Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-09-14
AN EXCITING EPISODE
Gen. Billot's Evidence in the Drey-
fus Case Stirs Up M. Labor.
WAITING FOR WORD FROM KAISER.

Vho salvation OF the Prisoner Hangs Of
What the German Emperor May
Do-The Three Points In Yes.
terday's Proceedings.
Rennes Sept THE largest audi
ence ever assembled in the Lycee wa
present yesterday when the opon SEES
sion of the Drevfus court-martial be.
gan. The exciting episode of the
mornings sitting was scene in which
M. Labor, Gen Bllot, Col. Jouausi
and Capt. Dreyfus participated. Things
had progressed quietly and even mo.
notonously up to that time. ''La Dame
Blanche, with her famous pearls in
her ears and round her neck, kept
whispering to her companion. Others,
who from the first had taken the
kcenest interest in every word uttered
in the court, seemed bored, and the in
tense heat in the room sent several to
sleep. Suddenly, when Gen. BiIlot, in
low, even tones, again brought out
what many declared is the generals
last card, namely, the completely Of
Dreyfus and Esterhazy, there was n
remarkable change Of scene. NJ. La
bori, in terrible excitement and way
ing his arms protested in a ringing
voice. Dreyfus, who had been sitting
like statue, also jumped to his feet,
despite the restraining hand that u
gcndarme placed upon his shoulder,
and, with his face flaming with pas
sion, said, addressing Col. Jouaust: 81
protest, colonel; protest against this
0dious accusation"
N. Labor, ut the same time was de-
manding to be heard. Col. Jouaust,
equally determined not TO hear him,
called out: "Maitre Labor, / refuse to
allow you to speak," When M. Labor
finally gave up and sat down trembling.
he was deathly pale.
The salvation of Capt. Dreyfus hangs
on word from Emperor William.
This Is the general opinion here. II
the kaiser consents TO allow Col.
Schwartzkoppen, the German military
attache at Paris in 1894, to testify
before the court-martial, or send
deposition, or what Is considered still
more probable, to allow his deposition
to be accompanied by the actual docu-
ments mentioned In the bordereau,
then Dreyfus is saved. II the emperor,
however, decides that 1t Ia not In the
interests Of Germany for Col. Schwartz.
koppen to intervene, then Dreyfus'
case Is hopeless and his condemnation
certain.
The anti-Dreyfusards are extremely
exasperated at what they characterize
- M. Labori's trick" He had long
been seeking an excuse to invoke the
intervention Of the German and Ital-
ian sovereigns and seized the appear
ance Of Cernuschi as his opportunity,
declaring that the admission of the
evidence Of this foreigner justified his
application regarding Schwartzkoppen
and Panizzardi. M. Labor insisted
that the appearance Of Cernuschi on
the witness stand was quite without
precedent, but the anti-Dreyfusards
point out, and with a certain amount
OF reason, that the counsel for the de-
Tense was really the first to introduce
foreign testimony, as they summoned
The English journalist, Rowland Strong,
on the question of Esterhazy's confess
sion to having written the bordereau.
Anyway, 1t can be safely asserted that
the admission Of Cernuschi as witness
for the prosecution came as veritable
Godsend to the defense, giving them
almost at the last moment more or
less legitimate basis for M. Laboris
application to summon the German
and Italian attaches.
The anti-Dreyfusards assert that the
of the court-martal will 10. ,
more the ailirmations of Coils. Schwartz ,
koppen and Panizzardi because thew 4
that the testimony of these {
officers will be given by order with a {
view to save their own spy, but in less t
prejudiced circles 1t is believed the c
court cannot disregard the solemn '
declarations Of the two attaches with. I
,ut giving rise to still graver stua- n
lion in an International sense than now t
prevails. I
Yesterdays public proceedings were |
marked by three important episodes. v
The first was Gen. zuilinden's admis. |,
lion that the erasure and restitution of II
Gsterhazy's name in the petit bleu Il
ould not have been perpetrated by Il
'ol. Picquart and consequently must a
'e attributed to some one inside the
'eneral staff. The second was the
declaration by M. Paleologue that the
ecret dossier contained document O
phich showed that Col Schwartzkop-
en- admitted his relations with Ester.
asy and that Schwartzkoppen, in the
pinion OF Paleologue, sent to Ester h
aay the identical petit bleu for which a,
OIL Picquart was detained ten months -,
n charge Of forgery. The third was r,
ZEN. Billot's insinuation that Ester :,
azy and Dreyfus were accomplces, -
hitch led to an imprisoned protesta- y, N
on on the part Of the accused and to "
thrilling scene between M. Labor -
nd Col. Jouaust, resulting in the advo- ~
ate's exciting denunciation Of Col. r.
ouaust's treatment Of him, denunci. r. r.
ion tantamount to an accusation ~ W