The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-08-08

ne md me terrible anguish of body and
mind had not impaired his soldleTly IN
The prisoner then removed his kept and
took the seat placed for MN racing ms
Judges, just in front OF MS coGiseI ;
table and with his back 10 the auq!tHCe
RAhind him sat a gendarme holding
sheaJhed saber in his hand.
Dreyfus, in a new uniform OF captal OF
artillery dark blue with red facingS. nX-
ctfly regarded the Judges with lmmo yapie
features and without stirring mana OF
foot scarcely even moving MS heau uUI
i 5,n ''t The court proceeding to the rollca{l
Of witnesses, the most notable apSentteSS
being EsterhaZy, Du Patty de Gam ah9
MIL paws Drevfus half turned his lead
toward the seats of the witnesses, eSpe-
cialIv when the clerk of the court called
FsterhaZy. But when no response was
received DreyfUs returned to has previous
attitude looking straight in front or MN
at Colonel Jouaust Altogether about loO
witnesses will be called on poth SUES
Major Carriere. the Government com
Tnissarv then said that in view of the Of
fetal mission of General Chanolne ana NJ;
Paleologue to furnish the court with an
the necessary explanations respecting the
secret dossier their dispositions as W.T.
nesses would be dispensed with, aoaihg
that consideration Of the dossleI "oulu
probably occupy four days
The court afterWard retired to dehber-
ate upon the case of the absent witnesses,
the soldiers in the courtroom IN response
to the word of command from the ltSu-
tenant in charge carrying and presenting
arms. the Judges leaving ana Ie-eli lCLL IlS
to the rattle of rifles as the line OF soIuItTS
brought their weapons, like a piece %
machinery, smartly TO the present anu
then dropped their butts heavily to tie
ground This performance was repeated
every time the court retired. DreYfuS was
withdrawn into an inner room during me
courts retirements. on the hnaI return
Of the court Major Carriere said he
thought the absence of EsterhaZy ought
not to prevent the trial proceeding. 49,.
Let him come or not, ne saIu' II
matters nothing to us.
After the court had decided not to d
iQurn on account Of the absence OF certain
witnesses the clerk of the court was or
dered to read d OrmescheVille bill OF
Indictment of 1894 which he did IN a loud
voice Dreyfus, in the meanwhile, listen
ing unmoVed as the old charges against
him were read.
Colonel Jouaust then handed the pris-
oner Il long slip of cardboard upon WHICH
the bOrdereau was pasted.
do YOU recognize this document!
Dreyfus replied with passionate out
burst: No. my colonel. l am innocent:
! declare here, as l declared in 1894.
His Voice here was choked with sobs,
which must have stirred every specta-
tor in the court The voice Of the pris-
oner did not seem human. 1t Iesem-
bled the cry of wounded animal; he
T e9agg ms the rsp gae @i Nv Wfe my chill
dren Ny God, I am innocent, Innocent.
Colonel Jouaust said, Then you deny
Dreyfus replied. Yes. my colonel"
Colonel Jouaust then read the boTdereau
and afterward asked, In 1890 you were at
DTSeyfus replied. Yes. my colonel"
Jouaust-The 120 brake was. then being
made and you were in a position to know
the construction of the brake?
DreYfus-I knew the principle OF It.
Jouaust-Had you any information re-
speCting its working?
Dreyfus-NO; / did not know the details,
never having worked it.
Jouaust-Dd you have the brake at the
military school?
Dreyfus-I don't remember.
Jouaust-At the beginning Of 1894 You
entered the general staff?
DreyfuS-YeS, my colonel.
Jouaust-Have you talked on gun 10 and
Dreyfus, who then had regained his
cOmposure spoke distinctly and in way
which carried conviction with II. An
sWering the last question he said, NO; l
never had any knowledge OF TINS gun
staff.'
Jouaust-The second document of the
bOrdereau relates 10 mobilization. Had you
any knowledge thereof?
Dreyfus-No; l was not in that bureau
dealing with mobilization.
Jouaust-You had to do with Transports
Now, when the regulations concerning the
conveying Of troops in 1894 were modified
there were difficulties in insurirg the
transportation Of troops. and provisional
measures were taken which Were changed
IN the following spring. Did you know
of these difficulties?
question in 1894. I had certain documents
concerning the provisioning and convey
ing of troops.
Jouaust-You had papers in your pos
session intended for print?
Dreyfus-Yes. l sometimes made d mis-
take in the bureau to which they should
Jouaust-You had these papers twice.
Dreyfus-I did not have any confidential
Jouaust-You must have known the con-
tents Of these documents?
Dreyfus-I never asked for them from
Jouaust-.The third document relates to
artillery formations. You ought to be ac-
queinted with these matters?
Jouaust-Major Morin-Milon sent you
special documents from. the 18th to the
2Oth OF July, 1884, a month before the date
.Dreyfus-I had only incomplete informa-
Jouaust-At the end of 1894 had you
knowledge, of Information sent to Leuten-
ant Bac by the third bureau on the effect
iveness Of the batteries Of the 12O-gun?
Jouaust with a movement Of impa-
tience)-This Is astonishing. The bureau
knew what documents pass from one to
preyfus-.What say is correct
note referring to Madagascar. There
are two papers. A corporal who copied
them saw you pass through his Office 60
ing to the colonel's room.
Dreyfus-I went through occasionally
Jouaust-You could have obtained this
document from the corporal's desk?
DreYfus-This IS not usual
Jouaust-No. but It could be done The
copying was finished on the 2Sth. and the
bordereau dated from several days later,
Now for the fifth document. the proposed
firing manual for field artillery. Did you
know the contents of the manual?
Dreyfus (emphatically)-Neve
Jouaust-A witness says you COMMUNE
Gated IT to him.
Dreyfus (vehemently)-No, never
Tor ont . Griv,
to you?
sOlutely.
Dreyfus then entered into an explana-
ton of da ties. but his memory failed him
Colonel Jouaust then took up the famous
phrase. 81 am starting for the maneu-
Vers" He said:
a'You had never been at the maneuvers
because it was the custom for only pro-
bationers to go. But at the date of the
bordereau you did not know you would
not go?"
given.
Major Carriere here interviewed, saying:
But there were two sets of orders given.
It was in September when it was decided
not TO send the probationers to the ma
neuVerS."