Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1899-08-26
ARMY OFFICERS TESTIFY.
None of Them Able to Give
Real Evidence Against
Captain Dreyfus.
GOSSIP AND SUSPICION.
Esterhazy Called as Witness But
the Prisoners Prosecutor Failed
TO Put in All Appearance.
Genl Gonse Con<radicts Statement
After Statement Made BY Ester
haxy-- Other Witnesses Give Them
the Lie Labori Looking Better and
Stronger.

the Lie Labori Looking Better and
Stronger.
Rennes, Aug. rs The third session
of the third week Of the second trial by
court martial of Captain Alfred ORGY
fus on the charge of treason began at
the Lycee nj half-2ast six.
Maitre and Mime. Labori were pres.
emit
The session opeLed with the tcsti-
mony OF minor witnesses, Roy and
Durbieul. The latter deposed that
Dreyfus, while with the Generals stair,
could have had access to documents
unperceived during certain hours of
the day.
Drcyfus. when lie arose 10 reply to
this witness, spoke In 4 quiet conyinc-
Ing voice, denying that he had any re.
lations with a German Attache. Mill
tary or Civil
NJ Lahori finished with M. Dnrhieul
by asking for the production Of his rec.
ord in the Law Court. which counsel
limited was discreditable
The prisoner was very indignant dur
ing NJ. purbieuls deposition and once
tried to interppse, but the President OF
the Court, Col. Jouaust waived him
down, telling him he might reply when
| nj. Durbieul had finished, which he did
as the witness uttered his concluding
words, requesting an inquiry, saying:
Because IL must be known here who
| is lying and who is speaking the
truth
The statement of the prisoner caused
q deep impression.
The next witness. Captain valiant,
testified to seeing Maitre Labor IN Col
Picquart's office at the beginning OF
1896. and Capt. lie Rond, Of the Artil-
lery. who followed him, spoke Of the
! notorious ignorance OF Esterhazy In ar
| tiliery matters. and saying that. Thus
| the latter could not have divulged what
was promised In the bordereau.
| Esferhazy was called as the next wit
ness, but there was no response. so the
Court ordered the reading Of the evil
dence MS given before the Court Of Cas-
sation.
When Esterhazy's deposition had
been finished NJ. T.abori asked that Es-
terhazy's letters to the President of the
Republic be read, In which Esterhazy
is said to have threatened, If the scan
dial continued. that his sovereign, the
Emperor. would intervene.
Gen. Gonse here asked to be allowed
10 respond to EsterhaZy's testimony,
as given before the Court of Cessation.
and declared In loud voice that Ester
Hays testimony, MS given before the
Court OF Cessation was an absolute lie.
The General traversed Esterhazy's evil
dcnce, contradcting statement after
statement, and declaring Esterhazy
could only have had relations with
Major du Patty de Clam and the late
Lieut-Col Henry. The General abs0-
lutely denied having had any relation
with him
Leading counsel then submitted to
General Gonse number Of searching
questions on Esterhazy's relations with
the General staff
The General. however, was much dis
very excited, especially when he asked
If there was not an intrigue In favor
of Esterhazy. and If he did not take
part In IL.
at Is false. II is falser' shouted the
General and, from his manner one
would imagine he spoke sincerely, I'M
less he Is a fine actor.
The eneral, however, was visibly dis
concerted at several of NJ. Laboris
questions The witnesses voice grew
so faint that II was scarcely audible.
Finally counsel asked why Esterhazy
was not arrested after the inquiry, and
Gen. Gonse replied: Because Gen.
Saussier deemed it proper to leave him
at liberty"
Eyes" retorted NJ. Labori. "but Gen.
Saussier must have been deceived by
the General staff"
This abrupt declaration. accompanied
by an expressive gesture. was in coun-
sells best style and caused a sensation
in court, amid which the General re-
turned to his seat looking very i'll at
ease.
Major Gendron was recalled after
Gen. Gonse and supported the latter's
statements.
Gen. Deboisdeffre then jumped to
his feet and denied In the most formal
manner Esterhazy's statements. add
ing that had he been present he would
have "given him the lie with all the
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