The record-union., 1899-09-06


year.
M. Trarieux continued: Certain
passages of what / have asserted may
be taken exception to, but among men
Of honor who listen there is not one
who doubts the sincerity of my Ian
guage or the truth of what l have said.
1t may be said that l did not adduce
here the evidence of a foreigner. That
is M Cavaignac's opinion, and l do
not oppose that, but it has no founda-
tlon either in fact or in law. The tes-
timony of foreigners is not disallowed
by law, which does not restrict the
field of investigation of Judge to
whom it merely says: See, investi-
gate, enlighten yourself. Moreover,
Colonel Panzzardi was cited to appear
in case of swindling at Versailles.
This country should be loyal and proud
enough to seek the truth everywhere.
Besides, was there not yesterday some
what unexpected evidence of foreign
er who related remarks of a foreign
sovereign? Why should the testimony
OF foreign representatives be opposed
mere? Even the supreme head OF the
army, the gallant soldier de Gallifet
has not shrunk from adducing before
the Court of Cessation the testimony of
General Talbot
M. Trarieux said he suspected neith-
er the sincerity nor the probity of the
| Judges of the court-martial of 1884
but only the nature of the documents
submitted to that tribunal.
Criticising General Mercier's role as
witness, M. Trarieux said he was sur
prised that the ex- Minister of War had
not included in the dossier the official
version of the PaniZZardi cipher tele-
gram.
With regard to General Roget and
Captain Cuignet the witness declared
! that their allegations that Colonel Pan
izzardi had informed his ambassador
that Colonel Schwarzkoppen had had
relations with Dreyfus, were absolutely
unfounded. On the contrary, the wit
ness asserted, Colonel Panizzardi ex-
presSly stated that DreyfuS had no re-
lations with any foreign attache, Gen
eral Roget and Captain Cuignet had
therefore misread-he would not say
misinterpreted-the report upon which
it was alleged they had based their
statements.
General Roget attempted to inter
vene, but M. Trarieux continued, reas-
serting the truth Of all he had stated
The ambassador already referred to,
said M. Trarieux, continued, Ester
hazy is the traitor"
| Continuing, NJ Trarieux said: 'The
Supreme Court has given its decision
and our very eyes confirm its judg-
ment."
M Trarieux proceeded to show that
Major Esterhazy's confession must be
genuine. If" said he, ''an ideal of
the type traitor is sought he is the
man. He is overwhelmed with debts,
and is a man of loose habits. He
wrote the 'Uhlan' letter to Nine. Bou-
! lances. He has not even the soul of
a Frenchman. And yet he is placed on
a level with a young Captain of ire
proachable conduct, against whom
nothing but secret documents have
been brought. Doubt is no longer pos
sble."
After demonstrating, in his way, why
question of the guilt of Dreyfus is i'm
possible, NJ. Trarieux concluded: This
is no longer the time for pleading
falsehoods; it is the hour for pacifica-
ton. 1t is also the hour for justice,
which has declared that small as well as
! ;
son, shall have their rights
! After a brief desultory interchange
of remarks, the court retired to de-
/ liberate over the application of NJ
Labor for an order upon the Govern
ment Commissary to request the French
Government to invite foreign Govern
ments to supply documents enumerated
in the bordereau.
After a brief interval it was decided
to reject the application of M. Labori
on the ground that the court did not
consider itself competent to pronounce
a judgment which might entail diplo-
matte action by the Government. 1t
was also decided unanimously to ex-
anime M. de Cernuschi tomorrow be-
hind closed doors.
At II 30 a. m. the court adjourned
for the day.
In view of the rejection by the court
martial of MsrI1abori's motion, the de-
fense intends to issue subpoenas to Col
oneIs Schwarzkoppen and Panizzardi.
| The subpoenas will be transmitted by
the court martial through the Minister
! of War, the Minister Of Justice and the
Minister of Foreign Affairs successive
" and thence through the French En-
! bassadors at Berlin and Rome. Col
onels Schwarzkoppen and Panizzardi
can elect whether they shall appear be-
fore the court-martial or make deposi-
tions before magistrates in their re-
spective countries, in which latter case
the dispositions will be transmitted as
I evidence to the cOurt-martial through
diplomatic channels. This means at
least weeks of delay.