The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-03

which. accordtng 70 the Drefusards.
practically decides tbs casH First he re-
called the fact that . circular was SENT
70 the probasionefY ON May ~. 1se4. In
tornfug shem that Dizzy must not - 70
ths mansuyess. thus slowing that sns
nan who wrote TIE bor0ereau IN A1soss
and said. II am going 70 the narsuss'''
could not ~ Dvsyfus-
The wftss0 thsa pointed out thAt no..
II tbs minioean. vbo he believed aetss =
eood faaxh, was informed ~ the sxssscs
It this circular. which. be SAID. eon-
s6Asr . v1fal point IN ths case
saThae efrcnlar.. hs continued. snatien
the prooocut1on, bscause, aftel AAy -
Droyfuo could not say I am gosns 20 u.
rnaneuvsrs.' for then he knew ne " ',a
not 70. white prior TO May II. ne eooI1
not have known the hve doeuHenas eS
prised in the bordeseau
n. C,>~,. ueshsneassns HxDoss1.
n IAnos,e then brought out another
strong point Ailuding to the modihca,ions
az thu dispositions concerning the troops.
he sasd the writer Of the bordsreau used
the term new plan
sNcov" he aatd, 81. has been Impressed
,,ron vo,, that on October u circular
vas sent out from the war ministry con-
tasr,ing these very words. and that tnere-
fore the writer OF the bordereau must have
hpen An officer of the ministry. But ono
thing has struck me-who sent that cfrcu-
Iey7 II wa the tnird bureau. the chief
Of which was Lieut. Col. Du Patty de Clam.
who had had the borderezu IN his hands
for the previous twenty days"
n. De Fond Lamotts by this intended TO
show that Du Patty De Clam purpossiy
veed the words new plan'' IN tbs eascu-
lar order. by what the witness described
n ~arxuing IN . vicious circle 20 back
= M contsntson that an officer Of the
ninistry wrote the bordereau. and that
that officer was Dreyfus"
nsee4 Meets HE Naash.
Gen. Roget then rose to reply to ~ De
Yond Larnotse, but found he had caught
= Tartar. He did not succeed IN abaking
the witness, testimony. white =. De Fond
Lamotte took the unprecedented course
Of actually questioning Gen. Roget ana
getting the better Of him once or twice.
The two men stood exchanging heated
arguments. totally Ignoring Cot Jouaust.
who was twice obliged TO ask them not
70 speak q. each other and TO remain
calm. Gen. Roget especially was excited.
particuIarly when he found that he was
making no impression on his opponent.
who. ON the contrary. scored on him
Rnost Vas unused to this treatment. -
httharto he has had hss own way and been
allowed 70 bully wttnesses.
ysnslly. on Roget declaring that Drsy-
fus night have written. II am going TO
the mansuvess." becauss he could have
ask4d special permission. which y In
vsrtably granted. H. Demange asked him
u there was any proof that Drsyfus did
ash special permission. 70 which Roget
rspll4l:
Il doa't know. No uacs his bssn found
Of his applying" This answer brought
chorus Of "Ohs.' from the audience be-
calasa, had Dreyfus asked. traces would
ea61ly b Forthcoming.
Ho9et then said that Dreyfus might
have asked verbally. In which case no
tsaco Is his application could be found.
soNbte co. rsjoinsd y. Demange. but
tho heaA Of the bureau could b Asked
vAo&hor any such request was made"
1hie practically ended the session.. which
WAS one Of the most interesting and un-
deniAbly tho most favorable 10 Dreyfus
yee held. The military witnesses followed
the evidence with Ill eyes and ears. az
GA80XIU8 C1Q3t00nGs WHICH, @00BtbB
from the expressions on their faces. were
evidently far from agreeable.
Maj. Mart0ann Again % the haasa.
When Maj Hartmann resumed his dep
osition he wished 20 enter into the guess
ton Of the Robin shell. but on Gen. De-
loys obJecting 10 the statement In open
court. the president Of the court decided
20 hear this part OF the witness testi-
mCuy In camera at the end OF today's or
at the beginning of Mondays session.
IN veeponss to questions from Iabori
and Demaree. counsel far defense. Hart
mann said any osfieer attending Chaion's
camp could have obtained SUFFICIENT infor-
nation TO write notes Labor then re-
called Mercfer's attaeks on Capt. Frey.
stetter'a declaration that the secret dos.
fIsr communicated TO the court of is9l
contained . document describing the shelf
for which Mereisf called the captain q
iiar. Hartmann affirmed that ~ was quite
possible that particulars about 4 certain
shea should have leaked out In 1904
An Interesting conformation between
Gen. Dssoye mad Hartmann followed. ths
evnersf declaring he did not believe fhs
major was keeping strictly 70 the truth,
Da3oye fhen proceeded 70 poins out whai
he said we're inaccuracies IN Harfmann's
testimony. lie insisted that Dreyfus IN
the couse OF conversation with artillery
o6yeers. could have secured Information on
tho subjects mentioned In the tordereau.
10 which thu major resnrfe.s that N any
artillery officers had been Questioned by
prefas they should coma forward and say
a. - = mailer of strict duty neloye.
questioned by Labor and peGnanxc said
the inventor Of the Rohia she'll told hIu,
preyfus never asked him for particulars
secat the shell. except on minor points
The general added that re came az a
technical witness - shrw rhas preyfns
couka b. ruslty. adding that II was no.
bis business 10 say whether he believed him
fnrccens or guilty.
LAoori asked Delsys IL he knew whsth.r
documents which csnia have been tctray.
e<a by trstfar. especially ny .sc writer ~
TIE esrfsyeau. were important. whrrrupnn
the general turned 70 counsel and excited
" cried Don't ask me-. Dan't a~s nse -
These excas.sations created a sensation
which MAS doubled when lseieye aided ina,
there WAS sufficient In ire hnrtfer~a4i "a
establish thss the traitor knew ;hs i'm.
parssnc. 81 The documents re Vas sfytrs
urS The witness aided When read the
eefdereau wss ats;nzysss -
hartmann. IN rwpss 70 neiaye reiterated
that she aagfscE Gf TIE tseff.ereau wa tx