The record-union., 1899-09-01

tempt to interrogate Dreyfus in regard
to the alleged confession?
Colonel Guern-The case had passed
out of the hands of the military au-
thorities, the prisoner having been
handed over to the civil authorities
Dreyfus, when the usual question was
put to him, said he had nothing to add
to the reply he had made to Captain
Lebrun- -Renault One of the Judges
asked witness if NJ Weyl. when at
tached to the army headquarters, had
relations with Esterhazy, to which
Guerin replied that he believed that
Weyl had known Esterhazy for a long
time. uI
The Judge-Do you think Esterhazy-
knew the prisoner?
Colonel Guerin-I do not know.
Dreyfus here remarked that he never
knew EsterhaZy.
Major De Mitry of the Hussars
testified to Captain Atherne telling him
of the alleged confession of Dreyfus
Army Controller Peyres also testi-
fled that he heard of the confession
from Colonel Guerin. The latter, he
added, introduced the witness to Cap
tain Lebrun- Renault on their way to
the Zola trial
Continuing, Major De Mitry said: 81
said to Captain Lebrun- Renault point
blank, how is it the confession of Drey-
fus was not reported to our President
and Premier when you were summoned
to the Elysee?
Captain Lebrun-Renault replied: L
did not report through a kind of appre-
hension, for while in the ante-room I
heard some one say, Who is this gend-
arme who is betraying professional!
secrets and feeding the press? He
might smart for his indiscretions.' I
replied: 'Renault, you have made a
mistake In your place I would have
told the President
When called upon to reply. Dreyfus
declared he had never said his tria!
would be revised in three years.
"I do not understand these words. -
said the prisoner. II should be very
grateful to you, my Colonel, if, in the
interest of truth, you would make pub
lie the letters which I wrote to the
chief of the headquarters staff It would
then be seen in what terms I asked
that an investigation should be made"
Colonel Jouaust-But why in three
years?
Dreyfus - I have already told the
court that l told Colonel Du Patty de
Clam the Government had the means
of investigation, but that it required
time to use them. 1 said. therefore,
that before two or three years my in
nocence would be acknowledged But
I emphatically assert that there was
no sinister motive in my mind, suen
as has been attached to those words.
(Excitement)
INoteADreyfus evidently referred to
the general staffs suggestion that when
he used the expression three years
he knew that Esterhazy would then
appear as a man of straw, and try to
take his (the prisoner's) place
Major Forsenetti, who was Governor
of Cherche Midi Prison while Dreyfus
was confined there, followed He testi-
fled that while in prison Dreyfus al
ways seemed to have the bearing of an
innocent man, and always asserted his
innocence. The witness added that hi,
told General De Boisdeffre that he he
lieved Dreyfus was innocent Contin-
uing, Major Forsenetti said he was in
innate with Captain Lebrun- -Renault
and Captain Atell, but neither Of them
ever mentioned to him the alleged con-
fession of Dreyfus
Replying to M. Demange, the Major
said Colonel Du Patty de Clam asked
him to surprise Dreyfus in his sleep in