Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-07

RcnncH, Sept AT the opening this
morning NJ the fourth day OF the nth
week OF tho second trial by court mar
unl Of Captain Alfred Drcyfus. OF the
artillery, charged with treason. after
NJ, Labor hhl submitted bic npplica-
ton Tor "a rugatnry commission which
was refused. the chief OF detectives NJ
Cochufurt dcposol fuv0mbly regarding
the attitude of DryfuH when COL du
Patty de- clam dictated the bIrdcrJau
90 him
The clerk Of the court read % letter
from Captain iiumhorr Co tho ,n,ct
that Droyfua had cSprcrdcI % keen de.
slr" in 1894 Co enter tho statistical pee.
ton Of the office, and rayins that hr
met Droyfuu once carrying SOME
yoluminous packets Of maps and docu-
mcnts and remarked that he was act
lng very lmprudently
Drcyfua calmly traycrHsd Captain
llumbortH sta 'monta declaring them
20 be- incxact
Gen. Alcrcior came 10 the bar and
said that be- felt the deposition u Cap
tain Frcyutueutor was bound 90 hnye
produced considerable impression ~
the minds of the Judges. He spoke VI
the attacks made on him since the
captain had testified. saying the prcy-
fua press had been calling him false
witness. etc.
The general declared he gave an order
In 1884, that nothing should be duno
with the various TRANSACTIONS of the
himself was present when the packet
Of secret papers for the court martial
was made up and n ala not contain
the Pnnlzznrdl despatch.
! he hisi since qurfuunrd the judges
o. the court martial IN the subject but
none Of thom WIS prepared 90 swear
that the despatch was not submitted 70
them. because their rccullcctiunH Wcrc
now rather vague.
This statement OF Gen. MERCER
evoked chorus OF dlsguatcd obs
from the audience.
ton 90 the contradictions IN capt
rrcystncttor'H statement reading an
old letter from tho captain 20 friend,
IN which he declared his mind was
made up IN 1884, before Dc saw the see
crct dossigr nnd another letter from an
officer who was iu company with Frvy-
stuottor talked uf the court martial N
1854 but never mentioned tho Pnni4-
zardl dispatch,
Gen Mcrcler brought up two bad
points m Capt frcyHtuctturH career.
while ln Madagascar. MERCER said De
was guilty ~ uu act Of disobodicncc 10
his chief, and De also executed thirty
natives His assertion caused "a cer-
tain impression in tho audience, ana
Col. Juunust asked Gen, Mcrclor TO abb
stain from giving further particulars.
The general added that he hrmly be-
ilrvyd Fruystucttor was brave man.
but ho thought the two acts referred 70
showed be- could not be- entirely trusted.
lie asked the judges not 90 allow the
captains evidence 20 shake their Cun-
ndpucc in his own deposition, but 10
lend him the same crCdruCc uH though
the FrcystaUttor incident had never
occurred.
The court then retired to deliberate
on ~ LabOris application and itH
probable decision was eagerly dis
cussed,, Everyone Ia court stood W.
when the Judges returned after drllb-
Grating "a quarter Of an hour. col,
Jouuust gave the order Present arms,
to the guard OF soldiers ne the bottom
Of tho hall while he. standing and with
the other Judges standing on either side
OF him, read the announcement that
the Judges had unanimously decided
that the president Cot Juunust. was
competent tu order q rugutury commits
sion aud that the Judges, aH % body, uc-
COrdinF to the military code, were not
competent 90 DO no.
~ Lubni thgrpupOu u'kvl COL
Jouauet n he stlll maintained hlH rcfun-
al 20 appoint tho commission, the cOl-
oncl having anld when NJ Labor sub
mlttcd HE conclusions that he was op-
posed 90 the application,
col, Iouaust replied, Yes" and the