Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-09
the public prosecutor and asked: DO you

the public prosecutor and asked: DO you
maintain the word 'agreed?"
Major Carriere noddedayes.
To this counsel protested, and Major Car
riere said General de Boisdeffre had prom
ised to do all possible to give the proba-
TONERS satisfaction.
"And do you call that an agreement?"
called NJ. Demange.
Perfectly" replied NJ. Carriere.
''Then we no longer have the same idea Of
the value of the word in the French Ian
guage." retorted counsel.
Later refuting NJ. Bertillon's theories, M.
Demange remarked that M. Bertillon's had
rendered great service to society in'creat-
ing the antheropometric system, but it
must not be forgotten that genius has a
dangerous neighbor.
Treating the argument of the general
staff that Esterhazy was only man of
straw, counsel asked If this was so, why
did Esterhazy wish to commit suicide when
Matthieu Dreyfus denounced him?
NJ Demange pointed to the contrast be-
tween the private life of Esterhazy and
that of Dreyfus, and showed that Dreyfus
on DEVILS Island was constantly turning
his eyes to France and asking for justice
from his chiefs, while Esterhazy was at
tacking and biting and writing insulting
letters to his chiefs.
After asking God to enlighten the minds
of the judges, NJ Demange concluded with
f,,ro To IN
choked with emotion and his hands trem-
bling, he said:
You, gentlemen, be you for or against
me, in the inspiration of the sublime
thought of NJ. Mornard before the court of
cessation, tell you we are all Frenchmen.
Consequently, let us unite In common love
of the fatherland, love Of justice and love
for the army"
An outburst of cheers followed the law
yers appeal NJ. Demange sank back in
the seat as though exhausted.
Crowds in the Streets Increase.
AS the morning passed the crowds in the
streets materially increased, the majority
being well-dressed men and women, in
glishmen from Dinard and other neighbor-
ing watering places.
The inhabitants of Rennes generally
seemed to be going about their business as
usual, though the police regulations be-
came more and more strict. Any one who
stopped for a moment within half a mile
Of the Lycee was requested to move on by
gendarmes. who appeared on every side
of the square The front of the telegraph
office was held by a detachment of dra-
goons. while other quiet streets We're en-
livened from time to time by troops of
dragons marching through, with their he'll
NETS long horse hair plumes trailing be-
hind When the court reached its inter1nis-
and restaurants. where the case was again
discussed in all it's aspects.
Proceedings In Detail.
The following is detailed account of the
proceedings: Maitre Demange resumed his
plea for the defense shortly after 7:30 am.
He began by saying:
when yesterdays sitting was ended !
was about to deal with what is called the
direct evidence, namely, the technical value
Of the bordereau. The prosecution, by TAX
ing separately each of the notes contain
Ing information supplied by the writer of
tho bordereau, deduced the opinion that
Dreyfus alone could have communicated
the information in the documents.
IF he had not at his disposal proof of this
the prosecutor would have given 1t. The
rules of evidence require the prosecutor to
prove that Dreyfus possessed this informa-
ton, and nobody but he. That is how the
question must be put. We are before
court of justice, with which suppositions
have no place. In order to produce proof
must ask and we must know what was
the information supplied. Consequently We
must have the notes delivered; otherwise
we have to deal with a hypothesis.
This is my first objection. to which I
challenge the public prosecutor to reply"
Counsel, remarking that the hypothesis
accepted in 1894 could not now be main
tained, proceeded to minutely examine the
theories of the headquarters staff, especial
ly those of Gen. Roget. whose arguments he
refuted seriatim. He similarly analyzed the
evidence Of General Mercier, reiterating
the arguments as to the utter improbable
ity of an artilleryman employing the in
correct terms used in the bordereau in
connection with artillery matters
Counsel then reviewed the well-known
facts in the case. showing that Colonel
Schwartzkoppen, the German military at
tache at Paris, supplied information to his
government, years before. regarding the
800 short field gun. He said that only
the internal construction of the brake of
this gun remained secret; but Dreyfus
knew nothing about it, and never asked for
information on the subject from the few
officers knowing it. Therefore, counsel con-
tended. Dreyfus could not have betrayed
this secret.
Regarding the practical tests of the gun,
NJ Dcnange continued, Dreyfus was smi-
larly ignorant. Gen. Merciers statement
that Dreyfus attended the trials could be
dismissed, as it had been proved that the
only leakage resulting from those trials