Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-09-06

is astonishing what large proportion OF
ladies form the audience, their smart cos
tunes and gay colors enlivening the ap-
pearance of the chamber.
Indeed, the journalists, who themselves
have to encounter serious obstacles in or
der to get admission, often find their places
invaded by women, who apparently pass
all barriers with very little difficulty
The first witness who was called to the
bar to-day was the reporter Bassett'
whom the Matin sent to London to IN
terview Count Ferdinand Walsin Ester
hazy. The witness deposed that EsterhaZy
confessed to him that he wrote the bor-
dereau under orders from Colonel sand
herr. who was then chief of the secret
intelligence bureau.
Major Carriere here burst out with an
extraordinary protest against Major Es-
terhazy's insinuations against Colonel
Sandherr.
Il protest" he cried, sin the name and
memory of Colonel Sandherr, against the
insinuations introduced against him."
NJ. Labori. however. ignored this protest,
which he styled q ridiculous pretension.
Roget to testify regarding letters he had
received from Major Esterhazy since the
opening. of this trial. General Roget to-
day looked the ghost of his former assert nd
showed little of that fighting spirit which
first characterized his appearance upon the
stage. He replied that he only opened one
letter from Major Esterhazy. which he had
forwarded to Colonel Jouaust. General
Roget admitted that he had declined to
receive other letters.
intended to bring out the fact that the
general staff had made use of Major Es-
terhazy even after he was known to be
unreliable.
General Roget said he had not considered
Major Esterhazy's avowals to be of any
value.
NJ Labori sought to question General
Roget more closely on his statement that
NJ ha n
had any relations with Major EsterhaZy;
| but Colonel Jouaust declined to allow
further discussion. This led to another
scene between the president of the court
martial and counsel for the defense, NJ.
| Labori declaring that General Roget, who
| came more as a public prosecutor than as
witness, refused to reply to probing
questions.
General Zurlfnden them came upon the
| platform dressed in the uniform of his rank
| and with his inseparable eye-glass. He
spoke a few words respecting the general
stairs belief in Major Esterhazy.
NJ. Demange asked General Roget his
| opinion of Major Esterhazy.
Il have an absolute conviction" replied
| General Roget, amid cries of OH from
the audience. that Major Esterhazy is
a stranger 10 treason
General Roget then delivered short dis
course in reply to the statement of NJ
de Fonde I.amothe on Saturday that the
phrase IN the bordereau, Il am going tc
the maneuvers,' showed that Dreyfus
|
General Roget maintained that NJ. La
| mothe was wrong.
Captain Dreyfus arose. and in cleal
voice emphatically insisted that the. cir.
cular of May II, 1884, announcing that the
probationers would not go to the maneuv.
ers was written in the clearest language
which the court would see. If it were
read. He reiterated that he had never
asked to go to the maneuvers. for he was
absolutely convinced that such request
would not be granted.
nnf ppta for fln tnc
titled that he saw Major Esterhazy il
London, and that the latter confessed tina
he was the author of the bordereau. Th'
witness added that he raised the question
of the letters of Madame Boulanc, anc
brought away the impression that Ester
hay % wrote the "uhlan' letter.
J NJ. Trarieux, formerly minister of jus
tice; was the next witness called. H
made long deposition in favor of Drey
fus, reviewing. the history of the case AM
his own part in connection Herewith. N
TrarieUx is an excellent speaker with
. good presence. He has iron gray hal
and mustache. and clear, resonant voic
!, which could be heard outside the court
room;
| NJ Trarieux's deposition closed the pub
! lie session. He made a very telling speech
guilt of Dreyfus was first shaken and the
completely changed to conviction of in
: nocence by subsequent developments an
{ the noble conduct of NJ. Scheurer-Kes
formerly vice president of the senate. TIL
letters exchanged between General Cons
and Lieutenant Colonel Picquart ais
; strengthened his conviction. NJ. Trarieu
, spoke of the vaccinations against Pic
, quart and said he accused nobody. He be
lieved; however. that the chiefs were de
sation with foreign ambassador who de
clared. in a tone of the greatest sincerity
that Dreyfus never had relations with hir
nor with any officer of his country. while
E the ambassador added, he possessed docu
hazy., NJ Trarieux delivered a very i'm
IFarl Cfr If,,rr Al
S of the English admiral, Byng, on tn
: charge of treason, who was afterwar
= found to have been unjustly condemned
NJ. Trarieux said that Frenchmen migi
, well dread to have much bloodstain upo
i their history as, through the execute
e of Admiral Byng, mars the history
il dor to whom he had previously referre
- had affirmed that Esterhazy was the ira
tor and the former minister of justi'
declared in emphatic tone which made
= deep impression upon his hearers that I
II parallel ought to be drawn between
4 model officer like Dreyfus and Major z
terhazy, who had not even the soul of
5. At the conclusion of NJ. Trarieux' test
8 mony. which was a veritable speech f.
n the defense, and which apparently made {
IL impression upon the judges. the cour
martial went behind closed doors and e
l. amined the secret espionage dossier.
+ The court also deliberated upon NJ. L
;, boris request that application be made
q Germany for the documents described
IS the tordereau. The decision was unar
n mously reached to reject the application
\ on the ground that the court was inccr
. petent to invite the government to tai
'e diplomatic steps to obtain the documen
n In question.
=, In view of the rejection by the cour
" martial of NJ. Labori's motion, the defen
:, intend to issue subpoenas to Colone
III Schwartzkoppen and Panizzardi The SUI
re poenas will be transmitted by the cour
l. martial through the minister of war. 4
ID minister of Justice and the minister
- foreign affairs. ,successlvely, and then
~ through the French ambassadors at Be
s. lin and Rome.
re Colonels acknowledgment and Panizzar
r can elect whether they shall appear befo
90 the court-martial or make dispositions b
sc fore magistrates in their respective cou
tries. in which latter case the depositio
i'd will be transmitted as evidence to I
s. court-martial through diplomatic channe
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