The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-11
Secret Examination Of the Dossler Held for
the Single Purpose Of
SAVING THE, ARMY FROM R1Olcult
Contains n Mass or Trash, which II
Made Public Would Have Com
vulscd the Universe.
Especial to The Post.)

vi ueputleS, sald 10 the world correspond
ent today, when questioned about the
probable result OF the Dreyfus court mar
tails examination OF the secret dossier:
Mark me- when the public sttings OF
the court are resumed the prosecution Will
have precious little to say about what took
place during the four secret sessions.
"All that concerns Dreyfus In the dos
sier is already known. and has been
branded by the court of cessation. The
rest is a heap of rubbish. The secret ex-
the single purpose of saving the army
from ridicule
Had that famous mass of trash been
revealed by public examination the uni
verse would have been convused and the
trial would have collapsed right then and
there"
The coming on Saturday OF Deroulede,
at the head OF horde of nationalists and
patriots, is creating anxiety. At first 1t
was doubted that he was coming, but the
news is officially confirmed.
Hennion is in constant telephone com
munication with the Paris authorities re-
sarding Deroulede and about the meas
ures to be taken to prevent the threat
ened agitation and disturbance.
Rennes, France, August I0.-The mem
bers of the Dreyfus court martial today
took the testimony of MN Chanoine and
Paleologue The former was examined
from G. 80 TIL $3.50, and the latter was on
the stand from $50 till II As a. m, when
the court adjourned until tomorrow. when
1t will conclude the examination Of the
secret dossler
Colonel Jouaust. president of the court
martial. on leaving the court today, said
public session would take place Saturday
The police today used the same methods
of precaution, and there was only the
smallest gathering OF spectators. Captain
DreyfIs was allowed to walk to and from
the Lycee without his usual escort of
gendarmes.
Maitre Demange, the principal counsei
of Captain Dreytus, in an interview with
representative of the Associated Press
after today's session, expressed himself
as very we'll conented with the way In
which matters are proceeding, and. 1udg-
ing from his manner one may say that the
defenders OF the accused have not yet
found fault with the examinations. Nat
urally NJ Demange declined 10 give any
thing out regarding the contents of the
secret dossier, but he declared that he aud
his colleague. NJ. Laborie, We're satisfied I
of the conscientious desire Of the members
OF the court to thresh the whole matter
out and TO have full light turned upon the
accusations against their client.
This will take some time and the end
Of the month viii be reached before 1udg-
ment can be given Meanwhile the strain
is telling on Dreyfus, who is showing
physical distress.
Saturdays public session Will be verIt-
able field day, probably the most important
aud exciting day OF the whole trial. as
General Mercie" ana NJ. Casimir- Perief
have been cited % give thetr testlm5ny
then.
The first witness will be Lieutenant
Colonel lie la Roche Vernot, French Mill
iary attache in Berlin at the time of the
rrsst of Dreyfls His evidence 1t Is 'eX-
pectod, will be disposed of ana then Gen
,ral MERCER will be called. A dramatic
scene Is anticipated by the anti Dreyfus-
ties, who rely on him to throw bomb
shell and confound tie accused once for
all. His words IL have complete proofs |
Of the guilt Of Dreyfns' are remembered |
and both sides are waiting for him to
prove MS statement.
The Dreyfustes believe that his test.
mony viii he toru TO pieces by NM La
Borl and De Mango and that he will leave
the court utterly dlscrealtel
Captain Dreyfus will have the right to
question him and II is eNpsa.ed that the
latter's crosS-eXaminntion Ut Mercer will |
prove the climax OF the whole proceed
Ing,
Former President Caslm.r .Perier will
follow, II possible, the same day, but II is
d ubiful whether his examtllu)l VII lie
completed before court adjourns MONDAY.
There VIII be no session on Tuesday, that
being Assumption day.
London. August 1.-THE Times says:
I'VE are in position to state that in addi-
ton to communications OF slight value
in the bordereau more than
l60 documents OF considerable Importance
were furnished to the German attAghe In
Paris, Colonel Schwartzkoppen. at various
times by Esterhazy, acting as interme-
iiary for and accompIice of the late Lieu
tenant Colonel Henry.
"one OF the documents contained de.
allied information relative to the general
plan of mobilization for the French army
The proceeds OF this traffic were divided
between Esterhazy and Henry. In Partisan
diplomatic circles the latter WAS known'l
% Dc the real traitor for several months
before his arrest and suicide, and besides
ne power most directly concerned namely
Germany, more than one European gov
'rnment received information TO this er-
'eet early in 1885,"
In an editorial based upon the foregoing
the Times says 1T Is hard
o imagine anything in the whole of no.
nance TO equal the sequence OF events
whereby traitor who had been betraylng
he most vital interests OF his country 10 a
oreign power should after contrlying TO
tx suspicion on an innocent man and M.
er securing that mans conviction by the
'loquence OF his denunciation, be the very
nan to be selected as head of the secrs,
Intelligence department In order To crush
nceavors then beginning TO be rnsde tu
discover the truth.
The question arises. what gave this
lalf-educated man such power over his
uperiors that they were impelled moi only !
Q attend the section OF their high author. !,
" but devote their whole activity. elo-
uence and plighted word OF honor to the q
ASK OF aiding him In his struggle against I
ne light? Is 1t possible that Without con- !
ederates whose word would carry greater
Influences than his own Henry could have 4
imposed upon the simplicity OF the whole l
I the general staffy II Is quite clear thai
be. acqulttal OF the unhappy victim ~
erhaps the foulest plot ever devised will
lose but one chapter In the story m the | I
erribie Internal battle France has been /