Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-06
CRISIS OF THE CASE.
Dreyfus Not Unlikely to Hear the
Verdict of, the Court
This Week.
LABoRI MAKES A COUP DE MAIN.
Appeals to Wilhelm and Humbert to
Let the Truth Come Out.

kilograms to Those Monarchs Asking
Them TO Permit schwartzkoppen and
Pannizzardi Tell What They Know to
the Rennes Court MartiaI-Defense Con-
'ndent That Their Testimony VIII Acquit
the Accused soIdIer-Latest from the
TransvaaI Uncertainty.
Rennes, Sept. 6.-Two hours were
spent behind closed doors hearing the
testimony of Cernuschi, the Austrian
refugee. When the open session was
resumed Trarieux, former minister of
Justice, resumed his deposition. He
declared he was convinced the petit
bleu was authentic, and commented
upon the questionable role played by
Lauth, who declared he acted honest
", and had not the least doubt of
Picquart's Justification of the petit
bleu to ineriminate Esterhazy- Trar-
ieux declared Savignaud perjurer.
Picquart repeated the denial of Savig-
naud's story, but his former orderly
reiterated the truth of his statement.
Zurlinden spoke in justification of his
action while minister of war and mill
itary governor of Paris in the prose-
cution of Picquart- Labori made him
admit that Picquart could not have
been guilty of distorting the petit
bleu- PaleOlogue, an expert of the
foreign office, in reply 10 Labori, said
he believed the petit bleu was sent by
SchwartzkoPPen.
The climax in the strained rela-
tions between Jouaust and Labori came
when Labori asked the question of
Billot who intimated Esterhazy was
an accomplice of Dreyfus. Jouaust
. Eo
a heated Wrangle Labori refused to
question the witnesses further. ex-
claiming he was prevented from put
ting any questions touching the core
of the affair
Rennes. Sept. 6. The session closed
with the reading of Patty de Clam s
deposition taken by a magistrate. 1t
is mostly repetition of his former
evidence.
Hennes. Sept. 6..M. Labori yester-
day afternoon telegraphed personal ap-
peals to Emperor William and King
Humbert to grant permission toColoiel
SchwartZkoppen and Colonel Paniz-
Zardi, German and Italian military at
taches in Paris in 1894, to come to
Rennes to testify in the trial of Cap
tain DTeyfus. This is the news of the
day, and the chief topic of conversa-
tion in the cafes and resorts of the
journalists. The appeals were couched
in eloquent terms, invoking the as
sistance of their majesties in che name
of jUstice and humanity. They are
quite supplementary to the formal ap-
plication that will be made by the gov
eminent commissary. Major Carriere.
The demand of NJ. Labori that the
court martial should issue process, sub
ject to the approval OF the two sover-
eigns. came like a thundeTbolt at yes
terday's session.
Fraught with Great Consequences
The step is fraught with momentous
consequences, as il affords Emperor
William an opportunity again to as
sumo his favorite role of arbiter of the
destinies OF the world. No one will be
surprised If Colonel SchwartZkoppen.
in the name of the kaiser. makes
declaration that will practically de-
eide the result of the trial. Both
SchwaTtzkoppen and PaniZZardi must
consult their respective sovereigns be
fore starting, but counsel for Dreyfus
fully expect them to arrive here-if
they come at all--in time TO give their
testimony tomorrow, in which case the
trial would probably conclude this
week and the verdict be delivered on
Friday or Saturday.
Will lie the Crisis for Dreyfus-
Theappearanceo of ColOnels Schwartz
koppen and PaniZzardi would be the
most sensational as well as the most
important incident of the entire trial
Their depositions would be a formal
and emphatic declaration that they
never had any relations with the ac-
cused. and they would make such