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Wnlcn you know from fac-simile?
Third-What did these documents
contain?
Fourth-Did you receive the firing
manual, either in the original or
copy?
Fifth-Did you receive the graduation
bar?
Sixth-On what date and under what
date did you receive those documents?
Seventh-Was it to the same cor
respondent that you addressed the
petit bleu referred to in the conversa-
ton between Count Won Munster and
M. Del Case?
Eighth-Have you had direct rela-
tions with the accused?
Colonel Jouaust invited Major Car
riere's opinion, and the latter referred
to the provisions of the military CODE
NJ Labor urged the Importance Of
the evidence of these two witnesses,
whom, he declared, he would not have
cited If Cernuschi had not been
called. Counsel pointed out that it
was possible to suspend the proceedings
long enough to obtain replies to the
questions which he considered indis-
pensable.
The court, after hearing several dep
motion, and on it's return Colonel Jou-
aust read the judgment 1t declared
that the President of the court alone
was competent to appoint a commits
sion to interrogate Colonel Schwarz-
koppen and Major Panizzardi, and that
the court unanimously pronounced it
self incompetent to give effect to coun-
sells motion.
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whether, seeing that he alone was COM
petent, he refused to grant the appli-
cation.
Colonel Jouaust replied: "I do"
M. Cochefort, chief of the detective
department, was recalled in connection
with Colonel Du Patty de CLAIMS YER
sion of the dictation scene. He said
he noticed Dreyfus showed great per-
turbation after having been questioned
by Du Patty de Clam.
The witness added that on a side
table was revolver, and Dreyfus, no
ticing the weapon, exclaimed: "I will
not take my life. I will live and prove
my innocence"
After Lieutenant Bernheim had been
recalled and explained to the court the
uses of the graduation bar which Cen
eral Mercier produced for the courts
benefit, a letter was read from Cap
tain Humbert of the engineers, who,
like the witness Hallopin, met Dreyfus
carrying documents from the geo
graphical department. Humbert also
referred to the desire of Dreyfus to
enter the statistical section
In reply to the usual question, Drey-
fus said that Captain Humbert's rec
objections were not exact, adding: I'm
regard to the papers mentioned, per-
haps it is advisable to have the COM
missariat tables of plan 13 produced,
when you will see that they are Of no
great Importance. 1t is certain I was
acquainted with five or six tables, the
printing of which [ was instructed to
superintend."
Colonel Jouaust-Did you apply to
Colonel Sandherr with the view of en-
tering the statistical section?
Dreyfus-No, no.
Colonel Jouaust-Did you not ex-
press such desire to your comrades?
Dreyfus-No.
General Mercier here reappeared on
the scene. After saying that the evil
dence of Captain Freystmetter must !
have greatly influenced the Judges, he |
referred to the attacks on himself made |
by the revisionist newspapers, saying |
in consequence of Freystmetter's as
sertions he had been described as a
forger, and it was great satisfaction to
him now to be able to reply to Captain
Freystmetter by alluding, in addition
to the testimony of Colonel Maurel,
his own testimony, which was con-
firmed by Colonel Du Patty de CLAIMS
deposition.
General Mercier invited the Judges to
pay no attention to Captain Freyst-
meters statements, but to accord TO
the evidence which he himself had the
honor to give all the confidence and
moral authority they would have re-
posed in it if the Freystmetter incident
had never happened.
Maitre Demange said he agreed with
General Mercier that the F'reystmetter
incident could be dropped without in
juring the case of Dreyfus.
The reports of experts were next read,
showing that the tracing paper on
which the bordereau was written was
similar to paper used by Esterhazy
and official records were produced
showing Dreyfus was wrong in regard
to the number of probationers in 1891.
The prisoner admitted that his recol-
lections were perhaps not precise.
NJ Labori said he regretted Cernuschi
was not present, as counsel desired TO
question him, and in any case, he On.
Labori wanted to add to the dossier
certain letters showing that Cernuschi
had suffered from insanity, and was
destitute of moral sense. The defense
had discovered that applications had
been made for Cernuschi's extradit1on,
and he was pronounced to be altogeth-
er worthless and unreliable.
Counsel also said that although rep
gee, if Cernuschi had not left Austria
lun for the insane.
NJ Labor then asked that a letter
received from the witness Grenier
should be read.
The Government Commissary admit
ted that he received the letter, but he
said it was of no Importance.
Counsel thought otherwise, and read
a copy of the letter which Grenier had
sent him simultaneously with the one
sent to Major Carriere.
The letter referred to an epistle from
Esterhazy, showing the latter's great
interest in questions outside of his du-
ties; that Esterhazy had in his posses
sion official documents; that he con-
cerned himself with the mobilization Of
the troops, and that he had expressed
supreme contempt for the French army.
Colonel Jouaust remarked. that if the
letter had reached him he would not
have made use of it. as it had nothing
do with ha DraufI1S