The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-05

er generals, Mercler and others of a high
er grade, on the ground of feeling I'M
well.
The session ended with an exposure by
NJ. Hemion, chief of the Paris detectives.
| OF the dlsgraceful tactics of the etat ma
1or in suppresslng his report in favor of
Capt. Dreyfus and inserting a document
more or less unfavorable to him.
The Foreign Witness.
After brief session in camera, the pub
lie sitting of the courtmart.al was re-
sumed at 7:15 o'clock this morning
The first witness called was an Austro-
Hungarian refugee, named Cernuschi
This witness asked that a letter which
! he had written to Col. Jouaust be read
and II was done. In this letter M. Ger
| nuschi explained that owing TO political
troubles he had been Obliged to seek ref
uge in France between September 1898.
until 1897 While he was in France. the
letter explained, friend connected with
the foreign office of another country mem
toned to him the names OF certain French
| correspondents of other Powers The
hrst and most important of these names
the writer asserted, was that of Drey-
fus.
Another of M. Cernuschls friends ac-
| cording to this letter showed him impor-
tant military papers, such as route maps
for mobilization of troops, documents re-
| lating to the transportation of troops, d.
| agrams of eastern railways etc, which
he declared came from Dreyfus, remark
ing further that everything was procur-
able In France by the payment of money.
| and adding:
Whats the good of having Jews IL Won
don't make use of them?"
Two days later, the letter said NJ Ger
nuschis friend preciplt2tely left Paris ana
Dreyfus was AFTERWARDS arrested The
letter concluded with saying that M. Ger
GTh faN1 all
| war office, who wrote it down Nj De-
mango wanted the witness to explain his
| Intervention in the cause at this late hour.
but could elicit no reply.
No Inquiry Made.
M. Demange: HAS the government
commissioner made inquiries concerning
this witness?"
Maj. Carriere replied In the negative and
suggested that secret session be held In
order TO hear the witness explanatio rel
ative to the diplomatic side of the ques-
! ton.
NJ. Labor declared that since the prose-
cution had applied abroad for evidence,
| which the defense had always carefully
abstained from doing, he reserved the
hSht 60 use every possible diplomatic
| means to ascertain If documents mentioned
in the bordereau had been betrayed. ana
| If so, by whom? (Sensation)
M. Labor asked the witness the ma
tionality of the persons mentioned in the
| letter.
M. Cernuschi, Il will give them in came
| ra." (Commotion)
| NJ. Labort: "As l mean that this witness
shall testify under oath, ask that Sc
| cret session be held tomorrow. l intend
! to notify fhe other side ef his name He
| must testify under oath, for / wish the
parties against whom his evidence is
brought should have all the guarantees
fle lnr
In Dreyfus' Favor.
NJ. Andre, a clerk of NJ. Bertulus. Judge
Of the Court of Cessation, testified 20 hear
| ing Lieut.. Col. Henry say to NJ Bertulus:
Don't insist l beg of you Above all,
we must save the honor of The army"
| Witness also heard Lieut.. Col Henry
say: Leave me Esterhazy, and let Du
Patty de Clam blow out his brains. That's
| all I ask"
DR.. Well came forward to deny that he
had ever made statements attributed to
him with regard to the guilt of the pris-
| oner, He had always believed Dreyfus
| innocent, and he vigorously protested
! against such allegations Dreyfus, The
witness said, was a model husband and
not a gambler.
| NJ. Paineve a professor in the college
| of France, followed at the bar
NJ. Painleve extensively criticised NJ.
| Bertillon's cryptographlc system, citing in
| support of his conclusions the opinion of
NJ. Henri Poincare to his mind the most
| illustrious mathematician of modern
! times, who In a letter the witness read.
| examined seriatim, the deductions OF NJ
! Bertillon and demonstrated their fallacy
| also, pointing out miscalculations made by
! NJ Valerie.
Gen. Gonse interviewed at this juncture.
He was surprised. he said at the import
ance attached to the evidence of NM.
! Hadamard and Painleve.
NJ. Painleve asserted that both NJ. Hada-
mard and himself had always been salts
fed that Dreyfus was innocent.
LabOrfs Tilt With Jouaust.
As the alterca lion between Gen. Gonse
and NJ Painleve was rapidly becoming
! heated NJ. Labor interviewed. A sharp
| passage at arms followed between VI. La
| bori and Col. Jouaust, leading to consld-
cradle excitement.
! NJ Labor asked OF Gen. Gonse why he
| had incorrectly reported certain Informal
ton he had collected.
Col. Jouaust refused to put the ques-
ton and invited NJ. Labor to study mod
| Grafton.
NJ Labor retorted: 1.-THE defense is
using his right with the utmost moder-
alton"
Col Jouaust: mo you are not. I beg
you not to drown my voice when / am
speaking. Moreover / consider the ques-
! ton unimportant."
There were prolonged murmurs of as
sent and dissent at this declaration by Col.
| Jouaust
! NJ. Labon said he was surprised that
| Gen. Gonse had included incorrect infor-
| nation in the secret dossier and asked
| Gen. Gonse who made up the secret dos
| ser.
Gen. Gopse: II composed one OF the
secret dossiers by means of annexed doc
kaf
! the minds of all the war ministers we're
made up before they had any cognizance
of the documents"
Information Was Not wanted.
| NJ. Labor: Does Gen. Gonse assume
responsibility for those secret dossiers 70
July, 1882"
Gen. Gonse: yes. ! had charge of it,
-. Labor: How happens IL, then, that
a telegram from the French ambassadoi.
! at Rome, sent by the foreign office to me
war office referring to payments - Es-
terhazy by an Italian agent, was not add
| cd IN no d9aefar9ff