Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-09-02
NEWPORT NEWS SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 2 1899

ters' staff, who was a probationer on
the staff ut the same time as Dreyfus.
| dcposed that while they We're at the
school of war in 1894, Dreyfus said he
was we'll acquainted with a certain po-
sition to which the Germans attached
great Importance as a means of check
! ing the French advance. This position
witness continued was westward OF
Mulhausen and Dreyfus said he reach
| cd this opinion after following the Ger
| man nanOeuvres on horseback.
| The prisoner at this point quietly
pointed out that the position mentioned
by Captain Lc'Monnier was situated in
an entirely different locality from
where he, the prisoner. is supposed TO
have followed the manoeuvres. The
prisoner reiterated chat he never at
tended the manoeuvres in question
NJ. Villon, a tripe merchant. and an
other of the friends of NJ De Beaure-
pare, declared that When in Berlin
during the year 1884 he overheard a
conversation Of Some German officers
who were laughing in an adjoining
room. One of the officers. the witness
said. expressed Indignation that a
French officer should be guilty Of treas
on, and his companion replied:
1T is 4 good thing for US. Do you
know we We're getting the plan OF mo-
Obligation from Dreyfus?'
CCMMISSARY FISCHER.
Special Conmissary Fischer. Of the
eastern military railway system, de
posed that he was ordered to investi-
gate q leakage in the gunnery school
at Bourgcs. and. he added. the results
of his inquiries did not seem TO incrim-
mate DreyfuS. . ..0.
.I-ieutenant ,Bernheim testified that
While in garrison at Rouen he furnish
ed l1sterhazy With information and
documents regarding artillery in which
Estci-hazy was much Interested. The
witness never was able to recover The
documents. He supposed at the time
that Esterhazy was anxious to in
crease his military knowledge
ROGET TA\ES BRUGERE.
General Roget asked Lieutenant Hru-
gere if he was not the officer who wrote
NJ. Cavaignac, then minister IF war. Il
violent letter rendering his resignation.
and declaring it was i dishonor to ser. e
in the French army. (sensation.)
Lieutenant Brugere enersetically pro
tested against such a meaning be!ES
given to his letter which was quite
contrary to its effect.
NJ. Labori said he thought it would
be advisable to produce the letter in
question and Colonel Jouaust promised
TO ask the minister of war for the dncu-
ment. .. H ..M.
Captain Caryalho, Of the artillery,
also testified to the ease with WHICH
the l-V snort gun COulu DE lISpeCtCu.
Regarding the 1895 firing manual, Wi
ness said copies were obtainable II 1874
in all the regiments Of the army aud
l-asserted-that he had purchased 4, copy
Of the manual, which he placed at the
disposal of the court. At this juncIurn
NJ. Labor, read 4 letter from 4 spy
named "Coringue" stating that he had
copied the firing manual in the room Ct
Major Panizzardi. the Italian military
attache at Paris. in the presence Of Col
onel Schwarzkoppen. the German mill
tary attachc at Paris. He said he was
not certain whether this WAS the 1894
or 1895 manual, and begged the prcsi-
dent TO question Colonel Picquars on
The subject.
PICoUART REMEMBERS.
Picuuart said he believed the 1895
manual was copied and that the copy
was made in 1886 in Panizzarui's room
in the presence of Panizzurdi ana an
other person.
Colonel Picuuart added that Major
Lauts ought TO know something about
4 certain mark on the manual. All the
manuals at the Versailles garrison We're
ordered returned to headquarters 10 see
which one WAS missing.
Major. Lauth expressed surprise at the.
fact that Colonel PicQuarts rccollec-
tions We're so vague ;l1ll added that
Sicquart had relations With the spy
who he said was !, doubtful character
NJ. Labor asked to what spy Majo,
Lauth was able to give Il good charac-
ter. to which the Major replied:
why, none" Qaushter)
NJ: Laburi said Major Lauth insinuat-
Cd that '.Corninguc" was trying to levy
blackmail. Was that his idea?
Colonel Jouaust refused to allow the
question and NJ. Labori exclaimed
You d!salloW every awkward sues
tom tscnsation)
The stir created by this lively cetort
had not yet subsidized when the govern
ment commissary. Major Carrierc. rose
and begged TO point out that the de-
tense was constantly asking leave to
speak and that when he. the commits
sary asked to do SO. he was refused the
necessary permission. to which Colonel
Jouaust replied:
II have heard enough. Hold your
tongue. Be quiet. The incident is
closed" prolonged laughter.)
+ Addressing Colonel Picquart, NJ. La
bori asked: when did you know that
the firing manual was being copied?'
Colonel Picquart: During the sum
mer Of 1896"
| General Hippolyte sebert, retired, of
the marine artillery, preceded his testi-
mony by saving he did not think he
ought to withhold the evidence he was
| able to give as he felt it would contr-
butte to the renatria ton Of a judicial
error. The general then criticised the
bordereau from a professional stand
point, pointing out that the writer must
have been a low classed man, with (,
correspondent on whose doles ne was
dependent.
| NOT AN ARTILLERY OFFICER.
| He said he was probably an officer
| Du: certainly not an artillery officer
adding that this was proved by the
employment of expressions an artillery
man could not have used.
! The witness gave number of IL
stances showing the dense ignorance