The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-02

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Gen. ROGET asked 70 be eenfsosAsa With
the witness. and said ne latter wrote -
Cayaignac, then Efnist4r ~ waT. NO
lent 3etter Of resignation, n which he de-
etassd mat Il wAs olshouo9abls 70 serve n
tne Frsnch army.
Cea. noeet DnGks Devvn.
This deciasation caused . scene. tor Bro
gefe. turnins to Rosst. cried:
II protest against Rogefs words: af-
nsn that sewer said any such thing
oen. nagst shan backed down. saying:
s'WsI1. tha9 was the general sense Of the
letter."
4 roar OF disgust came from the audience
ct thu apparent snderhandedness upon sne
paft Of the general. and Lieut. EruseTe
AGAIN euphaficalsy declared Roget was
wrong. Labor and Jouaust agreed taat
the letter should be obtained and read IN
court. The lieutenant expressed nis sas's-
faction at this step.
oeronwly Favorable % the PRISONER
The nsxt witness. Capt. Carvaino.
herAsore younx artillery oficer. proved
An excellent reinforcement Tor Dreyfuss
Ne rave his evidence clearly and boldly.
rzA eunphaticalIy declared that there were
m spectsi precautions 20 keep tae snacn-
aniurn Of the 100 short gun secret More
over, he added. from April ]. 1874, the ar
tiI,try officers had descriptions Of the n.y.
dro-pneumafsc brake given them. Here"
aid Capt. Carvalho, rs an actual copy OF
thu manual" which hs HANDED ovss 70 the
court.
Labor then had IN animated discussion
NH Jouausf. who ct drst Refused coun-
sels request to read letter which the iai-
ter had received yesterday evening signed
.Corningu." sstsing forth that the nring
manual had been copied by men referred
TO ~ IA" and "B."
Col picQuart In reply 70 Labor con-
nrmcd the statements made in the letter.
ana sid ne thought Maj. Lauth could say
sopsthins on that point. whersupon the
major rose and declared he did not know
.'Corningu."
Labsri Becomes Inpatient.
Labor then asked to bs allowed to Quas-
don Lanth. but Jo1aust refused. Counsel
inaGrtsd. hut Jouaust waived him down.
whsn Labor erisd. 'syoa suppress Ill awk-
ward ausgtiona" (Densation.)
The government commisnry. MAJ. Car
riere. said:
~ desire 70 point out that the defense
= always asking TO speak. while an Al
ways refused permission to do 90 whsn
ask"
Jouaust, out Of patience. setortsd:
II have heard enough. Be quiet. Tho in
cldent " ciossd.'
This cavalier treatment Of the govern
ment commisary. who. however. makes
himself ridiculous whenever he opens hA
mouth. caused q general laugh.
written ~ m Ignosanus.
Gen. Gebert followed. He also proved
card for Dxeyfus. ~ he declared the word
jng Of the bordsreau revealed professional
lgnoTsnce He said such an ofdcer 40
Drsyfus could not make the mistakes he
referred to- Gen. eebert entered into a
lengthy explanation of hi statements par
tinentiy pointing out that an artillery Of
sicer would have known interesting parts
Of the firing manual and would not have
written In the bordsreau. Take what In
tsrests YOU" Tho general declared that
the bordcreau could not hAvs been written
by IN artillery oficer or by one who had
passed through the polytechnic school.
This made q profound impression on the
who Ii venerable looking gentleman. con-
ciudsd fearless'y:
II an happy to have the strength to
carry here my stone toward the edifSce OF
reparation which the court il building up
with % much care and confidence while
holding Itself aIoof from outside passion"
Other favorable Testimony.
Nal Ducross deposed that he command
ed f!eid battery; that he knew Dreyfns
and offered him certain information. but
nc pointed out that nreyfus never asked
h IN q question. although Dreyfus knew the
w,tncsx possessed meat interesting lnfor-
nation. notably particulars about the
hydro pneumatic brake.
Mercier here interviewed. ana said that at
the time Ducroas was speaking OF, the Du-
cross field pieee had been rejected IN favor
Of the Deport cannon. and no said prey-
fus therefore could have no object In pro-
curing particulars OF tho pucross gun.
More support for Dreyfus was forshcom-
ins Ia the deposition Of Maj. Hartmann, II
the artillery. who expressed the opinion
tina, the author Of the hordereau ala no,
know what he writing abou, since ne
spekA OF the 'iAn short gun, when ne
meant the TO long, gun. The major led
the court through a mass Of technical de-
tails about artillery until Jouauss asked him
to refrain from sechnicai.siss as far as pos
ssblc. evidently fearing Hartmann might
reveal the secfess OF the service His evil
dence was directed entirely 20 show tina;
preyfus was net the author OF the Dor