The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-22
JOUSAUST SHOWS HIS
HOSTILITY TOWARD DREYFUS
President Of the Court Martial Makes an Unwarranted
Display Of Unfarness- Receives Merted Rebuke
From the Audience in the Form of Kisses
and Hoots -Demange Tangles Up an
Anti-Dreyfusard Witness.

Rennes, Aug. 21-The third week of
the Dreyfus court martial began with
out incident at $50 this morning. The
tracted a large attendance at the Ly-
Gee, but though he is progressing as
satisfactorily as possible, his physicians
deemed it best for him to remain quiet
When it became known that the dis
tinguished lawyer would not partici-
pate in the proceedings a large num-
Der of disappointed persons quilted the
court room.
The court settled down to business
quickly and by o'clock five witnesses
| had appeared at the bar. If this rate
is continued it is considered the court
| will get through with 80 odd witnesses
| before the beginning of September,
and it is expected that the verdic. will
be delivered by Sept. Z.
All witnesses to-day were hostile to
| Dreyfus, but as none of the evidence
was fresh the audience followed the
dispositions with comparatively little
| interest, the reference by NJ. Gribelin to
the relations of Dreyfus with demi-
| mondaines proving the most appetiZing g
portion of the mornings proceedings.
| A Subdued litter went around the court
| TooH WneH CFlDelln even pfO1eSseu 10
! know the exact amount DreyfuS had
| spent upon his various amours.
| Gribelin gave his testimony with an
! honest demeanor, but nothing in his
appearance would contradict the con-
tention of the Dreyfusards that he
was Major Lauth's tool in the machin-
| ations of the general staff against Col
| onel Picquart, who listened to Gribe-
! lin with an air of contemptuous impa-
| tience.
NJ. Demange, counsel fer. defense, was
more successful than usual in cross-eX-
amining him and visibly disconnected
| Gribelin. The counsel scored a dis
tinct hit when he got Gribelin to ad-
| NIT that he mixed intrigues of de
| Clam and Henry to shield Esterhazy
| and when Gribelin was finally disposed
of his evidence had suffered badly.
Dreyfus created a better impression
to-day. He entered the court room
with a more confident bearing and re-
piled to witnesses in a calm voice with
out any theatrical gestures, and his
remarks were put so lucidly that he
appeared to make an impression on the
judges, all of whom are reputed bitter
ly opposed to him,
The session wound up with a scene
on account of the extraordinary con-
duct of Colonel Jousaust, president of
the court, who permitted himself to
tiality. Bertulus had been confronted
with the last witness, Captain Junck,
and General Gonse had defended the
latter, when Colonel Picquart asked to
be allowed to refute some of Junck's
remarks.
tience and shouted: What, again."
An outburst of booing and kissing
came from the audience at such dis
play of unfarness. The judges and
gendarmes quickly suppressed the
noise. but Jousaust understood well
the merited rebuke administered to
him, turned red and adjourned court
10 minutes later.
Compared the Handwriting.
Following is the evidence in detail:
General Fabre. formerly chief of the
fourth bureau of the general staff. was
the first witness to-day. He said that.
in his official capacity, he compared the
writing of the bordereau with the writ
ing of various officers in his bureau, in
Guiding the writing of a probatoner.
who had been in the bureau since the
previous year, and who had not favor
ably impressed his comrades. This pro-
bationer. Dreyfus, who was regarded
as untrustworthy and insincere in his
pretensions, was equally disliked by his
comrades and superiors. 4Ae was con-
stantly endeavoring, by all sorts OF
means, to learn the secrets of the plan
of concentration of the eastern railway
system, and in his anxiety to secure
information, neglected his duties. His
official duties witness said, placed it in
Dreyfus' power to disclose the docu-
ments referred to in the bordereau
Witness could emphatically deny all
Dreyfus had said on this subject. When
Major Bertin showed witness the bor-
dereau. the latter was struck with the
Ia Of lIeyrA NhHE VNra
fus was the only officer who made a
bad impression in his bureau, and the
opinions of the chief of staff and heads
of other departments confirmed wit
ness belief. General Fabre, in con-
clusion, declared he was still as firmly
convinced as in 1884 that the prisoner
was the author of this bordereau.
Dreyfus Replies.
After NJ. Demange had pointed out
the discrepancies in M. Fabre's state
ments and these he gave in 1894 Colonel
Jousaust invited Dreyfus to reply. The
prisoner said General Fabre quite cor
rectly described the work in which he
was engaged when a probationer, es-
pecially emphasizing that he id 10
keep the dossier relating to the con-
centration of the centers on the east
ern system posted up. This was not a
fictitious task. The prisoners reply
was made in calm, measured tones, and
his frankness seemed to favorably i'm
press the judges.
Colonel d Aboville, former deputy chief
of the fourth bureau, related how Fabre
had shown him a photograph of an
anonymous note, in which the writer
intimate to his correspondent that he
had confidential documents to com
municate. The witness told Fabre that
the documents mentioned showed the
writer could only be an artillery officer,
belonging to the general staff, who par
ticipated in the expeditions Of the head