The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-13

I ticence. without reserve, la its entirety
Whatever | may have said In the past
whatever people may believe and say
which unfortunately is not always the sam
thing. that l alone am aware of Incl
dents and facts which might throw llgh
and that | have not hitherto said all
justice ought to know that It is false
VIII not leave this place without sayini
ALL l intend to do this not because ! car
add anything useful to what | have al
ready said, but out OF respect to my con.
science and the Judges and to take tn,
opinion OF men Of good faith. / viii no
leave this place until | have left an unal-
terable conviction that know nothing
which might throw light upon the case
and that have said all that l know"
The former president then, in loud
and distinct voice. repeated the evidence
he had given before the court u cassa-
ton. He leaned while speaking against
the witness rail aud referred to a scrap
of paper which he held In his hand, Toe
witness read the text Of the dispatch re-
ceived by Count Won Munster Leydenburg,
the German ambassador at Paris. from
Prince Hohenlohe, the German imperial
chancellor. which the former communicate
ed to NJ. CaslmrPerier during visit to
the Elysee palacc.
1t ran: His majesty, the emperor
every confluence III the lOytity OF
the president OF the republic and the gov
eminent of the republic, desires your eA-
cellency to tell NJ. Casimir- Perier that It
Is proved that the German embassy was
never implicated in the Dreyfus affair.
His majesty hopes the government OF the
republic will not hesitate to declare 50.
Without n formal declaration Tire legend,
which here continues to spread regarding
the German embassy, would compromise
. T.. IT,. ,t,tt -vr .
many. 'Hohenlohe"
NJ Casimr- Perier then recounted how
he had expressed to the then premier and
minister OF war his astonishment aud in
lignatlon at the interview which Captain
lie Brun- Renaud gave the Figaro on the
subject OF Dreyfus. The witness then
told of Colonel Plcquart's visit 10 the
Elysee at the time Of the trial in 1894 to
inform him that NJ. Bertlllon's demoI-
had little effect on the judg IS:
He added II received NJ. Berti'lon
December IL and is at the Instance II tie
OF war. who thought his demon
stration very curious Interesting ana con-
elusive, but | must confess" said NJ
Casimir- Perier amid a general litter In
court, that / judge them differently"
He added "All chat was done and said
among the ministers was done without my
nc witness then related the facts III
with the futile efforts of NJ
Rousseau to prevent the first
curt martial In sitting behind closed
loors, and said he Cthe witness) had never
'eceived any member of the Dreyfus
amily.
NJ Casimlr- Perler concluded this part
4 his statement by raising his voice
peaking very excitedly and saying: "For
he honor of the chief maglstracy which
occupied, for the honor OF the republic l
will not allow 1t to be said that had ex-
hanged word with captain In the
freuch army accused OF treason
This statement caused applause In court.
which Colonel Jouaust speedily suppressed,
to clear the hall II there was
ny repetition of It.
Many people in the court room thought
4. Casimir-Perier was somewhat theatrical
n this utterance, as he bad turned ana