Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-01
FAVORABLE TO PRISONER
DreyfuS Should be Pleased With the
Evidence That Was Given.
A NUMBER Of WITNESSES TESTIFIED
And Great Deal Was Brought Out That Showed That
He Was Not the Traitor He Was Said to BeEvi=
dence That Completely Destroyed That Which
Was Given BY the Prosecution.

tenant Brugere again emphatcally de-
clared Roget was wrong.
Labori and Joaust agreed that the let
ter should be obtained and read in court.
The lieutenant expressed satisfaction at
this step.
The next witness. Captin Carvalho. a
handsome young artillery officer, proved
an excellent reinforcement for Dreyfus.
He gave his evidence. clearly and boldly.
He emphatically declared that there were
| no special precautions to keep the mech
| anism of the "12O short gum secret
Moreover, he added. from April !. 1894
| the artillery officers had description of
| the hydro pneumatic brake given them
Here" said Captain Carvaho, lis an
| actual copy of the manual which he
handed over to the court martial.
| I4abori then had an animated discus
| sion with Jouaust, who at first refused
| counsels request to read letter. which
the latter had received yesterday even
| ing, signed "Corningue," setting forth
that the firing manual had been copied
| by men referred to as "A and ''B.
| Colonel Picquart, in reply to Labori.
| confirmed the statements made in the
| letter, and said he thought Major Lauth
could say something on that point. where
upon the major rose and declared he did
not know "Corningue."
| Major Labori then asked to be allowed
| to question Lauth, but Joaust refused.
Counsel insisted, but Joaust waived him
| down, when I.abori cried. You suppress
all awkard questions" (Sensation)
The government commissary, Major
| Carriere, said: Il desire to point out
| that the defense is always asking to
| speak, while / am always refused per-
| mission to do so when | ask"
Jouaust, out of patience, retorted, Il
have heard enough. Be quiet. The Incl
dent is closed
This cavalier treatment of the govern
ment commissary who, however, makes
| himself ridiculous whenever he opens
his mouth, caused general laughter.
General Sebert followed He also PROV
ed a trump card for Dreyfus, as he de-
clared the wording of the bOrdereau re-
vealed professional ignorance. He said
such an officer as Dreyfus could not make
the mistakes he referred to. General Sc
bert entered into lengthy explanations Of
his statement. pertinently pointing out
that an artillery officer would have
known the interesting parts of the firing
manual, and would not have written in
the bordereau, Take what interests
you."
The general declared that the Dor
i dereau could not have been written by
an artillery officer or by one who had
passed through the polytechnic school.
This made a profound impression on the
court which was intensified when Sebert,
| who iS venerable looking gentleman,
concluded fea1lessly:
> Il am happy to have had the strength
to carry here my stone towards the edi-
!, flee of reparation which the court is
: building up With so much care and con-
fidence, while holding itself aoof from
outside passions.
l Major Dueross deposed that he COM
manded field battery; that he knew
Drey fus, and offered him certain nfor-
nation, but, he pointed out, Dreyfus
never asked him question, although
t Dreyfus knew the witness possessed
t most interesting Information, notably
particulars about the hydro-pneumatit
brake.
Il MERCER here intervened and said tina,
u at the time Ducross was speaking of the
Ducross field piece had been rejected ir
t | favor of the Deport cannon, and, he said
: Dreyfus, therefore, could have no object
t in procuring particulars Of the Ducross
S gun.
S More support for Dreyfus was forth.
n coming III the deposition of Major Part,
man of the artillery, who expressed the
opinion that the author of the bordereau
n did not know what he was writing about
since he spoke of the "l2O short" gun
- when he meant the "l20 long" The
: ma jor led the court through a maze OF
= | technical details about artillery, unit
{ Jouaust asked him to refrain from tech
| nicalities as far as possible, evidently
| fearing that Partman might reveal So
e crets of the service. His evidence was
@ directed entirely to show that Dreyfus
t was not the author of the bordereau anG
: that the artillery Information mentioned
| in it was accessible to any officers of al
e arms in the spring of 1894.
g SO far as the depositons We're con.
t cerned. Dreyfus certainly had every rea
: ings.