Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-05
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course of which the sovereign said:
What is now occurring in France is
proof of the powers of the Jews" This
dispatch, said Cuignet, although against
Dreyfus, was also omitted from the
secret dossier.
Labor Immediately arose and ex-
pressed surprise that fresh proofs
against Dreyfus were spoken of and de-
manded that all proofs be introduced
| once for all. NJ. Labori also expressed
curiosity respecting these documents
which were being held back concerning
espionage which were in the possession
of the general staff, and he insisted that
| all these documents should be submit
ted to the court behind closed doors.
The question OF the report drawn up
by Commandant Cuignet and Officer
Wattins, dealing exnaustively with the
secret dossier. was then introduced, and
General Billot arose to explain that the
statement was inexact; that he took
this report away with him. 81 gave
this report" he sid, "to NJ. Cavalgnac,
the foi mer miuiste. CT war.
"Then, sad NJ. Labor, 'let us have
NJ Cavignac' explanation OF what be-
came of the report
SO.OllOl t1Oh Sd1lOu 1Ol ~.
Cavaignac, but the former minister of
var Was not i'll the courtroom, ana an
officer was sent to seek him
HkThe proceedings described in the fore
going we're exciting. as at one time,
when General Chanoine and NJ. Paleo-
logue were brought upon the stage to
explain Commandant Cuignet's state
mentS, there were five witnesses at the
,.,l1 lii, a,,l ir,fo
ing one another. The testimony
throughout was interspersed with
heated scenes between NJ. Labori and
Colonel Jouaust.
a couple of witnesses We're here
heard.
NJ Cavaignac could not be found in
the precincts of the Lycee, and it was
decided to hear him today.
4 commissary of the secret police
named Tomps was called by the de-
fense.
Commlssary Tomps began his testi-
mony by paying "a high triDuie to Lieu
tenant Colonel Pt,quarts correct atti-
tude and uprightuess in the Dreyfus in
quiry while other officers sought to un-
dermine him by insinuatiOns. Lieu
tenant Colonel Henry, the witness as-
serted, tried to induce him to attribute
to Picquart the communication of the
bordereau 10 The Matin.
The witness was asked if he had ever
investigated the Paulmier affair, which
was as follows:
Paulmier WAS the valet of Colonel
Schwartzknppen, the German military
attache at Par.s. and it was alleged
that he saw Oh Schwartzkopcan's desk
documents signed by DreyfI & The GER
eral staff had declared that an effort
would be made TO get at the truth OF
this story, but Paulmier disappearef,
and therefore, although the general
staff could not prove the story, it could
not lie disproved.
To the question regarding this case,
CommisSary Tomps replied that he had
not Investigated the affair, whereupon
Nj. Labori suggested that NJ. Hennion,
sub-chief of the political Tbhce, who is
now i'll Rennes experimenting the pre-
cautions for the safety Of witnesses,
may have been entrusted with the in
quiry into this case.
Colonel Jouaust called to Hennion,
who was present IN the courtroom,
''come here and testify"
NJ. Hennion ascended the platform
and took the oath. He declared he did
investigate the case and actually found
PaulnIier, who told him there was not
word of truth in the wlole story.
He had never seen any paper bearing
the name Dreyfus. NJ. Labori imlxe
diately called attention to the fact that
the general staff had suppressed M.
Hennion's report in favor of Dreyfus,
and only declared that the report had
been received representing Paulmier as
untraceable.
Commandant Culgnet and Captain
Junck then arose and insisted that only
the report that Paulmier could not be
traced had been received at the Office Of
the general staff.
NJ. Hennion replied, reiterating that
he had forwarded a report to the gen.
eral staff giving Paulmier's emphatic
denial of the whole story.