The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-05
The DisreputabIe Witness Who APP
peared Against Him.
GERMANY MAY Be CALLED UPON.
VI. Labori VIII Ask That Inquiry BE
Made as TO whether the Treason
able Documents Were Ever
Communicated, and If SO.
by Whom - Ncster-
days Evidence,

RDNNEs, September 4-As the end Of
the Dreyfus court martial trial comes
within sight the French government IS
beginning to display a fear that the YER
dict may give rise 10 troubles, and orders
have just been received by two regiments
Of infantry and one cavalry regiment, al
ready within hail Of Rennes, to hold them
/ selves fin readiness to march on the town
at the first sign OF disorder 10 occupy all
| strategical points and TO repress mani
fesianOns IN their inception
The local anti-Dreyfusard organs, by
their anti foreign articles have already
| singled out foreigners as enemies OF the
| country and there IS little doubt that for
eign Journalists will be the first victims
/ OF the violence OF tho mOb-not so much
/ Anglo-Saxons as Austrian, German and
Russian Jews. who form a majority Of
the press representation Of their respective
countries.
A SURPRISE SPRUNG.
To-day's session opened rather badly
for Captain Dreyfus. as a surprise was
/ sprung upon the defence In the advent OF
an Austrian political refugee, Eugene
| Cernuschi, who came out with fiat
/ footed denunciation of the accused, which,
even though il may eventually be proved
/ q pure fairy tale, is bound for the mo
/ mcnt 10 exercise q malignant influence
upon the French people, who have not
/ seen CCrnuschi. and are thus unable %
form personal opinion of the man who
/ launched these direct accusations against
/ Captain Droyfus.
Cornuschrs appearance is undenably
against him. Nobody even suspects that
DE Is what be claims TO be, scion Of the
Royal Servian House ON the contrary,
one would take bin 20 lie a groom dressed
I'm his best Sunday suit
II was remarked that as soon as he had
delivered his testimony and VI. Labori bad
asked to have him put on oath at to-mor-
rows session. behind closed doors IN or
der that he might Doe punished, II guilty
of perjury. he left the court room and was
not seen again.
CERNUSCHTs TESTIMONY.
Cernuschis testimony, which was in the
form of a letter 10 the president of the
court martial, colonel Jouaust was most
uncqulv0cal he claimed that on three
distinct occasions. twice in France and
once at Geneva, he was told by a high
placed foreign officer. that Dreyfus had
communicated reasonable documents 10
a fcr.ign officer I'm the third instance
Cemuschi said the officer showed him do
cuments emalating rom Dreyfus and
that this officer left France hurriedly two
DAYS rrior to the arrest of Captain Drey
fus
The alluslon was evidently 10 Colonel
Schwartzkoppen the military attache of
the German embassy I'm Pars in 1894.
whose movements We're Coincident with
tfosc as described as the movements of
the officer of Cernuschis deposition. Now
this evidence ls Of transcedent importance
to the prosecution and it Is Incredible un-
less CeInuschi IS proving TO be a humbug
that the government commissary, Major
Carr.ere. should have admitted that he
had received a letter from him Offering I'm
p0rtant testimony and thrown it aside on
the ground of it's coming from a political
refugee.
The disposition evoked expressions Of |
increiuiy.
The suspicious feature was the fact that |
although the witness said he could not |
speak French huently. his letter 10 Colonel |
Jouaust asking an opportunity to testiiy' |
was drawn up in perfect French. lie eX-
piaiuod that he had been assisted by MS /
wife I'm writing the ietier
RypoRTANT REQUEST
This Introduction Of "a foreigner as
witness for the prosecution gave NJ Lahori
a9 opportunity to submit the most impor-
taut request he has made throughout the
trial. a request which, If granted by Col
onel Jouaust. though this is extremely
doubtful. would certainly have momen-
tous consequences.
NJ Labor announced his intention, In
view of the step taken by The prosecution
ln cqling foreign evidence. 10 ASK that
inquiry should be made through the regu-
lar Diplomatic channels as to whether the
documents mentioned I'm the bOrdereau
and ff an
bv whom which the court martial Is
scarcely likely to approve. In any case
the appfication means the iengthenine OF
the trial for several weeks.
The introduction Of Cernuschi and the
other developments Of the day, it is
generally predicted. imply another fort
nights sitting at the least. Cernusch |
win be heard tomorrow behind closed
doors. At the same time there viii prob
ably be an examination Of the secret dos
sier 10 which Captain Cuignet referred
his morning. and which NJ Labori inn
ncdiately asked 20 have produced in
court This dossier consists Of twelve
Dr. fourteen documents and II is difficult
10 see why. # they had any value, the
,iat major have not have had them pro-
luced earlier
ESTERHAZY THE TRAITOR.
The Etat Major are not IN the habit
# holding back documents calculated 10
rove of the slightest service TO their
ause as is shown in the case Of the
lote concerning NJ. Hadamard's doubts
# the innocence of his cousin which
vas incorrect. but was. nevertheless in
luded I'm the secret dossier while the i'm
ortant document stating on the author
iy of the French Minister at Rome that
c an Italian military attache paid Ester
~ d on af the |
'rench say. his beautiful eyes, and the
0cument was the best evidence that Es-
srhazy IS the traitor Nevertheless, the
tat Major carefully kept this out OF
lew.
NJ. Painleve. the distinguished mathe-
,atician cornered General Gonse on The
alters falsihed version of NJ. Hada-
ards remarks, concerning Captain
reyfus and the manner In which Gonse !
,uirmed and his woe-begone appearance |
most aroused pity for him. !
General Roget also appeared TO feel at .