The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-21
DREYFUS AGONY.
Continuation Of the Most
Sensational Trial of the
Century at Rennes.
IBy Cable to The Associated press. ]

EBy Cable to The Associated Press-1
RENNEs Aug q, 18ss,-Ths third week
of the second trial by court martial %
Captain Alfred Dreyfus, Of the Artillery<
on the charge of treason began with oux
incident at $50 this morning.
There wa sal arge attendance in the
Lycee at the opening Of the court in view
of the possible reappearance Of Maitre
Labor. leading counself for the defenees
But, though he is progressing as satis-
faetorily as possible, his physicians deem-
ed it best for him to remain uiet- When
it became knowqn that the distinguished
lawyer would not participate in the pro-
ceedings a large number of disappointed
persons quilted the court room leaving
| pereeytible baps along the benches
The court settled quickly down to busi-
| ness and by nine O'Clock five witnesses
had already appeared az the bar. II this
rate is continued, it is calculated the
court will get through with the ninety
odd witnesses by the beginning Of Sep-
tember and it is considered probable thar
the yerdicts will be delivered about Sep-
tember Z.
Generals Roget. de Boisdehre and Billot
were present on the witness seats and
Colonel Piequart took a place couple Of
rows behind them The Colonel sat alores
| until N. Bertulus, the examining magfs-
trate whose evidence was so favorable to
Dreyfus entered and sat beside Piequart-
warmly shaking by the hand.
| All of the witnesses today, were hostile
| to Dreyfus, but as none Of the evidences
| was fresh. but mostly reiteration OF
| old statements, the audience followed the
dispositions with comparatively little In
terest. N. Gribelin's reference to the re-
lations of Dreyfus with Demi Mondaines
proving the most appetising portion of
the morning'as proceedings.
| Th eaudience. among who were a nuna~
Der of women who always manage to se-
| cure seats under somep retext or other,
! listening TO M. Gribelin's statements with
vent round when NJ Gribelin even pro-
fessed to know the exact amount Dreyfus
spent upon his various amours-
| N Gribelin gave his testimony with an
| honest de1neanor and apparent sincerity.
| But he did not strike one as being par
ticuiarly intelligent. Nothing in his APP
pearance would contradict the contention
OF the Dreyfusanrds that he was Major
Lauth's tool in the Vaccinations of the
general staff against Colonel Picquart.
former Chief of the Intelligence Depart
ment who listened to NJ. Gribelin with
an air of contemptuous impatieuce-
Maitre Denlange, of counsel for the de-
fence. was more successful than IN Cross
examining him and visibly disconcerted
NJ. Gribelin. Counsel scored a distinct hit
when he got NJ. Gribelin to admit he
mixed the intrigues of Patty de Clam and
| Henry to shield Esterhazy, ard when a.
| Griblein was finally disposed Of his eyi-
deneed he had suffered badly
Dreyfus created better impression to-
| day He entered the court with more
confident bearing and replied to the wit
| nesses in calm voice without any the
| atricaI gestures, and his remarks were
| nut so lucidly that he appeared to make
| an impression on all the judges. all or
| whom are reputed to be bitterly opposed
to him
| The session wound up with a scene on
account of the extraordinary conduct OF
! Colonel Jeuaust President OF the Court
/ who permitted himself to make an unwar-
rantable display of partiality- n Ber-
| tuius had been confronted with the last
witness, Captain Junck, and General
Gonse had defended the latter when
| Colonel Piequart rose and asked 10 oe
! allowed to repute some of Juncks re-
1 -
ON impatience and shouted
| What, again?''
! An outburst of booing and kissing came
from tho audience at such a display OF
! nufairness from the President, Judges
| and gendarmes quickly suppressed the
ualse but Jouaust understood the weli-
merited rebuke administered him, turned
red and adjourned the court ten minutes
later.
Following is the evidence in detaii:--
| General Fabre, former chief or the
Fourth Bureau OF the General Stan, was
the first witness today. He said that IN
| his official capacity he compared the HAND
! Of various officers in his bureau, lnclud-
| ing the handwriting OF a probarioner Wn{
| had been in the Bureau during the pre-
vious year and who had mol IaForaui4
| impressed his comrades
This probationer Dreyfus, who was re-
| garded as untrus tworthy and tnslncze II
| his pretensions, was, according 70 tns
witness. equally disiiked by MS comraee@
! and supericrs was Fabro added, con-
stantly endeavoring by all sorts or means
to learn the secrets of the plan or cule-
centration Of the Eastern HaiiWay sss-
| tenn and In his anxiety TO secure lnfcrna~
ton neglected his duties his olacl4l oos
ties witness also said. placed It IN Drex-
fuss power to disclose the documents re-
1 ferrefi to in the bordereau
Witness could ernphatically deny ali
Dreyfus had said on this subject
When Major Bortin showed witness tne
bordereau the latter was struck with the
resemblance of the caligraphy. BreyFus
was the only officer wo made a bad trn-
preston in his bureau and the opinions
Of the Chief Of Staff and heads OF oener
General Fabre. in conclusion, declared
he was still as Il rmly convinced as Ns
/ 1894 that the prisoner was the autnor OF
t4-l7eS l,r1rf f7.aFcs