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TRIAL OF CAPTAIN DREYFUS
MINOR WITNESSES AGAINST PRS
ONER CONFUSED By gLlBORI.

Estcrhnzy and Madame Pays Called
but Do Not Aasver--The Esterhazy
Letters Read General Gonse Declare,
1t Was Ou Patty de Clam Who Com.
promised the Entire Headquarters,
Staff by His Imprudence.
Rennes, Aug. 23-Maitre Labor
leading counsel for the defence and
Nine, Labori were present in court
when the third session of the third week
of the second trial by courtmartial of
Captain Alfred Dreyfus, on the charge
of treason, opened at the Lycee at $3.50
this morning.
AS M. Labori was entering the court
he was informed by newspaperman
that General Roget yesterday received
who is now in London. Counsel was
much interested and CLEANED all the in
court of General Roget it was noticed
that he carried a bulky envelope con-
tanning the documents referred to.
Outside of this there was no incident
worth noting at the opening of the pro-
ceedings.
The session began with the testimony
of minor witnesses. including Comptrol-
Ter Roy and Major Drevielle. The lat
ter deposed that Dreyfus, while on the
general staff, could have had access to
documents, unperceived, during certain
hours Of the day. The prisoner replying
admitted he was present during those
hours, but explained that his presence
was connected with his duties.
The fourth witness, M. Dubreiul, de-
scribing himself as a private gentleman,
proved most entertaining, and moreover,
gave M. Labori the first opportunity of
making few points in favor of Drey-
fus.
M. Dubreiul, one of M. Quesnay de
Beaureparie's witnesses, told a cosby
story of meeting Dreyfus at the house
of an acquaintance, M Bodson in 1884,
when Dreyfus was lieutenant and to
seeing the latter conversing with a man
described to the witness as a German
attache. This was the sum of his testi-
mony, which was dotted with flashes of
unconscious humor, as when M Du-
breiul said he told his acquaintance that
he could not frequent his house if the
te;+ oI l.,
it appeared, excused the fact by say
ing the German was only his wife's
friend, which caused a general laugh
in court. This became louder when M.
Dubreiul remarked that he had no
prejudice against Dreyfus for visiting
his acquaintance or, rather, his ac-
quaintances wife, adding: IF every Of
ficer who is in love with his neighbours
wife were dismissed from the army
there would be very few left
M. Labori took M. Dubrieul in hand
and ascertained that he only knew the
visitor was German attache because
he was told SO and he did not know
whether he was military or a civil
attache. He did not even know his
name. In fact, the whole story was the
eign military attache would have had
nothing to gain by cultivating the ac-
quaintance of simple lieutenant as
Dreyfus was then.
Dreyfus, when he rose to reply to this
witness, spoke in a quiet, convincing
voice, denying that he had any rela-
tons with German attaehe, military
or civil.
NJ Labori finished with M. Dubrieul
by asking for the production of his |
record in the law courts, which counsel |
limited was discreditable.
Dreyfus protested excitedly against |
the evidence of NJ Dubrieul who is a |
Partisan friend of NJ de Beaurepaire. |
but Colonel Jouaust exhorted him to be |
calm, promising the prisoner a chance
to reply. This arrived shortly after
wards and Dreyfus Numbered out:
81 won't speak here of Monsieur or
Madame Bodson, except to say that my
relations with Nine. Bodson ceased in |
1886 or 1887, since when / have never
seen her. / wish simply to assert that
the witness is lying. I never dined at
M Bodson's with any civil or military
attache. The matter must be cleared
up fHeOpie Illui5t pIOduCe uGllllLe IdClS
here and not mere tittle-tattle. The
name of the person with whom l am
alleged 70 have dined must be ascer-
tanned. 1t must be known here who is
lying and who is speaking the truth.
(Great sensation.)
Esterhazy was called as the next wit
ness but there was no response so the
court ordered the reading of his evil
dence as given before the court of cas-
sation
General Gonse here asked to be al
lowed to respond to Esterhazy's testi-
mony, as given before the court of cas-
sation and declared in a loud voice that
statements that he was
the instrument of the general staff was
IN absolute lie.
The general traversed Esterhazy's ev-
dence contradicting statement after
statement and declaring Esterhazy
could only have had relations with
Major du Patty de Clam and the late
Lieut.. Col. Henry. The general abso-
utely denied having had any relations
With him.
Major Carriere, the government COM
said he hoped Du Patty de
liam would be able to come to court
n a few days He added that a medi-