Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-14
THE ATTEMPT
ON LAB0RrS LIFE


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men without consulting the chief N
state. thus lacking ln the respect Dc
owed 10 tho chief Of state
NJ. DuHmlr.porler next protested
against the assertions made hy Den
Mercl0r IN regard 10 IN. role adopted hy
the chief of state lu this Aruir, Wh'rn-
upon the general INTERCEPTED that De-
had spoken OF the attitude assumed by
NJ Casiinlr. parier because he had
sworn 90 tsll the whole truth.
N. Demaugr asked Gen. M0rclcr 10 be
had explained Co the cabinet how Do
feponollod the relations uf cause and
aroused By the treason which the COM
muulyniiun % the secret documents "
the Cuurtsmnrtlni caused. The general
repeated hiH statement ~ Saturday uH
hiH hypothesis ~ the situation.
UNDERSTANDING WITH GERMANY.
NJ. DomunEe asked 81. Cnsimlr-porlgr
N on the sixth an UNDERSTANDING hul
not been reached between France ana
Germany uu tho subject of DrHyfuH
NJ. CaHlmira Porter replied that before
hlH Interview with the minister on the
sixth the question OF preyfuF had never
been rnlHcds botwccn them ANA Ger
many
NJ. rDmaugo asked Gen. Mrrclor why
ha had not Included ln the duaHior ~
1891 tho doubtful translation N the tolo-
gram Of agent "H" Go hH government
under the date or November End.
In reply uen. Mcrcler said not one OF
the truuHlntlunH Of the telegram WIS
communicated 10 the judges because
there stlil existed dourts In his mind.
~ DcmnnEe remarked that the text
was communicated Co EludhHrr nH utii-
clnl and therefore doubts were impoa-
Hlhle
~. Domanre then asked that NJ. Pa
NHnI..fHIIu az tho NNFHIFH FUffIHn lHfH recalled
IN order 10 state than only single vor-
sion OF the telegram was given him. nH
b. understood Cen MercirrF uncertain
~ was aroused By the receipt uf q semi
official draft of the telegram.
~ this point Mai Currinro the repre-
sentative of the government asked that
it he clearly shown that two versions %
the telegram were given. one official
and one semi .oniclal. N DrmnnEe said
that In communicating the official text
Noy End, snndhcrr emphasized its ofii-
clul character.
EXPLANATIONS OF THE DossIER.
Counsel next asked Gen. Mcrcicr why
the explanations ~ tho secret doasler
were not Included IN the dussicr relat-
piled that be- considered these ogplaun-
lions were given Tor his personal use
and that was why be- destroyed tho
documents ~ this 81 peWnnge oN-
pressed o. sense NJ nHtuulahmuut and
asked Cen Meroier n be- dil not have
reasons Tor Hupprusslng the document.
Tho witness rvpudiatcd the HugggB-
ton
proyfus, az this point. rose from his
scat ana asked leave 90 explain iu fp-
gard Co tho assertion that he had
traced iu "a card the Itinerary
and Journey uf certain ~
the general stan The ltInor.
AIRY and Journey ho stated, were
purely fictitious,
~ Cnamlr-pc then said he de-
sired 10 rriterHtc that h. mad never
promised anything 60 DrryfuH. adding
that u was with a. W1llsuk- l,ousarau
alone that he had spoken IN regard 10
tho condemned man. Therefore. NJ,
DnHlmlr-pcrlor reiterated, his protests
at tho lotter OF Drvyfua referring ~
negotiations.
This caused NJ. nomnnrc 60 explain
how broyfus came 90 say that GNlRir-
Pcrlor had promised him public trlnl
After uemnnRr had asked NJ Wal
deck Rousseau to Intervene with NJ
Casimir-perlHr Othou president II
FuuCol 10 obtain publicity ~ wal
-kousHDuu reported that tho prpHl-
dent appeared favorable Go the HuFs
goHtlnu ana counsel therefore thought
be- might communicate tho fact tu
DroyfuH NJ pemnngo added that II
must be remembered that Droyfua
Wrote the letter four years after the ue-
purrrncr and hlB rrcuIleCtllUH naturally
lacked precision 81. bumuugU expressed
regret mo the fact that the letter had
been published AMI 1puloEized 20 A.
| DHs|mir-prrieg who thanked counsel fuI
| Die expression u regret aud rNplaua'
tuu.