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prisoner. who. however. merely shrug-
Gcd his shoulders.
Now" continued the General. 'these
explanations furnished on this point by
NJ. Traricux formerly Minister of JUS
t;ce) troubled me somewhat, but l do
not insist
Here General Roget paused, the ex-
element under which he was laborinG
being almost uncontrollable. In thick.
choking voice. he continued:
And yet. in the presence of disin-
terested testimony like mine. you will
not allow preference to be shown to the
evidence OF persons who have bene-
fitted by treason
At this point the General broke down
and tears streamed down his checks.
AS the General was evidently greatly
fatigued. Colonel Jouaust suggested
that he continue his testimony to-mor-
row. The Colonel then addressed the
prisoner asking him If he had anything
to say in reply to General Roget.
a DRAMATIC OUTBURST.
Dreyfus replied: mo. my Cononel.
1t is friGhtful that day after day for
hours should thus have my heart. my
soul and my very entrails torn without
being permitted to reply. 1t is a terri
BILE torture to impose upon an innocent
and loyal soldier. 1t is frightful
thing! Frightful! Frightful."
This outburst caused a great sensa-
ton. The audience. profoundly stirred.
began 10 applaud. but the applause was
quickly suppressed.
Col Jouaust pointed out to Dreyfus
that he had been given an opportunity
to speak at the end of every deposit
ton, and that the court would con-
tinue to do so.
The court then adjourned.
LABORIS SUCCESSOR
Rennes. Aug. 16-AIaitre Mornard,
who represented Madame Dreyfus in
the revision proceedings before the
Court of Cessation. has been summoned
to replace Maitre Labor until the lat
ter is able to return to his post. NJ.
Mornard is expected to appear in court
tomorrow. He is. however. a poor
substitute for Labori
Referring to the Henry forgery, Ma
dame Henry said:
You know his sentiments. gentle
men. lie committed forgery on ac-
count of Colonel Picquart's proceedings
an it was In order to save the army,
compromised by the dishonesty of its
enemies" profound sensation)
SPEECH FOR PROSECUTION.
General Roget followed with n long
and tiresome argument against the pos
sib!lity of EsterhaZy's having had any
General Roget. while testifyinG. con-
stantly turned towards the prisoner to
see the impression made by his deposit
ton. which was virtually, n speech for
the prosecution.
The General dealt on the seizure OF
papers at the house Of Madame Pals,
on which NJ. Bertulus largely founded
his conviction of the guilt of Henry.
owing to the mention in them of the
name of L spy. Richard" at Cuers and
Basic. where. Ii was well known. spies
were in the habit of meeting. Then the
General tried 10 refute NJ. Bcrtulus'
statements declaring Henry brought
three of these documents to the War
Office. and that they did not contain
the mention of Basic or Cuers, as stated
by NJ. Bcrtulus.
The Inter, however. has already
shown before the whole Court OF Casa
ton that while ne was mistaken in
saying the words appeared in those
documents, they did not appear in
other papers seized at Madame Pals
residence
AT this point the General thought it
dcsirab BILE 10 make n declaration that he
did not desire it to be said that he
questioned the good faith of some of
the witnesses who had been heard.
LABORTS CONDITION.
Rennes. Aug. lG.-M Labori passed a
better night. He had some sleep and
his condition is more reassuring.
The assailant of the lawyer has not
been captured.
The correspondent here OF the Asso-
ciated Press visited NJ. Labor nj > n
M. He was lying at the residence OF
Prof. Basch. an old rambling house.
situated in n walled garden on the out
skirts Of Renncs. The wounded law
yer was worse. y slight fever has re-
turned.
At $40 p. m. the following bulletin
The condition of the patient is sat
isfactory. in spite OF slight fever. The
N-ray has showed the bulle; travcrsed
The skin. sub-cutaneous cellular tissue
and muscles around the spinal column,
naiteninS against the right side OF the
nth or sixth dorsal vericbrae"
RECEIVES \ VISITOR
NJ. Matthew Dreyfus. brother of Cap
tain Drcyfus. visited the wounded man
this morning. Finding him to he pro-
srcssins favorably. NJ. Drcyfus said:
well. mon brave, The revolver does
not Seem 10 have done YOU much
harm"
oh" replied NJ. Labor. smiling. re
volvers are no use against me: | am
too big. 1t needs a cannon shot to do
me much harm"
This is a striking illustration of NJ
Lahori's pluck and chcerfulncss in spite
oil the agony he Is undergoing.
GRIEF AND TNDIGNATION
Thc Premier. NJ. Waldcck- RoSseau
has telesraphod to the sufferer express
ing his sincere grief and expressing
hope Of his recovery
Emil Zoia has ,eegraphed NJ. Labor.
sowing:
"on learning Of the outrage I send
YOU the expression Of my indignant
anger. Nj heart is fun OF tenderness
and admiration for YOU"
VI. n"manrc bad long consultation
with Matthew Drcyfus this afternoon
rLsneCtinE ;n-daX.s snssinn Of tho cnlirt-