Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-07
TRIAL OF CAPT. DREyFUS
A Large Audience, Including Many Gen.
erals, Present at the Sessions.
MAI. HARTMANN ON THE STAND
Resumed Deposition Regard
ing Artillery Matters.
DElOYE'S SENSATIONAL EXPLANATIONS


session of the court-matrial of Capt.
Alfred Dreyfus, charged with treason,
opened behind closed doors, in the
Lycee, SO continuing until 8. 10 a. m.
Majors Hartmann and Ducros and
Gen. Deloyn, all OF tho artillery, were
present. The court discussed the
secret documents relating to the artil-
lery subjects Of the bordereau.
ln addition to the usual cordons of
troops in the streets leading to the
Lycee, an extra guard was posted to-
day, so as to completely isolate the hall
in which the judges met in secret ses-
sion. There were the usual scenes on
the arrival of the prisoner and the
judges. After the judges and counsel,
came Gen. Deloye, Major Hartmann,
Major Ducros and, later, Gen. Chamoin,
followed by soldier bearing the secret
artillery dossier.
The public was admitted to the court
at $50 a. IN.
The first witness called, after the
public 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 con
fession of Dreyfus: Il am innocent.
In three years. they will recognize my
innocence. The minister knows it.
If | delivered documents to Germany,
it was to have more important ones in
return
The witness explanation that he did
not refer to the confession of Dreyfus
during his interview with President
Casimir- Perier, because he overheard
conversation during the course of which
he was called traitor, 'canaille"
and "cur," came as surprise, for he
did not mention this in his evidence
before the Court of Cessation, as
Maitre Labor. leading counsel for the
defence, pointed out. M. Labori also
laid stress on the fact that Capt.
Lebrun-Renault should have kept his
note book, in which, he asserts, he
made note of his conversation with
Dreyfus, for four years. and not have
destroyed it on the very morrow the
matter was brought up in debate in
the Chamber of Deputies. The cap
tain's reply, that he looked upon the
copy made by M. Caivagnac, then
Minister of War, as being sufficient,
as considered rather lame.
AUDIENCE BROKE INTO "BRAvos."
Dreyfus, replying to the witness,
began by calmly declaring that Capt.
Lebrun- Renault's statement that a
certain Capt Dattel was present dur
ing his conversation with Capt
Lebrun-Renault was inaccurate The
witness, however, maintained that
Capt. Dattel was present, whereupon
Dreyfus said that, if he were present,
he 1.-THE prisonerl did not speak to him.
Dreyfus then raised his voice ex-
citedly, and, accompanying his words
with short, emphatic gestures of the
right hand and guiyering with emo.
ton, protested that Capt Lebrun,
Renault should have repeated to his
chiefs his utterance. which began with
protestation of innocence, without
asking him to explain his words
''Those are manmuvres, cried tn,
prisoner, which must fill all homes
men with indignation. This declar
alton of the prisoner made a deep i'm
preston on the audience. Dreyfu
spoke the last words through his teeth
and was evidently laboring under tn,
greatest excitement and Indignation
The audience broke into "bravos, ,
which the gendarmes Immediately sup
pressed.
Capt. Antoine followed, and repeate,
what Capt. Dattel had said, confirm
ing the confession.
Dreyfus replied that he had no
spoken to Capt. Dattel.
Col. Guerin followed Capt. An
tome, and repeated his evidenc
before the Court of Cessation, to tn
effect that Capt. Lebrun- Renault tol
him, after the degradation of the pris
oner, of the words the latter ha
uttered.
After being asked by Col. Jouau!
Il he had anything to say, Dreyfus d,
flared he could only repeat his rep
10 Capt. Lebrun-Renault.
Another officer, Major De Mitry, al:
testified that Capt. Dattel had declare
he overheard Dreyfus confess.
Army Controller Peyrolles next r.
peated his evidence rs given before Il
Court of Cessation, recounting tn
Col. Guerin, the day Dreyfus was d
graded, told him Dreyfus had co
fessed.
At this point, Dreyfus rose, and d
MED he had ever said there would be-
revision of his case at the end OF thr
years. and, speaking directly to CT
5ouaust, begged him to have the Il
ters which he 1.-THE prisoner) wrote
\ Gen. De Boisdeffre read in court T.
prisoner said he mentioned the tel
three years, because he realized th
the government would need time
carry out the necessary investigation
On being recalled, Capt Lebru
Renault said this was true, but
added that Capt. Dattel was presei
and could have overheard the cow
sation.
M. Labori here pointed out til
Capt. Dattel had not spoken to
phiefs on this subject, and Gen. M,
cier, who, like all the military W
nesses, followed the proceedings toe
with the keenest attention, rose a
admitted that this was correct.
Col. Jouaust told Dreyfus that
had not explained why he mention
the term of three years, to which DIR
fus replied: ' ISclid not give tn
years as the term. | only said / hol
that, in the course of two or tn
years, my innocence would be rec
ni2ed; and 1 wish to state, my color
that, as my letters to Gen. Gonse sh,
my words did not have the sense
minds have sought to give them"
M. Labor then had Gen. Go
called to the bar, and asked him If
had not used the alleged confession
Dreytus in opposing Col. Picqua
arguments in favor of a revision.
Gen. Gonsc replied that he had l
whereupon M. Labor asked that
letters exchanged between Gen. &c
and Col Picquart should DO re
The clerk of the court began to rea
letter beginning my Dear Picqi
-" when Gen. Gonse interruI
him, and asked that Col. Picqua
previous letter be read first, but
the letter was not available for
moment, the reading of all the let
al