Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-07
Kings HOLD HIS FATE.
Dreyfus' Future Depends on
Their Decision.
NEW MOVE BY THE PROSECUTION.
BillOt Intimated That If Esterhazy Was
Guilty, He Was Dreyfus' Accomplice.
Violent Scenes Followed Jouaust
Shows His Prejudice Against Defense.

RENNES, France, Sept. 1.-THE gen.
eral opinion prevailed here that if the
kaiser consents to allow Colonel
SchwartZksppcn the German military
attache Ill farls Ill 1894, to testify be-
fore the courtmartial. or to send depo-
sitiOn, or, what Is considered still more
probable, TO allow his deposition to be
accompanied by the actual documents
mentioned in the bordereau, then Drey-
fuS is saved.
If the emperor, however, decides that
1t is not in the interests OF Germany for
Colonel Schwartzkoppen to intervene,
then Dreyfus' case is hopeless and his
condemnation certain.
Emperor William has gone to Wurt-
emburg from Alsace-Lorraine and,klng
Humbert is at Turin. Communication
between the two mOnarchs is, there
fore, somewhat complicated, and as
they will undoubtedly agree upon identl-
Gle measures III replying to NJ. Laborl's S
appeal it is possible that several days
will elapse before their decision Is
known.
The opinion generally held here is
that Emperor William and King Hum
bert will allow Colonel Schwartzkoppe
and Colonel Panizzardi to be examined
by rogatory commission and their de-
positions to be sent to Rennes with sup
Elementary evidence from the originals
OF Esterhazy' reasonable cOmmunica-
tIons.
RENNES, France, Sept. 7.-Eugene de
Cernuschi, the Austrian refugee and
witness for the prosecution, was exam
iued i'll secret session at the Dreyfus
courtniartial.
Senator Trarieux. former minister of
justice, resumed his deposition at the
open session. NJ. TrarIeuX took up the
testimony of Savignaud, the witness for
the prosecution who had asserted that
he had seen letters addressed to NJ.
Scheurcr-kestnoI by Picqnart while
Savignaud was Picquart's orderly ill
Tunis.
NJ. TrarieuX declared that Sayignaud
was perjurer. limiting that the officers
had drilled Saxignaud on the testimony
he should give.
Savignaud replied, reiteratlng the
truth of his previous testimony.
Lieutenant Colonel Picquart then
arose and repeated his denial of Savig-
naud's story.
NJ. TrarieuX reviewed the question of
the Petit Bleu which he said he was
convinced was authentic. He pro-
ceeded to comment upon the question
able role played by Commandant Lauth
i'll the affair
The commandant declared that he
had acted honestly throughout and that
he had not the least doubt of Lieuten-
anti Colonei Picquart's Justification of
the Petit Bleu in order to incrimlnate
Major Esterhazy.
Commandant Lauth asserted that Lieu
tenant Colonel Picquart on one occa-
sion had taken to reception, III the
presence of Mesdames Henry and Lauth,
woman, Madame D., who was the
wife of magistrate, and Lauth inti-
mated, Picquart's mistress.
Lieutenant Picquart arose and cried:
II protest absolutely"
At the same time there arose from
the spectators a chorus OF indignant
cries of ''canaille y "cochon ~ and
miserable ~
General Zurlinden, formerly minister
of war, spoke i'll justification Of his ac-
ton while he was military governor OF
Paris and minister of war in the matter
of the prosecution of Lieutenant Colo
mel Plcquart. taking the ground that
the measure was absolutely necessary
in order that the court should clear up
the charge OF forgery against Picquart.
Moreover, General Zurlinden said the
minister OF justice had persuaded him
to send Lieutenant Colonel PicQuart be-
fore military court
NJ. Trarieux replied to General Eur
linden, reproaching hlm with Lieuten-
ant Colonel PicQuart's ten months in
prison.
Later Nj. Labori tackled General Eur
linden, who admitted that the magis-
terial inquiry showed that the Petit
Bleu was not tampered with when it
first arrived ut the intelligence depart
ment and that consequently Picquart
could not have been guilty, as alleged,
of distorting the document.
NJ. Labori asked that M. PaleolOgue,
the expert of the foreign office, be con-
suited with reference to the reading be-
fore the court of diplomatic documents |
which established irrefutably the au-
thenticity of the Petit Bleu. The fol- |
lowing dialogue was reported as Oc-
curing:
NJ. Paeologue-I do know the document |
referred to.
NJ. Labori-The document relates to u con- |
between NJ. Delcasse. former prime |
minister, and. Count Won Observation-Disclosures, |
,iermam ambassador to Paris, in which the |
is represented to have said that |
Colonel Schwartzkoppen admitted he had |
sent MajoriEsterhazyia.num of telegraph
forms.
NJ. Paleologue-I can only confirm NJ. La
BORIS statement. There is in the diplomatic
lossier Il document reciting Il conversation
between NJ Delcasse and Count Won Munster
4edenburg, who stated that Colonel Schwartz
Soppen sent Major Esterhazy number of
oetits bleu ttelegrams). As regards the Petit
3eu in this case Colonel Schwartzkoppen
,ould not say he had written it himself be-
.ause he had not seen it, but the ambassador
ii / he believed that it had been sent by him
Colonel schwartzkoppen).
NJ. Trarieux again entered upon a
ong statement in the course Of which
le said Major EsterhaZy was acquitted,
lot judged.
Colonel Jouaust stopped NJ. Trarieux,
,aying he must not speak that way of
Judges. M. Trarieux replied that he
lad not referred to judges, but to La
those Jugee.
Colonel Jouaust then pointed out that
". TrarieuX was taking M. Labori's