Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-24
OF MINOR WITNESSES.

I
nected with his duties.
NJ Dubrieul, private gentleman,
proved most entertaining. He told
cosby story of meeting Dreyfus at
the house of NJ Bedson in 1884, and to
I seeing him conyersing with a man de-
scribed to the witness as German at
tache. This was the sum of his testi-
mony. NJ. Dubrieul said he told his
acquaintance that he could not fire.
quent his house if the German visited
him. The acquaintance said the Ger
man was not his, but his wife's friend,
which caused a general laugh, which
became louder when NJ Dubrieul re-
marked that he had no prejudice
against Dreyfus for visiting his ac-
quaintance's wife, adding:
If every officer who is in love with
his neighbours wife is dismissed from
the army, there would be very few
left"
NJ. Labor took NJ. Dubrieul in hand,
and beautifully ascertained that he
only knew the visitor was German at
tache because he was told SO, and he
did not know whether he was a mill
tary or a civil attache He did not
: even know his name. In fact, the
whole story was of the flimsiest de-
scription. Moreover, foreign mill
tary attache would have nothing to
gain by cultivating the acquaintance 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 N
A GERMAN ATTACHF
military or civil.
NJ. Labor finished with NJ. Durb 'eul
/ by asking for the production of his re-
cord in the law courts, which, counsel
limited, was discreditable.
The prisoner was very indignant dur
ing NJ. Dubrieul's deposition, and once
/ tried TO interpose, but Col. Jouaust
waived him down, telling him he might
reply when NJ. Dubrieul had finished,
which he did as the witness uttered his
concluding words, requesting an in
quiry because it must be made known
here who is lying and who is speaking
the truth
The statement OF the prisoner caus-
/ ed deep impression.
The next witness, Captain Valiant,
testified to seeing Maitre Leblois in Col
Picquart's Office at the beginning of
( 1896; and Capt. lie Rond, of the artil-
lery, who followed him. spoke of the no
+. torious ignorance of Esterhazy in artil-
lery matters, showing that he could not
have divulged what was promised in
p, the bordereau.
/ Capt. LIE Rond also deposed that Pic
I quart, in October. 1896, connected Es-
/ terhazy with espionage. Col. Picquart
confronted the witness and denied the
/ allegation.
| Esterhazy was called as the next wit
( ness. but there was no response, and so
/ the court ordered the reading of his
evidence as given before tn court of cas-
i sation.
! When Esterhazy's deposition had
been finished. NJ Labor asked that Es-
Z terhazy's letters 20 the President of
/ the republic be read, in which Ester
hazy IS said to have threatened. IL the
/ scandal continued, that his sovereign,
the Emperor of Germany, would inter-
yene.
Gen. Gonse here asked to be allowed
to respond TO Esterhazy's testimony as
/ given before the court Of cessation. and
/ declared in loud voice that Ester
Hays statements that he was an in
] strument Of the general staff
WAS AN ABSOLUTE LIE.
The general traversed Esterhazy's
/ evidence, contradicting statement after
statement and declaring that Ester
bazy could only have had relations with
Major Du Patty de Clam and the late
Lieut. Col. Henry. The general abso-
lutely denied having had any relations
with him.
Counsel asked that the dossier con-
tanning the document relating to the
inquiry into the relations OF Esterhazy
and. Patty de Clam instituted by Major
| Travernier on behalf of the military
authorities should be communicated 10
! the court and discussed. To this the
government commissary, Major Car
I riere, replied that he had applied to
the military authorities on the subject
! but his request had been refused.
Major Carriere added that he hoped
| Patty dc Clam would De able to come TO
! court in few days He added that a
medical consultation in this connection
would AXE place tonight and that the
decision would be announced to-mor-
row.
/ Leading counsel then submitted to
F. Gen Gonse number Of leading ques-