Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-08-22
DREYFUS' ENEMIES
They Testified Against Him With
Their Usual Vindictiveness
Of Manner.
LAB0RI GOES TO COURT
The Prisoner Declares One Witness Lies at
the Diotation of the Merciless Martinez
ier-Labori Going to Force
Some information to Be Given.

Rennes, August 22.-Maitre Labori
who was Hurderously assaulted August
IA, was inSourt this morning to attend
the trial by court-martial of Captain
Dreyfus charged with treason.
TO hundreds Of inquiring friends ne
said: IT am going on WE'LL" As Labori
accompanied by Nine. Labori and a
physician, entered the court room the
audience greeted him by standing up
There was a roar Of applause, accom-
panied by clapping Of hands.
Colonel Jouaust read an address to
Labori the tone being quite sympa-
thetic. He delivered a reply. The effort
considerably fatigued him.
The first witness to-day was M. Gre
nier, former prefect of Belfort. His tes-
timony was favorable to Dreyfus and
hostile to Esterhazy.
A former secretary of the war Office
named Ferret next testified to seeing
Dreyfus prying into other officers work
during their absence. The prisoner ex-
citedly replied that Ferret's statements
were concoctions for Mercier, minister
of war, which caused sensation.
Major Rollin, of the intelligence de-
partment, was asked by Labori during
the formers testimony how certain doc
uments of later date than Mercier's
ministry came into Mercier's possess
sion. Rollin said it was not his business
to explain. Labori asked Colonel Jou-
aust to request General Mercier to ex-
plain. The general declined to answer.
Major Carriere, government commits
sary, supported him on the ground that
the examination was entering upon a
matter which ought not, in the interest
of the country, to be discussed publicly.
Labori declared in loud voice that
he would reserve to himself the right
to take necessary measures to obtain
the desired information.
Major Rollin had remarked that all
of the prisoners papers were seized
when his rooms were searched in 1894,
and Colonel Jouaust said that certain
papers from his text book of the school
of war were found missing. To this the
prisoner retorted: mot in 1894, colonel"
This caused sensation, as the OBJ
vious Interpretation was that pages
were torn out at the war Offices and the
fact used against him as an insinua-
tion that he communicated the missing
pages to foreign agents.
STILL AFTER LABORI.
Rennes, August Pm Labori last
evening received two mysterious par
cells believed to be Internal machinery.
The police are examining them.
The next witness, Lieutenant Colonel
Bertin, head Of the Dreyfus office in
1894, showed himself the most virulent
enemy of the prisoner by some Of his
remarks, particularly declarations that
he was convinced Of Dreyfus' guilt by
Bertillon's chart, and his introduction
Of Esterhazy's statements against
Dreyfus elected general smiles.
After hearing the depositions Of M.
Gendron and a number Of minor Off
cials who did not give any interesting
evidence, the court adjourned for the
day at 10:45 a. m.
The magistrate to-day interrogated
Sebastian Faure, the anarchist orator,
who denied the slightest participation
in any attempt to murder Police Com
missary Coulter. Ten men arrested for
taking part in Sundays demonstration
were condemned to-day to undergo
from a week to two months imprison-
ment.