The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-02
ANOTHER FAVORABLE DAY
For Dreyrus-Labori Calls the Court
Down for It's PreJHdiced Attitude
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Down for It's PreJHdiced Attitude
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tho Defense.
RENNEs, Sept. Immediately after
the opening OF the nth session Of the
fourth week of the second trial by
court martial of Captain Alfred Drey-
fus. charged with treason, the presi-
dent of the court, Colonel Jouaust'
aroused the interest OF the audience
by remarking: "Maltre Labor, the
other day, asked that Information be
obtained regarding the character OF a
certain witness, 1 would not have ac-
ceded IL the witness had not expressed
a similar desire. Information which
has now reached me VIII be reao;
The clerk OF the court accordingly
read a report regarding N. Du Breull'
the Parisian friend Of NJ. de Beaure-
paIre, who testified August % to the
effect that Dreyfus met German at.
tache ut the house OF n mutual friend
named Bodson, and whose cross-eXam-
inatIon reflected severely on his repu-
tion, The report was to the eftect that
NJ, Du Breull never was horse dealer,
as claimed by NJ. Labori, and that the
character Of the witness was most re-
spectacle, he being held In general ea-
TEEN.
A groom named Germnin then de-
posed to seeing Dreyfus at the Ger
man army manoeuvres In AlsnCe. Colo
mel Jouaust questioned Dreyfus on
this point.
The general effect Of the testimony of
the witness was rather unfaVorabie 10
the prisoner. GermaIn declared he
snddled a horse for Dreyfus to follow
the manoeuvTes, and said that Major
fnfrevllle accompanied Dreyfus, adding
that the major told the witness the
name of his companion.
Colonel Jouaust questioned Dreytus
and although he did not confound the
prisoner In any way, Dreytus made n
weak reply in declaring that he could
not remember whether he hired horses
OF Germain's employer or not.
In Favor orDroyfus.
The next two witnesses. however,
gave strong testimony in favor of Drey-
fus, and sadly knocked Germans tes-
timony about. His employer, man
named KuhlmRn, got up and declared
that all Germain had said was untrue,
and Major Infreville followed. and de-
clared he never knew Dreyfus, so Ger
mains alluslons to him were baseless.
baseless.
Captain lie Monnler. who was n pro-
bntIOner on the headquarters staff at
the same time as Dreyfus, deposed
that the prisoner told him he was well
acquainted with u German position
because he had followed the Alsatian
mAnoeuVreE.
Dreyfus replied that Captain lie Mon
nier must have mixed up his remarks.
The prisoner added that he was ac-
aunlnted with that part OF Alsace, be-
cnuse ne had spent his youth there,
and not because he was present nt the
tnanoeuvres Of the German army
there.
a witness named VIllon then told n
tale OF how he overheard conversa-
tion in a Berlin cafe between two Ger
man officers. in which n remark wns
made that mobilization plans were eX-
pected from Dreyfus. The cafe, how
over, has since disappeared. and as
there are no means OF verifying VIII
IONS story, 1t certainly should not have
much effect on the Judges.
Two or three witnesses, In support
OF Dreyfus on artillery questions. were
next heard, and Commlssary Fiscrcr
testified that he wns charged TO inHes-
tlgate the leakage OF documents at the
gunnery school nt ROurges, md found
nothing to Incrimlnatc DreyfuR.
Lieutenant Bernheim testified that
he lent EsterhnZy documents dealing
With artillery, and was unable to get
them back. and Artillery Lieutenant
Brugere, who attended n Iunncry
course nj Chllons testified that Il was
easy for an outFl'cr 10 obtain par;lcu-
irrs about the guns. Br E1il TINT he,
himself. mad on ono cccnslon lent his
/ Irlng manual TO an Infantry o.Ncer
ItOgci CnntrndiGIcd.
General Roget asked to be confronted
with the witness. and said the latter
wrote NJ. CnvuiEnac, then mInIater OF