The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-30

| General Roget S lnSlHuallOns. he ue-
clared that when it became known that
he was going to testify he was covered
with mud and treated as drunkard In
order to minimize the value OF his eVl-
dence. He also emphatically protested
against statement of the Libre Parole
that he offered his services to Matthew
Dreyfus and said that the minister OF
war had authorized him, the witness, TO
prosecute the newspaper. In regard TO
the forged letter to Matthew Dreytus,
continued Cordier, investigation had
shown that Lemercier- Picard undoubt-
edly forged it.
General Roget, having pointed out
that the letter in question was return
ed to the headquarters staff through
the post, Colonel COrdier expressed sur
prise at the fact that the letter was not
delivered to the addressee, whose resi-
dence, he explained, was well known.
| Major Lauth again asked permission
to speak, but Colonel Jouaust declared
that the incident was not connected
with the Dreyfus case and that the dis
cussion must be terminated.
General Roget-Very WELL I will wait
until Colonel Cordier states exactly
where my deposition is false before /
reply. Continuing, General Roget pro-
ceeded to make the same attempt as
General MERCER to confound Captain
Freystaetter, saying that the leakagea
in regard to the Robin shell We're only
reported in 18961S9S, which, he sad,
necessarily invalidated the captains
statement that these leakaSes formed
the subject of part of the secret dossler
in 1894 Captain Freystaetter, however,
merely mentioned "a SHELF and not the
Robin shell.
The general then denied that the
Ieakages in the ministry of war contln-
ued after the conviction of Dreyfus, ana
said that the information given to
certain foreign power before Dfeyfus
was convicted was quite correct, Whlle,
| he claimed, the information furnished
| afterward was incorrect Colonel Pic
| quarts testimony in this connection,
| Roget asserted was untrue. All the
| leakages subsequent to 1894 related 10
| documents anterior to the arrest OF
Dreyfus.
When asked if he had anything to say
Dreyfus promptly rose and said: L new
| err had any share in the preparation or
Plan 10, to which General Roget ailud-
| ed This plan was executed in 1894.
| had merely to superlntend the printing
| of five or six copies of it. General Ro-
get also spoke of letter from Captain
Romus l would be very glad to see
that letter. l know nothing of it,
Colonel Fleur appeared in the witness
box to refute Colonel Cordier's testimo-
nv. He declared that on August %, 1898
Colonel Cordier said to him: 'Dreyfus
is guilty But there must be two 9TH
ers There are three of them.
Colonel Cordier shrugged his shoulders
and admitted that on that date, just a
week before the arrest of Henry, he
said that forgery had been committed
at the headquarters staff. But he told
the same thing to others the day after
the posting up of the speech of NJ Cav
aignac was voted by the chamber of
deputies
Archivist Gribeln also advanced and
protested against Colonel Cordier's
statement He was followed by General
MERCER, who said that 1t was necessary
for Cordier to say what he knew about
the arrangement of the secret dossier
by Colonel Sandherr
General MERCER caused a sensation by
endorsing Colonel Cordier's statement
with reference to the alleged attempt
of Matthew Dreyfus to bride Colonel
Saudherr. The general said: When
Colonel Sandherr reported the interview,
and l asked his opinion Of it, Sandherr
replied: He gave me the impression of
being an honest man resolved to sacri-
flee everything for his BROTHER F" This
statement caused commotion in court
M. De Freycinet's Testimony.
After brief adjournment, the session
of the court was continued, the name
of M. de Freycinct was called and
amid suppressed excitement, the ex-
premier took the witness stand. Maitre
Demange proceeded to question him.
Counsel recalled General Merciers
statement that M. de Freycinct told
General lamont that thirty-five mil
lion francs had been raised abroad for
the defence of. Dreyfus. In reply, M. de
Freycinet expressed the anguish which
he felt at the sight of the trouble into
which his country was plunged and
said his whole desire was to see peace
and calm restored
In regard to the conversation referred
" ttIt WlllltSS Sdlu. btlfeIdl JdlllUlL
made me visit of courtesy on the oc-
casion of my quitting office at the be-
ginning of May. | received many SIM
liar visits. | do not think that | exag-
gerate when / say / received a hundred |
such visits | made no note of the re- |
marks exchanged by my different Wis !
tiers. In the case of General lamont, |
we, of course, talked about the case and |
the campaign of speeches and press ut |
terances which had been proceeding in |
different parts of the world during the !
previous two years In regard to the |
Dreyfus case / was led to say that our |
agents abroad reported that efforts had |
been made, on the initiative of private |
individuals, in behalf of this campaign |
"a very disinterested campaign in |
France, I am sure, but less so abroad. |
reported that the estimates l heard |
had been made by people who professed |
to be well acquainted with the matter
of advertising, in regard to the proba-
BILE money value of the whole campaign
throughout the world since its incep-
ton. That, Monsieur lie President, is
a resume, as complete and faithful as
my recollection permits of the CONVEX
sation with General lamont.
What struck me most was the iden-
tity of our anxiety in regard to the
army. We mutually expressed uneasi-
ness for it must not be concealed that
no ,,raca,7t of have ha6