The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-05
PREPARING FOR RIOTS
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did not pay Esterhazy such a
sum on account, as the French said, of
his beautiful eyes. and the document
was the best evidence that Esterhazy
Is the traitor. Nevertheless the state
| carefully kept this out of view.
NJ. Painleve, the distinguished math-
ematician, cornered General Gonse on
the latter's falsified version of NJ. Had
| amards remarks concerning Captain
Dreyfus, and the manner in which Cen
| eral Gonse squirmed and his woebegone
appearance almost aroused pity for
| him. General Roget also appeared to
begin to feel at last the cruel stroke
that the prosecution have been receiv-
! ing of late. He showed naught of his
| cruel, brazen front to-day. On the con-
| trary, his face was quite livid when he
| left the stage after very poor display
and he quilted the court room as soon
as the proceedings were over excusing
himself to his brother generals. MERCER
and others, on the ground of not feeling
| we'll.
The session ended with an exposure
| by M. Hennion, chief of the Paris de-
tectives, of the disgraceful tactics of
| the prosecution in suppressing his re-
| port in favor of Captain Dreyfus and
inserting a document more or less unfa-
vorable to him.
The session opened very interestingly
! with the appearance of witness M. Ger
| naschi. His features are unprepossess-
ing and his general appearance did very
| little credit to the Servian royal house.
to which 1t is alleged he belongs. His
letter to Colonel Jousaust, offering his
| testimony, stated that having been
| mixed up in political troubles in Aus
tria-Hungary, he is obliged to seek
| refuge in France, where he had a
| friend, who was a high official of the
| foreign office of central European
power This friend, the witness said,
told him certain foreign agents in
| France might denounce him, the first
name mentioned being that of Drey
fus. Another foreign officer, a for
eign general of staff, similarly warned
| him.
One day, the witness said. when he
was visiting the latter he saw him take
| from his pocket a voluminous package
| containing military documents. The Of
ticer said that in France one could buy
| anything, adding:
What is the good of the Jews if you
| don't use them?''
Being asked if he ascertained the
name of the traitor in this case, Ger
| naschi replied:
mo; because the officer had already
said Dreyfus was his informant"
This answer and tone in which it was
| delivered evoked a movement of in
| credulity among the audience.
Major Carriere asked that the court
hold further eXamnat ton of this wit
ness behind closed doors in view of the
| diplomatic side of this testimony.
Labor then announced that since the
| prosecution had summoned the aid of
| foreigners, he intended to make formal
| application to have complete steps
| taken through foreign channels to as
| certain whether the documents men
| toned in the bordereau We're delivered
| to foreign power, and if so, by
| whom.
This announcement, If Colonel Jous-
aust consented to the application, will
| have most important consequences.
The words of Labor created a deep
impression, as they made it evident
that counsel for the defense is on the
warpath to-day.
The second witness called was NJ. An
DIRE, clerk to M. Bertulus, judge of the
court of cessation, who received the
confession of the late Lieutenant Colo
mel Henry. Andre deposed that he over
heard Henry eXclaim:
Don't insist l beg of you. The honor
of the army must be saved before
everything"
The next important witness was the
well known mathematician. PainleVe,
who began by tearing Bertillon's sys-
tenn of augmentation to pieces. Pain
leVe then entered upon personal topic
which quickly won him close attention
of the audience and brought on a dra-
matte scene which kept the spectators
in a state of excitement until he final |
ly left the bar. Painleve referred to his
evidence at the court of cessation and
protested vehemently against the YER |
sion given by General Gonse of the con- |
versation with M. Hadamard cousin of
Dreyfus, in which Hadamard expressed |
the belief in the guilt of Dreyfus.
Never" exclaimed Painleve, did |
Hadamard doubt the innocence of his |
cousin
Gonse asked to be heard and mount |
ed the stage. After declaring the whole |
matter was insignificant General Gonse |
insinuated that the faith of Hadamard |
and Painleve in the innocence of Drey- |
fus must have been strengthened re- |
Gently.
Painleve replied warmly, insisting |
that he never had any doubt of Drey- |
fus' innocence. The two men went a. |
it hammer and tongs, Painleve facing |
Gonse with his arms folded and thrust |
his questions and retorts until Gonse |
became red in the face.
Then Roget Joined in the discussion. |
Labori began the cross-eXamination |
of Gonse regarding certain documents |
in the secret dosser, to which Gonse |
had reference, but which had not been |
submitted to the court. Labor not |
receiving satisfactory answers and find |
ing that Jousaust declined to allow |
him to press the matter home In the |
way he wished, he became extremely |
indignant and protested with consider |
able warmth against Jousaust's veto OF |
his questions. This caused little |
scene between Jousaust and Labor. |
Finally the latter asked why a certain |
dispatch from the French ambassador |
at Rome relative to the payment of |
money to Esterhazy by Italian agents |
had not been included in the secret
dossier presented to the court.
Gonse replied that he had not consid-
cred the dispatch of sufficient impor- |
lance to be included in the dossier.
Jousaust here again refused to allow |
some of Laboris questions Labor was |
Tuning with Indignation, but was |
obliged to submit.
Labori asked Gonse who compiled the
secret dossier.