Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-06
APPEALED TO RULERS.
Labor Sent kilograms to Will
lam and Humbert.
WANTS EX-ATTACHES TO TESTIFY.
The French Government Alse to Ask
That Schwartzkoppen and Panizzardi
BE Allowed to Appear as Witnesses.
Ex-Minister Testified For Dreyfus.

RE>NEs, France. Sept. On. Labor
telegraphed personal appeals to EN-
perur William and King Humbert to
grant permission TO Colonel Schwartz
koppen and Colonel Panizzardi, Gen.
man and Italian military attaches in
Paris i'll 1894, to come to Rennes to tes-
tify in the trial of Captain Dreyfus.
The appeals were couched in elo-
quent terms. invoking the assistance of
their maiesties in the name of justice
and humanity. They are quite supple
mentary to the formal application that
will be made by the government conf
missary, Major Carriere.
Both SchwartZhoppen and PaniZZardi
must consult their respective Sovereigns
before starting. but the counsel for
Dreyfus fully expect them to arrive
here, if they come at all, in time to give
their testimony OH Thursday, in which
case the trial would probably conclude
this week and the verdict be delivered
on Friday or Saturday.
RENNES, France, Sept. 6.-The judges
in the Dreyfus courtmartial deliberated
over the application of M. Labor for an
order upon the government commissary
to request the French government to
| invite foreign governments to supply
documents enumerated in the border
! eau. 1t was unanimously decided to
reject the application of NJ. Labori on
the ground that the courtRdid not con-
slider itself competent to pronounce a
Judgment which might entail diplo-
matte action by the government.
L. IL 1anidnA clx- 70
examine NJ. de Cernuschi, the Austro-
Hungarian refugee, today behind closed
doors.
In view of the rejection by the court.
martial Of NJ. Labori's motion, the de-
tense intend to issue subpoenas to
Colonels Schwartzkoppon and Paniz-
zardi. The subpoenas will be trans.
mitted by the courtmartial. through the
minister of war, the minister of Justice
and the minister of foreign affairs. sue
cessvely, and thence through the French
ambassadors at Berlin and Rome.
Colonels Schwartzkoppen and Paniz-
zardi can elect whether they shall ap-
pear before the courtmartial or make
depositions before magistrates III their
respective countries, i'll which latter
case the dispositions will be transmitted
as evidence to the courtmartial through
diplomatic channels. This probably
meaus at least weeks of delay.
The examination of the secret espion-
age dossier mentioned by Captain Ouig-
net during Mondays sitting Of the
eourtmartial occupied the greater part
of the secret session OF the court.
Tie first witness who was called to
the bar was the reporter, Bassett, whom
The Matin sent to London to interview
MeIcr Count Ferdinand Walzin Ester
hazy Tho witness deposed that Ester:
bazv confessed to him that he wrote the
bordereau under orders from Colonel
Sandherr, who was then chief of the
seer. t Intelligence bureau. The order,
Esterhazy said, was to catch the traitor
ut the headquarters of the general staff
whom EsterhaZy afterward said was
Captain Dreyfus.
Major Carriere here burst out with an
extraordinary protest against Major
EsterhaZy's insinuation against Colonel
Sandherr.
a. protest. he cried, "in the name
and memory of Colonel Sandherr,
against the insinuations introduced |
against him.
NJ Labori, however, ignored this pro-
test, which he styled ga ridiculous pre-
tention.''
NJ. Labori then called upon General |
Roget to testify regarding letters re-
ceived from Major Esterhazy since the
opening of this trial.
He replied that he only opened one
letter from Major EsterhaZy, which he
forwarded to Colonel Jouaust. General
Roget added that he had declined to re.
ceive other letters.
NJ. Labor then asked Colonel Jouaust
TO have the letters read.
Colonel ,lOuaust at first declined, but
IL. Labori insisted so firmly that Colonel
Jouaust, after wrangling while, gave
way and consented that the letter should
lie read later.
General Roget then read the one Es-
ternazy letter which he admitted hav-
ing opened. In this letter Major Ester
hazy said he could not prove the exist
ence of the alleged syndicate organized
in the interest of Dreyfus, and COM
plain, d that the general staff had re-
fused to give him fair hearing.
NJ. Laoori then put a series of ques-
tions intended to bring out the fact that
the general staff had made use of Major
t>t2rhazy even after he was known to
be unreliable.
General Roget said he had not consid-
cred Major Esterhazy's S avowals to be of
any vaiue.
NJ. Labor sought to question General
Roget more closely on his statement
chat none of the generals of the general
staff had any relations with Major Es-
erhazy, but Colonel Jouaust declined
20 allow further discussion. This led to
another scene between the president of
4 l.
'ense, NJ Labori declaring that General
Roget, who came here more as public
prosecutor than as witness, refused to
'eplv to probing questions.
A little later M. Labori pushed the
question on General Biliot on what is
Known us the liberating document,
which, it is alleged, freed EsterhaZy. ,
General Zurlinden spoke few words
the general staff's belief in
dajor Esterhazy.
" NJ. Demange, said he thought Ester ,
q Y Innocent OF treason.
general Roget then delivered short
DISCOURSE in reply to the statement of
u de Fond Lamotte on Saturday that
he phrase in the bordereau, 81 am :
.oing to the manoeuvers, )" showed that i
)reyfus could not be the author of the !
,ordereau. General Roget maintained
hat III. Lalnotte was wrong.
Captain Dreyfus arose and i'll clear
oice emphatically insisted that the cir $
ular of May II, 1894, announcing that \
he probationers would not go to the
was written in the clearest
lnguage, which the court would see If
were read. He reiterated that he had /
ever asked to 90 TO the mauOeuyerS, | I
Or he was absolutely convinced that
uch request would not be granted.
NJ. Deffes. a reporter for The Temps, {