The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-02
GOOD DAY FOR DREYFUS
Weighty DISPOSITIONS in Favor
of the Prisoner.
BERTILLON WAS SNUBBED
Firing Manual OF the 40 Gun Was Com
mon Knowledge Among Officers.
Anti-Dreyfus Witness Is a
Convicted Swindler

Rennes, Sept. This was a very sat-
isfactory day for Dreyfus. The Beau
repaire witness, German, who was to
prove that Dreyfus attended the Alsa-
tan maneuvers, found his statements
denied by a reputable witness, while
German himself, it was proved, under
went two sentences for swinding. This
was the only testimony against Drey-
fus. the remainder of the dispositions
being in his favor, several of them be-
ing very weighty. as In the case of Cap
tain Carvalho. General Sebert and Ma
jor Hartmann, their evidence going to
show that particulars Of the firing man
ual of the ''120 gun" and hydro pneu-
matte brake were almost matters of
common knowledge among the officers
and that the contention that Dreyfus.
from his special position on the staff
and peculiar movements could be ac-
quainted with them. has no solid basis
This was the sum of the days proceed
ings, which We're not marked by any in
cident of unusual interest the Roget
Brayere episode, in which General
Roget clearly gave himself away, be-
ing the only matter which attracted
special attention.
81. Bertillon was severely snubbed by
the presiding officer when he wished to
reply to General Sebert. who had con-
demned his system as fanatic. AS soon
as General Sebert had finished his tes-
timony, Bertillon bounced up and asked
to be allowed to speak, but Colonel
Jousaust quickly turned to the usher
and said: Bring in the Witness"
Whereupon NJ. Bertillon, extremely an
gered, returned to his seat.
al of of no
Dreyfus court martial this morning Col
onel Jousaust aroused the interest Of
the audience by remarking:
'Maitre Labor the other day asked
that information be obtained regarding
the character of certain witnesses. /
would not have acceded if the witnesses
had not expressed similar desire. The
information, which has now reached
me, will be read
The clerk of the court accordingly
read report regarding M. Dubruiel. a
Partisan friend of NJ de Beaurepaire.
who testified Aug. 20 to the effect that
Dreyfus met a German attache at the
home of mutual friend named Bod
son. the cross examination rejecting
severely on his examination. The re-
port was to the effect that Dubruiel
never was horse dealer as claimed by
Labor. and that the character of the
witness was most respectable, he being
held in general esteem.
A groom named German then de-
posed to seeing Dreyfus at the German
army maneuvers in Alsace. The gen.
eral effect of the TESTING ny of the wit
ness was rather unfavorable to the
prisoner. German declared he saddled
a horse for Dreyfus to follow the ma
neuvers and said that Major Infreville
accompanied Dreyfus, adding that the
major told the witness the name of his
companion.
Jousaust questioned Dreyfus and al
though he did not confound the pris-
oner in any way, Dreyfus made weak
reply in declaring that he could not
remember whether he hired horses of
Germans employer or not.
The next witness, however, gave
strong testimony in favor of Dreyfus
and sadly knocked Germain's out. His
employer, a man named kaufman, got
up and declared that all German had
said was untrue. and Major Infreville
followed and declared he never knew
Dreyfus, so Germans illusions to him
were baSelesS.
Captain Lemmonier who was a pro-
bationer on the headquarters staff at
the same time as Dreyfus, deposed that
the prisoner told him he was well ac-
quainted with a certain German posi-
ton because he had followed the Asa
tian maneuvers.
Dreyfus replied that Lemmonier must
have mixed up his remarks. The pris-
oner added he was acquainted with that
part of Alsace because he had spent his
youth there and not because he was
present at the maneuvers of the Ger
man army there.
A witness named Villon then told a
tale of how he overheard a conversation
in a Berlin cafe between German Off
GERS, in which the remark was made
that the mobilization plans were ex-
pected from Dreyfus. The cafe, how
ever, has since disappeared and there
are no means of verifying Villon's
story.
Commissary Fischer testified that he
was charged to investigate the leakage
of documents at the gunnery school at
Bourges and found nothing to incrimi-
nate Dreyfus.
Lieutenant Bernhem testified that he
loaned EsterhaZy documents dealing
with the artillery and was unable to get
them back.
Artillery Lieutenant Brugere, who at
tended the gunnery course at Chalons,
testified that it was easy for an out
slider to obtain particulars about guns.
He said he himself had lent his firing
manual to an infantry officer.
General Roget asked to be confronted
with the witness and said the latter
wrote M. Cavaignac, then minister of
war, violent letter of resignation, in
which he declared it was a dishonor to
serve in the French army.
This declaration caused a scene, for
Brugere, turning to Roget, cried: II
protest against Rogets words. l affirm
that | never said any such thing"
General Roget then backed down,
saying: We'll, that was the general
sense of the letter."
A roar of disgust came from the audi 4
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