Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-24
In the Case Against Dreyfus
Exposed by M. Labor.
0refus Gives Lie to M. DubreuiI,
Another Government Witness.
The Finishes OF the Prosecution G,ows
More and More Apparent.


when the third session of the third
week Of the second trial by court
martial Of Capt. Alfred Dreyfua on the
charge of treason, opened at the Lycee.
at $50, this morning
| As NJ. Labor was entering the court
he was informed by Il newspaper man
| that Gen. Roget, yesterday, received
documents from Count Esterhazy, who
is now in London. Counsel was much
| Interested and CLEANED all the Informal
| ton possible. ON the arrival in court
| OF Gen. Roget it was noticed that he
carried bulky envelope containing
| the documents referred to. Outside Of
this there was no incident worth noting
At the opening Of the proceedings.
The session Of the court, today. was
! comparatively uneventful The dcpo-
sitions We're not productive Of any
| thrilling incidents. The systematic
production of the llimsiest trash. which
| the prosecution deems profitable to in
fict on the judges and which the lat
! ter accept as evidence. was proceeded
with. Much OF the ridiculous testi-
| mony Of the morning was devoted 10
m attempt to blast Dreyfus' private
character. though. when Maitrcs La
bOri and Dcmange had finished with
| the witnesses their bubbles Of little
tattle were badly pricked Much or tn
time was occupied in reading the tes-
timony OF Estcrhazy ana Mile. Paws
before the court of cessation. during
which many Of the audience left the
court.
NJ. Labori again distinguished him
self in laying bare the weak points Of
the evidence. He was less fierce. how
ever, than yesterday. though quite ag-
grcssive enough to arouse the latent
hostility Of the judges. which showed
itself in various little ways.
Nj. Labor is no favorite either with
Maj. Carricre. the governments com
missary and the latter makes no seri-
Gus efforts to conceal his feelings to.
wards the lawyer
NJ. Labor bore little traces Of the
effects of the outrage upon him He
rose, sat down and moved his body ana
limbs apparently without much diff
Guilty. Only occasionally he put his
hands to his back as though suffering
pain. His wife followed his every |
movement through gold tortoise
shell lorgnette.
Madame Rejane. the actress. was |
again an interested spectator in court, |
today. especially when NJ. Labor was |
on his feet and his voice was vibrating
through the hall. Her eyes watched |
his mobile features. across which fit
ted every changing expressions of in
dignatiOn. anger or dissatisfaction
with the keen interest which spectators
in theatre follow her own acting.
During some of the dispositions. NJ.
Labor appeared very nervous. He was
unable to remain still an instant
tWitching his fingers and shaking the
papers III his hand. Counsel was al
most too impatient TO wait till the
witnesses concluded their testimony.
The only dangerous opponent to
Dreyfus. today. was Gen. Gonse. who
the stage with a quick step
and APPARENTLY light heart, but he left ii |
badly mauled by NJ. Labor.
Gen. Gonse began by declaring he
came to defend honor against those
'drivelling" against him. But. when
his cross-eXamination was finished, he
returned to his seat crestfallen. for NJ |
Labor had driven him into a corner on
the attempts of the general staff. to
shield Es,erhazy and had shown that \
the general staff. for which Gonse was h
'esponsihle. had engineered Esterhazy's !.
escape from the hands of justice The :
confident tones of the general had by a
then dwindled into the proverbial still. !
small voice and his defiant bearing had !
into the abashed air of a n
school boy caught telling a lie.
The day proved certainly a poor one
or the general staff. Two good sam
al nF rA1rt 70 |
private character We're the third and u
fourth witnesses. Ii
First, Major De Chatelet repeated an I
alleged conversation of Dreyfus regard /
nG lady at whose house DreyfuS is
alleged 10 have gambled and lost
money. But, when sed-examined.
De Chatelet's memory failed him en-
irely, especially when asked the name y
If the lady, the street she resided in !,
md the sum Dreyfus lost. p
Next NJ. Dubreuil showed equally as Il
ounding forgetfulness on essential
points of his evidence concerning Drey-
us acquaintanceship with foreign
lttache and when NJ. Demange capped S
lis successful examination of this point
~ promising to show that Dubreuil's
'ecord in the law courts is far from
lear the witness left the stand badly
liscredited. =
The correspondent of The Associated :,
Press talked. this afternoon. with NJ.
aures. the Socialist leader, who, with q
Iatheu Dreyfus. sees Maitre Labor l.
very day after the session and who is ~
cquainted with the entire tactics of q
he defence. NJ. Jaures said: u
II am convinced that Dreyfus will be
cquitted. He must be acquitted, for
% new fact has been brought up
gains him. The generals believe are .,
DING to make their last stand on Ber- \
Hons system which they intend to z,
nhmit as proving Dreyfus guilty. In n
elligent men laugh at it, but it is very ~,
lgenious and has the merit in the eyes a,
the generals of being incomphen- ri,
bile to an ordinary man and thus cal ma
ilated to impress him. if supported By {,
ne puppets Of the general staff Ber- , =
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