The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-18
a Favorable Day
For Dreyfus in the Proceedings Of
Of the, Continental.
ROGET IS HAULED OVER GOALS
By HIaitre Demange, Who By Perti-
nent and cooIly PrOpOunded In
quiry Drives the RascalIy General
Into q Rags-EramIning Magistrate
Believes in Dreyfas' Innocence:

RENNEs, August 17.-with the usual
attendance, and without any note-
worthy incidents the second trial b.
court martial Of Captain Alfred Drey-
fus, Of the artillery. charged with trea-
son. was resumed this morning In the
Lyeee.
Previous to the opening Of the pro-
cesdlhgs It became known that Maitre
LAbori. leading counsel for DreyfuB,
Who WaS shot 10 the back from ambush
Monday. was slightly worse to-day.
His physicians have not yet extracted
the bullet; his fever continues to fn-
c.ease and It l. not believed that he
win be able to attend court Monday.
Consequently MaItre Monard, counsel
for the pfeyfus family before the court
Of cessation in the trial revision pro-
ceedlngs. has been summoned 70 re-
place n. Labor until such time as the
later b able to resume conduct Of the
case. II. MOnaFd Is expected 70 appear
IN court tomorrow. Although he is a
poor substitute for the brilliant. ener-
getic Labor, II Is hoped his presence
viii strengthen the defense.
Friends prevented Maitre Albert
Clamenceau from coming to the as
sistauce Of Il. Dreyfus, as planned i'm
1nediately after the attempted asBasslu-
alton Of n. Labor. However, in spite
Of the difficulties encountered by the
defense to-day to-day's session Of the
court opened with brighter prospects
for the prisoner, as II. Demange. coun-
sci Tor the defense. evidently came
pinned with questions to be put to
oeneraI Roget. The latter resumed
his deposition on the opening Of the
court. dealing with the theft OF the Es-
tsrhaSy letters from Madomissslle
Pays
A number Of counsePG shots struck
M buIrS-eye. and made the general
Ggu1rm in his seat.
Unfortunately. II. Demanse IS not yet
N position to go thoroughly over the
whole ground Of this witness deposit
ton. General Roget win probably be
recalled to the stand later.
GeneraI Roget was unable to conceal
his annoyance and anger when N De-
mango scored. The witneas'S fingers
twitched nervously.. and he frequently
turned for consolation towards Generals
BIIlot and zurIlnden, former ministers
q war. who occupied the witnesSes'
/. SeatB, behind him. The general also
threw giances Of savage resentment at
the audience, when. as happened sew
eraI times. suppressed filters went
around the court room when N. De-
mango cornered him.
Finally General Roget became quite
red in the face. and answered n. De-
mango in a hollow voice, contrasting
strangely with his confidential tone Of
yesterday.
Then came witness who proved to
Be a splendid reinforcement for Drey.
fus. It was II. Bertulus, the exam
inlng magistrate who received the late
Colonel Henry's confession Of perjury,
In almost Ihaudible tones. owing to
hoarseness, NJ. BertuIus gave his testi-
mony. which was a veritable speech
for the defense. Coming from man
Of the high legal reputation Of NJ. Ber-
tnius, this evidence raised the hopes Of
The Dreyfusards immensely. and 1t, ap-
parentIy, made deep impression on the
fBenberH OF the court.
II. Jaures. the Socialist leader. who
was among those present in court, re-
marked, on the conclusion OF the mag
Istrate's testimony:
'Thia is the first time the truth, and
the whole truth, has been told before
the Judges"
Dreyfus displayed the greatest inter.
eat IN the statements Of N. Bertulus
seeming completely absorbed in his
words and straining to catch every
syllable.
After a brief conference Of NJ. BERTH
lus and Nine. Henry. widow of Colonel
Henry, Colonel Piequart's former CHIEF
OF the intelligence bureau OF the war of
nee, he was called. He gave his svi-
dence in a loud. resonant voice, and
created a profound Impression.
The following Is the testimony in de-
tail:
General. Roget, on FeSumIng his test
mony, criticised the surveillance inau'
Eurated by colonel Picquhrt over Lieut.
Col. Henry. This surveillance. he said
lasted several months, and included the
interrogation of letters addressed to Ma
Tor EsterhaEy. There had also beer
searches Of Henry's house during hIi
absence. All these measures, the wit
ness asserted, were carried out without
the authorization OF the minister Of
war, and was not even Informed Of
them. Moreover. he asserted, the In
yestIgaslOns were carried on at the
expense Of the secret service fund.
The witness also objected to coIone
Pieauurt's methods Of watching Nine
Pays.
In regard to Esterhazy, General Ro'
Eet admitted the former was n gambler
and an immoral character. But. hi
asserted:
"whlle have acknowledged his llttl'
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