Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-06

munication of the documents enumer-
| ated in the paper called the bordereau."
| After reading the above NJ. Labor
proceeded to inform the court that ne
did not intend to develop conclusions
which in themselves were sufficient. Il
am well aware said counsel for the
| defense, that we are face to face with
a peculiarly delicate situation; but as
| have no control over decisions of the
| court with regard to the conclusions
have the honor to submit beg to state
| that | have notified the government
commissioner to name Colonies
| Schwartzkoppen and Panizzardi as wit
nesses, whom / consider it necessary
tc call before the courtmartial at Rem
mes if they are willing to testify before
| it. | beg to point out that it is only
now and for exceptional reasons that
we are obliged to have recourse to the
testimony of foreign officers. | add
that in view of present circumstances
there is nothing in this course that can
cause anxiety. 1t is in conformity with
precedent The moment is very near
when truth and light are about to
break forth showing the innocence of
the accused
Major Carriere replied:
1--WE cannot PREJUDICE the issue of a
trial in the conclusions submitted by
NJ. Labori The point seems to be ex-
tremely delicate. Those conclusions
amount to a request that the court in
struct the government commissioner te
ask the French government to submit
to foreign government, through dip
lomatic channels, a request for the
production of documents which are
peculiarly non-diplomatic and possess
little official character.
Therefore this mission imposed upon
the French government is of a very
delicate kind. l do not know if the
government commissioner is qualified
to
PERFORM SUCH A FUNCTION.
Certainly the diplomatic point of view
seems to be morally and materially i'm
possible. | cannot conceive of one gov
eminent addressing another such re-
quest. | think the end now in view
cannot be attained. The defense,
which has powerful means behind it,
might obtain these documents III a
semi-official manner; but l think there
are reasons to believe the government
cannot undertake such a mission.
make all reservations, then, in this re-
spect AS regards notification to me
of the names of Colonies Schwartzkop-
pen and Panizzardi, see no reason why
the gentlemen should not be examined
by the court if they care to attend.
The court will determine what course
shall be taken with regard to the re-
quest presented by the defense con-
corning documents to be obtained
abroad This seems to me beyond our
jurisdiction. The court will judge.
beg the president to retire with the
judges to a private room and decide
the question"
M. Paleologue, the representative OF
the foreign Office, supported Major Car
riere's views. He said:
Il understand perfectly the import
ance the defense attaches to the pro-
duction of the documents enumerated
in the bordereau, seeing that the whole
case turns upon them. But while the
request of the accused appears to be
based upon logic and justice, it seems
inadmissible from a diplomatic point
of view. Considerations of the highest
order are opposed to the government
taking the initiative it is requested to
take with regard to a foreign power"
Col. Jouaust promised that the court
would announce its decision later.
The first witness to-day was the re-
porter, Bassett, whom the Matin sent
to London to interview Major Count
Ferdinand Walzin Esterhazy. The
witness deposed that Esterhazy con-
fessed to him that he wrote the bor-
deeau under orders from Col. Sandherr,
who was then chief of the secret intel
ligence bureau The order, Esterhazy
said, was TO catch the traitor at the
headquarters of the general staff, whom
Esterhazy afterward said was Captain
Dreyfus.
Mai. Carriere here burst out with
AN EXTRAORDINARY PROTEST
against Maj. Esterhazy's insinuations
against Col. Sandherr. Il protest" he
cried, Gin the name of Col. Sandherr
against the insinuations introduced
against him"
NJ Labor, however, ignored this pro-
test, which he styled "A ridiculous pre-
tension"
NJ Labor then called upon Gen. Ro-
get to testify regarding letters he had
received from Maj. Esterhazy since the
opening of this trial Gen. Roget look
ed the ghost of his former SELF His
face was careworn and showed little of
the fighting spirit which first charact-
erized his appearance upon the stage.
He replied that he opened only one let
ter from Maj. Esterhazy, which he had