Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-12

had given before the court Of cessation. |
He leaned, while sepaking, against the |
witness rail and referred to a bunch of
papers which he held in his hand. The |
witness read the text Of a dispatch re-
ceived by Count MISUNDERSTANDING |
German ambassador at Paris, from
Prince Hohenlohe, German imperial
chancellor, which the former communi-
Gated to witness during visit to the
Elysee palace. 1t ran:
His majesty, the emperor, has every
confidence in the loyalty of the republic,
and the government of the republic begs
your excellency to tell NJ. Cassimir Perier
that it is proved the German embassy
was never implicated in the Dreyfus af-
fair His majesty hopes the government
of the republic will not hesitate to declare
so. The legend which here continues to
speak regarding the German embassy
would compromise the position of the rep
resentative of Germany, Hohenlohe.'
The witness then recounted how he had
expressed to the then premier and min
lister of war his astonishment and indg-
nation at the interview which Captain
LIE Brun-Renaud gave the Figaro on the
subject of Dreyfus. The witness then
told of Picquart'S visit to the Elysee at
the time of the trial in 1894, informing
him that NJ. Bertillon's demonstration
had little effect on the judges. He added:
II received Bertillon on December IA
and Is at the instance of the minister of
war, who thought his demonstration very
curious, interesting and conclusive but
49, l. n,;n
"that l judged them differently" He
added: 'All that was done and said
among the ministers was done without
my knowledge"
The witness then related facts in con-
nection with the futile efforts of NJ. Wal
deck Rousseau to prevent the first court
martial sitting behind closed doors, and
| said he (the witness) had never received
any member of the Dreyfus family.
! Casimire Perier concluded this part OF
| his statement by raising his voice and
speaking very eXcitedly, saying:
For the honor of the chief magistracy,
which 1 occupied, and for the honor Of
the republic 1 will not allow it to be said
that had exchanged a word with a cap
tain in the French army accused of trea-
SON."
| This statement caused applause in the
court, which Jounaust speedily sup
pressed, threatening to clear the hall if
there was any repetition of it.
| A trying scene closed todays session
of the Dreyfus trial General MERCER
had spoken nearly four hours in a ruth
less denunciation of Dreyfus, who had
Ills. pned unmoved until Mercier concluded
by saying if he had not been convinced
of the guilt of Dreyfus and if the latters
coz viction had not been fortified since
1884. he would admit he had been mis-
taken.
Dreyfus jumped to his feet as though
the words had galvanized him into life
and shouted in a voice which resOunded
through the hall like trumpet note:
you have lied, scoundrel!'
The audience burst into a wild cheer,
,whereupon the ushers called for silence.
When MERCER replied he would admit
Dreyfus was innocent if there was any
doubt, the prisoner shouted:
"Why don't you, then?'
This was followed by another outburst
of applause.
Ex-Presdent Casimir Perer then rose
and dramatically demanded to be con-
fronted with MERCER in order to deny
some of his statements.
Colonel Jouaust ordered the court ad-
iourned until Monday for the confronta-
ton. AS Mercer turned to leave the
court the audience rose en- masse and
Kissed and cursed him, those at the back
of the court standing on chairs and
benches in order to better hound him
down.
The gendarmes placed themselves be-
tween the audience and the general, who
showed a strong disposition to maltreat
the former minister of war.
MERCER hurried out of the court room
through a side door amid the fierce de-
nunciations of the audience.
on going into the street the crowd out
sble cheered him and cried, "Vive
.lf4,rmee!
"Ah,' cried spectator of the scene in
court ''if they had heard the inhuman
monster speak they would not cheer him
now