The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-30
"A TAME SESSION.
Evidence Was Devoid Of Interest and
Had But Little Effect.
NEITHER SIDE WAS BENEFITED
A Portion Of Colonel Cordier's Testi.
mony'favored the Prisoner.
DOES NOT BELIEVE DREYFUS GUILTY
But he Stated that the Bordereau Was De
livcred to Colonel Henry.
THIS POINT FAVORED THE PROSECUTION
Mcrcicr Was on Hand and Persisted
In Confronting the Witnesses
for the Defense.
THIS POINT FAVORED THE PROSECUTION
Mcrcicr Was on HIND and PcrsIstcd
In Confronting the Witnesses
for the Defense.

Ronnes, August 20 Neither side was
pleased with today's outcome before the
court martial OF the Droyfus case. The
Dreyfusards expected that Colonel Cor
der. who was deputy chief on the intelli-
gence department undor the late Lieuten-
bordereau was received directly by the
late Colonel Sandherr, Had the expecta-
,ion been realized, the testimony would
have been a strong point In favor OF the
accused, because 1t would have been a
reply to the anti Dreyfusards who have all
along contended that Henry received the
bordereau and forwarded it ia Sandherr, "A
thing he would not have done had the
bordorcau been, as the Dreyfusards assert,
written by his accomplice Esterhaay, for
In that event Henry would have recog-
nized the handwriting when he received
the bordercau from the German embassy
and would have suppressed 1t instead of
forwarding 1t to Sandherr.
Colonel Cordier, however, testified today
that he was absent from the intelligence
utDhi ANNhi Nitu Aht RpthNANhH "NfANNp
but that he believed 1t was received by
Henry.
Naturally this statement clat4d the anti
Dreyfusards, but they had no good reason
10 congratulate themselves on he IMAM
der OF Cordier's testimony as X was wholly
in favor of Dreytus. ON he other hand,
the procession of generals AID beneral Of
crs OF the general stan who .cGlaaded an
opportunity To confront Colonel CnrGier
was good piece OF tactics from the point
of view OF The anti Drcyfnsdrds because
all the points they contested were ait OF
the first Importance, YET uletr very appear
aisoc on the s,ngc aud the contradictions OF
some OF Cordier's statements ,elt dis
agreeable Impression
The appearance OF Gedcral MERCER 10
question Cordier came as surprise 10
many OF the audience mo al SUPPOSED
that after last saturdays scene WHOM Mer-
cier vas confronted with CAPTAIN Ffay-
slater he would remain 1diet. But Mer-
cicr rs game 10 the death.
Ills action today is interpreter rs IN
tended to show Tint he Is not going to
throw up the sponge The part ne playeu
IN 1894 LAYS him ouen 10 arrest md this is
a constant tonic Of discussion IN the cafes
and at other MEETING places 10 kennes
There appears however, 80 nc gnoh rea-
so:i why tho government VIII rot laNe any
such serious step until the trial is over.
Colonel Jouaust, president Of me court
martial, could adjourn the trial iadoinlie,
ly II Morcicr were arrested u TIE trlal
were adjourned Tor more than ie'fy-elght
hours II would lapse and the procaelinss
would have TO be gone over again from me
beginning
Today's attendance was the largest since
the openlng Of the ;rial Everybody Was
an tbe oul viye TO hear the testimony ot
charles De Freycinet, former premier ior-
mer minister ot foreign aIla'rs ara ior-
eign minister Of war This adroit roiiu-
elm the white mouse ut Franan pom
ties sat upon the fence as Wen az ne
could His expression ot a fear tnat mo
Dreyfus agitation would in)ure the ulsci-
pline OF the army greatly arooSfi .ne
Dre,rlisards as caleulated 10 Influence mo
Judges against the accused But he FOL
loved it with eulogy o. the p'cnfer o. vac
Dreyfus campaign. NJ. ScLcurer-hestner,
,ormer vic, president OF the senate whose
character. ne said. hc held In The highest
esteem. ,,as
M Lsborl then secured another confes-
slon favorable to Dre.tfus ny gettns "a,
Dc Freycinet TO admit that ne couia ".
recall single fact going 10 proYe .na,
money had been sent into France iron
abroad 10 pTOIlult q
Dreyfus. The general feeling, however, ~
that his appearance on the witness s'siu
has not materially helped the accused
Folowing are the details:
THE appearance OF Colonel Coraler,
formerly deputy chief OF the inteiligense
aanartment. as the first witness at mo
Dreyfus court martial today, aroused great
interest. as since his previous appear
ance the colonel has been released ny tno
minister OF war from his oath OF proiss-
sional secrecy. Speaking In hrm. audipie
tones the colonel testified that September
al 1894 he left Paris ON fortnlsnss
leave Of absence and that nothing was
than known in the statistical department
~ The war office OF the discovery OF tres.
son Continuing Colonel cordier sal.
mat the day he returned to Paris, Noiohs'
sandherr. who appeared greatly distreAsea.
handed him a copy Of the bordereau on
foolscap paper. sandherr and cordisr
an,matsdly discussed the bordereau. sand.
herr considering 1t ample evidence ..
treason. The document was photograpnsa
and an Investigation was opened. resa..
,np In suspicious against Dreyfus peiuk
a ,ae prior to this there we're no Pre-
sumptlons OF Dreyfus' guilt. II was oc'p.