The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-08

tne uesife oI DreyIus 10 enter the sta
| tistical section.
In reply to the usual question. Drey-
| fus said that Captain Humberts recol-
| lections were not exact adding: I'm
| regard to the papers mentioned per-
| haps it is advisable to have the COM
mission tables of plan 13 produced
when you will see that they are of no
great Importance. 1t is certain I was
acquainted with five or six tables. the
| printing of which / was instructed to
| superintend.'
| Colonel Jouaust-Did you apply to
! Sandherr with the view of entering the
| statistical section?
Dreyfus-No.
Colonel Jouaust-Did you not express
| such desire to your comrades?
Dreyfus-No.
Mercier Rezppears
| General Mercier here reappeared on
| the scene. After saying that the evil
dence of Captain Freystaetter must
have greatly influenced the judges, he
referred to the a attacks on himself made
by the revisionist newspapers, saying
that in consequence of Freystaetter' S
assertion he had been described as a
forger and 1T was great satisfaction to
him now to be able to reply to Captain
Freystaetter by adduclng, in addition
to the testimony of Colonel Maurel. his
~
by Colonel Du Patty de CLAIMS deposit
ton.
Continuing, the general said that in
formation which he had happily been
enabled to obtain would completely en-
tighten the judges. He maintained that
in 1894 he gave orders that the various
translations of the Pannizardi telegram
received from the foreign office should
not be taken into account, and he cit
ed the testimony of General Boisdeffre
and M Gribelin on this point The
court of 1894 did not consider the Pan
nizardi telegram. It was sealed by
Colonel Sandherr and Colonel Du Patty
de Clam was intrusted with the duty
OF conveying 1t to the court martial.
He, the witness, had questioned the
officers who acted as judges in the
court martial of 1894 in regard to the
presentation to the court of a secret
envelope. All with a single exception
had assured him that they did not
remember reading the Pannizardi tel
eGram, although they could not declare
under oath that it was not among the
documents. These officers apologized
for the vagueness of their recollectiOns
after the lapse of five years.
Charged with Lunacy
General MERCER said he reproached
Captain Freystaetter for engaging in
newspaper discussion which. perhaps
resulted in his ideas that others were
being substituted for his personal rec
objection. which indicated a certain
mental arrangement. In support of the
theory of lunacy Mercier mentioned
that Freystaetter, while in Madagascar,
was once guilty of disobeying his COM
mander, and on another occasion the
captain executed 30 natives without
trial.
The allegations of General Mercier
caused so much excitement in court
that Colonel Jouaust asked the general
not to enlarge on the sueject.
In conclusion General Mercier inVit-
ed the judges to pay no attention to
Captain Freystaetter's statements, but
TO accord to the evidence which he him
sell had the honor to give all the con-
ndence and moral authority they would
nave reposed IN 1t II the Freystaetter
naitra Dar,.n.a is 10 ~ r,.,,
with General Nerci.r that the FrAA
staetter incident could he Hrop<d
without iniuring the case of Dreyfus
Thank God" said the LAWYER II
am here in a court of Justice where the
question of Justice is being discussed
before honorable men and loyal SOL
diers Then let this incident he for
gotten"
The reports of experts were next rea
showing that the tracing paper on
which the bordereau was written was
similar to paper used bv Esterhazv.
and official records We're produced
showing that Dreyfus was wrong in re-
gard to the number of probationers in
1894.
The prisoner admitted that perhaps
his recollections were not precise.
Nj. Labori said he regretted that
Cernuschi was not present. as counsel
desired to question him, and, in any
case, he Labori. wanted to add TO tha !
dossier certain letters showing that
Cernuschi had suffered from insanity
and was destitute of moral sense,
NJ. Labori then asked that a letter re- |
ceived from the Witness Grenier should |
be read
The government commissary admit |
ted that he received the letter. but he |
said it was of no Importance.
rou,,sal ,ho,,,h, o+bo,,,.iso o,,a ,oos |
a CODY of the letter which Grenier had
sent him simultaneously with the one |
to Major Carriere The letter referred !
to an epistle from Esterhazy, showing