Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-08-20

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bordereau, but he has made many other
! statements. He is always telling lies.
| What is certain is that ne could never
/ have delivered the documents enumer-
| ated in the bordereau.
Then the witness briefly referred to
| the trial and acquittal OF Eslernazy,
| and the latter's threats TO proclaim hlm-
self a tool of the general staH after
which the general alluded to the Henry
/ forgery and NJ. Cavinac's lnterroga-
lions of Henry.
You know the result" said he, ap-
parently much moved. Il will net tell
| you what l suffered at that moment.
| AS soon as everything was ended |
rendered my resignation but was asked
to withdraw it. | was told everyone
| could make mistake, but | yeplied
/ that while everyone was liable TO err,
| everyone had not the misfortune, as l
| had, to assert to jury that the doeu-
ment was genuine when in reality 1t
was forged; that everyone ought TO
| stand by ones word, and that when a
man happened to experience such a
misfortune there was nothing left for
| him but to go away and from that mo-
| ment | have held aloof." lSensation)
/ Replying to the court, Gen. De Bois-
deffre admitted that the leakage at mill
itary headquarters continued after the
| condemnation of Dreyfus.
Col. Jouaust, president Of the court
| martial, put the usual questions to the
| prisoner, who replied:
Il have nothing to say to Gen. De
Boisdeffre," and resumed his seat.
After brief suspension of the sit
| ting Gen. Gonse, who was under chief
of the general staff, was called. He eX-
| planned the motives which Influenced
| his actions during the past few years
and said he believed he was animated
| by the Hottest aims, namely, the pro-
| lection of the army against the GRIM
| inal attacks made on it from all sides. :"
In this connection Gen. Gonse dwelt
! upon the danger to France of the "sys-
! TEN of espionage SO cleyerly organized
against her by foreigners and said
! that in spite of E5ternayy's statements
it was impossible for him to have writ
| ten the bordereau and still more impos-
sible for him to have secured the lnfor-
nation contained therein. He added
that no traces of indiscretion were dis
covered during all the proceedings
against EsterhaZy.
Gen. Gonse denied that Esterhazy had
received money from the intelligence de-
partment and describing the strange be-
havior' of Dreyfus and his frequent acts
of indiscretion," the witness begged the
court 10 summon the secretary o. the
ministry of war who surprised the prisoner
pryng in the offices at a time when there
was no business going on there.
The general then proceeded to defend
Patty &c Cam from the insinuations of Col
Picquart and corToborated Gen. Merciers
evidence in regard to the alleged confess
sions made to Captain Lebrun-Renault.
Dealing with the Henry forgery Gen.
Gonse said:
Il can only say it was already known
Gen. Roget spoke to me about it at least s
days before Henry confessed" (Sensa-
tom
One of the court asked If the witness
knew that documents relating to the con-
veyng Of troops was for "a hours in the
hands of the prisoner and if he knew that
imaginary sketches executed by the pris-
oner had been delivered abroad.
Gen. Gonse: Il could not give positive
answer to the question:
O.: Are there proofs that the documents
mentioned in the bordereau were delivered
abroad?p
A: There were no direct proofs, but
their dispatch was certainly announced"
Proceeding. witness disputed Magistrate
Bertulus' account of the interview with
Henry, but admitted that when he Gen
Gonse) handed Henry his forgery, the lat
ter insisted it must not be shown to Pic
quart. (Sensation).
When Dreyfus was asked the regular
question he replied:
Il viii reply directly to the secretary of
the ministry Of war, who said he saw me
| in the office after service hours AS re-
| CARDS Gen. Gonse, I am surprised that the
| general officer repeats dnner-table gos-
| sip. There is known to be insurmountable
| difficulty in introducing any one into the
ministry of war and it is absolutely impos-
sible for an officer to bring any one into
the ministry
| To this the general replied: mo doubt it
| is difficult"
| Col Jouaust: mo doubt it is difficult.
but it is not impossible. The ministry can
| be entered easily enough at times Drey-
| fus was in position TO know that (Sen-
| sation).
The prisoner: 81 will reply to Secre-
| tary Ferrot, who has told a lie What |
| have to say to Gen. Gonse is that every
| time a friend came to see me at the min
| istry, even when a French officer he was
| obliged to descend to the floor below and
| even members of the chamber of deputies
| who called on me could not enter the min
| istry. 1t was consequently absolutely i'm
| possible under ordinary circumstances for
a subaitern to bring any one into the
| ministry"
| Gen. Gonse declared that permits could
| easily be obtained.
| AT this point. Col Picquart entered the
witness box in order to reply to allegations
| as to the way he performed his duties He
| denied a number of Gen. Gonses asser-
tons regarding the arrests which the wit
| ness ordered.
Counsel for the defense emphasized the
| fact that even in the opinion of Gen De
| Boisdeffre there was a connection between
| the Esterhazy and the Dreyfus affairs
! Col Jouaust announced the adjournment
| of the court till Monday.
/ LAB0RI IS BETTER.
Il