Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-09-05
COUP AGAINST DREYFUS
Prosecution Strikes Desperate Blow
at Prisoner.
FOREIGN WITNESS CALLED.
Austrian, PurpOrting to BE of Royal
Family, Appears to Testify That
Dreyfus Made Wholesale
Betrayal of Secrets.

| Rennes, Sept. Sat the session of the
| Dreyfus court martial came the sudden
delivery of the final coup against Drey'
fus. The blow was not only desperate,
but cowardly and quite in keeping with
| the history of all the maneuvers against
| the prisoner. 1t came from hitherto
unknown foreign witness, who undertook
to declare Dreyfus guilty of systematic
treason in selling secrets to several en-
bassies.
The secret session of the court for the
completion of Major Hartmann's exam
nation occupied the first half hour. Ma
jor Carriere, the govern meAt prosecutor,
read one or two unimportant war office
records on disputed points.
NJ. Greltier-C oupois, the advocate Of
the court, read Witness Bruyere's letter
of resignation from the army General
Roget, in clustering fashion, the other
day attempted to discredt Lieutenant
Bruyere by declaring that he had written
q disgraccful letter in which he said that
it was dishonor to serve in the French
army The reading of the letter itself
showed that it contained a denunciation
of the headquarters staff, but that it was
incapable of the construction put upon
it by General Roget On the contrary, it
ends with the declaration that the writer
is ever ready to go to the front as sim
pie soldier.
A Surprise.
Then was called a witness hitherto I'M
known in the proceedings of this case
Eugene Ce'nusfi. Apparently he did
not speak French tluently, for ne sub
mitted written statement He affirmed
that he was descendant of the Servian
royal dynasty and that he had been a
lieutenant in the Austrian army, but
came to France as a political refugee in
June, 1891. Then he proceeded to tell
this extraordinary story:
He met at Geneva the military at
tache of foreign power, who told him
that he had received reasonable infor-
nation from Dreyfus. He met this at
tache In Paris afterward. One day In
his Office the attache opened before the
witness two large envelopes containing
important documents relative to French
mobilization plans. There were several
sheets giving details of the mobilization
of various corps of infantry. The at
tache said to the witness, you are a
foreigner, so | can show you these docu-
ments." The witness said that he replied
to him, But how can you obtain such
copies?' The attache answered: lis
ten. In France you can get anything
with money Why should there be Jews
in the French army if one cannot use
them? The French officer who supplied
these documents is no other than Cap
tain Dreyfus."
The reading OF this statement was
greeted by the audience in the courtroom
first with establishment and then with
murmurs of inGedulity and ridicule
Major Carriere, the prosecutor, before
proceeding further, said that the witness
had some verbal information to add, but
a.. .+.va,.la -r-...er as 10 the characte
OF the witness.
MAJOR Carriere replied in the nepo+;ro
e ne added that he had put in anv avsilo
": testimony which tended to throw
light on the case 'Afo"
summoned by Jouaust.
Maitre Labor asked sharp]v "A+
" nose request has this witness been sum.
Colonel .Jouaust, the president of +ho
~. ~; repiied' Il summoned by virtue of
ny discretionary power"
NJ Laborl-I beg to call attention n
,u 1"et 'hat Tor the first time we are I
'neu upon TO listen to witness FOREIGN to
a. na 'ioh. Now, then, since this has hnen 0
,ne i declare that | shall demand tha+ d
information which is necessary un,n 81
e question OF the delivery of the nincos il
meu IN the bo1dereau shall be ebtained
lough diplomatic sources. hoo ~ sf
Il mat If the court grants the rennast 6t
'ne examination of this witness hn. 81
~ crossed doors that it be postponed in
~, ~ give us some opportunity IA ma
! nohstrate the falsity of his testimonv w,
-! so De able to take the necessary nrn :
lungs against the author of sncb folso IN
IDS. VI SocA Ialse- III
=, -. ;'ehahge asked Major Carriere tie
~ IL was that the witness fret oo,-, =
ncated with the government. ,or
aJor Carrlere-l cannot say exactlv tire
ie court reserved it's decision nc - tiy,
llme when the secret session shouid ind
a ,nuse''i ieft the stand after speaking
ceiy word. He is under 20 vo.rs
anu looks much more like n yoI,t n
INC SCION of any royal family Ho nj
~ Dolby around the hall, where ho IN
sleeted with half suppressed hissos tho
~" a. ooWh Tor few minutes amonn md
'"er witnesses and then left the hail batt,
Drevfus UnmOved. flesh
y us listened to the readino oe No. Sigh
nd s ,;, without sign of emo. to ll'
M u'u not attempt to make any 70. l!ora
n,a ne erect on the audience, how. SUI
was TO produce intense nosSin, NV, miral
,nonaai among the two factions, which ter
ho as Kept within bounds. II
W; au'i'ilted here that the Dreyfus
'nlHtrs sometimes fail to maintain boi'
control over their feelings. gold
next witness was AZ &c., here d
vi ~ Judge Bertulus, who repeated enS OF
= ,, vel son mat the magistrate now r rce, T.
=. ihe famous interview with Colo. hrSt a
ni' When the latter broke dow were
lfrsScd NJ. Bcrtulus told ,1,a uoHn corresl
e story as NJ Peyrot related if on
iiu several days before Colonol
suicide. ooioileI
Gill; VINO has attended Drevfus ~. Snie
n,r,'eu IN Rennes, was called bv WHY ".u' =,
'4nse TO deny the lying police 70. Hi.n u
,, ~ nm as saying Dreyfus bod oo"Iul
MY or debauch that he was mac maze
e'tSted by his family. etc nr Ulheer
With the prisnnor h "S' HIS inter- the latt
is innocence. ~'i' ihceo of COM
stimony of NM H,dona ed by
, who followed Dr. Van l ana when q
the most stirring soon W., iea up ing to
9th these saynnts DIT, vi the ion, Ho
= "'Stlhctlon of being tho rroo+-
, , inan in France, have been sn
General Gonse in a renort tiiea WASH
II once as expressing the bel;ef probabli
rus was guilty. NJ. Hadomard of the nj
unqualified Ippiol b. Al, station