Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-07
Emperor William Refuses to
Let schwartzkoppen Go
to Rennes.
JoUAUsT INTERPRETERS.
He Refuses to Let Commission Go to
Germany TO Take the Testimony
-All is Up with Drey-
fus Now.

Rennes, Sept. 7.-Ry Associated
Press. AT the opening of the sDreyfus
case this morning, Saviguaud, Pic
quarts former orderly, asked the court
to certify that Senator TrarieuN, the
former minister of justice, in his tes-
timony stigmatized Saviguaud as an
imposter and perjurer. Trarieux re-
asserted these epithets, and said if he
was responsible therefor before the
there was also law for periurers.
The eJurt certified as to Trarieux's
charges. Then Labori said he had re-
ceiyed notice that for reasons of pub
lie policy, Panizzardi and Schwartz
koppen. the Italian and German mil
itary attaches, respectively. of the em-
bassies at Paris, could not come TO
wer the questions of a commission
sent by the court-martial. He there's
fore asked that the court direct that
they be examined by commission,
using the telegraph for the purpose,
in order to hasten the matter. Jou-
aust invited the opinion of Pa1eologue,
of the foreign office, who said he
would not oppose sending the commits
sion, but must make all reservations
regarding the use of the telegraph as
being of doubtful regularity. Carri-
ere, the. government commissary, did
not oppose The appointment of COM
mission. saying it was matter for the
president to decide, provided the pro-
Visions OF the military code which do
not permit the Interruption of the
trial, are respected. Labori said the
military code provided for a suspen-
sion of forty-eight hours, and it could
shorten its sessions and give more
time for the report of the commission.
Libori then drafted a formal applica-
Stion for the commission, asking the
following questions tos be put to
SchwartZkoppen and Panizzardi:
First. On what date you received
the documents mentioned in the bor-
dereau?
Second. Are these documents in
same handwriting as the bordereau
which you know from the fac smile?
Third. What did these documents
contain?
Fourth. Did you receive the firing
manual either in original or copy?
Fifth. Did you receive the gradua-
ition bar?>
Y Sixth. Since what date and until
}%hat date did you receive those docu-
9ments?
/ Seventh. Was it to the same corre-
spondent you addressed the Petit Bleu
to that you referred in the conversa-
tion between Count Won Munster and
Delcasse?
E Eighth. Have you had direct rela-
tons with the accused?
The court retired to deliberate on
the motion, and on returning Jouaust
read the Judgment. 1t declared the
president of the court alone compe-
tent to appoint the commission, and
I that the court unanimously pronounc-
ed itself incompetent TO give effect to
.the counsels' motion. Labori then
asked Jouaust whether, seeing he alone
was competent, he refused to grant the
application, Jouaust replied: Il do"
Cochefert, the chief of the detective
department, recalled the connection OF
du Patty De CLAIMS version of the die
tuition scene.
he said Dreyfus showed great per-
fturbation after being questioned by
de Clam. The witness added that on
the side table was revolver. Dreyfus,
noticing the weapon, exclaimed: Il
will not take my life. l will live to
prove my innocence" After couple
of unimporlant witnesses had been
heard General Mercier took the stand
He maintained that in 1894 he gave
orders that the various translations OF
the Pannizzardi telegram should not
be taken into account. A sealed envel-
ops was hanSed the court-martial oil
1904, the general said. The witness
had questioned the members of the
court-martial of 1894 regarding the
presentation to the court of the secre,
envelope. All, with single exception
assured him that they did not remem.
bsr the Paunizzardi telegram, al
Il gu n they could not declare under
oath that it was not among the docll.
ments. Mercier proceeded to point out
the contradictions in the evidence OF
Captain Freystaetter He read an old
letter from Freystaetter to a friend in
which the captain expressed belief in
the g'lilt of Dreyflls. The general
I quoted number of statements TO the
same effect, alleged TO have been na,e
by Freystaetter. Mercier expressedlrhe
belief that Freystaetter was mentally
unbalanced. In support OF the theory
of lunacv, he mentioned that Freystact
ter. while in Madagascar, was once
guilty OF disobeying his commander.
On another occasion, he executed
thirty natives without a trial Jou.
aust requested the general not to en-,
large OF the subject. The reports oil
the experts were next read. showing
that the tracing paper Gu which the