New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-25

| 1871 ., - 49,
c,eneral Gonse, who was questioned on the
..r,s sub,ect. declared that It was by order OF
Carnroi ne Bosdeffre that he returned the COM
msntary TO General Nfercier.
| Answering further questions General MERCER
said that the Panzzardi telegram was not COM
inundated TO the court martial OF 1871 he was
ordarnd nv General De Boisdeffre not to inciuue
| 4, tn the secret dossier. This caused announcer
stir in court.
TUE PANIZZARDI TELEGRAM.
| ,-ounscl next discussed the three page docu-
mont claiming that the false rendering OF .he
! Panizzardl telegram was to correct IL anu po'"'
| directly to Dreyfus as the traitor
General Nfercier asked to be allowed to COIL
verge with General Chanoine before a''e"p'"s
| 70 explain. General Chanoine thereupoh au
vanced and explained about the document witch
| had been handed to him by General MERCER ne
| said that he noticed inaccuracies IN H. ana re-
| ,,,oa not N use IT, The witness. however. mad
| haen carried away in testifying, ana reau
nare Of the document, and 1t was after friehd-
| 10 conversation with Maitre Labori that ne reao
| the entire document in court. at Generai Ne'
! cier's request and returned him the document
| General MERCER acknowledged the accuracy Vi
| General Chanoine's statement adding tha' "
zoo, ro,onc, Du Patty de Clam who gave him the
| document (Sensation)
cornso, had the document reread and referred
| n the two versions of the two kilograms OF
| November 2 one designating Dreyfus as com
municating documents to Germany, NJ Laoori
po,nting out that NJ. Paeologue, Of the Foreign
| nmoe denied that the Ministry Of Foreign Az
fairs had communicated this version. He asked
vbv General MERCER had received 1t through
| Du Patty de Clam
Roget
| o,o,torr and expressed surprise at this Idle
oortroversy being resumed" (Cries or On!
| "Oh"O
The General asked that Major Nation. VINO as
sis,ea in deciphering the telegram, be called
and counsel protested against the apphcao''ty
~ tho word idle" 10 any question which ne
thought proper to ask
Camera, Chanoine said that he communicated
the document to General Roget "hile enJo''i'"e
absolute privacy on the subject when asked
whether he accepted responsibility for the docu-
ment General Chanoine replied in the athrma
tive. adding, however, an admission that ne mao
made a mistake.
Colonel Jouaust intimated that the court
ought to take no notice Of the document III
question.
nPEyFtrs ACCOUNTS FOR HIS TIME.
employed his time at Bourges from OCTOBER
1850 70 February. 1890 He said that as he
was preparing FOR his examination he had no
time to go to cafes or to think or anything ou'-
side Of his duties. This was a reply to General
Norc,or,s assertion that he could have learned
the secret of the pneumatic brake there The
prisoner said: -,
"I was promoted captain on September IL
1889 and remained at Bourges from OCTOBER
1850 70 February. 1890 when the written ex-
animation at the Military College began was
then called to Paris. obtained TWO months leave
was married In April 1 spent four months al
Bourges. AS was preparing for examination
had no time TO go to cafes or to think OF any
thing outside my duties"
General Risbourg who was commander OF the
Republican Guard In Paris in 1894. was the next
witness He described the scene with captain
I,ebrun- Renault when the witness learned Vi
Dreyfus's alleged confessions to captain lie
brun- Renault, the day after the Prlso
aoo-odat,on In conclusion. General Risbourg
eulogized the services of Captain LeDruH-he
nault and said that before the incident OF t,lo
oonfession there was nothing against him. lie
was an excellent officer, good comraoe' anu
incapable OF injurng any one
Aftar belng asked the usual question, Drey-
fus protested against General Rlsbourgs 'estl-
nonv IT am surprised" the prisoner sad'
chat he. CAPTAIN Lebrun- Renault, could nave
made the statements attributed to him. On 'le
way from the prison of La sante captain Lee
brun- Renault shook hands with me- Ia
which is in contradiction Of his statement be-
sides when such a terrible charge has been
hanging over a man who has resisted IL for lVe
wears witnesses should not come here merely
&c hut uOh n bring
positive proofs Otherwise 1 am completely
nonplussed as to how l can reply" (Sensation)
WHAT WAS SAID TO LEBRUN-RENAULT.
Continuing, Dreyfus said:
Preference was also made to confessions
will state the exact terms OF the so-caled con-
fession OF mine The day Captain Lebrun- IRE
nault and I were together in the room / said
to him:
"T am innocent will declare II in the face
OF the whole people That is the cry Of my con-
science You know that cry. I repeated 1t all
through the torture OF my degradation
"Afterward l added, referring to the visit OF
Du Patty de Clam:
1.-The Minister is we'll aware that am inno-
cent
'What I meant to intimate was that had
apprised the Minister in response to the steps
Du Patty de Clam had taken against me, that
l was innocent Du Patty de Clam visited me
and asked for Information. l replied to him:
"I am innocent. Absolutely innocent
II replied verbally to Du Patty de Clam, and
In writing to the Minister, that was perfectly
innocent. That was what meant by the words:
The Ministry is well aware that l am inno-
cent Then / reverted to the visit of Du Patty
de Clam and said to Captain Lebrun- Renauit:
lad a I had
given documents OF no importance in order to
obtain others In exchange? l replied that not
only was absolutely innocent. but that desired
ba cIo cd Then