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eigner Yet 10 Take the Stand-Deolare
that He VIII Now Call on ForcigI
ceipt of Alleged Documents from
Dreyfus.
Rennes, Sept. 4.--The fifth week O
the Dreyfus court-martial began to
day with the largest attendance We
seen since the trial began. Six to tel
days is given as the outside limit TO
the further duration of the court-mar
tia.
The session opened with the appear
anee of M. Cernuschi, said to be {
member of the Servian royal house
His letter to Colonel Jouaust Offering
his testimony stated that, having beer
mixed UP in political troubles in Aus
| tra- Hungary, he had been obliged tt
! seek refuge in France, where he had g
| friend who was a high official of the
foreign office of a central European
| power. This friend, the witness said
told him that certain foreign agents in
l idliCt IlllSHL oSilOuHtS uiiils tltG III
name mentioned being that of Dreyfus
| Another officer. a foreign general OF
staff, similarly warned him. One day
the witness said, when he was visiting
| the latter, he saw him take from his
/ pocket a voluminous packet containing
| military documents. The officer said
! that in France one could buy anything,
adding: what is the good of Jews, If
you don't use them?"
Being questioned if he had asked the
name of the traitor in this case, M.
Cernuschi replied: mo; because the
officer had already said that Dreyfus
was his informant"
This answer and the tone in which it
was delivered, evoked a movement Of
incredulity among the audience. Ma
jor Carriere, representing the govern
ment, asked that the court hold fur
Their examination Of this witness be-
hind closed doors in view of the diplo-
matte side Of his testimony.
M. Labori then announced that since
the prosecution had summoned the aid
Of foreigners he intended to make for
NAL application to have complete steps
taken through foreign channels to as
certain whether the documents men
toned in the bordereau were delivered
to a foreign power, and, il so, by whom.
This announcement, which, If Colonel
Jouaust consents to the application
will have most important consequences,
created a deep impression in court.
The second witness called was M.
Andre, clerk to M. Bertusuh, judge Of
the Court of Cessation, who received
the confession of the late Lieutenant
Colonel Henry, NJ. Andre deposed that
he overheard LieutenantC Colonel Henry
exclaim Don't insist, I beg of you.
The honor of the army must be saved
before everything"
The next important witness was the
well-known mathematician NJ Pain
leve, who began by attacking M. Ber-
tillon's system of proof against Drey
fus. M. Painleve then entered upon a
personal topic, which quickly won him
the close attention of the audience and
brought on a dramatic scene, which
kept the spectators in a state of ex-
citement until he finally left the bar.
He referred to his testimony before
the Court of Cessation and protested
vehemently against the version given
by General Gonse of conversation
with M Hadamard, a cousin of Drey-
fus in which M. Hadamard expressed
his belief in the guilt Of Dreyfus.
Never" explained Painleve, "dld M.
Hadamard doubt the innocence of his
cousin
General Gonse asked to be heard and
the stage. After declaring
that the whole matter was insignificant,
he insinuated that the faith of M. Had
amard and M. Painleve in the innocence
of Dreyfus must have been strength
ened recently. M. Painleve replied,
warmly insisting that he never had any
doubt of Dreyfus' innocence. General
Roget also Joined in the discussion,
M. Labori began a cross-examination
of General Gonse regarding a certain
document in the secret dossier to which
General Gonse had referred but which
had not been submitted to the court.
NJ Labor, not receiving satisfactory
answers, and finding that Colonel Jou-
aust declined to allow him to press the
matter in the way he wished, became
extremely indignant, and protested
with considerable warmth against Col
onel Jouausts veto Of his questions.
This caused a little scene between Col
onel Jouaust and M, Labori. Finally
the latter asked why certain dispatch
from the French ambassador at Rome
relative to the payment of money to
Major Count Esterhazy by an Italian
agent had not been included in the Sc
,ret dossier presented to the court.
General Gonse replied that he had not |
considered the dispatch of sufficient |
to be included in the secret |
lossier.
Colonel Jouaust here again refused |
% allow some of M Labori's questions. |
VI. Labori was Tuning with indigna-
ton, but was obliged to submit, He |
asked General Gonse who compiled the |
secret dossier. 81 did, shouted Com |
nandant Cuignet from the body of the |
nall. Commandant Cuignet then came |
% the bar, and declared that he had |
omitted all documents from abroad |
because foreigners We're interested in |
leceiving us He added that another |
dispatch existed, relating to a CONVEX |
;ation between foreign sovereign and |
French military attache, in the course |
if which the sovereign said "What is |
low occurring in France is proof of |
he power of the Jews" This dispatch
aid Cuignet, although against Dreyfus,
vas also omitted from the secret dos
Ter. As he made this statement, Com