Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-01

refused permission to do so when 1 ask
Col Jouaust. out of patience. retorted
81 have heard enough. Be quiet. The in
cident is closed
Carricre Object of Ridicule.
This cavalier treatment of the govern
ment commissary, who, however. makes
himself ridiculous whenever he opens his
mouth, caused general laughter.
General Sebert followed. He also proved
a trump card for Dreyfus, he declared
the wording of the bordereau revealed pro-
fessionsI ignorance. He also said the man
who wrote it was not artillery officer.
and said such an officer as Dreyfus could
not make the mistakes he referred to.
General Sebert entered into lengthy ex-
plantations of his statements. pertinently
pointing out that an artillery officer would
have known the interesting parts of the
firing manual and would not have written
In the bordereau take what interests you"
The general again declared emphatcally
that the bordereau could not have been
written by artillery officer by one
who had passed through the polytechnic
school. This made a profound impression
on the court, which was intensified when
General Sebert, who is a venerable looking
gentleman concluded. fearlessly:
Il am happy to have had the strength to
carry here my stone toward the edfice of
reparation which the court is building up
with much care and confidence, while
holding itself aloof from outside passions
Major Ducros deposed that he commanded
d field battery: that he knew Dreyfus and
offered him certain Information. But. he
pointed out, Dreyfus never asked him a
question. although he knew he, the witness,
possessed most Interesting informatioo
notably particulars about the hydro-pneu-
matte brake.
Gen. Mercier Intervenes.
General MERCER here interviewed and said
that at the time Major Ducros was speak
ing of the Ducros fieldpiece had been re-
jected in favor of the Deport cannon. and,
he said Dreyfus therefore could have no
object in procuring particulars of the Du-
eros gun.
More support for DreyfuS was forthcom-
ing in the deposition of Major Hartmann
of the artillery. to express the opinion that
the author of the bordereau did not know
what he was writing about, since he spoke
of the TO short gun, when he meant
the 40 long gun.
The major led the court through maze
Of technical details about artillery, until
Col. Jouaust asked him to refrain from
technicalities as far possible. evidently
fearing that Hartmann might reveal Sc
tIelS u lNe service. Ills evidence was d.
rected entirely to show that Dreyfus was
not the author of the bordereau and that
the artillery Information mentioned in 1t
was accessible to men of all arms in the
spring of 1894. So far the dispositions
We're concerned DreyfuS certainly had rea-
son to be pleased with today's proceedings.
Following is detailed report of the days
proceedings:
The DreyfuS court-martial opened today
with the reading of an official report on NJ.
du Breuil, who August p testified to hav-
ing met Dreyfus and a German attache
at the house of a mutual friend named
Bodson. The cross-eXamination of this wit
ness had reflected on his character but the
report today was to the effect that he never
was householder, as claimed by Maitre
Labor, leading counsel for the defense;
that his character was most respectable,
and that he was held in general esteem.
Maltre DemanGe of counsel for the de-
Tense. insisted that the Judgment of the
CoutanceS in regard TO NJ. du Brueil should
be read. The latter thereupon advanced to
the witness box and announced that he had
arranged for all papers in the case to be
sent to the court. In the meanwhile NJ.
du Breuil read letters indorsing his char
acter and thanked the court for the oppor-
tunity to defend himself against the at
lacks of NJ. Labor.
he prisoner was questioned as to the
date of his relations with Madame Bodson.
and replied that it was in 1887. and NJ. du
Rreuil, thinking that Dreyfus had said
1875. offered, amid laughter. to have the
The Prisoner Indignant.
Dreyfus expressed intense indignation al
the reference made in the court of his per-
sonal relations with Madame Bodson.
Il emphatically reassert. said he, that
1 never met any foreigners at NJ. Bodson's,
and 1 beg the court to make such inquiries
are necessary to ascertain the truth on
this point
Germain groom. one of the witnesses
cited by Colonel Jouaust. testified that he
was at Mulhausen in 1856, where he was
employed in livery stable, he said, and
furnished horse to the prisoner. AS the
horse jumped the witness replied, Give
him his head and you will see
Dreyfus, the witness claimed. attended
the German maneuvers at Alsace at that
time.
Col. Jouaust-Have you seen the prisoner
since?
Germain-Yes: I recognized him in the
Bots de BOulogne Lieutenant Dreyfus.
Col Jouaust-How did you know that?
Germain-An officer named d Infreville,
ma jor, told me.
Col. Jouaust-Do you recognize him In the
prisoner?
German docking at the prisoner)-Yes
NJ. Demange inquired whether the witness
had not been prosecuted for Swindlng and
had been acquitted.
German replied in the negative but he
subsequently, admitted that he had been
convicted of embezZlement June II 1Sa
Counsel also showed German was SEN
fenced to six months Imprisonment for
ENLIGHTENMENT In 1898.
NJ. Labor asked German If he was ac-
Quainted with NJ. de Beaurepaire, and the
witness replied that he was not acquainted
with him, but he added that NJ. Reaure-
paire knew the facts to which he testified
through the witness friends and he also
admitted having written to VI. de Beaure-
paire. giving Information which the latter
had published in the Echo de Paris
On Furlough at MuIhausen
In reply to the usual question, Dreyf1s
admitted that about 1886 or 1887 he spent
furlouSh at Mulhausen. adding:
Every year, both while studying and
attending the gunnery and artillery train
Ing schools, passed one or two months at
Mulhausen- But 1 can positively affirm
That L was never present either in an Off
cial or semi-ofiicial capacity at the German
neaneuvers- l was never invited to attend
the German maneuvers, and | never dined
or iunched with any German officer On
each visit l called on the general COM
handing at Mulhausen. with my regular
passport, In accordance with my duty
would like to point out in regard to
the maneuvering ground to which refer
ehce Is made that the Mulhausen ground
Is not ground over which maneuvers could
De carried out. Ii is merely a small drill
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