Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-31
WHY DREYFUS
DID NOT SUICIDE
II Was for the Sake Of His Wife
and Children,
HAD MADE UP HIS MIND TO.
Major Forscnciti confirms This Com
hcung Testimony Regarding pris-
oner's Coni's Jon.

nhtf's 'NAtfH ANNt
Rcunos. Aug. gi.-Tho fourth a.saIon
~ tho fourth week Of che second trial
by o1urt-martlal OF capt. Alfred Drry-
fun of the artillery. charg,i with uca-
fou. opened bohlnd closed d1ufa today.
co continuing until 9.l5 "a. m. lu ad-
diu0n Co tho usual cordonH OF troops
in the streets Joodlng To- tho lycoe an
extra guard wae poatod so as Co come
plotoly Isolate the hail IN which the
Judges met iu secret session. There
were the usual scenes ON the arrival of
the prisoner and the iudgca.
After the judges and counsel came
Gen. de Loyc. Mai Hartmann. Maj.
Ducros and later Gen. Chlmoin. fol-
lowed by a soldier bearing tho secret
artillery dosslcr
In closed session the court discussed
the socrot documents relating 60 the
artillery subjects OF the bordercuu. The
public was admitted to tho court at
$3.50 a. m.
PUBLIC ADMITTED.
The first witness called after the pub
llH session began was Capt iahruu-
NHnuuIt OF the Republican guard. who
reiterated biz testimony given before
the court uf cnsautiuu. repeating the
terms of the allcgod coufosHluu Of
Drcyfus;
II am innocent In thres years they
viii recognize my Innocence. Tho MIN
ist"r knows 10. ~ I delivered documents
20 Germany 10 waa 60 gct more Import
ant ONES Boo return"
Tho Witness explanation that be- ala
NOT faicr Co the confession uf broyfuH
lu DIS Interview with Priest. Cuslmir-
heriDr because he overheard CONVEX
Hnuln during The course uf which Dc
was called traitor" ranHiilr' and
"pur.' UIWo uH surprise Tor be- dli
not mention this iu his evidence before
thU court OF cessation uF NJ. Labor.
leading counsel f1r the defense. pointed
out ". Labor also laid stress on the
fact that Cert L. Bruu-ilnnuult should
have kept DIE note book. in which ho
nFscrta he made d note " bis CONVEX.
satlun with DrcyfuH Tor four years and
have destroyed % on the very morrow
the matter was brought up in debate
iu the chamber of deputies. The cap
tuiu's reply be looked upon the
cory mnds by a. CnYalguar Their MIN
lister % war aH being Huhicleut-wus
N'tAaAAN''A lWAh't lAlllfs
CAPT LIE BRUN-RENAuLT.
Capt Le Brun- Reunuit ~ n well built
mnu OF medium holrht. broad-shoulder-
ed and wearing wrll-trImmcd nous.
tuchu Tie has queer eyes lie spoke
ln loud. clear voice.
prcyfuH. replying 90 the witness be-
gan by calmly declaring that capt h.
skcuuultH statement that GER
tain Capt. d'AttoI was present durluE
hiH conversation with Capt. lie Bruu-
Hvuuult was inaccurate.
The witness however maintained thHt
can't, dAttgl was present whurclpuu
DrryfuH said that 10 Doc was present be-
lthc prisoner did not speak a. him.
DrcyfuH then raised HE voice eKclt-
clly and accompanying his words
with short. emphatic gestures OF the
right hand and uulVnrIug with emotion.
protested that Capt L. Hriu- Epunult
should have repeated to his chiefs his
uttgfuuCts which began with profess
TO explain his words.
Those are mHu1euvurs." cried the
prisoner (which must nll an honest
men with Indignation"
This declaration OF tho prisoner made
a deep Impression on tho audience.
AUDIENCE CRIES "BRAVor'
Drcyfus spoke the last words through
his teeth ana was evidently inboring
under the greatest excitement ana in-
dlguatlou, The audience broke into
braves which the gen d'nrmog lmme.
diatcly suppressed.
Capt. Anthornc followed and repeated
what Capt d'Attel had said confirming
tho confession. breyfus replied that
he had not spoken o. Capt. d'Attel ON
being recalled Capt L. Brun- Rennult
Hld this was true, but he added that
Capt d'Attol was present ana could
have heard the conversation
NJ Labor here pointed uut that Cant.
d Attcl had not spoken a. his chiefs On
this subject and Gen. MERCER who. mo
all the military witnesses. followed tho
proceedings today with tho krsusst in-
forest rose, and admitted that this was
correct.
Col. Jounust told Drcyfus that n, had
not explained why he mentioned tho
torn Of three years, 10 which Divyfus
replied:
DREYFUs' WORDS TWISTED.
~ ala not give three years as tho
term, ] only said ! hoped that In tho
course OF two ur three years my luuu-
cence would b. recognized. And ! wish
Co state, my colonel that. na my LETT
tcrs To Gen. GuuHu show. my words ala
not have the sense ovil minds have
sought 10 give them"
AAs AsAhNil lNNN NIN zen GuuNH called
TO the bar aud asked him n he had not
used tho alleged confession OF Drryfus
IN opposing PicguartH arguments In Ia
Yur OF revision
Con. Gonse replied that he had not.
whereupnn NJ Labor asked that tho
letters exchanged between Gen. Cons,
ana Col llcquart should be read. The
clerk of the court began to read iof-
ter beginning 'My Dear picauart.H
when Gen. Gungc interrupted him ana
asked that Col plCquurt's previous ipt-
ter be read first, but as the letter was
not nyuilblo Tor the moment, the read.
Ing NJ an the letters was adjourned IN
az tomorrow,
HEARD OF a CONFESSION.
Mai. ForBoncttl, who was governor OF
the Choruhc Miil prison during the time
brcyfus was Imprisoned there ana who
testified In behalf NJ Dreyfus. declaring
he had never heard OF the confragl0D
Drcyfus ~ said 90 have made. was th.
next witness called, He repeated Lls
testimony before the court OF cassntion
adding that hr frequently met Capt.
i.e Brun kenuult, and Cant.
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