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called Gen. Cons. and the f,rst question was .

called Gen. Gonss and the FIRST question was
challenge without quarter. NJ. Labor asked
How did you come to file false documen
in this case1"
Col. Jouaust instantly interviewed. saying
Il refuse to put the question In those terms.
M. Labori-I insist.
Col. Jouaust-I refuse
n Labori-The question Is entirely justified
by the evidence
| Col Jouaust-I recall you TO moderation.
NJ. Lobori-I am very moderate. | am deal-
| ing with admitted facts / am here to do a
! duty and intend doing It, / want TO know
why was this false document put in the secret
dossier and used to warp the judgment OF each
| successive War Minister
Gen. Gonse-I don't know how It came to be
| In the secret dosser. attached little i'm port
| ance to II.
NJ Labori-Who com posed the secret dossier7
Capt. CuRnet. jun ping up-I did.
Then Gen. Gonse gave history OF the dos
sier.
NJ Labori then asked II Gen. Gonse accepted
the responsibility forthe secret dossIor.
Gen. Consoles.
h. Labori-Why then does It not contain a
document about Esterhazy receiving 100000
francs from foreign power2 Why does it
contain everything against Dreyfus while any
thing tending to favor him was rejected2
capt CuiRnet came to the rescue OF his chief
ana entered into long explanation Of its
origin. Thereupon M. Labor demanded once
and for all that every document bearing on the
case be produced.
STILL ANOTHER SECRET DossIER
Capt. CuiRnet replied: There is still an oil her
secret dossier which you know nothing about.
IL deals with the general subject OF spying and
has not been CONF unicated to this court"
NJ Labori-1 demand that the court order the
production OF this dossier in order that we may
examine 1t in secret session and perhaps at
last see the true light in this case.
Gen. Billot then came to the stand and said
that this dossier was in the War Office during
his ministry He left it to his successor. NJ.
Cavagnac.
NJ Labori demanded that NJ Cavaignac be
recalled. but the former War Minister was not
in the room
The long scene came to an end and the court
found itself confronted with an entirely new
and unexpected line OF investigation, leading
nobody knows where and indefinitely prvlong-
ing the trial
MORE FALSE REPORTS EXPOSED.
M. Tromps. Commissary OF Police. testified
that Col. Henry ordered him to ascertain who
sent fac simile Of the bordereau to the
Hofih. and. IL possible. to connect Col. Picquart
with It, On the contrary he learned that IL was
d. Tyssonniere who furnished 1t to the Matin
The witness affirmed that the leakages in the
War Office continued without interruption
after Dreyfus's arrest.
Nj. Hennion. chief Of the Paris detectives, tes-
titled that he was instructed to nvestigate and
report on man named Paulmier. who said he
had seen report signed Dreyfus on the desk
OF German officer Capt. Cugnet had mon
toned this as important in his deposition and
declared that the authorities had been unable
to find Paulmer. NJ. Hennion now testified
that he did find Paulmier. who fatty 10 ed tho
story and NJ. Hennion reported.
NJ, Labori demanded the production OF this
report.
Capt. Cuignet said that it had disappeared
from the War Office last January. but he
thought that 1t simply stated that Paulmier
had disappeared.
Capt. Junck volunteered the information
that the whole matter could be cleared up IL
still another Paumier dossier was sent for
The court retired TO discuss the question be-
hind closed doors. When it returned 1t or
iered another secret session tomorrow for the |
of the alleged Scrvian refugee
II is hardly possible that the new spy dos |
ser will arrive in time for to- borrow SCI sion
There were no more witnesses present and |
the court therefore adjourned at L O'Clock.