The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-24

of the war Office, deposed that Dreyfus,
| While on the general staff, could have
| had access unDerceived to documents
! during certain hours of the day. The
1 prisoner, replying, admitted he was
present during those hours, but ex-
/ planned that his presence was connect
/ ed with his duties.
His Wife's Friend.
! The fourth witness, NJ. Dubrieul, de-
! scribing himself as a private gentle
man, proved most entertaining, and,
moreover. gave NJ. Labcri the first OPP
portunity of making a few points in
favor of Dreyfus. NJ. Dubrieui, who
was one of NJ. Quesnay de Beaure-'
| paire'S witnesses, told a gosSipy story
of meeting DreyfuS at the house of an
acquaintance, NJ. Bodson, in 1894, when
Dreyfus was a lieutenant, and to see
ing the latter cCnversing with a man
described to the witness as German
attache. This was the sum of his tes
timony, which was dotted with flashes
of unconscious humor, as when NJ. Du-
brieul said he told his acquaintance
that he could not frequent his house
if the German visited him. The ac-
quaintance, it appeared, replied, ex-
cusing the fact by saying the German
vas not his, but his wife's friend,
which caused a ( = eral laugh in court,
which became louder when NJ. Du-
brieul later remarked that he had no
prejudice against Dreyfus for visiting
his acquaintance, or, rather. his ac-
quaintance's wife, adding: If every
officer who is in love with his neigh
boris wife is dismissed from the army,
there would be very few left"
NJ. Labor took the witness in hand,
and beautifully ascertained that he
only knew the visitor was a German
attache because he was told so. and he
did not know whether he was a mill
tary or a civil attache. He did not
even know his name. In fact, the whole
story was or the fiimsiest description.
Moreover, foreign military attache
would have nothing to gain by culti-
waiting the acquaintance o. a simple
lieutenant, as Dreyfus was then.
Dreyfus, when he rose to reply to
this witness, spoke in a quiet, convinc-
ing voice, denying that he had any
relations with German attache, mill
tary or civil.
Nj. Labor finished with NJ. Debrieul
by asking for the production of his
record in the law courts, which, counsel
limited, was discreditable.
The prisoner was very indignant dur
ing NJ Dubrieurs deposition, and once
tried to interpose, but the president of
the court, Colonel Jouaust waved him
down, telling him he might reply when
NJ Dubrieul finished, which he did, as
the witness uttered his concluding
words, requesting an inquiry, because
il must be made known here who is
lying and who is speaking the truth"
Notorious Ignorance of Esterhazy.
The statement of the prisoner caused
a deep impression.
The next witness. Captain Valdant,
testified to seeing M.tLeblois in Colonel
Picquart's office at the beginning of
1886. Captain Lerond of the artillery,
who followed him, spoke of the motor
ious ignorance of Esterhazy in artillery
matters. showing he could not have di-
Sulged what was promised in the Dor
dereau.
Captain Lerond also deposed that
Picquart in October, 1894, connected !
EsterhaZy- with espionage. Colonel |
PiceHart confronted the witness and |
denied the allegation.
Esterhazy was called as the next wit !
ness but there was no response and so |
the court ordered the reading of his !
evidence as given before the court of |
cessation.
When Esterhazy's deposition had
been finished, NJ. Labori asked that Es- |
terhaZy's letters to the president of the |
republic be read, in which Esterhazy is |
said to have threatened if the scandal |
continued that his sovereign, the EN- ,
peror, would intervene.
General Gonse here asked to be al
lowed to respond to Esterhazy's testi-
mony as given before the court of cas-
s2tion and declared in loud voice that
Esterhazy's statements that he was
the instrument of the general staff was
an absolute lie. The general traversed
evidence contradicting
statement after statement and declar-
ing that EsterhaZy could only have had
relations with Major du Patty de Clam
and the late Lieutenant Colonel Henry.
rhe general absolutely denied having
had any relations with him.
Cannot See the Dossier.
Counsel asked that the dossier Ncon.
aiming the documents relating to the
INQUIRY into the relations of Esterhazy
md du Patty de Clam instituted by
Major Travernier on behalf of the mil
tary authorities should be communi-
,ated to the court and discussed. To
his the government commissary, Ma
or Carriere, replied that he had ap-
,lied to the military authorities on the
subject, but his request had been re-
used.
Major Carriere added that he hoped
lie Clam would be able to come to court
n few days. He added that a medi- $
al consultation in this connection
would take place tonight and that the
ecision would be announced tomorrow
Leading counsel then submitted to q
ieneral Gonse a number of searching I
uestions on Esterhazy's relations with c
he general staff The general, as a $
ule, became very excited. especially 1
'hen asked if there was not an in v
rigue in favor of Esterhazy and if he a
id not take part in it,
ITS false, it's false" shouted the
eneral, and from his manner one
,ould imagine he spoke sincerely, I'M 7
,ss he is a fine actor. The general,
owever, was visibly disconnected at
everal of NJ. Labori's questions. The .
illness voice grew so faint that it h
as scarcely audible. Finally counsel a
slSed why Esterhazy was not arrested T
fter the inquiry and General Gonse h
,plied: +
Because General Saussier deemed it :,
-oper to leave him at liberty :
Yes" retorted M Labor, but Gen. e,
al Saussier must have been deceived Ii
7 the general staff
This abrupt declaration accompanied n
: an expressive gesture was in coun- p
rs best style and caused a sensation, el
mid which the general returned to his 81
at. looking very i'll at ease. II
Major Gendron. who deposed yester- q,
~, was recalled after General Gonse, Az
Id supported the latter's statements. CO
General Deboisdeffre then jumped to II
s feet and denied in the most forci- hi
G manner EsterhaZy's statements, adj w
ng that had he been present he would ne
we given him the lie with all the
he deserves ~,
The name of Mile. Pays was called a
y thero was no rpSnOnca fha avi