The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-08-25

l and Major Lauth, also participated in the discusison which almost degenerat. ed into Wrangle.
 The government commissary, Major
 Carriere, protested against such discus sion, and Colonel Jouaust ordered si- lence. The commissary said that an at-
 tempt was being made to show that
 there was a fresh forgery which was
 used for purposes of comparisons, to
 which M. Labori retorted that Major
 Carriere was mistaken. The tendency
 of these cross examinations, he added
 was only to demonstrate the truth.
 Major Lauth said that he believed a clue to the blue-pencil document exist
 ed before the trial of 1894, and M. La | bori asked why in that case, it was not i produced at the trial, since it incrimi-
 mated the prisoner.
 General Mercier said he did not know of this clue, and Major Lauth disclaim-
 ed all responsibility in the matter. as he was not connected with the prelimi- nary inquiry.
 General Gonse said that the document had been in the possession of Colonel Sandherr (sensation), and it was by him placed in the secret dossier for com parison with other papers. | M. Labori asked for explanations in regard to the commentary on the se- cret dosser and General Mercier admit | ted that he destroyed it in 1897. | General Gonse, who was questioned on the same subject, declared that it was by order of General de Boisdeffre | that he returned the commentary to General Mercier.
 Answering further questions General Mercier said that the Panizzardi tele- gram was not communicated to the court martial of 1894. He was ordered by General de Boisdeffre not to include it in the secret dossier. This caused another stir in court.
 THE ALTERED PAN1ZZARDI DIS PATCH.
 Counsel next discussed the three-page document claiming that the false ren- dering of the Panizzardi telegram was to correct it and point directly to Drey fus as the traitor.
 General Mercier asked to be allowed to converse with General Chamoin be- fore attempting to explain. General Chamon thereupon advanced and ex- plained about the document which had been handed him by General Mercier. He said that he noticed inaccuracies in it and resolved not to use it. The wit ness, however had been carried away in testifying, and read page of the document, and it was after friendly conversation with Maitre Labori that he read the entire document in court, at General Mercier's request, a1ld returned him the document
 General Mercier acknowledged the ac- curacy of General Chamoin's statement, adding that it was Colonel Du Paty de Clam who gave him the document. (Sensa tion.)
 Counsel had the document reread and referred to the two versions of the two telegrams of November 2, one designat- ing Dreyfus as communicating docu- ments to Germany, M. aLabori pointing out that M. Palelogue of the foreign office denied that the ministry of for eign affairs had communicated this yer sion. He asked why General Mercier had received it through Du Paty de Clam.
 At this juncture General Roget mounted the platform and expressed surprise at this idle controversy being resumed" (Cries of "Oh!" "Oh!")
 The general asked that Major Maton who assisted in deciphering the tele- gram, be called, and counsel protested against the applicability of the word idle to any questions which he deem- ed proper to ask,
 General Chamoin said that he com muncated the document to General Ro- get, while enjoining absolute privacy on the subject. When asked whether he accepted responsibility for the docu- ment General Chamoin replied in the affirmative, adding. however, an admis- sion that he had made a mistake.
 Colonel Jouaust intimated that the court ought to take no notice of the document in question.
 A STATEMENT BY THE PRISONER.
 Dreyfus here gave detailed story of how he employed his time at Bourges from October 1889, to February, 1890 He said that as he was preparing for his examination he had no time to go to cafes, or to think of anything outside of his duties This was reply to Gen. eral Mercier's assertion that he could have learned the secret of the pneu- matic brake there. The prisoner then said
 T was promoted captain on Septem- Der 12, 1889, and remained at Bourges from October, 1889, to February, 1890, when the. written examination at the college began. I was then called to Paris, obtained two months leave, was married in April. I spent four months at Bourges. As I was for examination had no time to go to cafes or to think of anything outside of my duties.''
 TESTIMONY OF GENERAL RIS-
 BOURG.
 General Risbourg, who was com mander of the Republican Guard in Paris in 1894 was the next witness. He described the scene with Captain Le- brun-Renault when the witness learned of Dreyfus' alleged confessions to Cap tain Lebrun- Renault, the day after the prisoners degradation. In conclusion, General Risbourg eulogized the services of Captain Lebrun- Renault and said that before the incident of the confess sion there was nothing against him. He | was an excellent officer good comrade | and incapable of injuring anyone
 After being asked the usual questions | Dreyfus protested against General Ris-