The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-08

knowledge of information sent to Lieu
tsnarit BAG by the third bureau on the
effectiveness Of the batteries of the 12O
gun? A--No.
Q.-(with a movement of impa-
tience)-This is astonishing. Did the
bureau know what documents pass
from one TO the other? A.-What say
is correct
Q--I turn to the fourth document, a
note referring TO Madagascar. There
are Two papers. a corporal VINO copied
them saw you pass through his office
going to the colonel's room? Al went
Through occasionally.
Q.-You could have obtained his docu-
Tnent from the corporaIs desk? A.-This
is not usual.
Ono. But it could be done. The
copying was finished on the 2Sth and
the bordereGu dates from several days
later Now. for the fifth document
the proposed firing manual for field ar
tillery. Did you know the contents of
the manual? A.-(emphatically) NeverI
CA witness says you communicated
1t to him. Cvehemently)-No, never.
GA major lent this firing manual to
you? A-No, my colonel. deny it alb
solutely
Dreyfus then entered into an ex-
PLANTATION Of dates, but his memory
failed him. Colonel Jouaust then took
up the famous phrase Il am starting
IOI the LldIlCQNELS. ne Sl44Q-
Regarding the Maneuvers.
You had never been to the maneu-
vers because it was the custom for only
probationers to go. But at the date of
the bordereau you did not know you
would not go?"
Dreyfus-There had been fresh orders
given
MasSr Carreiere here INTERVIEWED, say
ing: But there were two sets of or
ders given. It was in September when
1T was decided not to send the proba-
tioners to the maneuvers."
Jouaust-What work We're you en-
gagged on in the fourth and first bu-
reaus?
Dreyfus enumerated the different
tasks, adding: 81 was only occupied
with current matters and perhaps d
few studies, of which I forget the sub
Ject"
Q-At the military school you were
reproached with saying the Alsatians
were happier as Germans than as
Frenchmen? A-No; I never uttered
such words.
Q-How do you account for the bad
note against you written by a certain
general? Ale said he wanted no
Jews on the general staff.
Q-How did you know what he said? 1
Although conversations.
Q-You attributed this bad note to d
your religion? Ayes.
ON 1892 you went to Mulhous.
What did you do there? Al went
there three times by way of Bsle,
without a passport. Once 1 arrived at
my house, never went out
Q-You went there in 1856? AYES,
possibly.
Q-Did you follow the German ma
neuvers? A-No.
Odd You converse with German
officers2 Al deny it absolutely.
Q-What was your object in going to
Alsace? A-For instruction.
Q-You studied transports? Ayes.
Asked No Indiscreet Questions.
Q-You wrote certain information re- |
epecting the manufacture of the Robin |
shell. You said this information was |
requested by a professor OF the military |
school. This was false / am told you /
asked officers indiscreet questions? A
1t is not true.
Odd you go to Brussels in 1S94? |
A-No.
GA witness affirms you went. Alt /
Is false.
Q-You had relations with a woman?
AYES.
Q-What nationality? A-Austrian.
O-EIow could you have such rela-
tons. You an officer on the general
staff? Al committed no indiscretion.
Q-Your books were well kept You
had special resources. Passing through
the Champs Elysee, in 1891, you re-
marked: Here lives a certain lady
suppose we call on her. I have lost
heavy sums at her house?" Alt is
false have never gambled. Never,
never |
Odd you know Major Du Patty de
Clam? A-No.
Odd you know Major Henry? A
Q-You have no motive for animosity
against them? A-NO.
Q-And Colonel Picquart? Al don't
know him
Does Not Know Esterhazy.
Q-And Lieutenant Colonel Ester
hazy? Al don't know him.
Q-You never wrote him? A-No.
Q-CoIonel Du patty de Clam says
that your writing at his dictation was
less firm when he made you undergo a
trial on the day OF your arrest. A
Ny writing has not much changed.
Here a non-commissioned officer who
was standing in front OF Major Car
riere crossed the platform and handed
Dreyfus has writing on the day of his
arrest
Dreyfus replied by insisting there
was nothing 10 show any perceptible
change in his handwriting.
Colonel Jouaust then spoke Of the in
-erVleW with Du Paly de O4dlIl, anu !
Oreyfus replied: ,
Il never confessed anything TO Du
Patty de Clam ,
Herr. occurred one of the most dra- t,
matte scenes in the examination. Drey- !
us, tremendously excited, swayed TO Z
md fro for a moment, and then all
ais pent up emotion and indignation
1urst forth, and in a piping voice
.eard throughout the court room, and :
wen by those standing On the outside, :
aid: !
A Dramatic Scene. I
TT is Ubiquitous TO condemn an in
locent man. L never confessed any :
hing; never" !
Dreyfus, as he uttered the words, 4;
aised his right white gloved hand and :
,eld it aloft as il appealing to heaven
o vindicate him. ;
Colonel Jouaust then said: "At the
inc of your condemnation Du Patty de
liam went TO see you in the Cherohe !
Iiidi prison. What passed between
cup" .
Dreyfus replied: HE asked me if .
had not given unimportant informa-
ion in order to obtain other informa- >,
ion I replied No. and added that it :
vas Ubiquitous TO condemn an innocent :
nan. ] also asked him TO beg the min :,
ster % war TO seek full light to the =
fair" n
Odd you say to him, referring to a 7
oreign military attache, that you K
5euld cut his throat with a poignard? r.
NO; L asked Du Patty de Clam TO a.
ave the investigation continued.
aid: ANY government which has