The record-union., 1899-08-24

TeIefreQ.
NJ Labori, after questioning the
character of NJ Dubrieul, asked the
Government Comn1issary of he had
made inquiries on the subject from the
police of Countaies, to which Major
Carriere replied: THAT is a strange
question"
M. Labori-Everything is strange IN
this case, and the evidence of this Wit
ness is by no means the least strange.
When he was pressed to describe
more closely the attache, he replied
that he did not know his name, but
was told that he was attached to the
German Embassy.
M. Labori-Was he military or a,
civil attache?
M. Dubrieul-I do not remember I
| do not know. Let Maitre Labori put
| himself in my place Gaughter) and he
will see the difficulty of remembering
the name of stranger he met thir-
teen years ago.
| NJ Labori-If I was unable to give
his name, l should not come here to
| testify. So here is another Beaure-
paire witness, who knows nothing, yet
| he testifies against the prisoner with
out being able to substantiate his alle-
| cations. The Court will draw it's own
| conclusion.
Dreyfus protested excitedly against
the evidence of M. Dubrieul, who is a
Partisan friend of M. de Beaurepaire,
but Colonel Jouaust exhorted him to be
calm, promising the prisoner oppor-
tunity to reply. This arrived shortly
afterwards and Dreyfus thundered
out: 1 won't speak here of Monsieur or
Nine. Bodson, except to say that my
relations with Nine. Bodson ceased in
1888 or 1899; since, 1 have never seen
either. 1 wish simply to assert that
the witness is lying. I never dined at
NJ. Bodson's with any civil or military
attache. The matter must be cleared
up. People must produce definite facts
here and not mere tittle-tattle. The
name of the person with whom I am
alleged to have dined must be ascer-
tained. 1t must be known here who is
lying, and who is speaking the truth.
| Great sensation)
The Government Commissary-It
must be understood that 1 must refuse
TO undertake the inquiry NJ Labori
suggests to me with reference to NJ.
Dubrieul.
NJ. Labori = The Government Com
missary must not think anyone intends
to be disrespectful to him. But l have
received information that the criminal
authorities of Coutancies are able to
give interesting information in regard
to M. Dubrieul. If 1 write to the Pub
lie Prosecutor he will not reply to me,
but if the Government Commissary re-
fuses my request, l will apply to the
President, who is here solely concerned
with the demonstration of the truth
will beg to be the interpreter of this
respectful request. l know better than
any one how much greater than mine
is the position of the Government Com
missary.
M. Dubrieul having supported M.
Laboris request, Colonel Jouaust an
nounced that he would carry it out f
he could legally do so.
After this, the trial again became ut
terly monotonous. NJ. Leronde, a pro
fessor at the military school, described
his relations with Esterhazy and Pic
quart, telling how Esterhazy attended
the maneuvers of 1894 and 1896, touch
ing upon Picquart's subsequent inquiry
as to whether in 1894 ESterhaZy could
have obtained secret documents relat-
ing to new inventions, to which inquiry
the witness replied in the negative. The
Major added that during this interview
Picquart spoke in behalf of the Min
lister of War. The witness added:
Colonel Picquart's manner in speak
ing of Esterhazy left me so little doubt
that proofs of Esterhazy's guilt exist
ed, as if he had been arrested or was
about to be taken into custody. Colonel
Picquart replied that he had not yet
obtained positive proof, but he had the
gravest presumptions.
Here Colonel Picquart jumped up and.
denied mentioning the espionage to
Major Ledron or that he spoke in be-
half of the Minister of War. But the
Major adhered to his statements and
asserted that Picquart's memory was
| playing him false AT this juncture
| Colonel Jouaust announced that it was
Esterhazy's turn to speak, but that he
was not present and the evidence which
he gave before the Court of Cessation
would be read. The Clerk of the court
| accordingly read to an attentive audi
/ ence ESterhazy's deposition, as pub
lished in April last.
The reading of Esterhazys deposition
occupied an hour during which the au-
dience devoted most of it's attention to
NJ Labori, whose appearance denoted
no diminution of energy. The pallor
| which was noticeable in his face yes
terday was replaced by q ruddy glow,
though there were signs that he was
suffering occasional excruciating
| twinges.
After a brief adjournment, NJ. Labori
asked that the three letters addressed
to the President of the Republic should
be read
The following are passages from
those letters which were published ear
ly in April last:
In the first letter Esterhazy said:
my house is iIlustrious enough in the
annals of French history and in those
of the great European causes for The
| Government of my country to take care
not to allow my name to be dragged
in the mud / addressed myself there
fore, 10 the supreme head of the army
and to the President of the Republic
and l ask him to put an end to the
scandal, as he can and ought to do. If
should have the sorrow not to be lis
tened to by the supreme head of my
country, my precautions are taken for
my appeal to reach the ears of my her
aldic chief, the sovereign of the Ester
hazy family, the Emperor of Germany
He is a soldier and will know how to
set the honor as soldier, over the enc
my, above the mean equivocal intrigues
of politics. He will dare to speak out
loud and strong to defend the honor of