The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1899-08-24
ALL AGAINST DREYFOS.
Witnesses In the Celebrated Trial
Hostile to the Captain.
EFFORTS TO CONVICT ACCUSED.

He Makes a Statement In Regard to
His Handwriting ana That OF tho
BordereRu - Important Documents
Found In Italy.
Rennes. Aug. 22.-The third week OF
the second trial by court martial Of
Captain Alfred Dreyfus. of the artil-
lery. on the charge of treason was be-
gun without incident. All Of the wit
nesses were hostile to the prisoner.
Three points stood out prominently in
the proceedings. They were Colonel
Jouaust's display of partially. the new
attitude taken by Dreyfus and the con-
temptible conduct of a witness, Junck.
The spontaneous utterance Of Jou-
aust OF the word "encore" (again),
when Picquart asked to be heard. was
the topic Of conversation, as Jouaust
for the first time thus openly and can
didly revealed his partiality and hoist
ed the ntiDreyfusard colors. Through
out the trial neither he nor any of the
judges have ever shown particular love
for PicQuart but he has never COM
mitted such fragrant violation Of JUS
tice and his duties as a judge as he did
yesterday
The change OF attitude upon the part
OF Dreyfus. has given universal salts
faction to his friends. Hitherto he had
confined himself. when asked by tho
judge II he had any reply to make to
witnesses, to an impassioned protesta-
ton OF his innocence. This made an
immense but transitory impression on
his hearers.
Moreover. General Roget made the
significant remark in court last week
that an innocent man does not merely
protest his innocence. but defends him
self. This undoubtedly stung Dreyfus
into the line he has adopted, when he
rose and replied argumentatively and
IN CAIN voice to the various points
raised by the witnesses. 1t was in re-
sponse to Captain Junci TINT he madr
his longest stat occupying ahoH'
ten minutes, during which nc used the
notes he had taken while Junck was
speaking. and with methodical ar
rangement of facts and in unequivocal
language effectively discussed the in
accuracies OF Junck's testimony.
The conduct OF Junck in repeating
condolences made to him as comrade.
by Dreyfus, disgusted his hearers, and
In the mind of any right thinking man
must have considerably impaired the
value Of the remainder of his evidence.
He and Dreyfus sat together In the
same office and naturally exchanged
condolences regarding their relations
with women. But. 1t was pointed out,
no one but contemplate persons re-
peats them in court. especially In the
case Of a man passing as an officer and
a gentleman.
The first witness called to the stand
yesterday was General Fabre, COM
manding the fourth bureau. He tes-
tined that the bordereau was given to
him TO examine and see II the hand
writing Of II was like that Of any Of
his ofiicers. He declared that he ex-
amined tho document carefully, with
the assistance Of Colonel Daboville.
He was astonished, he avsrred, to find
that the writing OF the bordereau was
exactly like that Of Captain Dreyfus.
He reaffirmed his belief that Captain
Dreyfus was guilty and said: 81 am
sure he wrote the bordereau."
Captain Dreyfus then questioned the
witness, and insisted that Fabre was
wrong In his details.
NJ. Cochefert. the detective who ar
rested Dreyfus, told Of the test made
by De Clam. who dictated parts Of the
bordereau to Dreyfus. He said the ac-
cused exhibited great emotion as he
had done also when placed under ar
rest. II thought he was guilty" said
Cochefert. He was careful not to give
his present opinion.
Captain Dreyfus then arose, and
speaking calmly proceeded to refute
the testimony Of Cochefert and Gribe-
lin. He related the scene OF the die
tation test.
II remember 1t perfectly" said Drey-
fus. II came in from a cold room.
where I had been waiting. The diff
ference between my writing then and
my usual hand was alone due to my
cold fingers"
Captain Junck on the stand reiter-
ated the charges that Dreyfus had
gambled at a club in Maus and re-
ferred to the technical conference Of
1893. and other old accusations.
When Captain Junck had finished his
testimony Dreyfus. in a sharp, spirited
speech, riddled his testimony. He
made four points: First. he never
gambled. Second. that he could not
have been at the technical conference
at the time he was absent in Germany.
Third. he had no cousin or other rela-
tive In the department Of foreign af-
fairs. Fourth. he knew absolutely in
June. 1894, that he could not 60 to the
maneuvers, because he had been offici-
ally ordered to the Corps de Troope for
October.
Mercier to Be Prosecuted.