Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-07

alluded to the alleged confession. The
witness declared that no once taxed |
Capt. Lebrun- Renault before Gen.
Gonse and other witnesses with saying |
he had spoken TO the witness Major
Forzinetti) of the confession, and that
Cart. Lehrun- Renault did not reply,
whereupon Major Forzinetti said: II
seized his arm and cried: : Ii the words
repeated as yours are true, you are an
infamous liar.
Major Forzinetti then declared that,
on visiting Con. De Boisdetfre to ex-
press fears about the health of the
prisoner, the general asked him his
opinion of Dreyfus, and the major re-
piled: my general, had you not put
that question to me | would have kept
my counsel; but, since you ask my
opinion. | declare | believe he is in
nocent.
TIE witness then recounted Col. du
Patty de CLAIMS theatrical devices to
surprise Dreyfus, to which Forzinetti
declined to DO party, and the major
also said that, on one occasion when
Dreyfus was In a crisis OF despair, he
1.-THE witnessl remained with the pris-
oner, consoling him, until O'Clock in
the morning.
Col. Jouaust asked Major Forzinetti
if Dreyfus ever had ideas of suicide,
and the witness replied that Dreyfus
had asked him for a weapon, and that,
aftor his condemnation was read TO
him, he was with difficulty prevented
from dashing his head against the wall.
After that, on the visit OF du Patty
de Clam to Dreyfus, continued Major
Forzinetti, the prisoner wrote to the
Minister of War letter, which con-
cluded with the words: "When | am
gone, let them seek the culprit.
At the conclusion of Major Forzi-
netti's evidence, Dreyfus, on Col. Jou-
aust's invitation, and after reference
| to the last interview with du Patty de
| Clam, said, looking with gratitude at
| the major There is matter, which
Major Forzinetti has just recalled.
which has greatly moved me, and
which | wish to recall, for / wish to
say to whom owe the fact that / have
done my duty, and to whom owe hav-
ing done it for five years after my con-
domination. | had determined to xii
myself. | had made up my mind not
to undergo the frightful torture Of a
! soldier from whom they wished to tear
the insignia of honor. Well then, let
me say this That if I went TO that tor
ture, | can say here that it was thanks
to Madame Dreyfus, who showed me
my duty, and who told me that, if l
were innocent, l ought to go to 1t for
the sake of her and our children. If
am here, it is for her owe it, my
colonel.'
Here, Major Forzinetti said: sit is
quite true. In his last interview with
his wife, Dreyfus said: For her and
fer INV nbtIIrap I will t1pdnr0p Tho
torture of tomorrow. >"
The declaration of Dreyfus that his
life was due to his wife deeply stirred
all his hearers. He spoke in broken
voice, with emphatic gestures, sway
ing to and fro with emotion, and, when
he had finished, he sat down abruptly,
evidently to conceal his discomposed
features from the gaze Of the spectators
in court, who, when he is seated, are
only able to see the lack of his seat
Tears were glistening in his eyes, anc
he was clearly suppressing an outburs
of sobbing.
The session concluded with the con
formations of Capt. Lebrun- Renaul
and Gen. De Boisdeffre, the former
explaining that he did not speak tt
Major Forzinetti of the Dreyfus con
fession, because he had received in
!, structions to keep silent. Gen. d.
.. Boisdeffre denied that Major Forzi
netti had expressed to him his con
, viction that Dreyfus was innocent
/ The major maintained his assertion
however. The court then adjourned
until tomorrow.
Rennes, France, Sept. 1.-Imme
!, diately after the opening, today, G
the court-martial of Capt. Alfred Drey
=, fus, charged with treason, the presiden
of the court, Col. Jouaust, arouse
the interest of the audience by remark
4 ing: "Maitre Labor, the other day
= asked that information be obtaine
: regarding the character Of certai
:. witness. / would not have acceded
~ the witness had not expressed o simila
desire Information which has no,
y reached me will be read"
% The clerk of the court, accordingly
y read report regarding M. du Brieu
- the Partisan friend of M. De Beure
= paire, who testified August 23d to til
~ effect that Dreyfus met Germa
- attache at the house OF mutual frien
~ named Bodison, and whose cross g,
i, animation reflected severely on h
y reputation. The report was to tx
- effect that M. du Breuil never was
"A horse dealer, as claimed by M. Labor
- and that the character OF the witne
was most respectable, he being held
40 general esteem.
80 A groom named GERMAN then d
a. posed to seeing Dreyfus at the Germt
~ army mannuvres in Alsace. The ge
eral effect of the testimony of the wi
a. ness was rather unfavorable to Il
: prisoner. German declared he saddl,
ga horse for Dreyfus to follow the ma
Il muvres, and he said that Major mfr
#. vile accompanied Dreyfus, adding th
70 the major told the witness the name
he his companion.
m Col. Jouaust questioned Dreyfr
IA and Dreyfus made weak RELY,
10 declaring that he coul6, not rememb
: whether he hired horses of German
IN employer or not.
he GERMANS ALLUsIoNs BAsELEss
At, The next two witnesses, howev,
Or gave strong testimony in favor of Dire
fus. and sadly knocked Germain's I,
lat timony about. His employer, m
mis- named kaufman, got up and declar
or that all German had said was uutrl
it and Major Infreville followed, decl
lay ing he never knew Dreyfus, so q
nd mains illusions to him were baseles
Capt. lie Monnier, who was a proi
he tioner on the headquarters staff at I
,ed same time as Dreyfus, deposed that
ey- prisoner told him he was well
rec quainted with certain German pc
ped ton, because he had followed
rec Alsatian mannuvres.
og- Dreyfus replied that Capt. LIE Nj
iel. nier must have mixed up his remar
ow, The prisoner added that he was
svil quainted with that part of Alsa
because he had spent his youth the