The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-25

Dreyfus. anA They An nasA Hes-
ward. DeaaaaiAg 60 - neasa
and ter . Time All - TAsn Are
Talking at Once-Re1ashahae
scene fer . Csast ef JuseAeo-
Mereaer lasrsasesA Mere Paosss.
RENNES. Aug. A-roday's session e
the Dreyfus court-martial was MARRIED by
one OF the most exciting scenes Of the tftAl
The proceedings opened with skirm1ah.
entirely favorable TO the defense. ever
Col. Aaurei. president Of the court-marttal
Of 1874. who admitted reading one Of the
secret documents to the court which had
not been seen by the defense. He protest.
ed that only one document was looked at.
alleging that this aflced to enable hin %
form . conviction that could not Be SHAKEN.
Jesasst upAelas Mausea.
This protest made matters worse becanDA
~ N. Iabori pointed out. II he perused one.
IL was his bounden duty 10 peruse asL CnA
Jouaust upheld Cox Maurel In his refu1a1
to Indicate the nature OF the document ~
read. but ~. Lahori announced that ho
would summon Capt. Freystatter. another
member OF the tribunal Of lso4 and got hto
version Of what passed behind the backS
Of the counsel for the defense. Col. Maur93
felt his position keenly end continually
hesitated before replying TO LAbori's Qses-
tion&
Fsepce battle Win tie Genesola.
>m1~~
10 Aescs hattie shes easnsa hstvsea -
ceivine reinforcements from Gen- naUse.
Gen. 0onse and Gen. De Bolsde9rs. - uslE
~ invaluable assistancs from Col yoaane
himself.
Jesause Prsteeas Nssssss.
n. Labor took Gen. Mercter over ~
whole ground OF his previous dspostts0A
Tfs led to several sharp pasaages ~
arms between the advocates and Col. Jou-
aust. who upheld Mercier In refusing 70
reply to several questions which IN the
general opinion OF those In tho courtsoom
were distinctly pertinent. whensvsr 0en-
Mercier was cornered he declined % an
swer. and Col Jouaust invariably sup-
ported him n Labori protected most e.
ergercaily. His words and manner
breashed the deepest Indignation. bat the
president OF the court was innexible.
Generals All Talk as Oaee.
The Intervention Of Gems. Gonsa RoDs4
and De Boisdefrs and Maj. Iauth. whe IN
rapid succession mounted the stage of
rose In their seats and interposed remarkA
was very exciting. ard carried the spec-
tators along on q wave OF breatb,ensuess-
One after the other these officers. w1o
were today IN full uniform. would jump
up and cry. II demand 20 - heard" and
without further waiting. ascend the stasrs
OF the platform and begin . statement In
support Of q brother officer. oo0ef!mes
four officers were on the stage st sho
same time. II vas q marvellous display oe
military cIannishnesa A. one time . per-
feet babel Of voices reixned for several
minutes. until Col Jcuaust inservened and
restored order.
Csoss-Enaaanatton DsopoeA.
N. Iabor'x cross-examsnaflon waa sus-
eeesfuI 80 far a. q went bus Col Jcuauss
prevented him pressing his advantage ss
the utmost In fact. Jsususs's hostile at
tsfude toward the counsel for the defense
then aad during tire crossexarasaztton ef
the witness. NJ De Gran3maison. evoked
the severes, criticism on shs part % sne
public present. and eosscs IN ssr preysss
Not only Col Jouanst. bat the other
Judges. displayed cons4asraale -npas.rncs
during Lanorfs scsthinx eres~-essmssa-
tion. shifting res,ie~=ly in their seats and
drumming on the ssefss with their anx~ra
The Gss~vass ssses<sa
Gen Merctsr faced f-aborfs are with
calm dsnasaner. xtansi.nx On the platform.
rs hands behind his back AMI ass face
only half turned toward his auesssoner.
Once or txsc~ savage took IN the syex.
an elevation IN the tone and = xwayinx
20 and fro OF the BODY revealed the inner
srss ~ resentment.
Gen. Roget faced rhe cour, With an ztr
Of unblushinx s1sonsevy. His handsp0e
bus unsympafhesfc features expressed -
hsssere~s scorn. as he spun around an afs
heel and with arms cross~d. faced Lsberi
or The audience es the Judges. Ia - en-
tren~iy vain and II sI~ays striking asss-
tpsi@s for the benefit Of newspaper zrsfnes.
quite number of whom regularly ssssn<S
The sessions. His snp~rtfnsns s~hayfsr
was sfrfkinxsy filn.sraset to-day wh~n ~
interrupted N. Laborrs exanlnssfon %
Gen charoia. which had resulted In La
boris scoring heavily against M~rcssr.
With the exclamation
This examination tz n zasfe 0f ciu~~
N~resev Ts1DeseA WssA sAe 0s~sese
AZ q matter of fact. fhe ~x2minaasfon
% chamosp showed Aercfer IN . very saA
iighr. as u brought ous maj he hAd ps1-
vsteiv communicates 90 chamofn. "a o.
frss day os she secret s~@siozs n~pars
on the Fantxxaret afzp&sch. for iassr<11n
IN the ssrre. 1nssssr. Gen Ghzmosn A.
rsistsd that hs siss wsazg IN srr>prsrg ~
report. bs.s r'rase.s 'znors ~es u hs1Hr6ns
nsAfsern
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