The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1899-09-08
AN EXCITING EPISODE
Gen. Billot's Evidence in the Drey-
fus Case Stirs Up M. Labor.
WAITING FOR WORD FROM KAISER.
The Salvation OF the Prisoner Hangs on
what the German Emperor May
Do-The Three Points in Yes
terday's Proceedings.

Rennes, Sept. THE largest audi
ence ever assembled in the Lycee was
present yesterday when the opon ses-
sion of the Dreyfus court-martial be-
gan. The exciting episode of the
mornings sitting was scene in which
NJ. Labori Gen. Billot, Col Jouaust
and Capt. Dreyfus participated. Things
had progressed quietly and even mo-
notonously up to that time. LA Dame
Blanche" with her famous pearls in
her ears and round her neck, kept
whispering to her companion. Others,
who from the first had taken the
keenest interest in every word uttered
in the court, seemed bored, and the in
tense heat in the room sent several to
sleep. Suddenly, when Gen. Billot, in
low, even tones, again brought out
what many declared is the generals
last card, namely, the completely of
Dreyfus and Esterhazy, there was
remarkable change of scene. NJ. La
bOri, in terrible excitement and way
ing his arms, protested in "A ringing
voice Dreyfus, who had been sitting
like a statue, also jumped to his feet,
despite the restraining hand that a
gendarme placed upon his shoulder,
and, with his face flaming with pas
sion, said, addressing Col. Jouaust: 81
protest, colonel; protest against this
odious accusation"
NJ. Labor. at the same time was de-
handing to be heard. Col. Jouaust,
equally determined not to hear him,
called out: "Maitre Labor, | refuse to
allow you to speak" When NJ. Labori
finally gave up and sat down trembling,
he was deathly pale.
The salvation of Capt. Dreyfus hang
on word from Emperor William.
This is the general opinion here. If
the kaiser consents to allow Col.
Schwartzkoppen, the German military
attache at Paris in 1894, TO testify
before the court-martial, or send a
deposition, or what is considered still
more probable, to allow his deposition
TO be accompanied by the actual docu-
ments mentioned in the bordereau,
then Dreyfus is saved. If the emperor
however, decides that it is not in the
interests of Germany for Col. Schwartz
koppen to intervene, then Dreyfus'
case is hopeless and his condemnation
certain.
The anti-Dreyfusards are extremely
exasperated at what they characterize
as NJ. Labori's trick" He had long
been seeking an excuse to invoke the
intervention of the German and ltal-
ian sovereigns and seized the appear
ance of Cernuschi as his opportunity,
declaring that the admission of the
evidence of this foreigner justified his
application regarding Schwartzkoppen
and Panizzardi. NJ. Labor insisted
that the appearance of Cernuschi on
the witness stand was quite without
precedent, but the anti-Dreyfusards
point out, and with certain amount
of reason, that the counsel for the de-
Tense was really the first to introduce
foreign testimony, as they summoned
the English journalist, Rowland Strong,
on the question of Esterhazy's confes.
sion to having written the bordereau.
Anyway, it can be safely asserted that
the admission of Ccrnuschi as "A witness
for the prosecution came as a veritable
Godsend to the defense, giving them
almost at the last moment IA more OF
less legitimate basis for NJ. Labori',
application 10 summon the German
and Italian attaches.
Tine i-Drevfu,ards assert that tn,
mem ucrs OF the court-uar,iul viii ~,
more nc Htiirinat ions OF Co - schwartz
Goppcn ans panlz2 irli BECAUSE the,
recownia, that the testimony Of thes,
officers VIII bc gwen by oracr with :
view 10 save tHeir own spy, hut in les
| prcJCdiccG circles /. is believed tn,
cuIr. cauuol uI,rs ard the solemn
declaration Of the t;7n dt;acae, with
out g,v.ug rise 10 "a 7tlll grL yer NlJua
ton In an International SENSE than now
prevails.
Yes, erdoy', public proceedings wer,
married. by three importaut episodes
'Iie first was Gen. IlrIinden's admis
sion tina, the erasure and restitution o
Esterauzy's name in the petit bel
could not have been perpetrated b'
Col. Picquart and consequently mus
be attributed to some one inside tn
general staff The second was tn,
declaration by NJ Paleologue that tn,
secret dossier contained Il documen
which showed that Col. Schwartzkop
pen admitted his relations with Ester
hazy and that Schwartzkoppen in tn
opinion of Paleologue, sent to Ester
hazy the identical petit bleu for whicl
Col. Picquart was detained ten months
on a charge of forgery The third wa
Gen. Billot's insinuation that Ester
hazy and Dreyfus We're accomplices
which led to an impassioned protesta
} tion on the part of the accused and u
a thrilling scene between M. Labor
and Col. Jouaust, resulting in the advo
Gates exciting denunciation of Col
Jouaust's treatment of him, a denunci
alton tantamount to an accusation o
open Partially. Gen. Zurlinden's ad
mission that Col. Picquart could no
, have perpetrated the erasure in tn
petit blue was startling incident
Because, although he declared that tn
matter formed only small point il
the prosecution of Picquart and that
so far as he was concerned, the pre-
nnadinps were only instituted in OrdP