The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-20


Latter 00cer Denied That Any
s.sA cssaessiea Wa nvss lGaAs.
RENNES. Aug. lA--No special incident
occurred this morning when the seoond
trial by court-martial of Capt. Alfred
Dreyfus. Of the Fourteenth artillery.
charged with treason. was resumed At the
Lycee. The first witness called today was
MAI CuiGnet. formerly attached to the
ministry Of war. The witness. who de-
clared he was convinced Of the prisoners
guilt. was cross-examined BY n. De-
mango. of counsel for the defense. who
succeeded In pointing out that several Of
his statements contradicted his previous
depositions.
The president Of the court. Col Jeuaust,
asked Dreyfus II he had anything TO say.
whereupon the prisoner arose and again
vehemently protested against the dsnun-
Citations lsveled against him. IN innocent
man.
Gen. D. Boisdsnrs was the nsxt witness
called.
Following h the evidence In detail:
MAI. Csisnet's Testimony.
Maj. cuigust. the frst witness called.
was not N unifefm. - he b NOT at pres-
snt attached to any corps.
Before beginning IN account OF TIE
special investigations into the case which
I was ordered to make by ministers OK
war from n. Cayaisnac 70 n. De Frsyci.
nes." said the witness. II wish 10 mention
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ths evidence already heard. win consti-
tuts fresh proof of the prisoners indlscrsst
behavior when employed on the hsadQuar-
ter's stan. I was On the STAN whsn Drey-
fus was q probatiener during the latter
half OF 1854. Among other duties was
connected with the railroad service and
the maintaining Of railroads. with the
view Of interrupting tratic In case a
need. II II hardly necessary to point out
the secret character Of such mattsrs.
Dreyfus was . probationer on the eastern
railroads and had been ordered 70 speciai-
~ study the mining on them and pos
sessed information relating solely to them.
Dreyfuss Thirst for Information.
One day Dreyfus asked me to givs hina
the general scheme OF mining which !
possessed. giving ~ the reason for the re-
quest that he was anxious to Increase M
knowledge and that 1t was necessafy Tor
him 70 know the general schens IN or0ee
10 properly carry out the work infrustod
10 him. I replied that did not see the
necessity Of giving him the scheme and
said that In any case he had better Apply
10 his own chief. MAI. Bertin. Dreyfus pre-
tended Bertin would not impart any tn
formation. Day after day he psstered No
so that finally. having no reason TO dr.
trust him. began giving him explanations
Dreyfus displayed The keenest interest and
took copious notes. when. later. his houee
was searched these notes we're not discov-
cradle. I did no, know what became Of
them. But 4, In d.ficuIt 10 believe they
were destroyed. considering the importance
he seemed TO attach to the Information
and the persistence shown In procuring Il
why He Delseved Dreyfas Osi1tv.
After launching the above declaration.
which he apparently considered to -
weighty evidence OF the treaehery os
Dreyfus, Mai Cuisnet proceeded to recount
In detail the task which Gen. 0onse as
signed to him in May. 1853. Of Classifying
the documents In the Dreyfus. Esserhasy
ard Picauarf cases
'"rhe first question 1 win ask here" said
the witness. '!s. is Dreyfus guilty. My
conviction of his guilt IL based on three
grounds:
First, his confessions 20 Capt. Lebrun-
Renauit; second. the technical nature Of
the contents Of the border<au: third. the
results OF ths examination Of the secret
dossier.
~ vii, add 20 these three points the
evidence Of the expert B@rtfiion tiauGhser1.
and a. Indirect proof. the means employed
By the Dreyfus family to secure the pr1s-
oners rehabilitation.
81 protest that campaign has BEEN un-
dertaken against justice. truth and our
country"
The MAJORS onihurss of heroics evoked
cynical smiles ard Indications of dissent.
coupled With marks Of assent from the A.
.embled generals.
The secret Dossler.
The witness next sp0ks of the secret
iosser OF the war ministry containing tn
formation relating 70 interviews tefween
MAI Tarr.eux. former minister Of justice
ana coun. TornseIh. the Italian amhasas~
dos, witch country said culgnsf, "bene-
assd BY ne tssaclsesy.~
TIE AtlsesA Confession.
Aewsrdans the confessions sasd - have
besn maAs 70 capt LsSrun- -ksnanik ne
witness said ~ stiii believed thsy were
authentic. adding: III people % not b.
Heye the confessions 90 Capt. I.cbrun-fsen.
auis. they VIII s.elseve no human tssss-
mony." Continuing. the witness ssazsers.
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