Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-08-24
LAB0Rl WELL GUARDED
Gendarmes Will Protect Him Until
Dreyfus Trial Ends.
ESTERHAZY'S EVIDENCE.
The Famous Major Called ms WITT
ness, but Fails to Respond to HIS
Name, and His Former
Testimony Is Read.

will be thus deliberately protected till tho
end of the Dreyfus trial, entered tho
courtroom.
The session began without incident.
NM. Roy and DErvieu repeated the evil
dence they gave before the court marshal
of 1894, D'Ervieu adding that Dreyfus
used to boast that he was able to come
late to his office without detention and
that Dreyfus had bsen seen there during
the luncheon hour.
M. Duchatelet, who did not testify at
the court martial In 1894 fuently re.
peated a conversation alleged to have
been held with Dreyfus more than five
years ago in regard to foreign relations
and secret information. This had oc-
Cured in a small cafe in the Champs
Elysees, and Dreyfus had pointed out d
house where he said he had lost from
5000 to 10000 francs on the previous
night. Here Dreyfus repeated his de-
nial Of gambling.
Maitre Demange, counsel for the de-
tense, asked Duchatelet why he did not
testify in 1894. The witness replied that
he had not considered his testimony i'm
portant.
Another Deaurepnire Witness.
Nj. Du Breuil another witness dscov-
cred by NJ. Quesnay de Beaurepare, told
an extraordinary story dating back ID
| years, when Dreyfus was a lieutenant
The witness made the acquaintance OF
NJ Bodson, the proprietor of shop
known as the "Redingote Grise," in
Paris, where Nine Bodson introduced
him to Dreyfus. The witness, Nine.
Bodson and Dreyfus went out driving to-
gether on several different days. Wit
ness dned at Bodson's, the other guests
| being Dreyfus and a man who was In
trodueed as an attache of the German
embassy. Witness affirmed that he left
the place as quickly as possible deter
mined to end his connection with such
persons.
Witness met Bodson later Bodson ask
ed him why he no longer came to his
house, and witness replied that he didn't
like Germans. Bodson said: They are
not my friends. They are friends of my
wife, Bodson then said to the witness
that he possessed proofs which would
drive Dreyfus out of the French army.
Witness said he advised Bodson to go to
the minister of war and state the facts.
BodSon replied that, being in business,
he did not like to mix in the affair.
Severely Examined.
The witness was severely cross exam
ned. He said he was dealer in horses,
but refused to repeat the recent decision
of court in which he was denounced as
liar. He could not remember anything
about the alleged German attache whom
he met at Bodson's and was unable even
to give a personal description of him.
Dreyfus, replying to the witness, said
that his relations with Bodson ceased in
1887. He had never dined with any Ger
man attache. The prisoner had shown
rising color during Du Breuil's testimony,
and at one point, when the witness turn
ed toward him, Dreyfus Indignantly ex-
claimed, Turn your head the other
way!"
Captain Valdent and Captain LIE Rond
testified concerning Esterhazy and the
petit bleu
Nj. Labor demanded that Colonel Pic
quart be allowed to confront lie Rond.
Colonel Jouaust, the president of the |
court martial, at first objected, saying it |
was useless, but NJ Labor insisted, and |
Jouaust grumblngly consented
Corrections by Picquart.
Colonel Picquart corrected certain de-
tails of LIE Rond's testimony, but the lat
version, and there the matter rested.
General Roget, who is the real mana
ger Of the case for the prosecution, turn
ed smilingly to his subordinates when the
incident ended.
Esterhazy's name was then called, and,
of course, there was no response.
The president directed the registrar to
read Esterhazy's testimony before the
court of cessation. The reading occupied
more than an hour, and when 1t was fin
ished a recess was taken.
After the recess M. Labori asked the
court to have Esterhazy's three threaten
Ing letters to President Faure read, and
also the "DlXi" article which Esterhazy
wrote in The Libre Parole The court
so ordered, and the reading consumed an
other hour.
General Gonse then came forward to
deny insnuations against him in Ester
Nays deposition. He said that he really
had no time to investigate these affairs
personally, but had relegated the inquiries
% Du Patty de Clam. Furthermore he
said, 1t was impossible to accept Ester
Nays declaration as having been made
Il good faith
A Question About Esterhaxy,
Counsel asked why Esterhazy was not
arrested after the inquiry. and General
Ionse replied, Because General Saus-
'ier deemed it proper to leave him at
liberty"
yes" retorted NJ. Labor, "but Gen
'ral Saussier must have been deceived by
he general staff"
This abrupt declaration, accompanied
~ an expressive gesture, created deep !
in court, amid which the gen
raj returned to his seat looking very iii !;
It ease I
Major Gendron, who deposed Monday, 7
vas recalled after General Gonse and +
Imported the latter's statements.
General Boisdeffre then Jumped to his
eet and denied In the most formal man
er Esterhazy's statements, adding that |
ad he been present he would have
given him the lie with all the contempt t
e deserves" J
ut as there was no response the testi- S
,ony which she gave before the court e
f cessation was read. t
General lie Blinde- Dionne. a kind look +
lg officer, then testified. but his looks i,
id not coincide with his words, for he F
ccused Dreyfus Of having declared that
ne Alsatians We're happier under Ger
AMY than under France Dreyfus. the
illness also said complained of his DO h
ton at the school of war. n
The prisoner replied vigorously to Gen W
raj lie Blinde--}IurHl. 4,,t.,, ,..0t he "
yer spoke Of the AisajianS a. alleged, a.
ut admitted using hard words on ac- ~
punt OF his position at the school Of -,
ar, which, he declared, was evoked by 81
caring that no Jews We're wanted on ~
le general staff. With the testimony i,