The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-23

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To this the prisoner retorted:" Not in
1894, my colonel.
This caused some sensation, as the
obvious Interpretation was that the
pages were torn out at the War Office
and that then the fact was used against
him as an insinuation that he had COM
municated the missing papers to for.
eign agents.
A porter of the war office named Fer
ret, next testified to seeing Dreyfus
| prying into other officers work during
| their absence, and the prisoner replied
| exeitedly that Ferret's statements were
connections by former minister OF
war, which caused a sensation. Then
the prisoner made statement explain
ing the difficulties in the way of civil
ian, such as Ferret, entering the offices
| of the general staff.
General Gonse thereupon presented
| two letters to the effect that the writ
ers, both of whom We're civilians, OBJ
tanned easy admittances to the offices.
Here Dreyfus retorted smartly that
the regulations were most strict in this
respect, and that therefore some per-
sons We're guilty of gross breach of dis
| cipline, and M. Demange scored by
adding that if entry in these offices was
SO easy anybody could procure the. in
| formation Dreyfus was alleged to have
| obtained SO surreptitiously.
Colonel Berth, who was
at the head of Dreyfus' office in 1894,
| the next witness. showed himself
| a most virulent enemy of the prisoner.
| He boH ovt1a1t11y
| by heart and declared it in strident
aggressive tone which grated upon the
ears of the audience. Some Of his re-
marks, particularly his declaration that
he was convinced of Dreyfus's guilt by
M. Bertillon's chart and his introduce
ton of Esterhazys statements as evil
dence against Dreyfus, elected general
smiles in court.
REWRITING to Lieutenant Colonel Rol-
Inns evidence and the testimonial Rollin
had given spy Guenee, M. Labor read
the evidence of Guenee before the court
of cessation, pointing out that after
such evidence none of the information
of which Guenee supplied in 1894 could
be maintained against Dreyfus.
Replying to a question as to the char
dSlCI I'll hiJQA eiilo IiiS SoiiiioSiiSS
which could be placed in his state
ments, General Gonse handed in re-
port giving Lajux the worst possible
character
Dreyfus then made a statement re-
garding passage of Rollins evidence
referring to the searches made in his,
Dreyfus's residence in 1894. Every
thing" said the prisoner, was seized
without exception
Col. Jouaust-"Some of the pages
We're missing from your notes taken
at the lectures given by the military
college. That has been the subject Of
remark"
Dreyfus-"No, my colonel, not in
1894" (Sensation.)
Ferret, former porter of the ministry
of war, who is alleged to have caught
Dreyfus prying into the work of some
of his fellow officers during their alb
sence. testified that toward the end of
1893, on retiring from his lunch, at
an hour the officers were usually out,
he found Dreyfus in the fourth bureau,
standing with stranger, civilian, at
the table consulting a document which
seemed to the witness to be connected
with the transport of troops.
M. Demange-"Why did you not give
this evidence in 1892"
Witness said he regretted he had
overlooked it. Besides, he added, it was
not his business to suspect his chiefs.
Demange-"The court will form it's |
own opinion of this five years silence
M. Labori asked the witness when it !
was that he first mentioned these facts. |
Ferret-"I do not remember" (Mur- |
nurse
M. Labori-"Try. 1t would be inter-
esting to have an explanation.
Ferret-"It was about year ago.
The prisoner protested against such |
statements, which he said were moth
ting but 'vile insinuatione," collected
by a former minister of war. (Great |
sensation)
st never went into my office" con-
tinued Dreyfus lat any other time
than the hours of duty. / declare it
was impossible or at least most diff
cult for civilian to enter the office of
the ministry of war"
Dreyfus added, that, accompanied by
Nine. Houlgate, in August or Septem-
Ger, 1881, ne lldppeuco W 81 " LIS VI
flee at noon though the usual hour
was two o'clock.
Col. Jouaust questioned Dreyfus rela-
tive to his hours of duties and the diff
ticulty of introducing a stranger into
the office, after which General Gonse
asked permission to speak in order to
his evidence.
The last witness of the day, Captain
read letter from an officer,
low at Nantes, affirming that while he
vas on the general staff as proba-
ioner at the same time as Dreyfus, the
after told the officer of his visit to AL
'ace- Lorraine, and recounted how he
lad followed the German army manoeu-
res on foot and on horseback This
vas intended to show that Dreyfus was
lot telling the truth when he denied
'aving been present at any time at the
in Alsace-Lorraine. {
Another part of Captain Maistre's tes- ]
imony proved to be in favor of Drey- |
us. In contradiction of other Witness I
= who declared that Dreyfus frequent
Y stayed late at the office prying into ]
ther officers duties, Captain Maistre {
aid to-day that Dreyfus was disincin- {
d to work and often left the offices be- {
ore the regular time /
The prisoner, in the tone of modera-
ion which to-day again distinguished c