Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1899-09-08
THE DREYFus TRIAL.

i d d. FL. &
RENNEs. Sept. 2.-Yesterday was
very satisfactory day for Dreyfus.
Tho Beaurepaire witness, Germa'n'
who was to prove that Dreyfus ut.
tended the Alsatian maneuvers, found
his statements denied by reputable
witness, while Germain himself, it
was proved, underwent two convic-
tions for swindlng. This was the
only testimony against Dreyfus, the
remainder Of the dispositions being in
his favor, several of them being very
weighty, as in the case Of Captain
Carvalho, General Sebert and Major
Hartmann, their evidence going to
show that particulars of the firing OF
the 1920 gun" and hydro.pneumatic
brake were almost matters of common
knowledge among the officers.
RENNEs, France, Sept. 3.-Elation is
the only word that expresses the feel
ings of the Drey fusards after yester-
days proceedings. The tide has
turned at last, they say, and Dreyfns
cannot be condemned after the evil
dence given yesterday. Major Hart
mann, Of the artillery, occupied nearly
HHlI CUC ScSSIOu WIFI ClO SOhSAo'''oA
of his expert evidence to the effect
that Dreyfus as an artillery officer
would not have displayed such ignor-
ance regarding guns and brakes as
was shown in the bordereau. while
the other subjects of the bordereau
were matters upon which any officer
could inform himself. Marjor Hart
mann's testimony practically stood
81 GornrQ1 nQ~
love nor General MERCER, who replied,
refuted any material point therein.
M. Pavet, member of the institute,
then entered upon the grammatical
aspect of the bordereau and in vigor-
GUS, but elegant language, devoted
himself to showing that the construc-
ton of the bordereau bristled with
strong, in his opinion, conclusive
marks of Esterhazy's handiworlS,
while the phrazeology bore no re-
semblance to Dreyfus' style.
RENNEs, Sept. 5.-Yesterday's ses.
sion opened rather badly for Captain
Dreyf us, rs surprise was sprung up
on the defense in the advent OF an
Austrian political refugee, Eugene
Cernuschi, who came out with flat
footed denunciation of the accused.
Cernuschls testimony, which was in
the form of a letter to the president OF
the court-martial, Colonel Jouaust,
was most unequivocal. He claimed
that on three distinct occasions, twice
| in France and once at Geneva, he was
told by high foreign officer that
| Drevfus had communicated treason
able documents to foreign power.
In the third instance Cernuschi said
| the officer showed him documents
emanating from Dreyfus, and that
this officer left France hurriedly two
| DAYS prior to the arrest of Dreyfus.
The allusion was evidently to Colonel
Schwartzl1oppen, whose movements
were co-incident with these described
as the movements of the officer OF
Cernuschi's deposition.
RENNEs, Sept. en-. Labor yester-
day telegraphed personal appeals to
Emperor William and King Humbert
to grant permission to Colonel
Schwartzloppen .and Colonel Paniz-
zardi, German and italian military
attaches in Paris in 1894, to come to
Rennes to testify in the trial of Cap
tain Dreyfus. This is the news of the
day and the chief topic of conversation
in the cafes and resorts of the jour
nalists The appeals were couched in
eloquent terms, invoking the assist.
ance of their majesties in the name OF
justice and humanity. They are quite
supplementary to the formal applica-
ton that will be made by the govern
ment commissary, Major Carriere.
RENNEs, Sept. 7.-Yesterday's pub
lie proceedings were marked by three
important episodes. The first was
General Zurlinden's admission that
the erasure and restitution of Ester
hazy's name IN the petit bleu could
not have been perpetrated by Colonel
Picquart, and consequently must be
attributed to some one inside the gen
eral staff. The second was the decla-
ration by NJ. Paleologue that the sec
ret dossler contained q document
which showed that Colonel Schwartz
koppen admitted his relations with
Esterhazy, and that Schwartzlxoppen
in the opinion of Paleologue, sent to
Esterhazy the identical petit bleu for
which Colonel Picquart was detained
ten months on charge of forgery.
The third was General Billot's ins,nu-
alton that Esterhazy and Captain
to an imprisoned protestation on the
part of the accused and a thrilling
scene between M. Labor and Colonel
Jouaust, resulting in the advocates
excited Remuneration of Colonel
Jouaust's treatment of him, a denunc-
alton tantamount to an accusation of
open partially.
RENNEs, Sept. Sat the opening of
the .Dreyfus court-martial yesterday
Labor announced that he had receiv-
ed semi-offlcial intimation that Col.
acknowledgment and Col. Panlzzardi
would be unable to appear personally
before the court. and SO he proposed
that a rogatory commission should be
telegraphed to receive their deposi-
tions. The court deliberated on La
boris application for rogatory COM
mission for quarter of an hour, at
the expiration of which time Colonel
Jouaust read the decision, declaring
the court incompetent to grant the
application.
Yesterday came the beginning of
the end of the trial. With the speech
of the government commissary, Major
Carriere, the case entered upon the
final stage of pleadings and the ver-
dict will be delivered on Monday at
the latest. There is even talk of the
trial ending to-day by holding an ex-
ira session for Labori's speech and the
deliberation of the judges. This,
however, is considered unlikely, as
the government is anxious to have the
Judgment withheld over Sunday, in
order to avert demonstrations which
would probably develop bloodshed on
a dav when the worlSmen are free.
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Dies M ONES, Sept. s.-The Liverpool