Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-24
Col, Raurol Admits Former Court
Had the Secret 0ossier
IT PRODUCED A SENSATION.
r,,sier uenscd TO Reply TO certain
searching Questions sandborr'-
Note f. Read.

t-si ty court-martial OF Capt. Alfred
u-.yus. charged with treason. opened
AZ the lycoc here at go o., m. today,
col Joulust president of the court
ordered that the evidence given by NJ
ron0t. % friend N the late col. Sand
herr. chief of the Intelligence depart
mont Do read by the clerk of the court
u WI. 90 the effect that Col. snndhcrr
fl.I the prcyfus family offered him
1000 francs ON condition that he
would clear Droyfus,
49, Drmango for the defense dis
posed OF the allegation by reading tho
urual note written on the subject BY
col sandhorr, thereby proving that the
glionols remarks had been distorted.
Dpyius' brothers having Only said:
we are convinced N the innocence
Of our brother and Will spend our entire
fortune 20 discover the truth"
The testimony of the nrst witness Of
the DAY. NJ Linollc. former officer Of
tha government. WIS also In favor Of
uuyfla. ns % was IN direct contradlc-
lion ui what ". bobuolul dop0Hvd snH-
to-day regarding the alleged Intimacy
% urJyfus with the German lttlcho az
Che house OF NJ. podsou, a mutual
ifIgnd.
col. MAuREL ENTERS.
The president of the court then called
ihH next witness. Col. Maurol. who was
president ~ the DroyfuH cuurt.murtinl
lu 1884 Complete silence ten upon the
SQUIRT uH Che Infantry sergeant. who was
acting ushcr conducted Mnurvl - the
witness bar The colonel was utt.rel
Zoo black truCk coat and wore the rod
ribbon % the legion uf honor at his
huttonholc. His hair De- gray and hc
laH rtgErd, iruu.grny moustnchc. His
face showed anxiety A. NJ. Luburl
lushra him with pointed questions. the
colonel hcsltatvd ana then answered
ln short Chnupy manner and whom
Vt. LnhuU finally disposed uf him the
witness ltft the platform with I'd. pale
luce ana scared look Of o. man who has
awakened nom nightmare. Counsel
hhd drawn from the coiouvt a confos-
zion that the secret ddsairr wns com.
wuulcntod 60 the Judges OF tho court
martial uf 90 by Mai. Du Patty de CLAN.
This uyowul produced n sensation In
SQUIRT and Muurel'H declaration that he
7l} read one ~ the documents ana not
lhn't the main fact. while biz stntc-
mont that the reading of the document
alI no cnoct upon him ua hiH mind was
already made up. WINS nulllncl by his
llbsclueni declaration that this one
document suiilced 10 convince him.
SEARCHING QUESTIONS.
a. this 81. Labor then nut , s,rl..,
at searching questions 10 Gyn. Mprrlor
with reference 10 the communication
p ihe secret douslcr Tor the court-mnr.
lInI and hIH attitude lu 1894. and un lu.
l''r'ilng scene ouHuod. The general rg.
IA.Hd Go repIy 10 an the quotations and
mere were sharp passages at arms bp.
tween counsel ana Col. JuuluHt. who
lNh'Il Gen. Mefclcr, while the dlllBgue
between tho general ana NJ Labor be-.
same acrimonious. counsel bag8nD
very heated ana showed % in his voice
aHl gestures. The general. however
troubled bio mind might be- seldom dc.
parted from the vullous demvanor
slefuclgrlHilc of him
Ihe lawyer mudo strong point on
90. part Estcrhazy played.
W'Ielcr euld Dee ala not know Ea-
IU.u trial.
=. That ~ very interesting" exclaimed
Al. lluurl, hut surely Gen Merclcr
Voc present at the Estcrhuzy trlalg"
Ih' general replied that he was not
I1'i' ana that be- know nothing about
%. evidence In the Estcrhnzy prosocu-
what" cried NJ. Labor. Gen. Mer-
.i0r, who wac the chief accuHrr OF
hI'yiuh ala not even follow the pro.
-'.l'ngs Ia the Eatcrhazy ulM2"
a MuRMuR OF SURPRISE.
a loud murnur OF surprise and In
.hwht comment came from the au-
a'..,'' nut Col, Jouaust Immediately
suppressed n.
Counsel thon brought Gen. Nfcrcl,r 10
l.' assertion that $4,000 600 france were
tI.ht hy the defenders OF Droyfug ana
MA'I tho general 10 say how he knew
.n'H VINO spent IT, and other awkward
lN,.ypns which tho general was unable
lu answer
a question - To how tho bordcrcau
'I.'l az the offices Of the general
.'.'' 'ls cate, etc, was then introduced,
which lgd to strange scene for q
SQUIRT Of law.
'"a Roget, on mounting the platform
:. tINe explanations wac followed by
'.N. de bolHdenrc. NJ GrIbgln. Mai
.l4lh and other military witnesses. all
i''.'gs up their hands 20 signify that
N,sired Go speak while at the same
N' NJ, Labor was firing questions.
lh' result was perfect babel anti tho
I...Il'nt OF the court could stand II no
N.N'I ana when the government COM
W.'tiry, Mai, Carrlcrc, also Interpret
yea O. tcW remarks, Col. Jouuust turn
200 MN ana asked him to be quiet,
'hllkins that the Judges could not
.ar half a dozen people at the same
D., l11ng the morning VI. Labor ques-
.'Nel Gen Mercicr with reference tu "a
'''dlnont IN the secret dossier which IL
Allrmed existed prior TO 1894. and yet
e not produced at the first court-mur-
va pf the prisoner.
'Hr general confessed that he ala not
wow ot It's existence. and the same
.llrmrnt was elected from Gen.
.lnso' who declared that Col. sandhaIr
Gus responsible FOR rs non-producuon.
FANTAMouNT TO A CONFESSION. |
The replies We're tantnmount To a
"9I'tslon that col S1ndherr and Lieut.
10y. Henry played with tho minister of
g3F ana oven Gen. G0use. assistant
Hiet VI the Headquarters stan. tho
Hlet ot the Intelligence department
,s'pins from the two latter jurt what
lhgn NJ. Lahori proceeded 90 take nj
u. fnnaznrdl dispatch and 10 bring !
sll lhe contradictory TRANSACTIONS OF Id |
'uu inc ialsenesa OF the final version.
,,AlleI nearing Gen, Mercler and Cen.
-hahoine on the subject, Col. Jouaust