The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-31
AIR OF RENNES
FULL OF RUMORS.
Continued From Fist PageA

and unequlvocauy the absolute innocence
of Dreyfus." (sensauonJ
Regarding the bordcreau.' continued
" PicOt "the attache said only three
documents enumerated were referred 20.
the fact being that the others were pad
ding meant 80 swell the dossier.'
Witness noted that the attache employed
the expression hydraulic brake out
never pneumatic brake
In regard 90 Esterhazy, the attache, VI.
Picot said declared that he considered him
O. swinder The attache also asserted
that Esterhazy had relations with Colonel
schwarzkoDpen. who dismissed MN oe-
cause Esterhazy only brought Information
devoid of interest.
IL was then. continued NJ. Picot tnal
Fsterhazv tried 10 enter the war office
and almost succeeded and 1t was then
that he wrote 10 Colonel Schwarzkoppen
the letter since known as the bordereau-j
In reply 10 the writer OF the bordereau'
added NJ. Picot. Colone schwarFNoppen
wrote the telegram, card known as the
"potit bleu." but. on reflection. he crump-
led IL I'D and threw 70 in the fireplace
ROGET PROTESTS.
At this iuncture General Roget asked
leave 10 speak. and staaoning Himself
beside the witness, De said Doe must
strongly protest against NJ. Picots evil
dence I'm regard 20 the military attaches
SUNRISE that French soldiers did not be-
lieve their foreign colleagues.
eft is not for me 90 accuse or excuse
said the General 81 c0nhne myself 20
uointinc on. 10 the court that the con-
versation occurred i'm May last that Is 90
say. at The time the Investigation OF the
Court of Cessation was already known.
For my part I only interviewed because
French officers have been arrmgned' ana
when being accused French officers have
tho right To reply" (EXcitemcnD.
The General then returned 20 hJs scat
and General Del0ye. director OF artillery
m the War Office. was called 20 the wilt
ness bar. lie repeated his explanations
given before the Court of Cessation as 10
the various pocularites OF the artillery.
The witness said DE considered that Dol
1904 i- would have been impossible Tor
any officer serving with his regiment 20
communicate anything In regard to me
brake of the "l2O short gun. lie added
that. although the gun was in use al
Rennes. the officers forming the COURT
martial-am0ng whom was am officer COM
handing n "I-0 short gun had only the
yaguest ideas about this gun while in
1894 ,ho details OF the pneumatic brake
could have been known % very few OIL
hcers.
The court closely questioned General
Dol0ye concerning the probability OF lh-
formation being obtained by tle prisoner
concerning the short gan, the firms man
ual, etc.
PRISONER MAKES STATEMENT
In connection with the discussion Drey-
fus made a statement. I'm the course az
which he reiterated his previous state
nents concerning his knowledge OF the
short gun. He. with other officers, were
given some Information about The gun
I'm a series OF lectures. All of his know
ledge Of the gun and other pneumatic
brakes had been derived from the lee
lures
When the prisoner was rcseated, Major
Carriere announced that he had received
a letter from General Chamoine inform
ing him that by order OF the Minister or
war. the Third Artillery Department had
prepared a dOssier OF the documents the
defence requested. and that those docu-
rnents could be submitted 20 the court
by General Deloyo under the same con-
dltions as observed IN regard 90 the se-
cret dossier The Major. therefore, asked
the COURT 10 sit I'm secret. or behind closed
doors.
NJ Demange asked that Majors Hart
mann and Ducros be allowed 20 attend
when General Deloye communicated the
dOssier
After the court had deliberated I'm pri-
vate Colonel Jouaust announced that, it
would sit in secret tomorrow morning On
order 10 consider the dOssier, and that
Majors Hartmann and Ducros were au-
thorized 20 attend The court adjourned
az HE o'clock.