The times., 1899-09-06
coURT-MARTIAL PROCEEDINGS.


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COURT PROCEEDINGS.
LaE,orfss Request Concerning Testi-
nony of Foreign Attaches Refused.
RENNEs. Sept. 5.-Amid the most cp-
pressive heat Of the season the Dreyfus
court martial assembled this morning in
what was felt would be critical session
OF the trial.
The first business in order was the exam
fnation of the so-called SeTvian refugee
Cernuschi, but Maitre Labori promptly OBJ
jected. saving Cernuschi could scarcely be
called as the twenty-four hours notice to
the defence required by law had not been
given. The court acknowledged the force of
This objection and postponed Cernuschi's
examination till tomorrow to enable enqui-
ries to be made about him.
The doors were then closed for an hour
for the examination in secret session of the
espionage dossier. When the open sitting
was resumed NJ. Labori read a formal ap-
plication setting forth that inasmuch as
Colonel Jouaust had introduced a foreign
witness without warning, who pretended
10 quote the military atache of foreign
power as declaring Dreyfus a traitor, the
defence was therefore compelled TO aban-
don its reserve and insist that the Govern
ment apply to the foreign powers concerned
10 furnish such information as would en-
1irely clear up all matters relating 10 the
bordereaG. NJ Labori added, after read
ing this statement, that he had this morn
ing notified Major Carriere, the Govern
ment prosecutor. that he intended to call
Colonel Schwarzkoppen and Colonel
Schneider. the military attaches OF Germa-
ny and Austria. respectively, as witnesses.
This" he said, lis the best means for ar
irving at the truth and securing direct
proof OF the innocence of Captain Drey-
fus."
Carriere Finds Obstacles.
Major Carriere replied We are net here
10 prejudice the issue Of this trial The ap-
plication OF the defence amounts to a de-
mand that the French Government request
foreign powers TO deliver up documents
Such an application is OF so delicate a ma
Ture that ! doubt my right to transmit i,
10 the Foreign ONCE. Moreover, there are
both moral and material obstacles which
are insuperabie.p
Major CarTiere added that friendly, un-
official effcrt might be made 10 obain the
original bordereau il il still existed
NJ Psleologue, the Foreign Office expert.
also declared that the matter was TOO deli
cate for the Government TO take up. Colo
nei J0uaost announced that the court
would consider the question later on
Serg Bastil, London correspondent of the
Paris Matin," was the first witness. He
told the details OF Esterhazy's latest con-
fession which was TO the effect that he (Es-
terhazy) wrote the bordereau at the dicta
tlon OF Colonel Sandherr, the former mem
Der of the general staff, who died shortly
alter the first trial
Major Carriere technically interposed at
this time. saying: In the name of the
venersted memory OF Colonel Sandherr 7
protest against those words.
The audience simply laughed At The
amusing mock heroics Of the Government
prosecutor
NJ Labori asked why the prosecution
should object 10 Esterhazy's words being
quoted.
Major carriere. with an assumption OF
dignity which seemed a triae maudlfn. de-
olined 10 take any notice Of n. Labori's en-
ouiry.
Colonel Brogniard, a member of the eour,
Nhose questions always seek 20 bring out
points against the prisoner. asked If Ester
hazy dad not still say that Dreyfus was a
traitor
The witness replied in the affirmative.
Roget Demands 10 Talk Again.
General Roget then demanded the floor.
49, ~~cNL ~ GEA4d-tlE ElSlEI4EZF mas
been writing him many letters recently.
lie suspected that Esterhazy was trying to
entTap him and therefore he had turned all
tha letters over TO Colonel Jouaust TN
opened.
n. Labogi promptly asked the court 10
produce these letters, Colonel Jouaust re-
fused TO do SO NJ. Labori, insisted and
went on 10 say that the president had no
right 20 receive evidence in this manner
and refuse 10 communicate IL to the de-
fence. II was the same thing that had in
validated the first trial
Colonel Jouaust who instantly perceived
the defencelesssness of his course. replied
that the letters had no bearing on the case
They were purely personal 10 General
Roget, and il was for the latter 70 say /;
they should be produced.
General Roget as a partial concession
thereupon read one letter. which was OF nc
importance. Then followed a long woTdy
duel between IL Labori and General Roge;
on the subject OF Esterhazy and Roget
long defence Of this scoundrel. General
Roget nov washed his hands OF Esterhszy
except to declare that anyhow he was nc
traitor
Major Carriere interrupted 10 say he had
received many letters from Esterhazy
which be had never read.
There was 8 sharp dicusssion as to- the
date when the general stah had finally
abandoned EkterhEzy. General ZurIinden,
the former War Minister and more recently
military governor OF Paris. joining in the
argument and Colonel Jouaust protecting
the generals as far as possible from 81.
I-aboris attacks.
NJ Defes. OF the Paris Temps" told
how Esterhszy had many times admitted
he was the author OF the famous Uhlan
letter.
Trnrieux speaks for the Defence.
NJ. Trarieux, former Minister, and one
Of the leaders OF the revixionists, then
made an eloquent plea for the defence. II
presented no more evidence than many OF
the speeches made by the generals in be-
half of the prosecution, but the defence
apparently considers II necessary 70 offset
ZONE OF this evidence in kind.
A- Trarieu1 quoted Signor Torniell, the
italian Ambassador as denouncing the
'canaille de D." document as not relating
20 Dreyfus, and declaring that Dreyfus'
name was not known to anyone at the
embassy. until he was arrested. The for
MEN kidney trouble preys upon