Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-03
Dreyfusards Now Confident That
Prisoner VIII be Acquitted,
NEW EVIDENCE CONCLUSIVE
Testimony Given at Icster lays Session In
Favor of Dreyfus, E.ta blislles HIS Iono-
cence. Evidence of Hostile
Witnesses Refuted.
CBy Telegraph.

EFSNEs, Sept. 2.-t,lation is TIC
cnl% word that expresses the feelings
OF the Drcyfus;t,>ls after to-d:lys lrs,-
CecGlngS. The tide has turned ut last,
they say. and Dreyfus cannot be con-
dcnncd after the evidence given this
morning. The spirits OF the Dre%fu:s-
arcs are quite mecurial Every Gay
since the opening Of the trial has seen
them rise or fail. recently they HAY:
been falling heavily. TIL" close OF the
morning sessions %encraly finding them
in anxious conversation, accompanied
by omlnuus shaking OF their ie;ls.
To-day's buoyancy, therefore, is all the
more noteworthy.
4ACQUITrrAL ASSURED.
Yesterday Was Il fairly good day but
to-Gay's session. they claim, puts the
verdict out of doubt ana the Judges
must acquir Drcyfus.
Major Hartman. of the artillery occu-
pied nearly half the session with the
conclusion OF his expert evidence TO the
effect that Drcyfus as an artillery otii-
Ger would not have displayed such ig-
norancc regarding the guns and brakes
us was shown in the bordureau, while
the other subjects Of the bcrdereau We're
matters upon which any officer shuul,l
inform himself. ....
Major Harlman's testimony practi-
cally stood uncontestod as neither Cen
eral Dtloyc nor General Mcrccr .yno
rerlicd. rcfuted any material point
therein.
NJ. Havct. a me,nbe, of tha instit,,ts,
then entered ,pon Tho e-r,,rn,nti.,l &c.
meet nf tbr hor,7.r.,,, ,nl -; .;,
but eloquent language acvot,.l hin,s.lr
to showing that the construction OF the
hordereau bristled With strong and in
his opinion, conclusive marks of les
tcrhaZE's handiwurk, While the phrase
clogy bore no resemblance to Dreyfus'
style.
M LAROIsI TO. THE FRONT
The next stage Of the preceding;
was the reading OF the t;ansr- P:cnuct Il
correspondence exchanged ~ ia. r;,r,.
Colonel Picuuart susprcr,i] lrst..i.;,.,,,-
and wanted General Cons. Il. ,;ro,.f. m
matter to the bottom. This b,.on-h. N
Labor To tbs. front in Il series If
questions he brought cut sharply h,.for,
the court the mnchin,ti,ns az ,,Sl,iI,,
Colonel Picuuart wa; the Victim n, he
hands OF the major from the ,n,sr.nt
he showed Il desire t. lnoroughlv If;
the matter.
NJ. Labori for thu, first time GOT the
General to admit that he ore Ter the tain
nering With picuuart's letters in ,rie,.
rs he said, to ascertain piculla-;'s IA
ings While he was chiet Of the In1alli-
gene" Bureau. y little later Nj. I.abpri
evidently disconnected General C;onSp
for the latter b!urtcu cut tina; Lieuten
ant-Coloncl Henry committed his for
gerry in order to have fresh pruors
y
,IYpIESqvr, r.,I-r.EEn
The au1i.ni.. smiled ,,n1ihI,. t,i.
explanation. 80
General Cors, .ban .,,doa. .r,,. .,
was unnecessary sine. ~, .li,,n,,, -
d.,ss;i.r contain:. in,.rin,in,t,,r 49,,
n1ents or Drcvr,,s- wrir,nn' - III, :, =
General Cons, I.nnn,nntl,- 'n,a.,,
Fanizzardi ,iisnatt.l, ,yi,;,h 49,. -, Nv,
heel ruled our of corr Ar I.,hn,i 49,
tested Indignantly, cxc,ain1in": ..,rh,,,,,
are no such documents ana rhnn a.Isa7
(;,nnr:,I (.,ns.a ~ =
ments to which he allu,sll
Colonel Jouaust president ar ~.
court-n,artial. however declined ~ ~
the question, whercupon Al. I.nho.; said
he reserved to himself the right To- suhN
nit Il formal application for these ia
culnents
THE STAR WITNESS
Then came the leading witness IF t!,c
day. NJ DcFond I.anotte, 4 prUl,a lio,,-
er contempols,ncousl With Dreyf,ls
who is now Il civil engineer ana has RIO
reason to fear. the wrath of TIL. mill
tary clinuc.The witness opened by de-
claring that despite the fact that he
had 4 brother in the garrison 1T Rennes.
he came to tell What he knew in favor
Ct Dreyfus, and he proceeded 70 make
Dreyfusards, practically decides the
case. First, he recalled the fact that
a circular was sent to the probationars
on May II, 1894, informing them that
they must not SO to the German ma
noeuvres, thus showing that the man
ara said Il am going to the mane ale
Vres" could not be Dreyfus.
A VITAL POINT.