Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-14

broke IL Cdfileu every one in court with
1t into whirlwind of the widest ex-
element
Dreyfus, on entering the court today.
saluted the president with the same
soldierlv mien as last Monday. and the
president, Col. Jouaust, returned the
salute and said, sit down, Drevfus"
The chair of the prisoner was placed
further to the right of the platform to-
day Instead of facing The nudpes
Dreyfus sat with his back to the table
Of his counsel. thus looking across the
platform, straight at the rail at which
the witnesses stood. Col. .Jouaust i'm
mcdiately after the court had settled
down, opened the proceedings bv saw
ing to Dreyfus:
In January, 1888, the director OF the
penitentiary Of the lie de Re. in the
course of duty, searched the clothes
you brought from the prison. He
found this document in an inside pocket
OF your waiscoat."
The president here handed Drevfus
q paper and said, DO you recognize it
as having belonged to YOU"
Dreyfus-Yes. my colonel.
Jouaust-Whose was itp
DrcyfuS-Mine.
Jouaust-Win you tell me how ana
under what circumstances this docu-
ment came into you possession?
Dreyfus-lt is a document I used
during my trial. III order ia discuss
the value Of the bordereau. | wished 10
keep it.
Jouaust-The military code gives you
the right TO nave copy Of the docu-
inehtS IN your 'asr. This document
'il','eioir, VI, ,7, "i'ih'ateIy ~ your
/. ""S - w WISH !" Keep
4" e'i'r q the teNt -
'he poraertau
Jouaust-That was not proDrr. and
therefore il was taken from YOU. I
merely wished 20 ciucidala this point
Ihat VIII d"
Col J"ualst then asked Mai Car
ricrc ii he had any observations To
make in behalf III the government
The mato. replied BY asking to have
Pr. Ranaosss's report On Dr-yfus read
Whlch 'he 'l'fN n the court an. tn"
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tba we. .r I'M, ,.,.i.... ,-'7
, .i
'''''' ,''''' 'lihba lhdt ~
WE m" N.! u"i'", seated "u 2 stool.
ana weeping.
d' ~ it"' l"- NDraot, p secretary
attIe h'd r" w ffen".. 'mhassy at
i''llh. "dS tH" f"N' Mli.t". called AT
'i'"uS" .-' "Pt i'r'' scared. iH"re Was
llo h'''edl.''. ll 'I- nl!es. h" Sald
M acted AZ w" t.smitting agent NJ
the minister Of war ana ministry NJ
foreign affairs. whenever they were EN-
gagged in the translation of a paniz-
zardi dispatch. which was a very mi
mute and complicated matter. Several
drafts. he exclaimed We're first made
and finally an official translation was
drawn ". which was the same ny since
published.
Questioned respectively regarding tn
draft ana the TRANSACTIONS. he said they
We're purely Hypothetical. the first
draft only having Two words. capt
DreyluS- n winch the translators
We're really sure. the sense being 70 the
erect that prryfus had been arrested,
ana that he had no relations with Ger
many.
NJ. Paloolngue Of the French foreign
Office was then called ana disagreed to
some If this Witness statements. but
the net result Of the two witnesses r.
plies ID NM Labori ana Dpmangc. Was
that never. III any translation. was
there any uu4stion or relations win
Germany
NJ. Labor. ~ cliritinr Nh foregoing
showed evident satisfaction.
The witness rail- Was empty for
frw minutes. ana then COL Joua,,st
said solennIv "nring IN the nrxt VIII
ness
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soldiers ord ,scanlad III ~. ,,I,,rorn,
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Hanoi, IN III, hn.torhol. 1;rh. nra.1.a,i
trnuear ANA j eiIl- bat carria1 IL HI
hand
The witness STONED IN front az tha
witness rail. He presented 4 dignitied
IN rasnonsa 70 the usuol
Questions 10 said. ~ an ~ vnors oId
NJ profession. was formerly presi-
dent Of the republic."