The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-12

the scene. After saying that the evil
dence OF Captain Freystaetter must
have greatly Influenced the judges and
thai he had been called a forger be-
cause Of that evidence, he gave his
version of the orders that he had is
sued in 1894: that the Panizzardi .ele-
gram should not be taken into account
He said the sealed envelope handed to
the first court-martial did not contain
the Panizzardi telegram
General MERCER then entered upon q
personal attack upon Captain Frey
staetter with a view TO ~discrediting his
testimony.
The allegations Of General Mercier
caused so much excitement in court
that Colonel Jouaust requested the
general not to enlarge on the subject
In conclusion Gef.eral MERCER invited
the judges TO pay to attention to Cap
tain F~reystaetter's statements, but to
accord to the evidence which he, HIM
self, had the ono to give all b con-
idence and moral authority they would
have reposed in it, IL the Freystaetter
incident had never occurred
NJ. Labori said he regretted Cernusch1
was not present, as counsel desired 10
question him, and, in any case, NJ. La
bori wanted to add to the dossier GER
tain letters showing Cernuschi has sur
fered from insanity end was destitute
Of moral sense. The defense had dis
covered hat applications had been
made for Cernuschi's extradition and he
was pronounced to be altogether worth
less and unreliable. Counsel also said
that, although representing himself to
be a political refugee, If Cernuschi had
not left Austria he would have been
placed in an asylum for the insane.
NJ. Labori hen asked that a letter
received from the witness Grenier
should be read.
The government commissary aunt
ted receiving the letter, but aid it was
of no Importance.
Counsel thought otherwise and cad
a cor of the letter.
Colonel Jouaust remarked that if the
letter had reached him he would not
have made use of it, as it had nothing
to do with the Dreyfus case. This call
I'd forth murmurs Of assent and dis
sent, and N. Labori retorted hat he
was of quite an opposite opinion. He
said General Chamoin had handed the
court a letter from Colonel Schwartz
koppen to his government announcing
that he was abou to send them infor-
nation regarding the real effectiveness
Of the Russian army. Colonel Schwartz
koppen a also mentioned the Paris
and Toulon maneuvers, which would
explain the phrase l. ALL SOluS W the
maneuvers." This letter was written a
fortnight after the arrest of Dreyfus.
At the request Of M. Labor, the evil
dence given by a witness named
Ecolle before the court of cessation was
read. It described how EsterhaZey
employed Ecolle to execute a sketch of
a rifle which, afterwards, EsterhaZey
said he had sent abroad with an i'm
imaginary plan Of mobilization.
| A LETTER FROM ESTERHAZEY
READ.
After further evidence on this point,
| a letter from Esterhazey to Colonel Ro-
get was read, in which h writer COM
planned that no use was made of his in
formation and violently attacked M.
; Bertillon who, according to EsterhaZey,
ought to be in an asylum for the in
sane, or in a prison. EsterhaZey COM
| planned of his miserable condition, de-
! scribed General de Boisdeffre as a
scoundrel and The Echo de Paris Us d
dirty Jew Sheet" and adding that it
was a mistake to abandon him and
then prosecute him.
After repeating his threats, Esterha-
zey wrote that if he were the moral
author of the bordereau he could not
| have supplied the information contained
in it, and expressed surprise that moth
ing had been said in regard to the role
played Dy Colonel flCQudTl. he Intl
! attacked, turn about, all the officers of
| the general staff.
EsterhaZey declared: Il will say OF
: do nothing to increase the dangers OF
the situation; but /, an old and faith
full servant, nave been denounced and
have fallen beneath the blows, after
having been basely abandoned by tn,
Boisdeffres, Bilots and other generals
Colonel Jouaust refused to hear an.
further evidence and adjourned tn:
court for the usual brief interval.
The session was resumed at 1O:1'
O'Clock a. M, when Major Carriere be
gan the speech for the prosecution
This was a signal for the military wit
nesses to retire, and, headed by tn
generals, they bowed to the judges ant
trooped out of court, in accordance
with the orders of the minister Of war
General de Gallifet, to start to rejoil
their commands within two hours r
the beginning of the summing up o
h prosecution.
After Major Carriers speech tn
court adjourned for the day.