The Portland daily press., 1899-09-06
M. tabori's Eloquent
Appeal.
Asked To Allow Military At
taches To Testify.

Rennes. September 5-Maitre La bori
this afternoon telegraphed personal ap-
peals 90 Emperor William and King
Humbert TO grant permission to Colonel
Sohwartzkoppsn and Colonel Panizzardi,
German ana Italian military attaches in
Paris In 1894, to come to Rennss to testi-
fy In the trial Of Captain Dreyfus. The
appeals were couched In eloquent terms,
invoking the assistance of their majesties
In the name Of Justice and humanity.
They are quite supplementary to the
formal application that will be made by
the government commissAry, Major
Carriere.
The demand Of III. Labori that thu
court martial should Issue process subject
to the approval OF the two ssvsreigns
came like thunderholt at today's ses-
sion. The step is fraught with momen-
tous consequences as 1t affords Emperor
William an opportunity again to assume
mis- favorite role of arbiter of the destinies
Of the world. No one will be surprised If
Colonel Schwartzkoppen, in the name of
the Kaiser makes a declaration that will
practically decide the result of the trial.
today's proceedings:
The proceedings today opened with
secret session at which the secret espIon-
age dcssier mentioned by Captain Cuig-
net yesterday was read. Cernnschi. the
Austro-Hungarian refugee, was not ex-
amined today but VIII be examined by
the court In Gamer tomorrow.
The onan aitkinO wac rasnn,ad oS at.hh
o'clock.
NJ. Labori, leading counsel for the de-
Tense, submitted "a preamble and motion
In the following terms:
AS had the honor to announce yes
terday beg to submit TO the court mar
tial the foi;owing conclusions:
"May 1t please the count, In view of ths
fact that at its sitting on September
the president OF the court martial by vir-
tue of his discretion and power. called as
the witness Eugene de Cernuschi, for
mer lieutenant Of cavalry In thu Anstri-
an army, residing at 81 Rue Chainbon,
Paris, who represented notably, that
Drsyfus had been signalized to him not
only by the chief Of a department In the
foreign office OF a central European power
but also by an officer OF the headquarters
staff Of another central European power
as an informer IL the service of foreign
nations and considering that the inter
vention In such circumstances OF former
officer of foreign army against French
officer renders necessary that the defense
abandon the reserve they have hitherto
imposed upon themselves and move for
the communication to the court of the
documents enumerated in the papers
called the bordereau and OF which COM
munioation to the court will be of such
nature as to prove in q striking manner
the innocence OF the accused with regard
10 allegations which cannot entirely or
immediately be rsfuted except by Official
documents, therefore move that the
government commissioner request the
government to ask the power or powers
concerned through diplomatic channels
for communication OF the documents
enumerated in the paper called the bor-
dereau."
Aftsr reading the above NJ. Labori pro.
ceedsd to inform the court.that he didEnot
intend to develop conclusions which in
themselves were sufficient.
II am we'll aware" said counsel for
the defense, "that we ara face to face with
peculiarly delicate situation but as
have no control over decisions Of the
oourb with regard to the conclusions I
have the homer to submit, beg 10 state
that have notified the government COM
missioner to name Colonels Schwartz
koppen and Panizztrdi as witnesses
whom consider 1t necessary to call be-
fore the court martial II they ara willing
TO testify befera It, ueg to point out
that 1t il fni gow and for exceptional
reasons thA ne are Obliged to have re-