The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-23


the wounded man, who was evidently af-
fected by the warm welcome accorded
him.
Among those who greeted NJ. Labori
were Gems. Binot and Mercier who cour-
teously inquired as to his condition.
The lawyer looked very we'll considering
his recent experience. He walked quite
briskly but held his left arm close to his
side. in order not 10 disturb The wound.
| Counsel was conducted to a light, well
/ cushioned arm chair, instead Of the o=dt-
/ nary cane bottom chair, behind the table
/ set apart for the lawyers Nine Labori
| who entered the court room ahead Of her
/ husband, also received a hearty greeting.
! As she took a seat in court, she was sur
| rounded by friends who overwhelmed her
! with cOhgratula ations on her husbands re-
! cOvery, to which she smilingly responded.
At first the audience seemel to be APP
prehensive that Col. Jouaust, president cf
| the courImaItial, might treat the applause
! of NJ Labor as demons tratiOn which
| would warrant him in clearing the court.
1t began tsetefore with few timd claDs
of the hands, but was soon followed by
general applause upon the part of the
! Whole audience, with the exception of
few standing at the hack of the court
room.
As NJ. Labori shook hands with Gems
/ Billot and Mercier, who smilingly coner1t-
u,ated him on being able TO reappear in
the case. the lawyer thanked them for call
ing at his residence while he was in bed.
Dreyfus entered the court room soon aft
erwards, and having saiuted the Judges,
| turned 10 NJ. Labori with outstretched
hand, smile of keen pleasure lighting up
| his pale and usually impassive features.
! The lawyer took the prisoners hand and
shook il warmly. whereupon Dreyfus gave
him another look of gratitude, and took
his seat in front of counsels table with his
back toward them.
Col Jouaust next read from a paper an
address 10 NJ. Labori, the tone of the
president being quite sympatheuc. The
| lawyer made an imprisoned reply. He
was deeply affected and his voice was
clear though not so strong AS before he
was shot He was very nervous and eX-
cited and swayed to and fro he deiiv-
cred his reply. His hearers were profound
| y impressed. His reply considerably IA
tigued him. and ne sat down flushed and
holding his side. He afterwards once or
twice nervousy twitched his fingers, and
an expression fitted over his face as
though he were suffering.
i Madame Rejane, the celebrated actress,
was among those present in court to-day.
She made the trip to Rennes especially 10
see the trial and return of NJ. Labor INTO
the case, and was one of those who ap-
plauded the most heartily his entry INTO
the court room.
The first witness to-day was NJ Grenier,
the former prefect of Belfort. His tes-
tlmony was favorable to Dreyfus and dis
tlnctly hostile to Esterhszy
Mai Rollin of the Intelligence depart
ment was asked by NJ. Labori, during the
| course of the formers testimony, how a
certain document of a later date than
Mercier's ministry came into Gen. Mer-
cier's possession. Rollin said 1t was not
his business to explain, but the counsel
insisted, asking whose business it was.
Finally NJ. Labori asked Col. Jouaust to
request Gen MERCER to explain. The gem
eral rose and said he declined to answer.
NJ. Labori insisted, but Mercier still re-
fused to answer and Maj. Carriere, the
government conlmissary supported him,
on the ground that the examination was
entering upon a matter which ought not,
in the interest of the country, be pub
licly exploited. NJ Labori then proclaimed
in a loud voice that he would reserve
TO himself the right to take the neces-
sary measures to obtain the desired in
formation.
The next point was made by Dreyfus
in his reply to Maj. Rollin. The latter
had remarked that all the prisoners pa
pers were seized when his rooms were
searched in 1894 and Col Jouaust said
that certain papers from his text book,
the School of War. were found missing.
To this the prisoner retorted: mot in
1894 my colonel" This caused some SEN
that the pages were torn out at the war
office, and that then the fact was used
against him as an insinuation that he
had communicated the missing pages to
foreign agents.
A former secretary of the war office
named Ferret, next testified to seeing
Dreyfus prying into other officers work
! during their absence and the prisoner re-
< Piled excitedly that Ferrets statements
were concoctlons by a former minister Of
war, which caused a sensation Then, in
a cooler manner, the prisoner made a
statement explaining the difficulties in the
way of civilian such as Ferret entering
the office.
NJ GTenler, former prefect of Belfort
was the first witness called He said he
considered Esterhazy 10 be an irrespou-
sible parsonage. Esterhazy, he continued
, was the orderly officer of the witness
j father, who always praised his fidelity and
devotion, but Esterhazy, even then was a
disappon ed man. He was always COM
planning of deception, grumbling at fate
and living in great style without means
to uphold it. He squandered successive
legacies.
. At Esterhazy's request the witness
made numerous attempts to get him into
the ministry of war which Esterhazy
! declared was necessary in order to enable
g., him to pass for lieutenant colonel.
About the Spy LajOux.
D Lieut.. Col. Rollin Of the intelligence de
partment was the next witness He de
r scribed the spy LajouX, employed In the
department. as bad spy" whom il wat
! found necessary to suppress. NJ. Labor
= asked the witness whether he knew La
] joux had offered to make revelations Ir
S the Dreyfus affair, and the witness re-
D piled that Lajoux wrote to the minister oi
- war asking for assistance and referring
p 10 the Dreyfus case
z The clerk of the court read a letter
$ in which. after dwelling upon his service
Lajoux said Il was in consequence o
Henrys exactions that the spy Cuer'
y had become an enemy instead Of an ally
g He also described conversation viii
Cuers, in which Cuers declared Dreyfu'
4 had never been heard Of at the army head
e quarters in Berlin. and that, on the nowi
2 Of the arrest Of Dreyfus, Gen von Wal
4 dersee summoned all the German military
attaches IN Europe 20 Berlin. ana thel
unanimously declared that not one Of then
had ever had relations with Dreyfus
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