The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-30
Three Guilty Ones.

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Three Guilty Ones.
Colonel F'leur appeared in the witness
box to refute Colonel Cordier'S testi-
mony. He declared that Aug. %, 1898,
Colonel Cordier said to him: ''Dreyfus
is guilty, but there must be two others.
There are three of them
Colonel Cordier shrugged his Shout
ders and admitted that just week
before the arrest of Henry he said for
gerry had been committed at the head
quarters staff. but. the colonel added,
he told the same thing to others the
day after the posting up of the speech
of NJ. Cavaignac, the minister of war,
was voted by the chamber of depu-
ties.
Archivist Grevelin also advanced and
protested against Colonel Cordiers
statement. He was followed by General
MERCER, who said it was necessary for
Cordier to say what he knew was the
arrangement of the dossier, by Colonel
Sandherr. Mercier caused a sensation
by endorsing Colonel Cordier'S state
ment with reference to the alleged
attempt of Matthew Dreyfus to bride
Colonel Sandherr. The general said:
when Colonel Sandherr reported the
interview and 1 asked his opinion of it,
Sandherr replied: He ave me the
impression of being an honest man re-
solved to sacrifice everything for his
brother" This statement caused COM
motion in court.
Freycinet On the Stand.
After a brief adjournment the session
was continued. NJ. de Freycinet was
called and, amidst suppressed excite
ment, the former minister of war, for
mer minister of foreign affairs and for
mer premier, took the witness stand
NJ. Demange proceeded to question
the former minister. Counsel recalled
General Mercier's statement that M. de
Freycinet told NJ. Lamont that q, 600
francs had been raised for the defense
of DrevfuS.
In reply. NJ de Freycinet described
the anguish he felt at the sight of the
trouble into which his country was
plunged, and his desire was to see peace
and calm restored. In regard to the
conversation referred to, the witness
said:
General lamont made me visit of
courtesy on the occasion of my quitting
office at the beginning of May. l re-
ceived many similar visits. do not
think that l exaggerate when 1 say
that / received a hundred such visits.
l made no note of the remarks eX-
changed by my different visitors.
Money For Defense.
'In the case of General lamont we,
of course talked about the case and
the campaign speeches and press utter
ances which had been proceeding in
different parts of the world during the
previous two years.
In regard to the DreyfuS case / was
led to say that our agents abroad re-
ported that efforts had been made on
the initiative of private individuals, in
l.et o1r Of hi ion
interested campaign in France, 1 am
sure but less so abroad. L reported
the estimates / heard had been made
by people who protested to be we'll
acquainted with the question of adj
vertising in regard to the proper money
value of the whole campaign through
out the world since its inception.
The Army Endangered.
That Monsieur lie President is a
resume as complete as my recollection
permits of the conversation with Cen
eral lamont. What struck me most
was the identity of our anxiety in re-
gard to the army. We mutually ex-
pressed uneasinesSs for it must 'oe con-
coded that the present attacks have had
a profound echo which might eventu-
ally endanger the cohesion of the army
you know well gentlemen that there
is a higher discipline than even the
code. as l said in the cham !
Der. 1t is that more rigorous discipline |
which comes from the confidence of |
the soldier in his chiefs. How can !
that confidence be maintained if these (
chiefs are depicted Oily in the black
est colors? Was it not to be feared I
that at given moment this conf
dence would disappear and what would (
be the result if we were engaged in ex-
ternal difficulties?. (Sensation).
Il adjure those of my countrymen," /;
continued N. de Freycinet, earnestly. I
who participate in these attacks upon
the impulse of generous passion and /
with the object of serving a noble ele- /
waited idea, / have no doubt they are
led away-to take heed in the dangers I
TO which they may involve the country. /
AS General lamont said TO me it is /
high time to end it
Let US cease throwing in one an
others faces accusations which dis