The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-08
DREYFUS AGAIN ON TRIAL
Continued from First Page.)

sitions as witnesses would be dispensed
with, adding that the consideration Of
the dossier would probably occupy foui
| days. The court then retired to DELHI.
crate upon the case of the absentee wit.
nesses, the soldiers in the court room
in response to the word of command OF
the lieutenant in charge, carrying anG
presenting arms when the judges left
and re-entered. Dreyfus was withdrawn
into an inner room during the courts
retirement. On the return of the court
Major Carriere said that he thought
the absence of Esterhazy ought not tc
prevent the trial proceeding. Let him
come or not" he said, sit matters moth
ing to u.s."
After the court had decided not to ad-
| journ on account of the absence of GER
tain witnesses the clerk of the court
was ordered to read M. 'Ormeschevllle's
bill of indictment Of 1894, which he did
in a loud voice, Dreyfus in the mean
while listening unmoved as the old
charges against him were read
After the formal proceedings, which oc-
cupled two hours, Colonel Jouaust be-
gan the examination of Dreyfus re-
specting the famous bordereau and
what Dreyfus had to do with or could
have known of it's contents. When
Dreyfus rose from his seat for exam
ination, he stood erect, holding his KEPT
in his hand before him. He looked Col
onel Jouaust straight in the face during
the whole interrogatory.
Colonel Jouaust began by saying: ''It
results from the documents just read
that you are accused of having brought
about Vaccinations or held relations
with foreign power or one or more of
its agents, in order to procure 1t means,
by delivering 1t documents indicated in
the discriminating bordereau, to commit
hostilities or undertake war against
France, I notify you that you will be
allowed to state during the course of
these proceedings anything that APP
pears to you useful for your defence"
He handed the prisoner long slip of
cardboard, upon which the bordereau
was pasted, and said: DO you recog-
nize this document"
Dreyfus replied, with a passionate
outburst: mo, my colonel! l am inno-
cent. l declare it here as / declared it
in 1894, I am a victim" His voice
here was choked with sobs. AS he end
ed his reply, with the words Five years
in the galleys. My wife! My children!
My Cod | am innocent. Innocent"
Colonel Jouaust said: "Then you deny
it?"
Dreyfus replied: Eyes, my colonel.
Colonel Jouaust then read the bor
dereau. and afterwards asked: I'm 1890
piled: Yes my colonel
@. The 100 break was then being made
and you were in a position to know the
construction of the break? A. l knew
the principle of it.
@. Had you any information respecting
its working? A. No. | did not know
the details. never having worked it.
@. Did you have the break at the mill
tary school? / don't remember
@. AT the beginning of 1894 you en-
tered the general staff? Yes my col
onel.
O. Have you talked on gun 100 and
its break?
Dreyfus, who had then regained his
spoke distinctly and in a
way which carried conviction with it.
the last question, he said:
mo, / never had any knowledge OF |
this gun while l was in the bureau of !
the general staff.
G. The second document of the Dor
1ereau relates to mobilization. Had |
you any knowledge thereof? A. I was
not in that part of the bureau dealing
With mobilization.
n hnA fn IfN with five NUTS
Now, when the regulations concerning
he conveying of troops, in 1894, were
there We're difficulties in in
iuring the transport Of troops, and pro-
yisional measures were taken, which
we're changed in the following spring.
Did you know of these difficulties? A.
had no knowledge Of this question in
1914. I had certain documents concern
ng the provisioning and conveying of
roops.
@. You had papers in your possession
Intended for print? A. Yes / sometimes
made a mistake in the bureau to which
hey should be sent.
@. You had these papers twice? A.
did not have any confidential docu-
nent.
.. You must have known the con-
ents of these documents? A. j never
sked for them from any one.
@. The third document relates to ar
illery formations. You ought to be &C
TAINTED with these matters? A. No
O. Major Morin-Mlon sent you spe-
al documents from the 18th to the goth
f July, 1894, a month before the date
f the bordereau? A. / only had incom-
lete information.
@. At the end of 1894 had you knowl-
dge of information sent to Lieutenant
'ac of the Third bureau, on the effect
1eness of the batteries of the 100 gun?
|. No.
Q. with movement of mpatience.)
his is astonishing. The bureaux know
hat documents pass from one to the
Their A. What / say Is correct
G. I turn to the fourth document, a
ote referring to Madagascar. There {
re two papers A corporal. who cop
ID them, saw you pass through his Of
ce going to the colonel's room? A. |
ent through occasionally |
O. You could have obtained this docu- I
lent from the corporal's desk? A, g
his is not usual I
@. No: but it could be done. The [
,pying was finished on the 2Sth, and /
lie bordereau dates from several days |
ter Now, for the fifth document, the 1
opposed Firing Manual for Field Artil-