Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-24

D,n,,iions Employing The PlimSieSt
Of Evidence Read.
npnrrs's PRIVATE CHARACTER.
,fuch ridiculous Testimony Direct
cd Toward Dragging II I'm the
ylirc-Labori Effective. ns UsunI-
General star suffers Much.

General star suffers Much.
RENNES. August 23.-Thc session Of the
Drcyfus Court-martial here to-day was
comparatively uncvcntful The deposit
lions were not productive of any really
thrilling incidents. The Systematic pro-
cuctlon of the fimsiest trash when the
prosecution deems profitable TO iniiict on
tho Judges and which the latter accept as
evidence. t,as proceeded with. Much of
,bo rilicuiors testimony of the morning
WAS devoted 90 an attempt % blast Drcy-
fuss priyate character, though when
Maitrcs LaDori and D.mange had finished
with the Witnesses their bubbles Of tit
tIe-tatlle were badly pricked.
Much Of tho time was occupied in read
.ne the testimony OF Estcrhazy ana Mile
Iays before the Court Of Cessation, du-
ring which many Of She audience left the
courtroom.
LABORI LESS FIERCE
" IMboH again distinguished himself
ir laying bare the weak points Of the
evidence. He was less fierce. however.
than yesterday. though quite aggressive
enough 10 arouse tha latent hostility Of
Oboe Judges. which showed itself in various
utle ways.
g. Labor SIS no favorite either with
1aior Carr.ere the government commits
s.ry. and tie latter makes mo- serious ef-
font 10 conceal his feeling toward the
lawyer
A Labor bore little traces of The effects
Of the outrage upon him. lie rose, sat
down. and moved his body and limbs
apparently without much difficulty. only
occasionally ho put his hands 90 his back
as though suffering pain. His wife fol-
lowed his every movement through gold
and tortoIse-sheu lorenette.
REJANE AGAIN Of HAND.
Madame Eejane the actress. was again
an interested spectator In court to-day,
especially when ~ Labor was on his
feet and Dis voice was vibrating through
the hail. Her eyes watched his mobile
features. across which Gifted every chang
iug expression Of INDIGNATION. anger, or
surprise with the keen interest with
which spectators in 90 theatre follow her
own acting During some of the deposit
lions NJ Labor appeared very nervous.
IIe was unable TO remain still an instant
tvitchme IBIS fingers and shaking bis pa
ysr n DIS hand Counsel was almost
TOO impatient 90 wait till the witnesses
had concluded their testimony.
GONS3TS COMB CUT
Tha only dangerous opponent Of Drey-
r. to-day was General Gonse, who
vtfffT
and an apparently light heart, but ne
let badly mauled 10y NJ. Labor.
General G0nse began 10y declaring he
came 90 defend his honor against those
dwelling against him" but when his
discrimination was finished he re-
turned 20 his seat tfallen. for NJ La
hnri had driven him into "a corner on the
attempts Of the general STAFF 10 shieiu
j. terh3Zy. and had shown that the gem
,ral staff. for which Gonse was response
br had engineered Esterhazy's escape
from the hands of justice The confident
tones OF the General had by that time
dWndled into the proverbial s'li' smaii
voice and his defiant bearing had
changed into the abashcd air Of school
bog caught telling hb.
POOR DAY FOR GENERAL STAFF.
The dav proved certainly a poor one
% the men put up TO sully Dreyfus S
private character were the third and
fourth witnesses
First Major du Chatelet repeated an
alleged conversation of Dreyfus's re-
garding q lady at whose house Dreyfus
Is alleged 10 have gambled and lost
money But when cross-eXamined. gu
Chatelet's memory failed him entirely,
and especially when asked the name OF
the lady. the street she resided in, and
the sum Drcvfus lost
Next ST. Duhrouil showed equally as
founding forsctfuness ON important
points in h.s testimony regarding ORGY
fuss acquaintance with q foreign attache,
and when NJ. Demange capped his sue
ccssful examination on those points by
promising 90 show NJ. Dubreuils record
I'm the law courts as far from clear, the
witness left the stand badly dlscredited.
DKEYFrS MUST BE CLEARED.
The CORES pendent of the Associated
Press talked this afternoon with NJ.
Jaures the Socialist leader who. with
Matthew Drcyfus. sees Maitre Labor
every day after the session and who is
acquainted with the entire tactics Of the
defence NJ Jaures said. 'I am convinced
that Dreyfus will bee acquitted. lie must
Boz acquitted for no new fact has been
brought up against him. The generals. l
believe are going 10 make their last
stand on Bertuion's system, which they
intend 90 submit. as proving Dreyfus
nmy Intelligent men laugh at IT, but
80 ls Very ingenious and has the merit in
te ewes OF the generals Of being incom-
pehers.tlc 90 an ordinary man, and thus
calculated 90 impress him, if supported
by 'hc puppets of the General Stan.
'bertion's theory has already been in
Uoducei by some of the military wit
ne SEES. "no declare their confidence In IT,
The uia4 in my belief. will last about
another twenty DAYS"