
Chanoine and NJ. FalcOlogue were
brought upon the stage to explain
Commandant Guignets statements,
there were five witnesses at the bar, I
al speaking AT once. and interrupting
1ne another. The testimony through
1ut was iuterspersed with heated
scenes between NJ. Labor and Col.
TOuaust. 3