The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-24

witnesses VINO were "lIAHfs "HN
Anxious to Defame the Prisoner
Were PrettiIy COrnered and COM
pIeteIy Discounted Prospects
for AcquittaI OF Dreyfus Are Pro-
nOunced Much Brighter.
RENNES, Aug. 23.-The session Of the
Dreyfus court today was comparatively
uneventful The depositions were not
productive of any really thrilling incl
dents. The systematic production of the
fimsiest trash, which the prosecution
deems profitable to infict upon the
Judges. and which the latter accept as
evidence, was proceeded with Much Of
the ridiculous testimony of the morning
was devoted to an attempt to blast Drey-
fus' private character, though when
Maitres Labor and Demange had finish
ed with the witnesses their bubbles OF
tittle-tattIe were pricked. Much of the
time was occupied in reading the testi-
mony of Esterhazy and Mile. Pays be-
fore the court of cessation, during which
many of the audience left the court.
NJ Labori again distinguished himself
in laying bare the weak points of the evil
dence. He was less fierce, however, than
yesterday, but quite aggressive enough
to arouse the latent hostility of the
judges which showed itself in various
little ways.
NJ. Labori is no favOrite, either, with
Maj. Carriere, the governments commits
sary, and the latter makes no serious
effort to conceal his feelings toward the
lawyer. NJ. Labori bore little traces of
the effects Of the outrage upon him. He
rose, sat down ara moved his body and
limbs apparently w1Shout much diff
Guilty. Only occasionally he put his
hands to his back aa though suffering
pain. His wife followed his every move
ment through a gold and tortoise shell
lorgnette.
TANNING OF THE TIGER.
The only dangerous opponent of Drey-
fus today was Gen. Come, who mounted
the stage with buoyant step and appar-
entity light heart. But he left it badly
mauled by NJ. Labri. Gen. Come began
by declaring he came to defend his honor
against those "driveling' against him.
But when his cross-examination was fin
ished he returned 70 his seat crestfaIlen,
for M. Labori had driven him into a cor
ner on the attempts of the general staff
to shield EsterhsEy, and had shown that
the general staf2, for which Come was
responsible, had engineered Esterhazy's
escape from the hands of justice The
confident tones Of the general had bv
then dwindled into the proverbial still
small voice" and his defiant bearing had
changed into the abashed air of a school
boy caught elling a lie
The day proved certainly a poor one
for the general staff.
BRIGHT FOR DREYFUS.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press talked this afternoon with NJ.
Jaurez, the Socialistic leader, who, with
Matthew Dreyfus, sees Maitre Labori
every day after the session, and who is
acquainted with the entire tactics of the
defense. NJ. Jaurez said:
Il am cOnvined that Dreyfus will be
acquitted. He must be acquitted, for no
new fact has been brought up against
him. The generals, I believe, are going
to make their last stand on BertiIlon's &
system, which they intend to submit as
proving Dreyfus guilty. Intelligent men
laugh at it, but it is very ingenious and
has the merit in the eyes of the generals
man, and thus calculated to impress him
II supported by the members of the gen
eral staff. Bertillon's theory has already
been introduced by some Of the military
witnesses, who declare their confidence
In it. The trial, in my belief, will last
about another twenty days"
WITNESSES WHO GUESS.
comptroller Roy, the first witness call
ed today, gave his impressions of Tro,,-
1us, which harmonized with those of tha
ger erals who have already testified. But
the witness was unable to give a single
specific fact to substantiate his innras-
slons. Maj. DrevilIe testified to q long
string Of similar insinuations. He re-
ferred to Dreyfus' alleged boastfulness of
his money, and his regular attendance
a his office.
Maj. du Chatelet was then called He
described the alleged condolences of Drew
fus. in regard to women and gambling
DIeyfus briefly corrected some of Du
Ch2teIets statements. and then NJ Du-
brieul, who described himself as a prive 70
gentleman, took the stand. He testified
as 10 now he was introduced to Drew
fus by certain NJ. Bodson. at whose
house the witness afterwards dined in
company with Dreyfus and German
attache whose name he did not remem-
beT.
Continuing M. Dubrieul said he was
greatly astonished at the Suspicious IA
miliarity' between the attache and Drew
fus, and that ''perceiving they disaD-
proved Of HIS presence" NJ Dubrieul
ceased his visits to NJ. Bodson. When
the latter asked the reason for this.
saying, according to the witness, that
Dreyfus was the friend and even lover
of his wife, and asking witness advice
as to how to get rid of her, witness
asked NJ. Bodson If he had proofs, and
Bodson replied
Proofs! Yes, I have even proofs
enough to drive Dreyfus out of the
French army
Witness, however, was unable to learn
to what M. Bodson referred.
DREYFUS SCORES.
Dreyfus protested against the evidence
Of M. Dubrieul, who is a Partisan friend
of M. de Beaurepaire but Col. Jouaust
exhorted him to be calm, promising the
prisoner chance to reply. This arrived
shortly afterwards and Dreyfus thunder
ed outt
'T won't speak here Of NJ. or Nine. Bod,
Fon. except to say that my relations with
Nine. Bodson ceased in 1856 or 1887, since
when have never seen her. I wish sim
ply to assert that the witness is lying. 7
never dined at M. Bedson's with any civil
or military attache. The matter must
be cleared up. People must produce def