The San Francisco call., 1899-09-07

:
when the open session of the Dreyfus
Court-martial began at $50 o'clock. Sena-
/ tor TrarleuX. former Minister of Justice,
/ resumed his deposition. which had been
! interrupted by the adjournment of the
court yesterday. NJ. Trarieux took up the
| testimony of Savignaud, the witness for
| the prosecution who had asserted that he
! had seen letters addressed NJ. Scheurer-
! Kestner, formerly Vice President of the
/ Senate, by Lieutenant Colonel PicQuart
/ while Savignaud was Picquart's orderly
! in Tunis. NJ. Trarieux declared that Sa-
/ vignaud was a perjurer and that two Of
! fcers visited Savignaud before the court
/ martial opened. NJ. Trarieux limiting that
! the officers had drilled Savignaud on the
! testimony he should give.
/ Savignaud replied, reiteraung the truth
/ of his previous testimony.
I Lieutenant Colonel Picquart then arose
and repeated his denial Of SaYignaud's
story.
| NJ. Trareux delivered his testimony in
an emphatic tone. He reviewed the ques-
ton of the petit beu, which, he said, he
was convinced was authentic. He pro-
/ ceeded to comment upon the questionable
role played by Commandant Lauth in the
affair. On the conclusion of NJ. TrarieuX )
deposition Commandant Lauth confronted
him. The commandant declared that he
I had acted honestly throughout and that
he had not the least doubt of Lieutenant
Colonel PicQuarts falsihcauon of the
petit bleu in order to incriminate Major
Esterhazy.
A striking incident occurred when Com
mandant Lauth, a moment later, asserted
that Lieutenant Colonel Picquart had al
ways shown the greatest contempt for the
officers of his bureau, asserting that on
one occasion Picquart had brought to the
general staff in the presence of Mesdames
Henry and Lauth a woman, Nine. D,
who was the wife or a magistrate, ana
Lauth intimated Picquarts mistress.
Lieutenant Colonel Picquart arose and
cried, Il protest absolutely
There arose from the spectators q
chorus of indignant cries of "Canaille, /
"Cochon" and "Aliserable.' The gen
darmes were ordered to suppress the out
bursts of indignation winch mad been
evoked by the conduct of Commandant
Lauth in publicly naming a woman In
General Zurlinden formerly Minister Of
War, followed Commandant Lauth at the
witness bar. General Zurlinden spoke In
Military Governor of Paris and Minister
of War in the matter OF the prosecution
of Lieutenant Colonel Picquart, taking
the ground that the measure was abso-
lutely necessary in Order that the court
should clear up the charge of forgery
brought against Picquart Moreover, Cen
eral Zurlinden said the Minister of JUS
tice had persuaded him to send Lieutenant
Colonel Picquart before military court
Nj. ITaTieuX TeDleQ TO NtIeTdI LuEllI-
den, reproaching him with Picquart's ten
months Imprisonment.
NJ Labori then asked a question Of Gen
eral Zurlinden regarding the petit bleu.
Colonel Jouaust, president OF the court
martial. refused to put the question, on
the ground that the court was engaged
quart NJ. Labor, however, insisted, taxi
ing the ground that the petit bleu dem
onstrated the guilt of Major Esterhazy
and that consequently it was very i'm
portant for Dreyfus.
NJ Labori then tackled General Zurlin-
den who admitted that the magsterial
inquiry showed that the petit bleu was
not tamperad with when it first arrived
at the intelligence department, and that
consequently PiCquart could not have
been guilty, as alleged, of distorting the
N. Labori asked that NJ Paleologue,
the expert of the Foreign Office, be con-
suited with reference to his reading before
the court of diplomatic documents which |
established irrefutably the authenticity of
NJ. Paleologue, who sits behind the
judges, came to the front of the, stage and
said that he did not know to which docu-
ments NJ. Labori alluded
The document" replied M. Labori 'in
which is recounted conversation be- |
twee NJ. Del Casse. former Prime Minis |
ter. and Count Won burg |
Germanys Minister to Paris, in the course |
of which Count Won Munster-Ledenburg |
had said Colonel SchWarZkoppen had ad- /
mitted that he sent Major Isterhazy |
number of telegraphic cards or petit
bleus'
NJ. Paleologue responded that what NJ |
Labor said was quite true and that the |
document belonged to the diplomatic de- |
Rartmenta G the petit 6leu in 9Ues
Schwarzkoppen could affirm whether he |
wrote ii himself or whether he had not !
seen II: but in any case, M. Paleologue
said, he believed ii was sent by Colonel |
Schwarzkoppen.
This declaration by the expert of the
Foreign Office created marked sensation
NJ Trarieux again entered upon long
statement, in the course of which he said |
Major, Esterhazy was acquitted, not /
Colonel Jouaust stopped NJ. Trarieux.
saying he must not speak that way Of
NJ Trarieux replied that he had not re-
ferred to judges but to la chose jugee.
Colonel Jouaust then pointed out that
and making a regular speech for the de-
fense.
General Billot now confronted NJ.
Trarieux in reply to the latter's criticism
of him. General Billot was much affected
and spoke in a husky voice. He began
by declaring that NJ. Trarieux had delv-
special pleading for Dreyfus and
Picquart and an arraignment of former
Ministers. General Billot praised Lieu
tenant Colonel Picquart for his services
in the army and declared that he had. the
greatest confidence in him-a confidence
which, however, he had since been com
PEELED TO WlIHuIdW men, discussing
Picuuart's investigation of the suspicious
against Major Esterhazy, General Billot
said: Even If Esterhazy should be
proved a traitor, that would not prove
breyfus innocent, for in cases of espion-
age it very often. occurs that there are
several accompices.
M. Labori wished to question General
BilIot, and an alteration with Colonel
Iouaust ensued. Finally NJ. Labori cried:
:" Allow me to remark, Mr.. President, that
it has never been said that Dreyfus had
in EStarhaZV' -
Captain Dreyfus, who heard General
RiIIot's statement with evident excite
ment. also sprang to his feet and shout
ed II protest against this odious ac-
M. Labori again insisted that he be al
lowed to question General Bllot Colonel
Jouaust still refused and heated wran-
na ssionate protest against the attitude of