The age-herald., 1899-09-05
Correspondents Will Feel Ven-
 geance of the Mob.
A BAD DAY FOR THE PRISONER
Eugene Cernuschi, an Austrian Political Refugee, Throws the Camp of the Dreyfusards Into Confusion.
 Damaging Testimony.

DfeyIuS cOurtmdfIldi comes III Sl5Atb ehC French government is beginning to dis play a fear that the verdict may give rise to troubles, and orders have just been re- ceived by two regiments of infantry and one cavalry regiment, already within hail of Rennes, to hold themselves in readiness to march on the town at the first sign of disorder to occupy all strategical points and to suppress manifestations in their in- ception.
 The local anti-Dreyfusards, organized by their anti-fcregn articles, have already singled out foreigners as enemies of the country, and there is little doubt that for eign journalists will be the first victims of the violence of the mob-not so much Anglo-Saxons as Austrian, German and Russian Jews, who form minority of the press representation of their respective countries
 Bad Day for Dreyfus
 Today's session opened rather badly for Captain Dreyfus, as a surprise was sprung upon the defense in the advent of an Aus trian political refugee, Eugene Cernuschi, who came out with a fiat-footed denuncia- tion of the accused, which, even though 1t may eventually be proved pure fairy tale, is bound for the moment to exercise a malignant influence upon the French people who have not seen Cernuschi, and are thus unable to form a personal opin- ion of the man who launched these direct accusat IS against Captain Dreyfus.
 Cernuschis appearance is undenaibly against him. Nobody even suspects that he is what he claims to be- scion of the royal Servian house. On the contrary, one takes him to be a horse groom dressed in his best Sunday suit It was remarked that as soon as he had delivered his testi- mony and M. Labori had asked to have him put on oats at tomorrows session be- hind closed doors, in order that he might be punished if guilty of perjury, he left the court room and was not seen again.
 iCernuschi's Testimony
 Cernuschfs testimony, which was in the form of a letter to the president of the courtmartial, Jouaust, was most unequivo- cal. He claimed that three distinct oc- casions in France and once at Geneva he was told by a high-placed foreign officer that Dreyfus had communicated treason able documents to a foreign power. In the third instance, Cernuschi said the officer showed him documents emana atinlg from Dreyfus and that his officer left France two days prior to the arrest of Captain Dreyfus. The allusion was evidently to Colonel SchWarzkoppen, the military at- tache of the German embassy in Paris in 1891, whose movements were co-incident with those described as the movement of the officer, giving information to the wit ness testifying.
 Now this evidence is of transcendental importance to the prosecution and it is ipn CarpuSpbi iS vad tn be a humbug, that the government commis- sary, Major Carriere, should have been ad- mitted that he had received a letter from him offering important testimony and thrown 1t aside on the ground of it's coming from political refugee.
 Expressions of Incredulity
 The deposition evoked expression of in- creduhty. One suspicious feature was the fact that although the witness said he could not speak French fiuently, 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.
 This introduction of d foreigner as a witness for the prosecution gave M Labori an opportunity to submit the most impor- tant request he has made throughout the trial, request which, if granted by Col onel Jouaust though this is extremely doubtful would certainly have momentous 
 M. Labori announced his intention, in view of the step taken by the prosecution, in calling foreign evidence to ask that in- uuiry should be me de through the regular diplomatic channels as to whether the doc- uments mentioned in the bordereau were actually communicated. and, if so, by whom. This involves an application to the German government, which the courtmar- tial is scarcely likely to approve In any case the application means the lengthening of the trial for several weeks.
 Will Prolong the Trial
 The introduction of Cernuschi and the other developments of today, it is generally predicted, is to imply another fortnight's sitting at the least. Cernuschi will be heard tomorrow behind closed doors At the same time there will be probably an examination of the secret dossier to which Captain Cuignet referred this morning and which NJ Labori immediately asked to have produced in court. This dossier con- sists of twelve or fourteen documents, and if is difficult to see why, if they had any value that the majority have not been pro- duced earlier.
 M Painleve. the distinguished mathema- tician, cornered General Gong on the lat ter's falsified version of M. Hadamard's remarks concerning Captain Dreyfus and