The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-20

RENNEs. Aug 1s-No special incident
occurred this morning. when the trial OF
trial of Captain Dreyfus was resumed
at the Lycee.
The first witness called was Major
/ Cuieret. formerly attache 20 the Ministry
Of War. Major Cugnet was not in un'-
form. as DE is not at present attached to
any corps.
Major Cu.guet prefaced hts testimony
by stating that while on headquarters
stan he gave Dreyfus "a general scheme
for the mining of railroads, owing TO the
latters persistent requests for such Inc
formation. Dreyfus. witness said took
cop.ous notes. and when his house was
searched these notes were not discovered.
lie does not know what became of them.
After launching the above declaration
which no apparently considered TO bc
weiehtv evidence of the reachery ot
prevfus. Major Cuiguet proceeded to re-
count I'm detail the task which General
eors. assigned to- him m May lNS, OIL
classifying tine documents In tne pfeyiu7
anl lceterhazy and picquart cases
"The drst question, ] will ask mere
said the witness. "ls Drefus guiltyf Ms
convinct.on of bis guilt is based on three
grounds: c...,t, T..
brun-Renault .h.
"second-The technical nature or the
contents of the hordercau
"Th.rd THE results of the examination
of the secret dos-.er
II will add to these three points the
evidence of the expert BertiiIon oaush'ep
as I'M direct proof. and the means en-
pIoyed bv the Dreylus FAMILY To seeu'o
the prisoner rehabilitation.
"I protest that combination mas peen
undertaken against justice. trulh ana Our
country
THE Majors outburst OF heroIcs evoked
syu.clI smiles. and indications ot dissent
coupled with marks Of dissent from the
assembled generals.
The witness next spoke of the secret
dossier of the War Ministry containing
Information relating 20 the interview bee
tween NJ TrarieuX former Minister OF
Justice. and Count Tcrniclli. the liilih
Ambassador. (which country could De
benefited by the treachery.
Regarding the confessions said TO have
been made % Captain Lebrun-Renault'
witness said he stiu believed they were
authentic.
DREYFUs THE AUTHOR
Continuing. the witness reasserted that
tno nordoroau was written by Dreriis al
the end Of August. and incidentally, me
Major rr0tested against C0l0no. Picauart
usrmunns against Du Patty De 60 am lie
then returned TO Dc secret dos-'er ot Iht
yyar office. from which Dee declared th'
court was sure 10 draw important deduc-
uons.
.rho first portion 0f the dossIer' he
said. shows that IN 1898 there was % COM /
.tqrt leakage iu the Ministry 1i W'i. we /
have had proofs of The plans OF fortncf- .
tlous reaching the hands of tho foreign /
powers"
Witness thon invited The courts special |
attention to the document which Doe saiN' I
would be found amp.e proof ~ tha prison I
ers eult.
At This stage ~ The prccaelines pr3 i1s .
rose and iuterruoted the witness' shout
ing "Thot is manifest lie'
Another document II the dos'ier. accord
ine 20 Major CuiEret showed beyond DIS
p.to that the torfcroau actually pm sei
through lhe hands Of Colonel SclW7rzko1-
Don. This. t0 the witness established t1s
~ The bordoreau. an eHamina-
TON OF which ho r0 nt-d ont Drove
sohwarzk'pren and Pannizzarii had me
closest relations in AN matters oL e'pon-
age.
Rcfo~r'n~ next to tho dispucn of COL.
lnoi Schneider former Austrian military
lttacho at Paris 5enounc'ng AS iorIery
b letter purp0r,ug Co have been wriiien
1v the attache y Dee was represented as
,chwarzko non aid P3nnlzz1rd t0 come;
heir relations with Dreri1-. WINES
naintaircd that General Nerc.ers state
nonts ON the witness stand were correct
ind that tho authenticity of the leiter had
iocn proved
The lntniiironce Department. De added.
iad other documents from the same at
ache
Nfatr Culguot said no noticed the I'm
.0rtaro,, of Colonel schnoiier's report hai
bot esclped tho court "nlr those VINO are
iehting so hard for the rehabilitation OF
, cyfus."
IL heard ID salI." the witness continued
that sn emphatic denial had De- ad-
resscd 90 as allcgIns that the report =
orgerv I 30 not know what truth there
8 in this denial 10 Is said 10 BE- dttel
rom Ems and We IN France know mat
elegrams from Ems are not always au-
bonfio will sinpiv point but 20 the
ourt that tho document IN question was
anded TO the court hy NJ Chamoin. re-
Presenting the Minister Of War. and that
ne document Is included In portion OF
he ser,.ret do.sier the authenticity OF
yhich has never been questioned. and that
l. therefore to the French government
, which the denial Is addressed.
CAN PROVE IT.
81 beg to add that N this denial 10 the
'rench government Is maintained we are