The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-08

@. (by Jouaust) What work were you
engaged on in the Fourth and First
Bureaux? A. / was only occupied
with current matters, and perhaps a
few studies, of which 7 forget the sub
jeet.
@. At the military school you were
reproached with saying the Alsatians
were happier as Germans than as
Frenchmen? A. No, / never uttered
such words.
@. How do you account for the bad
note against you written by a certain
general? A. He said he wanted no
Jews on the general staff.
@. How did you know what he said?
A. Through conversations.
@. You attributed this bad note to
your religion? A. Yes.
| Q. In 1892 you went to Mulhouse.
! What did you do there? A. l went
there three times, by way of Basic,
without passport Once / arrived at
my house never went out.
@. You went there in 1886? A. Yes,
| possibly.
@. Did you follow the German man
oeuvres? A. No.
c. Did you converse with German
officials. A. l deny it, absolutely.
@. What was your object in going to
Alsace? A. For instruction.
@. You studied transports? A. Yes
@. You wrote certain information re-
specting the manufacture of the Robin
shell. You said this information was
requested by professor of the military
school, This was false. l am told you
oeI,o,J joo,e, ipJiccrpat 1uecttopc
1t Is not true.
@. Did you go to Brussels In 1894?
A. No. / deny it.
@. A witness affirms you went. A.
1t Is false.
@. You had relations with woman?
A. Yes.
@. What nationality? A. Austrian.
@. How could you have such rela-
tons, you an officer Of the general
staff? A. / committed no indscretion.
O. Your books were well kept. You
had special resources Passing through
the Champs Elysees, In 1891, you re-
marked: Here lives certain lady.
Suppose we call on her. / have lost
heavy sums at her house" A. 1t Is
false ! have never gambled. Never!
Never
@. Did you know Major Du Patty de
Clam? A. No.
@. Did you know Major Henry? A.
No.
@. You have no motive for animosity |
against them? A. No
@. And Colonel Picquart? A. I
don't know him.
Q. And Lieutenant Colonel Esterha-
zy? A. / don't know him.
@. You never wrote him? A. No.
@. Colonel Du Patty de Clam says |
that your writing at his dictation was |
less firm when he made you undergo |
trial on the day of your arrest. A. My |
writing has not much changed.
Here a non commissioned officer who |
was standing in front of Major Carrlere !
crossed the platform and handed Drey |
fus his writing on the day of his arrest. |
Dreyfus replied by insisting there was
nothing to show any perceptible change
in his handwriting.
Colonel Jouaust then spoke of the in
terview with Du Patty de Clam, and
Dreyfus replied: Il never confessed |
to Du Patty de Clam
Here occurred one of the most dra-
matte scenes in the examination Drey-
fus, tremendously excited, swayed to
and fro for a moment, and then all his
pent-up emotion and Indignation burst
forth and he cried in a piercing voice,
heard throughout the court and even
~ those standing outside: 1T Is inqui-
+ous to condemn an innocent man. l
never confessed anything. Never!" AS
re uttered the words he raised his
light white-gloved hand, and held it
,loft as If appealing to heaven to vim
licate him.
@. Did you say: IT, I handed over
documents it was to have more impor-
ant ones in return? A. No.
@. Did you say: In three years they |
will recognize my innocence? Why did
,ou say three years." A. l asked for
III means of investigation. They were
efused me. I was justified in hoping
hat at the end of two or three years
ny innocence would come to light.
@. Why three years? A. Because a
ertain time is necessary to obtain
light.
@. Had you an arriere pensee? (after
hought) A. No.
Colonel Jouaust then said: "At the
ime of your condemnation Du Patty de
liam went to see you in the Cherche
Iidi prison. What passed between
ou?" Ii
He asked me if l had not given un {
important information in order to OBJ Z
ain other information. ! replied No. Q
nd added that it was ubiquitous to con-
emn an innocent man. | also asked
i'm to beg the minister of war to seek
ull light to the affair."
@. Didn't you say to him, referring
D a foreign military attache, that you
yould cut his throat with a poignard?
l. No / asked Du Patty de Clam 10
ave the investigation continued.
aid: ANY government which has I
leans of investigation can have the
1reign military attaches questioned. If
We're in its place rather than have an
man condemned, | would force
nem to speak, even if ] had to hold q
agger to their threats. ,
O. Coming to the day of your degra-
alton what passed between you and
aptain Lebrun Renault? What did
on tell him A. Nothing. 1t was real
a sort of broken monologue on my (,
art. | felt that everybody knew of f
le crime with which / was charged, y
nd I wished to say I was not the gull .,
party. ! wished to make clear that e