Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1899-08-17

the court ana ask them to suspend the
sitting Mrs. Labori ran to the court
and gave the news and ran back She
then sat on the ground beside her hus-
band During the interval while Col
Picquart and Mr. Cast were pursuing
the murderer and before Nine Labor
arrived, LaDori thinking himself NOR
tally wounded said TO a bystander: IF
die tell my wife my last thoughts
were for her. Labori was conveyed
TO the house where he has been stop
ping while in Rennes and there several
physicians have since been attending
him. The attempt upon the life of
Labori was evidently the result of a
plot. A letter was sent TO the commits
sary of police Monday morning warn
ing him it was intended to make an at
tempt upon the life of Gen. MERCER
Consequently the police and detectives
surrounded the general and left all 9TH
er points unprotected
The Trial Monday.
Rennes, Aug. 15.-When the court
opened Monday eXPresident Casimir-
Perier and Gen. MERCER, ex-secretary
OF war, were confronted. Gen. MERCER,
in reply to the president of the court,
reiterated his belief that Maj. Count
Esterhazy, in spite of the latter's own
declaration, was not the author of the
bordereau, which, the witness claimed,
was written on tracing paper and was
found in an embassy.
The president asked NJ. Casimir-
Perier to explain the circumstances of
the confession Dreyfus is alleged to
have made 10 Capt. Leburn- Renault,
NJ Casimir- Perier persisted in his
statement of Saturday that he had
never received any condolences of this
character from Capt. Lebrun Renault.
He added that NJ. Dupuy, the then
premier, was present when Capt, Le-
brun-Renaul called at the Elysee pal
ace. Moreover" said NJ. Casimir-
Perier, here is letter from NJ. Dupuy
which ask may be read" The letter
asserted that Capt. Lebrun-Renault
when questioned by NJ. Dupuy replied
that Gen. MERCER had sent him to the
president to receive dressing down
for his indiscreet disclosures to the
Figaro. Gen. MERCER here interposed,
saying: Capt Lebrun-Renault spoke
to me in regard to the confessions in
the presence of Gen. Gonse, who will
testify thereto. 1t was then that |
ordered him to go to the president of
the republic"
Regarding Gen. Mercier's declara
tions on Saturday last on the witness
stand, NJ. Casimir-Perier said: Gen.
MERCER had no right whatever to inter
vene in diplomatic conversation. |
would have prevented such interior
ence. 1t was ! alone who conferred
with the minister and | de-
clare that the impression |
derived from that conversation
was one of complete calm; otherwise
the incident would not have been
closed by the framing of a note We
had no telegram from Berlin that
evening. If there had been any news
in regard to the matter on the evening
until the eighth to publish the note.
There was no dispatch addressed to
friendly power relative to the incident.
The incident has been magnitied. Be
sides, in the event Of diplomatic com
plications the president would have
communicated with the minister OF
foreign affairs"
Gen. MERCER replied that he went TO
the Elysee palace as minister Of war.
He recalled that Gen. DeBoisdeffre
could testify in regard to the orders re-
Ceiyed NJ. Demange seized upon this
declaration and insisted that Gen Mer-
cer repeat the statement that he had
given orders to Gen Boisdeffre on the
sixth relative to mobilization. NJ Ca
simir-Perier resuming his testimony,
said he did not reply TO certain Of Gen.
Merciers insinuaJions, Il do not wish
to answer them" said he. The cir
cumstances are too sad and too tragic
for me to desire to enYenom the dis
cussion. | am master of myself ana
of my conscience ! would only state
that Cen MERCER has made every eff
fort to mix me as deeply as possible in
this affair But | have remained aloof
affirm, during the progress Of the in
vestigation." The former president
then complained OF the incorrect be-
havior of his subordinate toward the
chief Of the state. AS an instance,
said NJ Casimir-Perier, Gen. Mer-
cler undertook to shorten the term Of
service of $4,000 men without consult
ing the chief OF the state, thus lacking
in the respect he owed to the chief OF
the state NJ. Casin ir-Perler next
protested against the assertions made
by Gen. MERCER n regard to the role
adopted by the chief OF the state in
this affair, whereupon the general in
terjected that he had spoken Of the at
tltude assumed by NJ Casimir-Perier
because he had sworn to tell the whole
truth.
NJ Demange asked Gen. MERCER If
he had explained to the cabinet how
he reconciled the relations Of