The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-31

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plaees Ct from to francs. according "a
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&C or o'clock IN the morning ana snnss
purchase the places. because only Emitted
uumber can secure standing room.
The local papers publish the statement
thst r. Charles de Ffeycinet. on leaving
the courtroom yesterday after making his
Asposition, remained 20 friend: Il an
leaving N atmosphere Of acquftaL"
1ss4smsny Dssing the Day.
At The opening Of the trial today y
Paul Gsysr. . member Of the institute
and director 81 the school Of ancient
manuscripts, was the first Witness ne
deposed IN favor OF Dreyfus.
After Moliniere and 0iry and -. PscoI
member OF the institute. had testifed IN
favor Of Dreyfus, Gen. de Loye tesfineo
against the prisoner on the artillery ref-
erences IN the bordereau.
The evidence OF Meyer. Aollniefe ana
0lry, who are handwriting experts OF the
mt rank, was q strong point for Drey-
an. they were most emphatic IN declar-
ing that the bordereau was written ny
Esterhaxy. and this created q better Inn
presston than Bertilion.
0en. MERCER asked to be allowed to re-
My 10 Aoiiniere. and then confirming the
predecessors statement that Esterhazy had
changed his writing since 1854, puzzled
thu audience. That Esterhazy should
have deemed II advisable TO change his
handwriting since the date OF the bor-
A1seau. which appears at hrst sixht TO
indicate that he wrote It. and that Mer-
caer should support Moliniere. aroused
. discussion a. to its import. There are
some people who see In Mercier's un-
solicited testimony yesterday IN support
Of the honorable nature Of Matthew Drey-
fs,s' visit to Col. 9andherr In 1894 In be-
half Of HIS brother. and the generals own
move today, an indication Of some change
OF attitude. perhaps the prelude to can
did ayOwAl OF his mistakes OF 1884 On the
other hand, many persons think Aercier.
fearing that Saturdays exposure will dis
credit him altogether with the judges, has
conceived the idea Of giving way on GER
tain points which, moreover. are almost
tncontestible. ana thus 10 some extent re-
tustate himself BY an afectat!on OF I'M
pastiality.
Fleet AHOuaeS Roget.
n. Plcot related an Interesting CONVEX
sation which no had with Col. Schneider.
the mention Of whose name evoked
prompt protest from Maj carricre-
Schneider, according to this witness. adj
mittod that Eaterhaxy had acted a. spy
ana wrote the borderenu.
Gen. Roget. with his usua! shrewdness.
seissd upon Picot's abatement that Schnei-
der had expressed astonishment that
French officers should have had the bad
TASTE 70 question the word Of foreign CT
i,cer. % mount the platform and make
Z short speech in defense of the attitude
Of tho French officers. concluding with
the remark: II have interviewed because.
when French officers are attacked they
havs the right 70 defend themselves" The
words will be published all over France
ana win tend to make Roget more popular
with the army.
Gen. de Loye repeated bis testimony
before the court Of cessation relating to
the 10 short cannon hyiro-paeumatic
brake and ths ''robin'' shell.
Dreyfus. ia.rspiH made . really clear
statement. explaining that he saw the
Understandable brake once At Bou-
ruenaas. once az tho school of wsr. md
that he never saw 1t used. because while
ON the general stag be was never present
at f1ring practice.