The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-09-05
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1 naturally touno mysel1, did not fully
express what was ON my mind.
"Allow me" continued Dreyfus, "to
express the emotion aud surprise feel
today, after five years, when i see
witness, who, alter hearing such words,
beginning with protest OF innocence,
reported them to his chiefs without ask
ing the most concerned person tor an
explanation of them. These are pro-
ceedlngs in the face of which all hon.
est people can only express indigna-
ton" Great sensation.
Captain AnClolne SAID D'Attel told
him thai DreyIus had made remarks
the meaLing OF which to his mind
clearly, was: First, formal confeS'
sion that he had delivered Documents;
second, an allegation that the docu-
ments were unlmportant; third, that
the PRISONERS oUJecG was to obtain more
impUrUdnC uocumeIIUs i'll eXChdlge.
Captain Lebrun- Renault, recalled, ad-
mitted that Captain ID Attel did not
speak to the prisoner, but he added that
D'Attel was in the room and GER
tainly heard the words uttered by Drey-
fus.
M. Labori-What is very certain is
that Captain D'Attel made no report of
the incident to his chiefs.
General Mercier-No.
Lieutenant Colonel Guerin, said Drey-
fus, after the degradation addressed a
group of officers, saying that in three
years Justice would be done him. He
reported this to General Saussier.
M. Demange-Was 1t suggested that
steps be taken to verify the alleged con.
| fesslon? .
Colonel Guerin-I do not recollect.
M. Demange-So there was no at
tempt to interrogate Dreyfus in regard
to the alleged confession?
Colonel Guerin-The case had passed
out of the hands of the military au
thorities, the prisoner having been
| handed over to the civil authorizes.
| One of the judges asked the witness
whether M. We'll, when attached to thu
army headquarters, had relations with
Esterhazy, to which Colonel Guerin re-
piled that he believed M. We'll haC
known Esterhazy for long time.
The Judge-Do you think We'll knew
the prisoner?
Colonel Guerin-I do not know.
Dreyfus here remarked that he never
knew Weyl.
Others also told of hearing of the al
legged confession.
When called upon to reply Dreyfu
declared he had never said his tria
would be revised III three years. III
gave the explanation he had previousl,
given, and SAID there was no sinlste
motive in his mind such as had been at
tached to those words.
| [Note-Dreyfus evidently referred Il
the general statf's suggestion that whel
he used the expression "three years. n
knew that EsterhaZy would then ap
pear as man OF straw and try to tax
his (the prisoner's) place
| Major f'orzlnetti, VINO was governo
of the Cherche Midi prison while Drey
fus was confined there, testified tina
while in prison Dreyfus always SCENE,
to have the bearing of an innocent MAJ
and always asserted his innocence. Tn
witness added that he told General d
Boisdeffre that he believed Dreyfus wa
innocent.
Continuing Major Forziaetti said h
was intimate with Captain Lebrun
Ren&ult and Captain D'Attel an
neither of them ever mentioned to hiI
the alleged confession of Dreyfus.
The witness also recalled the despai
of Dreyfus after his conviction and th
regrets he expressed at not having II
signed. Dreyfus, the major also sale
talked of comInltClng suicide.
When Dreytus rose to reply he &C
mitted that after his degradation he in
tended to commit suicide, but he adde
,, that if he succeeded in enduring tn
torture inflicted it was owing to HI
wife, who made him understand hi
!, duty. [Commotlon.l
Major Forzlnetti corroborated thi!
He said Dreyfus' statement was quit
correct.
Captain Lebrun- Renault, recalled b
Colonel Jouast, said he did not tel
; Major Forzinetti of Dreyfus' confessio
because General Risbourg, his con
, manding officer, had told him to hol
his tongue.
General de Boisdeffre also asserte
that there were inaccuracies in Maic
Forzinetti's evidence. The general de
MED that the major ever declared [
him that he beneved Dreyfus WI
Innocent. .... ..
Replying to M. Demange, Major Fo
zinetti said he adhered to all the ev
dence he had given before the court
: cessation.
PENSION ROLA DECREASED.