The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-01

ter. which the latter had received yester-
day evening, signed "Corningue," setting
forth that the Firing Manual had been
copied by men referred to as AZ and
ssB
Colonel Picquart, in reply to NJ Labor
confirmed the statements made in the let
ter, and said he thought Major Lauth
could say something on that point, where
upon the Major rose and declared he DID
not know ..Corningue.
M Labori then asked to be allowed to
question Major Lauth, but Colonel Jou-
aust refused. Counsel insisted but Colo
mel Jouaust waved him down. whereupon
NJ. Labori cried
You suppress all awkward question
(Sensation.)
The Government Commissary, Major
Carriere. said
Il desire to point out that the defense Is
always asking to speak, while -am
alawys refused the permission to DO Sc
when I ask"
Colonel Jouaust, out Of patience. retort-
eds
II have hear enough. Be quiet. The
incident is closed
This cavalier treatment of the Govern
men Commissary, who, however, makes
himself ridiculous whenever he opens his
mouth, caused general laughter.
General Sebert followed. He also prov
ed a trump card for Dreyfus, as he de-
clared the wording of the bcrdereau re-
vealed professional ignorance. He also
said the man who wrote it was not an
artillery officer and said such an offlcer
as Drevfus could not make the mistakes
he referred to.
General Sebert entered into lengthy ex-
plantations of his statements. pertinentlS
pointing out that &n artillery oH-cei
would have known the interesting parts
of the Firing Manual and would not have
written in the bordereau take what IN
terests YOU
The General again declared emphatical'
" that the bordereau could not have beer
written by an artillery officer or by one
who had passed through the Polytechnic
School. This declaration made pro-
found impression on the Court. which was
intensified when General Sobert, who is
venerable looking gentleman. conclud-
ed, fearlessly:-
Il am happy TO have had the strength
to carry here my stone towards the edi-
nee OF TepdfdLlDn WHICH the SOuIt II
building UP with so much care and con-
sfidence.> while holding itself aloof from
outside passions Z
Major Ducros deposed that he command
ed a Field Battery. that he knew Dreyfus
and offered him certain information. But
he pointed out, Dreyfus never asked him
a question, although he knew he the Wit
ness. possessed most interesting informa-
tioIl, notably particulars about the hydro
pneumatic brake.
General Mercier here itervened and said
that at the time Major Ducros was speak
ing of the Ducros Field-piece had been
rejected in favor of the Deport cannon,
and he said Dreyfus, therefore, could
have no object in procuring particulars
of the Ducros gun.
More~support for Dreyfus was forth
coming IN the deposition of Major Hart
mann, OF the Artillery, TO- express the
opinion that the author of the bordereau
did not know what he was writing
about. since he spoke Of the .lz short
gun. when he meant the s120 long gun
The Major led the Court through
maze of technical details about artillery,
until Co1onel@Jouaus asked him to re-
f~ain from technicalities as far as pos
sible, evidently fearing that Hartmann
n,8gnt reveal secrets of the service His
evidence was directed entirely to show
that Dreyfus was not the author or the
stion mentioned in 1t was accessible TO
many officers of all arms in the spring or
So far AS the dispositions were concern-
cd Drevfus certainly had every reason
TO be pleased with today's proceedings