The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-05
TROOPS
BEING HELD
in READINESS
To March on Rennes at the First
Sign of DIsorder..FeelIng
Against Foreigners
INTENSIFIED BY THE PRESS.
Important Day In the Dreyfus
Trial..An Austrian's Testi.
mony That Is Discredited.


RENNEs, Sept. 4-As the end Of
the Dreyfus court martial trial comes
within sight the French government Is
beginning to display a fear that the
verdict may give rise to troubles, and
orders have been received by the two
regiments Of infantry and one cavalry
regiment, already within hail of Rem
mes to hold themselves in readiness to
march on the town at the hrst sign Of
disorder to occupy all strategic points
and TO repress manifestations in their
inclpiency. The local >Dreyfusard
organs, by their anti-foreIgn articles,
have already singled out foreigners as
enemies OF the country, and there is
little doubt that foreign Journalists will
be the first victims Of the violence of
the mob--not so much Anglo-saxons as
Austrlans and Germans.
To-day's session opened rather sud-
denly for Captain Dreyfus, as sur
prise was sprung upon the defense in
the advent Of an Austrian political ref
ugse, who came out with Aat-footed
denunciation OF the accused, which,
even though 1t may eventually be
proved to be a pure fairy tale, is
bound for the moment to exercise
malignant influence upon the French
people. who have not seen cernuschi.
and are thus unable to form personal
opinion Of the man who launched these
direct accusations against Captain
Dreyfus. cernuschi's appearance is
undoubtedly against him. Nobody even
suspects that he Is what he. claims to
be-a scion of the royal servian house.
On the contrary, one would take him to
be a groom, dressed In his best Sunday
suit.
Cernuschi Suspected.
It was remarked that as soon as he
had delivered his testimony and NJ. La
bori had asked to have him put on oath
at to-morrow's session behind closed
doors, in order that he might be pun
iShed, II guilty Of perjury, he left the
court room and was not seen again.
Cernuschls testimony, which was IN
the form OF a letter 10 the president OF
ihe court martial, Colonel JOuaust, was
most unequlvocal. he claimed that on
three distinct occasions, twice in France
and once at Geneva, he was told by O
high placed foreign officer that Drey-
fus had communicated treasonabla doc
uments to q foreign power. In the
third instance. cernuschl said the Off
GER showed him documents emanutlng
from Dreyfus, and that this officer left
France hurriedly two days prior to the
arrest Of Captain Dreyfas. The allu~
sion was evidently to Colonel Schwarz-
koppen, the military attache Of the
German embassy In Paris in iS9i, whose
movements were incident with those
described as the movements OF the otil-
GERS OF the Cernuschl deposition.
Now this evidence Is OF transcendeIt-
al Importance to the prosecution, and
II is incredible, unless Cernuschi Is
proved to be q humbug, that the gov
eminent commissary, Major Carriere,
should have admitted that he had re-
ecived letter from him, offering I'm
portant testimony, and thrown II aside,
on the ground OF Its coming from n po-,
lltlcal refugee. The deposition evoked
expressions OF incredulity. One suspl-
CiOus feature was the fact that al
though the witness said he could not
speak French fluently, his letter to
Colonel Jouaust, asking an opportunity
TO testify, was drawn up In perfect
French. He explained that he had
been assisted by his wife In writing the
letter.
Foreign Evidence.
This introduction OF foreigner as
witness for the prosecution gave NJ,
Laborl an opportunity to submit the
most important request he has made
through the trial, n request which, II
granted by Colonel Jouaust, though this
Is extremely doubtful, would certainly
have momentouS consequences, NJ. La
bort announced his intention, In view OF
the step taken by the prosecution In
calling foreign evidence, to ask that
Inquiry should be made through the
regular channels as to whether the doc
umentH mentioned In the bordereau
were actually communicated, and II so,
ny whom. This Involves an application
10 tne German government, which the
court martial Is scarcely likely TO ap-
prove. In any case. the application
means the leng:henlng of the trial for
several weeks
The Introduction Of CernuschI and the
other Developments Of the day, i Is
generally predicted. imply another fort
HEhtH sitting, at the least. Cernu-
ssRs Will be heard behind closed doors.
AZ lAe same time there will probably be
un examination OF the secret dOsslcr, to
winch Captain Cuignet referred this
morning and which NJ. Labori imme-
a'a'eiy asked to have produced In court.
AQucer Proceeding,
This dossIer consists OF twelve or four
teen documents. and It Is difficult to see
why, II they had any vniue, the etat
major has not had them produced ear
llrr, The etat majors ara not in the
naolt OF holding back documents calcu-
Ated 10 prove Of the slightest service
70 Their cause. az II shown In the case
OF The note concerning NJ. Hadnmnrd's
g2lbtS Of thu innocence OF his cousin,
,Whlch was Incorrect, but was neverthe-
LES Included In the secret dossler. while
lhe Important document stating on the
authority OF the French minister In
F9me that an Ithllnn military nttache
pad Esterhazy 100000 francs, was stu
dI.ously omitted from tho secret dOsslor
IN perfectly evident that the itullhh
httnohe did not pay Esterhazy such n
sum on account Of, as the French say.
MS beautiful eyes, and the document
was the best evidence that Eslerhnay
u the traitor. Nevertheless, the ctht
major carefully kept this out OF View
Generals Conionndcd.
NJ. Pnlnlovo. the distinguished ninth
cmatlciaH, oorncrod General Gonse on
The lntter'S falSIned VerElon OF NJ. Had
ainard'a remarks concerning Captain
brtyfuB, and the manner In which Cen
er%i oonse BquirIned and his woe'bo-