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Dreyfus."
At the request Of NJ. De Magne, NJ. Villou
detailed the alleged conversation and said
he had not mentioned the conversation In
1894 because Dreyfus had been arreeted,
and, knowing him To be guilty the wit
ness foresaw he would be convicted.
Special Commissioner Fischer of the
eastern military railways system deposed
that he was ordered TO investigate Leak
age in the gunnery school at Bourges. and.
he added, the results of his inquiries did
not seem to incriminate Dreyfus.
Fischer asserted that he was not long
In finding out that former artillery man
named Thomas had communicated to a
foreign power documents affecting the
national defense. Thomas, he added was
sentenced to death for attempted murder
in 1856. but the sentence was commuted
to penal servitude for life. The witness
went to Avignon and secured the convict's
confession that he communicated sketches
of shell So of the horse artillery gun
OF the "120 siege gum" for which he had
received 1000 francs. Replying to Colonel
Jouaust. the witness declared that as
Thomas was arrested In 1856 he could
not have been a spy at later date.
Lieutenant Bernheim testified while in
garrison at Rouen he furnished Esterhdzy
with information and documents regarding
the artillery, In which Esterhazy was in
terested. The witness was never able to
recover the documents. He supposed at
the time that Esterhazy was anxious TO
increase his military knowledge
Replying to NJ. De Magne, Lieutenant
Bernheim said he had not testified at the
Esterhazy trial. because his testimony was
then considefed to be or no real yafre.
Lieutenant Brugere of the artillery re-
serve, the next witness called. said 1t was
perfectly easy for an officer to closely
inspect the "120 short" gun. Moreover.
he added. detailed explanations and in
formation regarding the brake were given
to the officers present when the gun was
fired. On two occasions, witness said,
when the gun was fired he noticed the
presence of a group OF non artillery Off
GERS. Therefore, the witness pointed out.
1t was plain that access to the gun was
quite easy.
In May. 1894, Lieutenant Brugere con-
tinued. the new firing manual was dis
tributed. a copy was given to each bat
terry and as the captains lectures were
not fully understood further copies OF the
firing manual were printed and all OFF,
GERS and nom commissioned officers 50
desiring could obtain as many as they
liked. In some regiments even the ordi-
nary gupners secured copies, and among
these favored regiments. Lieutenant
Brugere pointed out. was the Sixth artil
lery stationed at Rennes (Excitement)
The witness said he gave his copy Of
the firing manual to an infantry dfhcer
May IT, 1894. The societci de TIr, a
paper OF Paris. also printed the article and
distributed 1t among its members.
Lerond here interposed, saying that no
batteries OF the '120 short gun were at the
Chalons camp In 1894. and Lieutenant
Brugere retorted shat he only referred to
what he nav in the month of May.
A lively discussion ensued General
Roget and General DeIoye denying Lieu-
tenant Brugere's statement.
General Roget asked Lieutenant Brugere