Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-07
J0UAUST and
MAITRE LABORI.
They Have Hot Words in the
Trial Of Dreyfus.
a RINGING PROTEST
RINGING PROTEST
Tho President of tho Court-Mnr,inI
Refuse. 10 ADMIT Testimony of
Value 10 tho Accused ana tie OUT
rnEcd Attorney Does Sumo Plain
1a,King-Du Patty dc CLAMPS Dcpos
sition Kend nj Inst.

(By Telegraph to V,rSinian Pilot)
Rennes, Sept. 6.-The following is a
detailed report of the proceedings OF
the Dreyfus court-martial to-day:
The secret examination of NJ. Eugene
de Cerruschi, the Austrian refugee and
witness for the prosecution occupied
the time OF the ceurt-martial from the
hour of ills converting at $3.50 u. III. until
$3.50 o'clock. The public sitting of the
court opened at S:45 Il. m, with a brlef
exchange Of unimportant remarks be-
tween Maitre Demange and General
Roget. Senator TrarieuX, formerly
Minister of Justice, was then recalled
10 the witness stand. NJ. Labori ques-
toned NJ. TrarieuX with reference to
the petit blcu. lie replied that he had
examined the Petit Bleu. which had
been the cause OF the accusation
against Colonel Picquart. II the viii
ness had not known i'll the first place
that the genuine document had been
falsihed he would not have received
Picquart at his house the day the lat
ter wae arrested. The witness had not
accused Commander Lauth any more
than any others.
PICQUART DEFENDED.
NJ. Trarieux defended plcquart
the petit blcu. the original genuine
ness of which was proved by the very
use to which Picquart had put 1t when
he submitted TO his superiors the
scheme of dccoy letters which he pro-
posed to send 10 Major Esterhazy in
which was to be introduced the exact
wording Of the petit bleu. Picquart
therefore was a man of untarnished
honor when he was prosecuted for for
gerry. All the evidence showed that
Plcquart was not connected with the
eraSureS, which thus constituted new
forgery and n new device to suuelch
Picquart. Il cannot believe" added
the. eN-Alinister of Justice, warmly
that the number of persons who per-
petrated these forgerics was very great.
We have discovered one source from
which animated other forgcries. ! have
not far to go to seek him."
GENERAL ZURLINDEN HEARD.
General Zurllnden followed lie ex-
planned that he denosed both in the ca
pacity of military governor of Paris
and Minister of War. He had played q
most important part I'm the Du Patty
de Clam, Picquart and Esterhazy
cases. The proceedings in the case OF
Major Du Patty de Clam had caused him
great anxiety. The witness wished for
more light with regard to the ground
upon which revision of the trial OF
Dreyfus was demanded and the charges
efI1ulld tlflB IlOl11 ulnpF .OIllcprS OF the
general staff against Lieutenant Col
onel Picauart
THE COURTS PARTIALITY
After further explanations by General
Zurlinden. NJ. Labori asked permission
to speak.
Colonel Jouaust: us il with regard
to the evidence of NJ. Trarieux?"
NJ. Labori: eft Is with reference to
the erasure on the petit bleu."
Colonel .I0uauSt 81 thu
case, no; we are trying Dreyfus, not
the Picquart case"
NJ. Labori: ALLOW me, Mr. Presi-
dent, 1t is the question of document
alleged to be a device of Picquart
against Esterhazy, but which the de-
fence maintains constitutes proof of
ESterhaZy's trea cherry"
AN. IMPORTANT ERASURE.
M. Labori pointed out that contrary
to General Zurinden's intmatio the
erasure seemed to have assumed con-
siderable Importance in his mind. Gem
eral Zurlinden replied:
ut was myself who discovered the
erasure. 1 first thought it attributable
to an attempt to remove a blot, and
therefore 1t did not possess in my mind
the Importance which others attached
TO it."
NJ. Labori: "Was the erasurc subse-
Quent to the first photography"
General Zurlinden, amid intense eX-
element, admitted that the Taveriere
inquiry showed that the petit bleu had
not been scratched when 1t reached the
statistical section of the Intelligence
Department, and that consequently the
erasure was not the work of Lieutenant
Colonel Plcquart.
NJ. Labor asked NJ. PaleloGues per-
mission TO read document belonging
to the diplomatic dossier, conclusvely
proving, MS he claimed, the genuine
ness of the petit bleu.
NJ. Palelogue-I do not know the
document referred to-
A CONVERSATION RECALLED.
NJ. Labori-The document relates to
q conversation between Delcasse, form
er Primo Minister. and Count Won
Munster Ledenburg German Ambas-
sador to Paris), in which the Amhassa-
dor is reported to have said that Col.
Schwartzkoppen admitted lie had sent
Major Esterhazy number of tcle-
grams.
M. Paleogue-I can only confirm NJ.
Lahoris statement. There is in the
diplomatic dossier document relat-
Ing to e. conversation between NJ. Del
casse and Count Won Munster Leden-
burg, who stated that Colonel Scwartz-
koppen could not say he had written IL
himself because he had not seen IL, but
the Amba ssador said he believed II had
been sent by him Colonel Schwartz
koppen).
FAIRY TALES.
~ Replying to NJ Labor NJ Trortenr