The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-09-07
THE FATE on DREYFUS
Depends on the Verdict Of the Ger
man Emperor.
EVIDENCE OF FOREIGN CoLOEELs,

II II Believed In Rennes, Can Alone
save theAccused Captain From a SEQ
ond Conviction-Labori Denounces
Colonel Jouaust's Unfair Treatment.
Rennes, Sept. THE salvation Of
Captain Dreyfus hangs on word
from Emperor William. This is the
general opinion here. II the kaiser
consents to allow Colonel Schwartz
koppen, the German military attache
In Paris In 1894. TO testify before the
court martial. or to send a deposition
or, what is considered still more prob,
able to allow his deposition to be ac-
companied by the actual documents
mentioned in the bordereau, then
Dreyfus is saved. II the emperor.
however, decides that II is not in the
interests of Germany for Colonel
Schwartzkoppen to intervene then
Dreyfus' case is hopeless and his con-
demnation certain.
The eyes of France are looking
across the frontier to Stuttgart. where
the kaiser is staying, and anxlously
awaiting his decision. He is in the
position of the spectators of a gladia-
torial combat in the coliseum in an
cient Rome, with Dreyfus lying at the
foot of his antagonist and watching
whether the emperor points his thumb
up or down. At late hour last even
ing he had given no sign either way,
and Frenchmen are awaiting with
breathless interest the first indication
of his will.
To ali intents and purposes Emperor
William stands the arbiter of the in
ternal peace OF France, for every one
anticipates that King Humbert will fol-
low his lead. This is probably the eX-
PLANTATION of the delay Emperor Will
lam has gone to Wurtemburg from AL
sace-Lorraine and King Humbert is at
Turin. Communication between the
two monarchs is, therefore, somewhat
complicated, and, as they will undoubt-
edly agree upon identical measures in
replying to NJ. Labori's appeal, 1t is
possible that several days will elapse
before their decision is known.
The opinion generally held here is
that Emperor William and King Hum
bert will allow Colonel Schwartzkop-
pen and Colonel Panizzardi to be ex-
amined by rogatory commission and
their depositions to be sent to Rennes
with supplementary evidence from the
originals of Esterhazy's reasonable
communications.
The anti-Dreyfusards are extremely
exasperated at what they characterize
M. Laborrs trick" He had long been
seeking an excuse to invoke the inter-
vention of the German and Italian
sovereigns, and seized the appearance
of Cernuschi as his opportunity. de-
I'M laof ha 4 ,F In
dence of this foreigner justified his
application regarding Schwartzkoppen
and Panizzardi.
M. Labori insisted that the appear
ance of Cernuschi on the witness stand
was quite without precedent, but the
-Dreyfusards point out, and with "a
certain amount of reason, that the
counsel for the defense were really the
first to introduce foreign testimony, as
they summoned the English Journalist,
Rowland Strong, on the question of
Esterha2y's confession to having writ
ten the bordereau. anyway, 1t can be
safely asserted that the admission OF
Cernuschi as a witness for the prose-
oution came as veritable godsend to
the defense, giving them almost at the
last moment more or less legitimate
basis for M. Labori's application to
summon the German and Italian at
taehes.
The anti-Dreyfusards assert that the
members of the court martial will ig-
more the affirmations of Colonels
Sohwartzkoppen and Panizzardi, be-
cause they recognize that the testi-
mony of these officers will be given by
order, with view to save their own
spy, but in less prejudiced circles it is
believed that the court cannot disre-
gard the solemn declarations of the
two attaches without giving rise to a
still graver situation, in an interna-
honal sense. than now prevails.
Yesterdays public proceedings were
marked by three important episodes.
The first was General Zurlinden's ad-
mission that the erasure and restitu-
ton of Esterhazy's name In the Petit
Blev could not have been perpetrated
by Colonel Picquart, and consequently
must be attributed to some one
inside the general staff. The sec
ond was the declaration by M.
Paleologue that the secret dossier con-
tanned document which showed that
Colonel Schwartzkoppen admitted his
IolaNohS Win hslSi HalyS anu lHdI
Schwartzkoppen, In the opinion of
Paleologue, sent TO Esterhazy the
identical Petit Blsu for which Colonel
PicQuart was detained ten months on
a charge of forgery. The third was
General Billot's insinuation that Ester
haEy and Captain Dreyfus were accom-
plices, which led to an impassioned
protestation on the part OF the accused
and to a thrilling scene between NJ. La
bori and Colonel Jouaust, resulting in
the advocates excited denunciation OF
Colonel Jouaust's treatment Of him, a
denunciation tantamount to an aocusa-
ton of open partiality.
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