The leader., 1899-09-06
FAVORABLE TO DREYFUs.
festimeny Gfven ut the Trial -
Rennes That strongly Points
20 His Innoeence.

TO HIS Innocence.
Rennes. Aug. 30.--Col. Cordier, dep
uty chief OF the intelligence department
under the late Lieut.. Col. Henry, and
who. since his previous appearance in
court had been released by the min.
lster of war, Gen. Marquis de Gallifet,
from his oath of professional secrecy,
was the first witness called Tuesday.
The witness deposed strongly in favor
OF Dreyfus and was most amusing in
delivering his testimony. He kept the
court and even the judges in roars of
laughter by his comical manner and
witticisms. He is a short, stout man
with jolly face and a very red nose.
The colonel declared that his belief in
the guilt of Dreyfus was first shaken
when the date of the borderean was
given as May. The witness declared
stoutly that he was now convinced
Dreyfus was innocent.
Rennes, Aug. 31.-The first witnesses
before Wednesdays session of the
court-martial which is trying Capt.
Dreyfus on charge of treason were
favorable TO the accused. They were
all OF the opinion that he was not the
author of the bordereau, but that Es-
terhazy wrote it.
kennes, Sept. 1.-The fourth session
OF the fourth week of the second trial
by court-martial of Capt. Alfred Drey-
fus, Of the artillery, charged with trea-
son, opened behind closed doors in the
Lycee Thursday, so continuing until
9:15 a. m. Majs. Hartmann and Du
eros and Gen. Deloye, all of the artil-
lery, were present. The court discussed
the secret documents relating to the ar
tillery subjects of the bordereau.
The first witness called after the pub
lie session began was Capt. Lebrun-
Renault, of the Republican guard, who
reiterated his testimony given before
the court of cessation, repeating the
terms of the alleged confession of Drey-
fus:
Il am innocent. In three years they
will recognize my innocence. The min
lister knows it. If | delivered docu-
ments to Germany it was to have more
important ones in return"
Maj. Forzinetti, who was governor of
the Cherche Midi prison during the
time Dreyfus was imprisoned there and
who testified in behalf of Dreyfus, de-
claring he had never heard of the con-
fesslon Dreyfus is said to have made,
was the next witness called. He re-
peated his testimony before the court
of cessation, adding that he frequently
m D.
Dattel, and that neither of them ever
alluded to the alleged confession.
Rennes, Sept. 2.-When the court
martial trial of Capt. Dreyfus was re-
sumed Friday Maj. Dubreuil took
the stand. On August 90 Maj. Dubreuil
told story of Dreyfus meeting "a Ger
man attache at the house of one Bod
son. The cross-eXamination of Du-
breuil reflected severely on his reputa-
ton, and to-day he produced documents
to show that he was an honorable man.
A witness named German then de-
posed to seeing Dreyfus at the Ger
man maneuvers in Alsace. Col. Jouaust,
president of the court, questioned Drey
fus upon this testimony. The general
effect of the testimony was rather I'M
favorable to Dreyfus.
The next two witnesses, however,
gave strong testimony in favor of Drey-
fus and sadly knocked Germans tes-
timony about. His employer, a man
named kuhlman, got up and declared
that all German had said was untrue,
and Mai. Infreville followed and de-
clared he never knew Dreyfus, SO Ger
mains illusions to him were baseless.
The next witness, Capt. Carvalho, a
handsome young artillery officer
proved an excellent reinforcement for
Dreyfus. He gave his evidence clearly.
and boldly and emphatically declared
that there were no special precautions
to keep the mechanism of the "120
short" gun secret. Moreover, he added,
from April, 1894, the artillery officers
had a description of the hydro-pneu-
matte brake given them.
Here" said Capt. Carvalho. sis an
actual copy of the manual, which l hand
over to the court-martial."
Gen. Sebert followed. He also proved
a trump card for Dreyfus, as he de-
revealed professional ignorance. He
also said the man who wrote it was not
an artillery officer and said such an
officer as Dreyfus could not make the
mistakes he referred to.
The general again declared that the
bordereau could not have been written
by an artillery officer or by one who
ha vt IN
school. This made profound impress
sion on the court, hich was intensified
when Gen. Sebert, who is venerable
looking gentleman, concluded, fear
lessly:
81 am happy to have had the strength
to carry here my stone towards the edi-
flee of reparation which the court is
up with so much care and con-
fidence, while holding itself aloof from
outside passions"
Rennes, Sept. at is stated on the
best authority that Col. Du Patty de
Clam has made the most sensational
exposing all the crookedness
of which he is guilty in obedience to the
direct instructions of his chiefs of the
general staff. This was revealed to Maj. |
the commissioner appointed |
by Col. Jouaust, president of the court
martial, to take Du Patty de CLAIMS tes-
in Paris, where he lies i'll.
Scheme Denounced.
Washington, Aug. 31.ICensus bureau |
officials have discovered that advertise |
ments are being printed and circulated
to the effect that $1,000 census enumer- |
ators are wanted, without examination, |
and that full particulars could be had