The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-25
LABORl RETURNS TO TRIAL.

Famous Counsel Resumes His Place In
Court Room.
The Dreyfus court-martial rcconven
ed Monday morning at the usual hour.
Maitre Labori was not present. His
doctors considered that IL would be in
advisable for him to attempt to take
part in today's proceedings, in view of
the danger of a relapse. The witness
was Colonel Fabre, who deposes that
he had discovered a similarity betw cen
the handwriting of the accused and
that of the bordereau. He reiterated
his conviction of the guilt of Dreyfus,
saying: II am sure he wrote the Dor.
dereau."
The trial of Capt. Alfred Dreyfus ON
the charge of reason began al 6:3O
Tuesday. Maitre Labori was present.
He drove to the court in a carriage and
entered the hall at $50. The audi.
ence greeted him by standing up and
a general clapping of hands took place.
Maitre Labor walked quite briskly,
but holding his left arm close to his
side in order to not disturb the wound.
He met General MERCER aud General
Billot in the middle of the court room,
stopped, chatted and smiled. Labori
looked very well. He vas given q
cushioned armchair.
M. Demange, of counsel for defense,
was more successful than usual in
cross examining, and visibly discon-
certed Nj. Gribelin. Counsel scored a
distinct hint when he got M. Gribelin
to admit that he mixed the iutrigues
of Patty de Clam and Henry to shield
Esterhazy, and when NJ. Gribelin was
finally disposed of his evidence had
suffered badly.
y. Gribelin, the principal archivist
of the headquarters staff, was the next
witness. He testified with great volu-
bility and expressed the opinion that
when Dreyfus vas arrested in 1894 he
was enacting a role by Systematically
denying all the charges against him,
even the most obvious and least i'm.
portant things, and in declaring him
self ignorant of matters which should
have been known to every officer of
the general staff.
The witness said he was cognizant
of Freysus' relations with loose women
In support of this assertion he men.
toned IN alleged voluntary statement
made by Matthew Dreyfus, brother of
the prisoner, in the witness presence,
that he had been obliged to pull his
brother from the clutches of a woman
Of this description living near the
Champs Elysees.
Dreyfus created a better impression
today. He entered the court
with a more confident bearing and re.
piled to the witness in a calm voice
without any theatrical gestures, and
his remarks were put SO lucidly that
he appeared to make an impression on
all the judges, all of whom are reputed
to be bitterly opposed to him.
The session wound up with a scene,
on account of the extraordinary con.
duct Of Colonel Jouaust, president OF
the court, who permitted himself to
make an un~warrantable display Of
partiality. M. Bertullus had been con-
fronted with the last witness, Captain
Junck, and General Gonse had defended
the the latter when Colonel Picquart
rose and asked to refute some of
Junck's remarks. Colonel Jouaust
made a gesture Of impotence and
shouted: what, again?"
An outburst of hooting and kissing
came from the audience at such a dis
play Of unfairncss from the president.
Judges and gendarmes quickly sup
pressed the noise, but Colonel Jouaust
understood the well-merited rebuks
administered him, turned red and ad.
journed the court ten minutes later.