The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-23
LABORrS LABORS.
One Anti Dreyfussard
After Another Torn
Into Shreds.
FUNNY FRENCH MORALS.
Civilians Comments on the
Conduct Of Officers and
Officers Wives.
PRISONERS CONVINCING MANNER
Denials and Explanations
Which Render Hostile
Testimony Valueless.
ROcET'S NEW DOCUMENTS.
Esterhazy Said to Have Fur
nished a Batch OF Possible
Forgeries.
rBv Gable to The Associated Press.l

RENNES. Aug. %, 1S99.-Maitre Labori
leading counsel for the defense, and
Madame Labori were present in court
when the third session of the third week
of the second trial by Court Martial OF
Captain Alfred Dreyfus, on the charge OF
treason, opened at the Lycee at $50 this
morning.
AS NJ Labori was entering the court ne
was informed by a newspaperman that
General Roget, yesterday, received docu-
ments from Major Count Esterhazy, who
is now in London Counsel was much in
terested and CLEANED all the information
possible On the arrival in Court of Cen
cral Roget it was noticed that he carried
a bulky envelope containing the doeu-
ments referred to.
Outside of this, there was no incident
worth noting at the opening of the pro-
ceedings.
The session began with the testimony
Of minor witnesses, including Comptroller
Roy and Major Dreviell. The latter de-
posed that Dreyfus. while on the General
Staff. could have had access to documents
unperceived. during certain hours of the
day. The prisoner. replying, admitted he
was present during those hours. but ex-
psained that his presence was connected
with his duties.
The fourth witness, NJ. Durbrieul, des-
cribing himself as private gentleman,
proved most entertaining and, moreover,
gave NJ Labori the first opportunity of
making a few points in favor of Drey-
fus..
NJ Dubrieul, one of M. Quesnay de
Beaurepaire's Witnesses, told a gossipy
story of meeting Dreyfus at the house of
an acquaintance, NJ. Bodson, in 1884, when
Dreyfus was lieutenant and to seeing
the latter conversing with man de-
scribed to the witness as a German at
tache. This was the sum of his testi-
mony, which was dotted with flashes of
unconscious humor, as when NJ. Dubrieul
said he told his acquaintance that he
could not frequent his house if the Ger
man visited him. The acquaintance, II
appeared, replied, excusing the fact, by
saying the German was not his but his
wife's friend, which caused a general
laugh in court, which became louder when
NJ. Dubrieul, later. remarked that he had
no prejudice against Dreyfus for visit
ing his acquaintance or, rather, his ac-
quaintance's wife, adding
IF every officer who is in love with
his neighbor's wife is dismissed from the
army there would be very few left"
NJ Labori took M. Dubrieul in hand
and beautifully ascertained that he only
knew the visitor was German attache
because he was told so and he did not
know whether he was a military or a
civil attache. He did not even know his
name In fact, the whole story was OF
the nimsiest description. Moreover. a for
eign military attache would have had
nothing to gain by cultivating the ac-
auaintance of a simple lieutenant as
Dreyfus was then.
Dreyfus, when he rose to reply to this
witness, spoke in quiet, convincing
voice, denying that he had any relations
with a German attache, military or civil
NJ Labori finished with M. Durbieul by
asking for the production of his record
in the Law Courts, which, Counsel hinted
was discredftable.
The prisoner was very indignant during
NJ Durbieuls deposition and once tried
to interpose, but, the President of the
Court, Colonel Jouaust waived him down
telling him he might reply when NJ. Dur.
brieul had finished, which he did as the
witness uttered his concluding words, re-
questing an inquiry, SAYING
Because 1t must be made known here
who is lying and who is speaking ths
truth
The statement of the prisoner caused q
deep impression.
The next witness, Captain Valdant, tes
tilted to seeing Maitre Leblois In Colone
Picquart's Office at the beginning of 1886
and Captain lie Rond. of the Artillery
who followed him, spoke of the notoriou!
ignorance of Esterhazy in Artillery mat
ters and saying that. thus, the latter
could not have divulged what was prom
ised in the bordereau.
Captain LIE Rond also deposed that Pic
quart, in October, 1895. connected Ester.
hazy with espionage. But, Colonel Pic
quart, confronted the witness and deniet
the allegation.
Esterhazy was called as the witness
but there was no response, 50 the Cour'
ordered the reading Of his evidence al
given before the Court Of Cessation.
When Esterhazys deposition had beer
finished. NJ Labori asked that Ester.
Hays letters to the President of the Re.
public be read in which Esterliazy is
said to have threatened. If the scanda
continued. that his sovereign, the EN-.
peror, would intervene.
General Gonse here asked 70 be allowed