The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-08

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lie. Therefore i shall be glad if you
shall ask NJ. Paleologue, if in this case
the telegraph must not be employed.
i think sucn method would be ex-
ceedingly rapid and / am convinced
that the president of the courtmartial
and the courtmartial itself will allow
the defense to ascertain the truth
The lawyer said he would make for
NAL application to this effect
Colonel Jouaust invited the opinion
Of NJ. Paleologue, who replied: 1T is
clear that considerations of public pol
icy stand in the way of foreign military
attaches appearing in a French court
TO testify in regard to facts of which
they had cognizance in their diplomatic
capacity. Colonel Schwartzkoppen and
Major Panizzardi will not attend the
courtlnartial
LAS regards the dispatch of a COM
mission I believe the foreign office will
not oppose it, but / must make all res
ervations regarding the use of the tele-
graph. j do not know if that would be
a regular proceeding"
NJ. Labori-But couriers can be en-
ployed.
NJ. Paleologue-I do not think the tel
egraph can be used.
Carriere Is Willing.
Major Carriere-I do not oppose the
appointment of commission. 1t is a
matter for the president to decide
There is no legal obstacle provided we
respect the military code, which does
not permit any interruption of the trial.
Such proceedings must not be allowed
TO hinder the progress of the trial, and
must, therefore, be rapid.
M. Labori-I think it possible to make
10
The military code provides for suspen-
Sions of forty-eighr hours. On the
other hand. the court might shorten its
sittings, reducing them four hours each
In any case / shall have the honor Of
formulating an application which 1
will submit to the court
While NJ. Labor was drafting his
motion a member of the courtmartial
remarked that certain documents men,
toned in Du Patty de CLAIMS deposit
tions could not be found, either among
The records or in the statistical depart
ment of the war office.
M. Deanange- Perhaps they are un-
der seal.
Labori Submits Questions.
M. Labor then read his application,
saying that as considerations of public
policy prevented the appearance of
Colonel Schwartzkoppen and Major
PaEizzardi before the courtmartial,
commissions should be sent to examine
them. in order to permit those officers
10 state under oath all that they knew
with regard to the case. Counsel re-
quested the court to have the follow
ing questions put to each of the two
officers:
First-On what date did you receive
the documents mentioned in the bor-
5erear?
Second--Are those documents in the
same handwriting as the bordereau,
which you know from fac-simile?
Third-What did these documents
contain?
Fourth-Did you receive the firing
manual, either in the original or a
copy?
isifth-Did you receive the gradua-
ton barr
Sixth-on what date and until what
date did you receive those documents?
Seventh-Was it to the same CORE
spondent that you addressed the petit
bleu referred to in the conversation
between Court Won Munster and NJ.
Delcasse?
Eighth-Have you had direct rela-
tions with the accused2
Application Is Refused.
Colonel Jouaust invited Major Car
riere's opinion, and the latter referred
10 the provisions of the military code.
M. Labor urged the Importance of
the evidence of these two witnesses.
whom. he declared. he would not have
cited if sCernuschi had not been called
Counsel pointed out that it was pos
sfble to suspend the proceedings long
enough to obtain replies to the ques-
tions, which he considered indispen-
sible.
The court. after hearing several de-
positions, retired to deliberate on the
Irotion. and on its return Colonel Jou-
aust read the judgment 1t declared
that the president of the court alone.
was competent to appoint a commits
sion to interrogate Colonel Schwartz
koppen and Major Pafdzzardi, and that
the court unanimously pronounced
itself Incompetent to give erect TO
counsels motion.
M. Labori asked Colonel Jouaust
whether. seeing that he alone was COM
netenf he refused to grant the appli-
cation.
Colonel Joual-st replied, 81 do"
The Dictation Scene.
M. Cochefert chief of the detective
iepartment, was recalled in connection
With Colonel du Patty de CLAIMS version
Of the dictation scent. He said he no.
ticed Dreyfus showed great perturba-
fion after having been questioned by
Du Patty de Clam The witness added
that on 2 side table was revolver and
Dreyfas. noticing the weapon, eX-
claimed:
II will not take my life. / will live
and prove my innocence"
After Lieutenant Bernheim had been
recalled and explained to the court the
Uses of the graduation bar which Gen. /.
eral MERCER produced for the courts
benefit a letter was read from Captain
Humbert of the engineers, who, like
the witness Halfopin, met Dreyfus
carrying documents from the geograph-
zeal department. Humbert also referred
TO the desire of Dreyfus to enter the
statistical section.
In reply to the usual question, Drey-
fss said that Captain Humbert's recol-
iectfons We're not exact, adding:
s.In regard to the papers mentioned.
perhaps it is advisable to have the
tables of plan Is pro-
dnce6, when you will see that they are
of no great importance. 1t is certain l
was acquainted with five or six tables.
the printing of which l was instructed
to sCperinTend."
General Mercier Again.
( Colonel Jauaust-Did you apply to
Colonel Sandherr with the view of en-
tering the statistical section?
Dreyfus-No, no.
colonel Jouaust-Did you not express +,
such desire to your comrades?
Dreyfus--No.
General MERCER here reappeared on |
the scene. After saying that the evil |
dence of Captain Freystaetter must !
have greatly influenced the judges. he |
referred to the attacks on himself made |
by the revisionist newspapers, saying |