New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-10
THE DETAILED PROCEEDINGS
SENSATIONAL SCENES IN THE COURT
ROOM SPECTATORS AFFECTED

SENSATIONAL SCENES IN THE COURT
ROOM SPECTATORS AFFECTED.
Renncs. Sept. 9-Maiire Demange resumed
his plea for the defence just after 40 a m. lie
opened 10y saying.
when Yesterdays sitting ended | was
about t. deal with what is called the direct
evidence namely. the technical value Of the
bordereau. The prosecution by taking sepa-
rately each Of the notes containing Information
supplied by the writer Of the b0rdereau de-
duced the opinion that he alone could have
communicated Information on the documents.
II he had at his disposal proof Of this he
should have given H.
1T dcvoycs upon the Public Prosecutor 70
prove that Dreyfus possessed this Information.
and nobody but hc. That IS how the question
must be- put We are before court II justice.
with which suggestions have no place. In or
der to produce proof must ask and must
know what was thr Information supplied. Con-
sequently. We must have the notes delivered.
Otherwise we have to deal with an hypothesis.
That is my first objection. to which I challenge
the Public Prosecutor 10 reply"
Counsel remarking that the hypothesis ac-
cepted in 1894 could not now be maintained.
proceeded infinitely to examine the theories ~
the Headquarters staff especially General
Rogets whose arguments he refuted seriatim.
He similarly analyzcd the evidence If General
MERCER reiterating the arguments as 10 the
utter improbahty Of an artilleryman employ
ing the Incorrect terms used in the bordercau
I'm connection with artillery matters.
SHOWING DREYFUSs INNOCENCE
Counsel then reviewed the well known facts
In the case. showing that Colonel Schwarz-
koppcn. the German Military Attacht at Paris,
supplied Information to his government years
before regarding tho 100 short" field gun. lie
said that only the internal construction ~ the
brake Of this gun remained secret but Dreyfus
knew nothing about IT, and never asked for in
formation ON the subject from the few officers
knowing H. Therefore. counsel contendcd. Drey-
fus could not have betrayed this secret.
Regarding tn practical tests Of the gun, NJ.
Demange continued. Dreyfus similarly ig-
norant General Mercers statement that Drey-
fus attended the trials could he dismissed. II
had boom proved that the only leakage resulting
from those trials had been furnished by the
spy Grenier. 1t was thus apparent into what
error all the witnesses supporting the pros"cu-
tiou had fallen. Their opinion had been most
imperfoctly formed. and the Judges must be on
their guard agains, it. honest and sincere az IT
doubtless was
FAILURE To PROVE GUILT
After refutlng the imputatons against ORGY
fus based on the firing manual which he said
were purely Hypothetical. NJ Demanse contln-
ned emphatlcally,
THE prosecution has no right to rest content
with hypothrees We are IN court II Justice
The defence alone has the right 10 say 1t IS
possible or not possible As General Drloye de-
clared IT is the duty OF the Public Prosecutor
to produce evidence He has adduced none
against Dreyfus"
After showing that the prisoner had never
seen the 100 short" field gun fred counsel read
letters from Esterhazy proving that the latter
attended the Ch6lons camp. and probably at
tended the trials
but thu prosecution hr added. has not t,
choose between Dreyfus and Est~rhazy. It ha1
only 10 prove Drr> fus guilty. and could not i,
So on the contrary. We have shown that Drey
fus did MT possess documents communicate,
nor the Information contained IN them"
Dealing with the note referring 10 the cover
ing OF troops NJ. Demange pointed out Genera
Mercers change Of front on this subject. Ii