Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-09-12

Mauriel, president of the first courtmar-
tial, testified that he had decided against
Dreyfus on the debate before the court
on the instructions of Gen. MERCER. He
declared he had read but one of the Sc
cret documents. MERCER admitted that
he had given IL false copy of the Paniz-
zardi dispatch to include in the secret
doSSier. The advantage was evenly di-
vided between Dreyfus and the prosecu-
ton.
Seventeenth Day, Aug. Bertillon
took up the whole session with his charts
and diagrams, prepared to prove by a
new theory that Dreyfus must have been
the author of the bordereau.
Eighteenth Day. Aug. 26,-Bertillon
completed his evidence. Capt. Frey
staetter, one of the members of the first
court martial. disputed the evidence of
Col. .Mauriel. He declared all the secret
documents had been read to the first
court martial. and that Mauriel had com
mented on each one. Mauriel attempted
to discredit Freystaetter, but was I'M
able to break down his testimony. The
day was favorable to Dreyfus.
Nineteenth Day. Aug. 2S.-The session
was given UP to conflicting theories of
the handwriting experts.
Twentieth Day, Aug. pm. De Frey
cinet denied any knowledge of the syn
dictate. which MERCER had claimed spent
3o 900, 900 francs to secure Dreyfus
freedom.
Twenty first Day, Aug 30.-Paul Mey-
or and other experts testified that the
bordcreau was not the work of Dreyfus.
MERCER testified that since 1894 Ester
hazy had changed his style of writing.
Georges Pcot testified that Esterhazy
had been employed by Schwartzkoppen,
but had been dismissed because the infor-
nation he furnished was valueless. Gen.
Deoye, director of artillery, gave techni-
cal reasons why Dreyfus could not have
known the facts communicated IN the
bordereau.
Twenty Day, Aug. 31.-Lebrun-
Renault related in detail the story OF the
confession which he claimed Dreyfus
made to him on the day Of his degrada-
ton He said that Dreyfus confessed
that he delivered the documents to Ger
many in order to get more important ones
in return. Other witnesses testified that
a Capt d Attel, now dead, had told them
Of the confession made to Lebrun- Renau ut.
Mai ForZinetti, governor of the Chercne
Midi prison, where Dreyfus was hrst con-
fined, said he always believed the prison
err innocent and had SO informed Gen.
Boisdeffre He had never heard of the
alleged confession. Altogether the day
was considered favorable to Dreyfus:
Twenty third Day, Sept. 1.-Germalne,
q Reaurepairc witness, testified that IN
1886 or 1887 he saw Dreyfus at Mulhouse
after he attended the German maneuyefs.
Germaine's employer denied the story.
Drcyfus himself explained his presence
at Nulhouse. but his words proved his
embarrassment Lieut.. Bernheim said
that while at Rouen he furnished Ester
hazy with information and documents re-
garding artillery. which Esterhazy had
never returned. Lieut.. Brugere sad that
almost any officer could have Inspected
hot in
new firing manual was printed and so
widely distributed that even the gun
ncrs had COPIES Gen. Sebert of the ma
RIM, artillery said that none but an az
tiIlery officer could have written the Dor
dereau. . NJ;
Hartmann of the artillery dlssected the
bordereau and declared that it could not
have been written by an artillery ofhcer.
NJ. FOnds Lamothe, a prODauoner WIFI
Dreyfus. said that in May, 1894, all pro-
bationers were notified that they were
not to attend the maneuyers.
Twenty-ffth day Sept. 4;ICernuscnl
an Austrian refugee, testified that he was
notified by a friend that four German
spies were in Paris, one of whom was
Dreyfus He said he had been shown
maps of the French mobilization and or
canization which he said could be had
for Il price at any time in France. La
bori declared that inasmuch as the pros
ecution had introduced a foreign witness
he would ask the right to do SO also.
Twenty-sixth day, Sept. 5.-Labori
asked that Col. Schwarzkoppen and Col
Panizzardi be cited to testify. He sup
plemented his request with personal tel
egrams addressed to the Emperor Of Ger
many and the King of Italy. Serge Bias
set told of Esterhazy's confession in
London. Gen. Roget admitted that he
had received letters from Esterhazy since
the trial began Senator TrarieuX testi-
fed that he had been informed by the
Italian ambassador that Dreyfus had
never been in the employ of Italy The
senator made Il lengthy argument in ia
vor of the innocence of the prisoner. II
was considered a favorable day for Drey-
frs.
Twenty-seventh Day, Sept. 6.-The
| deposition of Du Patty de Clam was read
He declared that in all that he did he
acted under the order of the generals
that Dreyfus had always asserted his in
| nocence. Gen. Billot asserted that per.
haps Dreyfus was the accompice of Els
| terhaZy. NJ. Paleologue testified that the
| diplomatic dossier contained document
reciting a conversation between NJ. Del
| casse, the French minister of foreign of.
| fairs, and Count Won Munster, the Ger.
man ambassador, in which the latter stat
ed that Schwartzkoppen had sent numer
| Gus petit-bleu notes to Esterhazy Mai
| Gallopin testified that he once met Drey
| fus with papers relating to the mobiliza
| ton of troops, which the prisoner said he
was taking to the geographical depart
ment to be destroyed as soon as printed.
Twenty-eighth Day, September THE
court declined to adjourn court until La
bori could question Schwartzkoppen anc