Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-09-05
FIFTH WEEK
OF TRIAI;,
Testimony Favorable to Drey-
fus Brought Out at the ses-
sion of Court Today.
MOST EXCITING SCENES.
Gonse and Painley, the NIathematician,
Have Hsmmer.and-Tongs Ar
gunent in which Gonse
Gets the Worst oflt.

Rennes, Sept. 4.-Dy Associated
Press.)- THE fifth week of the Dreyfus
trial opened with the largest attend
ance SO far Six to ten days are given
as the probable time necessary TO COM
plete the trial. The first witness to-
day, Cernuschi, very unprepossessing
looking individual, alleged himself to
be scion of the Servian royal house.
He claimed that, being mixed up in the
Austro- Hungarian political troubles, ,he
was obliged to seek an asylum in
France, whre he had a friend, a high
official in the foreign Office of central
European power. This friend told
him that certain foreign agents in
France might denounce him, among
them Dreyfus. He was similarity
warned by a foreign general OF the
staff. The latter, taking from his
pocket voluminous packet of militia
ry documents said that in France one
could buy anything, adding: whats
the good of Jews, if you don't use
them.'' He told the witness that
Dreyfus was the man who furnished
this information. A, government rep
resentative then demanded that the
rest of this witness evidence be taken
behind closed doors, in view of its dip
lomatic character. Labori said that
since the prosecution had summoned
foreigners, he would apply to have
steps taken through foreign channels
to ascertain whether the documents
mentioned in the bordereau were de-
liyered to the foreign power; j ESQ, by
whom. This announcement created a
deep impression. If the request is
granted it will have important conse-
qnences.
Andre, the clerk of the court of cas-
sation, who received Col. Henry's con-
fession, testified that he heard Henry
eSclai,n: Don't insist, i beg. The
honor of the army must be saved above
everything"
Painley, the well known mathemati-
clan, began by tearing Bertillon's me-
thod to pieces. The witness then
protested against the version given by
General Gonse OF the conversation with
Hadamard. cousin of Dreyfus, and
declared that Halamard never doubted
4 Dreyfus' innocence. Gonse. having as
serted to the contrary. This brought
Gonse to the stand and hammer-and-
tongs scene followed between them ov-
er this irrevelant point, Gonse getting
the worst of it. Then Roget joined in
the discussion and Labori began the
oyp - nv.
uation was further complicated by
Jouaust refusing to allow many of La
boris questions and a set-to between
the president of the court and Labori
ensued. Labori asked why the dis
patch from the French ambassador at
Rome relative TO the payment of mon
ey to Esterhazy by the Italian agent
was not included in the secret dossier.
9 Gonse replied that he did not consider
1t of sufficient Importance. When La
bori asked who compiled the dossier,
Commandant Cuignet said he did, and
added that he omitted all documents
from abroad because foreigners are
interested in deceiving u.s." Cuignet
added that another dispatch giving
the statement of foreign sovereign
that pending occurrences in France
We're proof of the powers of the
Jews was also omitted from the dos
sier. Labori protested against the in
Z PRODUCTION of new evidence at this
stage, and demanded that all these
suppressed dispatches be submitted to
the court in secret session.
The report of Cuignet on the secret
dossier was introduced. General Bill
IL, in N mt ~ -
the report, said he gave it to Cavaig--
nae, the former minister of war. On
Labori's demand Cavaignac was sent
for. Meantime couple of minor wit
nesses were heard.
Cavaignac could not be found and it
was decided to hear him tomorrow.
The commissary of Secret Police
Tomps testified that he was called to
the general staff office to investigate
the case of espionage, and had close
relation with the officers of the bureau.
He paid a high tribute to Picquart's
nprightness in the Dreyfus investiga-
tion. Henry had tried to induce the
witness to attribute to Picquart the
communication of the borderem to
the Matin newspaper, Tomps testified
that he did not investigate the Paul
Mier affair. Paul Mier was a valet of
bchwartzkoppen. the Germass militia
ny attache, and it was alleged that he
saw, on schwartzIoppen's desk, docu-
ments signed by DreSfus. The gener-
al staff alleged that IL had been unable
to find Paul Mier. I.abori suggested
that Hennion, the sub-chief of political
police had made the investigation
again. Hennion, when called to the
stand, testified that he did investigate
the Paul AIier matter and actually