The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-06
ENEMIES Of DREIr|S
FAIRLY BS1OUNDED.


secret session nj which the secret sspsoa-
age doneier mentioned bg Cuignet was
read. The open sitting was resumed al
O'Clock. u. Labor, leading counset Tor
the defense, submitted preainoss al"
motion in the following ssrus:
"As 1 had the honor to announce ses.fr
day I beg 10 submit ia thu conrt-mafusi
the following conclusions.
MAY II please the court: In view Q, the
fact that at It's sitting on honiay. nspseM
Der 4. the president of The ccart-maftaa''
By virtue of his discretion anu p"".,'
called a. a ~ftTesa Eugene u Cernuscn.'
a former iseutsnant Of cavalry IN tns naS
tr,an army, residing al 81 Hue csnpof'
Paris. who presented notably that Drey-
fus had been signaiized 10 MN not uhs
by the chief Of department. In the sorefsh
Office of a central European power. but
xleo by an officer % rhe headquarters STAN
OF q central European power, as an M
former In the service 81 foreign nations'
and considering that the Intervention III
such circumstances OF a FORMER oHscer VA
q foreign army against the French oHice
renders necessary that the defense aban-
don the reserve they have hitherto imposed
upon themselves and move for the com
muttieatlors 10 the court OF the documents
enumerated In the paper called the Dor
dereau. and which communication 10 the
court Will be OF such nature as 10 prove
In a strtking manner the innocence OF the
ACCUSED with regard to allegations when
cannot entirely or tmmadAaesiy De retusea
except by official documents, l therefore
move that the government commissioner
request the government TIC, ask the power
or powers concerned, through diplomatic
channels. for communication OF the docu-
ments enumerated In the paper called Inc
bordereau.
In Support ~ Hts Motion.
After reading the above n. Labor pro-
ceeded TO inform TIE court that he did not
intend 90 develop conclusions. which IN
themselves were insufficient. He SAID:
II am aware we are face 10 face win a
peculiarly delicate situation. but az ] have
no consrcI over decisions Of the court with
regard 10 the conclusions have the honor
70 suaTnif beg tn state that ! have noti-
fed the government commissioner TO nams
Coils Schwsrxkoppsn and Panixaard AZ
witnesses whom ! consider II necessary TO
cali before the court martial at Rennes.
they are willing to testify before II. ! beg
to point out that !, II only now and for ex-
ceptionai reasons that we are obliged to
have recourse to the testimony Of foreign
Officers I add that In view Of present CIR
cumsiRuces there In nothing In this course
that can caage anxiety. IL IL In CONFORM
isy with ireccdent The moment is very
near whom truth and light are about to
break forth. showing the innocence OF the
accused"
Cavriere Gives his vlews.
Mai Carriere replied:
We cannot prejutiice the issue of a trial
in the conclusions submitted by NJ. 5>abori
One Point seems 10 be extremely delicate.
These conclusions amount TO request
that the court instruct the government
commissioner TO agk the French govern
ment 10 submit. to foreign govern
nsnt through diplomatic channels a re-
quest for the production Of documents
which are peculiarly non-siiriomasic and
possess little official character. Therefore
this mission Imposed on the French gov
eminent r. Of a very delicate kinj ! DO
not know III the government commissioner
Ia qualified 20 perform such function. !
cannot conceive OF one government adj
dressing another such a request I thini.
the end I'm view cannot be attained. The
sefense, which has powerful means be-
HAD H. might obtain these documents In q
~ents-ossiciai manner but think there arr
reasons 10 believe the government cannot
undertake such mission. l make all res
erya.ions thee. In this respect.
"As regards notification 10 me Of the
names o. Cola. Schwartz 1ppen and paniz-
Sagtf. i STE no tt3&atf WY sV@ gentlemen
should nat be examined by the court II
they care 10 attend The court viii deter.
mine what course shall he taker with re-
gard to the request presented hy tha de-
fegsa concerning documents TO be- obtained
abroad. This seems to me beyond oar jar
isdiettou. The cnlirt VIII Judge. ! beg The
president 70 retire With the tudgeK 70 a
private room and decide the question,
NJ Paieo,ogue representative ~ the for
eiRn offce. sappsrted Maj carriere's views
He sad.
~ unaesatand perfectly the Importance
the defense attaches To the production OF
the Documents enumerated In the her
dsreau. seeing that tn. whole case turns
upon them, Hat while the request OF the
accused appears 10 b. hazei upon leg.c and
Justice Il seems inaim.ss from a DIP
.arasfic point Of view Considerations Of
the highest order are opposed TO the gov
eminent taking tire initiative In tn. actor,
II In requested To take with foreign power
Gel. Jciauss promised that .he court
would announce iis decision later.
Coar~ssioa by the Heal Traitor.
Sergt isasaett the frst witness ra,les
To-Day. testified that the Matir sent him 20
London on I'VE occasions 10 interview Mai
Estcfhax, who furnished g mass Of inter
esting Information concerning the head
quarters star Esserhaxy declared thar ha
weS rot the author ~ the hegsserau. though
the witness asa ~. believe hi,Ts EsgeTharv
eouHatsflsd bitterly II the generals who
he ga 3. had ,hrosu Aisa over Isoa,rs, a ssiiue
'ha, ihere was nothing ie,t far htsss e.s, IN
blew cat h's owu traas The witness Al
vised aga,nss saieiae and urged Este raanv
10 the utse0st enseaVor - reveal gt,a ,ysssA
and the pat ha hsf p.ayvz} Finally. while
walking Ia Is1Asi'y Ma Esssrhaxy s4sa
80 the N.fsess 9tssnf h}Ank
Wei Eiis~'n stAe witne@s' s,sc,sssenvrs,,
arm going 80 tell sea what gstA,.s,s
know II - ! wao aea the a.shar 40
the harsieTvau- | wrote = ia lssa "a u.s.,
sraHest nf nS fftwud S8n8hrrr. Thsr,,
was a traitor az hea i,3aArssrs. I,r.vfsss
whom sanAheyr t1sd ns~ shsx aassteq "a
catgh dta uet hesitate ~ slo uhat I
was asked"
M Hassets proceeded rs sag shat. with
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