Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-04

Major Hartmann asked IL the art,,,ou..
department Of the war office had ~,
investigated the leakage at Bourpe.
ana General Deloye replied: There
hav been inquiries into many LEAKAGE,
out the artillery department has nevor
inquired into them In regard n
Dreyfus, it was asked to do so ana
Aupphed information, but that il All"
Major Hartmann retortcd tba, ha
was surprised that when an officer wae
accused Of the most abominable Grim.
or treason 1t was not thought neces-
aary 70 open an inquiry with the view
Oh proving him guilty or innocent
General CHARACTERIZATION me, | said
there was not inquiry. But let us nm
derstand one another. / meant no in
Jury on the part of the artillery de-
partment
Replying to Colonel Jouaust. Genera,
Deloye said he had made an ino,,Ir,.
At Bourges relative to wha Drevfu.
might have dIvulged concerning M
Robin shell. and Robin. at that time
declared Dreyfus had never asked Mn
for Information. except once. when ba
asked how the spindles for spinning
Replying 10 NJ. Dcmange. General
Dclpye said ne regarded himself yolaIv
as technical expert. and tbereroro
only had 10 demonstrate the possibiI-
ity 81 the prisoner being guilty with
out saying whether h. thought bir
innocent or guilty. lie merely declar-
"a that the impOssibilitles urged ~
Dreyfus did not exist
At this stag ~ the proceedings
there was an animated discussion No.
tween General Deloye and NJ. L,abori
NJ LabOri-Can General DeIoye raw
anything in regard to the Importance
pf the documents the traitors. partic-
ularly the writer Of the bordereau. NAV
have delivered?
General Deloye, speaking with great
emotion and extending his arm toward
counsel for defence, said:
Don't ask me, Don't ask me,
There is sufficient evidence in the Dor
dereau that the traitor is master
hand. He knows the importance Of
documents he IS delivering Informal
;ion has the value Of official docu-
mcnts. II is like rotcs on the Bank
"f France The information was ac-
cepted as pure gold. When l read the
bordereau | was shocked"
VI. =Labori-How does General De-
loyc explain the words in the Dor
dercau. Some interesting informa-
ton"
General Drl0ye-Great Heaven, Yes. 1t
vas Interesting information. Information
he covering Df troops. Why 4
Wa NJ the greatest possible value.
Counsel asked Major Hartmann to give
nm opinion nn this point and the major
pointed out mat even if the writer Of the
bordcreau was a master hand" he was
ignorant uf artillery matters. for il he
referred u the hydraulic brake Of the
iHi gun" he was cDmmunica ting matters
nc KNOWN. while if he referred to the
IN" short gun the expression was not
apTrcct.
when asked if hc had anything to say.
XXI prisrh,t rose and holding paper in
Ills hand. said:
General Deloye has said that the ar
L.cry department placed firing manuals
the disposal If the second bureau. The
inrdereau in announcing the dispatch Of
his manual. states that il has been
laced The disposal Of the proba tionary
.tlC'rS There il here an important in
ccuracy. Tho probationers of the head
quarters STAFF never attended these firing
rialS. ! believe il is the officers holding
ornament positions on the staff who are
meant. l see on Tie margin the names
u such officers.
General Mcrcier then reappcared in the
witness box a.l attempted to refute Ma
=
or the use Of the expression hydraulic
rake in the hordcreau by the fact that
he Germans used tie expression to des-
Gnatc similar brakes. Therefore. ne
dded. il was natural that the CORES
l1ndent Uf the Germans should employ
he term.
General Dcloyc also said: II beg the
curt to allow me To say that in an army
liable 70 find itself confronted by the en-
my there is need Of cohesion. COnse
uently. all the officers Of France must
narch hand in hand as brethren. | d.
ot think it is good for it 10 be said that
Ulcers who have risen from the ranks
hould stop short at a certain point and
hat individual merit should not count,
ma that there IL bar which cannot be
assed. No no. That is not satisfactory
ny more than it is true.
After brief discussion between Cen
raj MERCER. General Deloye and Major
hartmann on the German expression
sed to designate hydraulic brake the
rio returned to their seats.