The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-09-16

court-martial and that Mauriel had COM
mented on each one. Mauriel attempted
to discredit Freystaetter, but was un-
able to break down his testimony. The
day was favorable to Drcyfus.
Nineteenth Day, Aug. 2S.-The session
was given up to conflicting theories OF
the handwriting experts.
twentieth Day, Aug. 29.-M. De Frey
cinet denied any knowledge of the syn
dicate which MERCER had claimed spent
80 100000 francs to secure DreyfuS'
freedom.
Twenty first Day, Aug. 3O.-Paul Mey-
er and other experts testified that the
bOrdereau was not the work of Dr2yfuS.
MERCER testified that since 1891 Ester
haZy had changed his style OF writing.
Georges Picot testified that EsterhaZy
had been employed by Schwartzkoppen,
but had been dismissed because the lnfor-
nation he furnished was valucless. Gen.
Deioyc, director of artillery, gave techul-
cal reasons why Dreyfus could not have
known the facts communicated IN the
bOrdereau.
Twenty-second Day, Aug. 31.-Lebrun-
Renauit related in detail the story OF the
confession which he claimed Drerfus
made to hin on the day Of his degrada
ton. He said that Dreyfus confessed
that he delivered the documents to Ger
many in order to get more important ones
in return Other witnesses testified that
a Capt. d'Attcl, now dead. had told them
of the confession made to Lebrun- t,enauit.
Mai. Forzinetti. governor of the Cherchc
Midi prison, where Dreyfus was first con-
fined, said he always believed the prison
er innocent and had so informed Gen.
Boisdeffre. He had never heard of the
allie ged confession. Altogether the day
was considered favorable to Dreyfus.
Twenty-third Day, Sept. 1.-Germaine,
faSJltlpi
1856 or 1887 he saw Dreyfus at Mulhouse
after he attended the German maneuYers.
Gcrmaines employer denied the story.
Dreyfus himself explained his presence
at Mulhouse, but his words proved ms
embarra ssment Lieut.. Bernheim said
that while at Roucn he furnished Ester
hazy with information and documents re-
Cartling artillery. which Estcrhazy had
never returned. Lieut.. Brugcrc sand that
almost any officer could have Inspected
the 100 gun. and that IN May, lSU4, the
new firing manual was printeu ana so
widely distributed that even the gun
ners had copies. Gea. Sebert of the ma
rine artillery said that none but an ar
tilerv officer could have written the bor-
dcrcau, n.
Twenty fourth day. Sept. 3|MaJ'
Hartmann of the artillery dlSSected thS
bordcrcau and declared that it could not
have been written by an artillery oihcer'
NJ Fonds Lamothc. Il probauoner win
Drevfus, said that in May, 1894, all pro
bationers were notified that they were
not to attend the mancuvers.
Twenty-hfth day. Sept. 4.-Cernuschl,
an Austrian refugee, teStliled that ne was
notified by a friend that four German
spies were in Paris, one Of whom was
Dreyfus. He said he had been shown
mans of the French mobilization and or
ganization, which he said could be had
for a price AZ any time in France. La
bori declared THAI inasmuch as the pros
Ccutioa Rad introduced a foreign witness
he would ask the right to do so also.
Twcnty-siXth day, Sept. 5.-Labori
asked that Col. Schwarzkoppen and Col.
Panizzartl he cited to testify. He sup
plemented his request with personal tel
many and the King of Italy. Serge Bas-
set told of Esterhazys confession in
London. Gen. Roget admitted that he
had received letters from ESterhazE since
the trial began. Senator IraripuN tCsti-
fed that he had been informed by the
Italian ambassador that DreyfuS had
never been in the employ of Italy. The
senator made Il lengthy argument in IA
yOr of the innocence of the prisoner 1t
was considered favorable day for Drey-
fUS.
Twenty-seventh Day. Sept. G-The
position of Du Patty de Clam was read.
lie declared that in all that he did he
acted under the order of the generals:
that Dreyfus had always asserted his in
nocence. Gen. Rillot asserted that per
haps Dreyfus was the accumplce of rs
tcrhazy. NJ. Paieologuc testified that the
diplomatic dossier contained document
reciting conversation between NJ. Del
caSSe, the French minister of foreign af-
fairs, and Count Won Munster, the Ger
man ambassador. in which the latter stat
ed that Schwartzkoppen had sent numer-
Gus petit-ben notes to Esterhazy. Maj.
Gallopin testified that he once met Drey-
fus with papers relating 10 the mObiliza-
tion of troops, which the prisoner said he
was taking to the geographical depart
ment 10 be destroyed as soon as printed.
Twenty-eighth Day, September THE
court declined To adjourn court until La
bori could question SchwartZkoppen and
Panizzardi by telegraph or by Il commits
sion. y few threads of testimony were
picked up and completed and the an
nourCement made that the evidence was
all in. The generals and other mill
tary witnesses at once left the court
room and within two hours were on their
way TO rejoin their regiments under the
orders of the minister of war. Maj. Car
riere. the government commissioner. then
made his address to the court. reaSSert-
ing the guilt of the prisoner and max
ing closing attack on Col ricquart
He demanded Il verdict of guilty.
Twenty-ninth day. September s
Maitre DemanSe occupied the session
with his address to the court on behalf OF
the priSon0-.
Thi.tieth Day, Sept On. Demance
makes the closing address for the de-
fenSe. Jury retireS and in about two
hours brings IN a verdict of guilty. PriS-
oner Is sentenced to ten years detention.
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