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sier, who would not accept the advice of
the General Staff nor of the officers under
him. however high their rank. It was
Major Du Patty de Clam alone who COM
promised the entire Headquarters Staff
by his imprudence. Sensation. If | now
say so for the first time, 1t is because
the cause against Du Patty De clam has
been dismissed. | could not have spoken
earlier without seeming to accuse the
prisoner
in the choice of Esterhazy's witnesses at
the time of his prosecution by Colonel
Picquart and said he, the witness. was
convinced Du Patty de Clam was only con-
nected with the late Lieutenant Colonel
Henry and not with Esterhazy.
In conclusion, General Gonse said
speak of the dead) was greatly in the
wrong in sending Gribelin to the Mont
Souris interview. Gribelin would not
have been there # 4 I had known it, and
M. Labor next asked that the dossier
In the Tavernier enquiry on Du Patty de
Clam should be produced. whereupon the
Government Conmissary said
II ask that the request be refused,
Replying to counsel. the Commissary
said he hoped Du Patty de Clam would be
able to appear in a few days.
NJ. Laborl said he was greatly surprised
that Du Patty de Clam had sent Ester
only ought 70 have had official cogni-
zance Did General Gonse approve of Du
Patty de CLAIMS action? Did he defend
General 'ssr Gonae-' Never. Du Patty de
Clam was headstrong and excitable'
NJ. Labori-"Bl1t General Gonse initiated
ences at which there were discussions as
to what was to be done for Esterhazy?''
General Gonse--'There We're no such
conferences Il is absolutely untrue.
These tales are always being repeated.
do not accept the insinuations.
M. Labori-ssThere are no insinuations.
We are talking of statements made by
General Gonse-sI was not referring to
you
After this NJ Labori said he desired
to know if General Gonse did not con-
slider himself in some measure responsible
for the proceedings of Du Patty de Clam.
The General replied in the negative and
added that he was conscious that he had
mitted, however, that Du Patty de Clam
was not altogether innocent of share in
the appearance Of The @Dixf article,
and gave the public the first information
regarding the character Of the secret
dossier and the intrigues agaisnt Colonel
When General Gonse was asked what
he thought of Du Patty de CLAIMS inter-
views with Maitre Tezenas. Esterhazys
counsel, General Gonse replied
'ElsterhaZy was sort of special pris-
oner. He retained his liberty, not because
he was under the protection of the Gem
eral staff, but because General Sanssier
= TSsreupon 20 N. Labori remarked that
General Saussier acted in this manner
Headquarters Staff In regard to Ester
hdzy, adding
THAT IS a point which it is very i'm
portant to emphasize" Great sensa-
The General admitted there were two
interviews between Du Patty de Clam and
NJ. Tezenas after which, witness said he
r.t.l le.r1f fl4av1a t1Nc CT
General de Boisdeffre at this point, took
the occasion TO redefend himself.
Il ask Leave he said, sonly 70 tell the
Court that | give the most absolute con-
tradiction to Esterhazy's evidence"
Then turning to counsel for the defense,
the General added
ask permission TO say In regard to these
falsehoods, that I despise them and re-
pei them with the scorn they deserve
The evidence given by Mademoiselle
Pays. the friend of Esterhazy, given be-
fore the Court Of Casation. was then read
by the Clerk Of the Court as the witness
did not appear when her name was called.
General Blinde de Dionne, Governor OF
the Military College, then testified TO
Dreyfus character at college. The prls-
oner, he said, displayed great intelligence
but had a deplorable temper.
He recalled a remark of Dreyfus that
the peoplesof Alsace Lorraine would be
much happier under German rule than
under the rule of France
The prisoner, referring to the recrimin-
ations mentioned by General Blinde de
Dionne explained that during his first
year at the Military College he attained
very high marks, that the second year
he almost held his place, when he add
ed, he heard that b member of the E1x-
anining Board had declared at a oBard
meeting that without knowing the pu-
pills he put mark opposite the name
of Dreyfus, simply because they did not
want a Jew on the Headquarters staff.
The prisoner thought that his protests
against this would, therefore, be readily
understood.
Regarding his alleged remarks about
Alsace-Lorraine, Dreyfus declared that
the statement was the very opposite of
his real sentiments. NJ. Lanquety min
ing engineer of Boulogne, who told the
Court Of Cessation that he had seen
Dreyfus at Brussels during the summer
of 1894, followed The witness said that
he could not now swear to when he saw
The prisoner, rising. declared that II
was in 1886 at the time of the Amster-
dam exhibition, adding, that was the
only time he visited Brussels.
Il met you. M Lanquety,' said Drey-
fus tat a restaurant in the St. Hubert
Arcade We exchanged few words
M Languety admitted that the prison
er's statement was true.
The court adjourned for the day at II 40
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