The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1899-09-09
IT MADE THEM VINCE
Accusing Generals Hit Hard by
Dreyfus Witnesses.
Case of the Accused Onicer Ii Much
strengthened by the Evidence
brought Out In the Trial
saturday.

Rennes, Sept. 4.-1'here was large
attendance and big number of gem
erals at the Lycee Saturday morning
ut the opening of the last session of the
fourth week of the second trial by
court-martial OF Capt. Alfred Dreyfus,
charged with treason. The interest
centered i'm the testimony of Maj. Hart
mann, of the artillery, which was inter
rupted by the adjournment of the
court Friday. The major, who has done
great service for the defense, resumed
his important deposition regarding ar
tillery matters and the bringing out
of points and phraseology in the bor-
dereau indicating that the writer could
not be Dreyfus.
in response TO questions from Maitre
Labori and NJ. Demange, counsel for
the defense, Maj. Hartmann said any
officer attending the Chalons camp
could have obtained sufficient informa-
ton to write notes on the covering OF
troops and Madagascar matters.
Could Have Leaked Out.
NJ. Labor then recalled Gen. Mer-
cier's attack on Capt. Freystaetter on
the latter declaration that the secret
dossier communicated to the court OF
1894 contained a document concerning
a shell for which Gen. MERCER called
! the captain a liar. Maj. Hartmann az
firmed that it was quite possible that
particulars about n certain shell should
have leaked out in 1894.
An Interesting CONFORMATION.
interesting conformation between
Gen. Deloye and Maj. Hartmann fol-
lowed, the genera, declaring he did not
believe the major was keeping strictly
to the truth. Deloye then proceeded to
point TO what he said were inaccuracies
in Mai. Hartmann's testimony. He in
sisted that Dreyfus in the course OF con-
versations with artillery officers, could
have secured information on the sub
iects mentioned in the bordereau, TO
which the major retorted that if any
artillery officer had been questioned by
| Dreyfus he would already have come
forward to say SO, as matter OF strict
duty.
| Gen. Deioye, questioned by NJ. Labor
and NJ. Demange, said the inventor of
the robin she'll told him Dreyfus never
asked him for particulars about his
shell except on minor point. The gen
eral added that he came as technical
witness TO show Dreyfus could be gull
~, adding that it was not his business
TO say whether he believed him innocent
or guilty. lie could only say that Drey-
fus' contention that it was impossible
for him to know certain matters re-
=.
Grow. Excited.
NJ. Labor asked Gen. Deloye If he
knew whether the documents which
could have been betrayed by II traitor,
especially by the writer of the Dor
dereau, were important, whereupon the
general turned to counsel and excited
ly cried
Don't ask me. don't ask me-
These EXPLANATIONS created sensa-
ton in court which was doubled when
! Gen. Deloye added that there was sufli-
cent in the bordereau to establish that
the traitor knew the importance of the
documents he was giving up. The wit
ness added:
when l read the bordereau was dis
mayed"
This ended the deposition of Maj.
Hartmann, who certainly was a very
valuable witness for the defense, al
though the effect of his testimony was
somewhat weakened by Gen. Deloye's
theatrical statement in reply to NJ.
| Labor.
From Grammatical Point of View.
The next witness, NJ. lIavet, n mem
Der of the institute, took up the bor-
dereau from grammatical point of
view, declaring il to be his conviction,
after studying closely the styles of
Dreyfus and Esterhazy, that the latter
wrote it.
The government commissary, Mai.
Carriere, asked NJ. Ilavet if he had been
present at sessions of the court before
he had testified. NJ. IIavet said Eyes,"
at which the major, with great severity,
said:
You have been guilty of grave
breach of judiciary discipline"
To this NJ. Havet quietly remarked:
"But ] had not been summoned as n
witness at the time ! attended the ses-
sions."
Maj Carriere sat down, checkmated.
Three Probably Drowned.
Sandusky, o., Sept. THE tug Red
Cloud, of Loran, was wrecked off Cedar
Point Sunday night and il is believed
1 that three lives were lost The tup