The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-08-24

IL was proposed to send Esterhazy an
anonymous letter telling him 20 keep
guict and do nothing. but the minister
of war refueed TO sanction it.
THE general positively maintained
kste1hazy was never instructed In regard
to what be should say at the inquiry con-
duotsd by General Pellieux. ana Gonee
added that the assertions OF Esterhazy on
this subject were utterly devoid Of truth.
General Gonse proceeded 10 refer 20 hie
nvoldance OF Esterhazy during the lola
trial.
81 considered him TO be compounds
ing person." said the witness, land l was
not wrong. II Esterhazy was permitted
70 go free at the time OF the judicial in-
curry, 1t was BY order Ofs0eneral Sauesier,
who would not accept the advice OF the
j general staff nor Of the officers under
him, however high their rank. Il was
Major Patty de Clam alone who COM
promised the entire headquarters staff by
his fmprudenoe (sensation.) II / now
say for the first time. IL Is because the
rave against Du Patty de Clam has been
dismissed. / could not have spoken
earlier without seeming TO accuse pris-
oner."
The general was convinced Du Patty de
Clam was only connected with the late
Lieut.. Col. Henri and not with Ester
hazy. In conclusion General Gonse said:
"Col Henry Il regret to have to speak
OF the dead) was greatly In the wrong in
| sending Gribelin TO the Mount Souris
Interview, Gribelin would not have.been
there II 1 had known OF 1t. but had not
been told"
NJ. Labor next asked that the dossier
In the Tavernier enquiry on Du Patty de
Clam should be produced, whereupon
the government commissary said:
II ask that the request be iefused."
Replying TO the counsel, the commits
sary said he hoped Du Patty de Clam
would be able to appear in few days.
III. Labor said he was greatly surprised
that Du Patty de Clam had sent Ester
hazy documents Of which the former only
ought to have had official cognizance.
dad General Gonse approved of Du Patty
de CLAIMS actionsf
"Had he defended the Vaccinations Of
| Du Patty de Champ
General Gonse: "Never, Du Patty de
Clam was headstrong and exuitable.'
| NJ. Lahori: "But, General Gonss In !.
itiated certain steps. We're there not con-
feIences at which there were discussions
as to what was to be done for Esterhazy 2n
General Gonse: "There was no such
conferences do not accept the insinu-
atfons."
M. Labori: "There ore no insin ua-
tions. We are talking of statements made
by Patty de Clam,
General Gonse was not referring to
you"
After this NJ. Labori said he desired to
| kDOW IL dbu. 0ODse ulu NOT CO0kluer nlm-
self In some measure responsible for the
proceedings of Du Patty ne Clam. The
General replied In the negative. The wit.
ness admitted, however that Du Patty
de Clam was not altogether innocent of
a share in the appearance Of the "Dixi"
article which appeared in the Libre Parole
aud gave the public the first information
regarding the character OF the secret dcs-
sier and the intrigues against Col. Pic
quart.
When Gen. Gonse was eskea what he
thought of Du Patty de CLAIMS interviews
with Maitres fezenas. Esterhazy's coun.
sci, Gen. Gonss replied,
"tsterhasy was n sort of special prison.
er He retained his liberty not becarss
he was under the protection of the gen.
eral staff, bnt because Gen. Saussier or
dered IL.
Thereupon M Labori reuarked that
Gen. Saussier noted In this manner be-
cause he had been deceived by the head
quarters staff in regard to Esterhagy, add
ing, "fhat Is point which 1t Is very
Important to emphasize" (Great sensa-
tion.)
The General admitted there were two
interviews between On Patty de Clam,
and Nj. Tezenas, after which witness said
he ordered them to stop.
| Gen. de Boisdeffre at this point took
| occasion to again defend himself. 81 ask
leave" he said, ''only to tell the court
that ] give the most absolute contradic-
| tion to Fsterhazy's evidence. Then,
turning to counsel for the defence the
general added; "If were not here as q
| witness, would ask permission to say,
in regard to these falsehoods that de-
| spise them and repel them with the scorn
| they deserve" (Great sensatlon.)
The evidence given by Mime. Pays, the
1 friend OF ksterhazy before the court of
| csssation, was then read by the clerk of
the court as the witness did not appear.
4 Avn
| military college then testified TO Dreyfus'a
character at college. The prisoner, he
said, displayed great intelligence, hut he
had deplorable temper. He recalled o
| remark of Dreyfus that the people OF
Alsace- Lorraine would be much happier
under German rule than under the rule
of France.
|. The prisoner, referring TO the inorimi.
nations mentioned by Gen. Lebelin de
Dionne, explained that during his first
year at the military college he obtained
| very many marks, that the second year
he almost held his place, when he added,
| he heard that a member Of the examining
board had declared at a board meeting
/ that without knowing the pupils, he put
mark live opposite the name of Dreyfus
simply because they did not want jew
| ON the headquarters staff. The prisoner
thought that his protests against this
would therefore be readily Understood.
| Regarding his alleged remarks about
Alcace-Lorraine. Dreyfus declared that
the statement was the very opposite OF
| his real sentiment.
| III. LanQuety. mining engineer of
Boulougne, who told the court of cassa-
ton that he had seen Dreyfus at Brussels
| during the summer of 1924, followed.
The witness said tat he could not swear
| to when he met Dreyfus there. The
prisoner, rising, declared that it was in
| 1885, at the time of the Amsterdam ex-
position, adding that it was the only time
he visited Brussels. 81 met you NJ,
Lanquety, said Dreyfus, at restaurant
In the st. Hubert Arcade. We exchanged
few Words
NJ. Lanquety admitted that the prison.
er's statement was true.
The court adjourned fer the day at
IL 40 a. m.
LABORI WILL PROSECUTOR.
Rennes, August 23.--hiaitre Lahori has.
decided to prosecute La Croi, one of the
leading clerical organs, and La Libre
| Parole, together with NJ. Brumont, pro-
| prietor and director of the latter paper,
personally, for declaring the recent muir
derous attack upon him s'fake."
MI, mr.