The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-05

others of a higher grade, on the ground
of feeling unwell.
The session ended with an exposure
by NJ. Hennion, chief of the Paris de-
tectives. of the disgraceful tactics of
the etat major in suppressing his report
in favor of CAPTAIN Dreyfus, and in
sorting a document more or less unfa-
yorable to him.
LABoRI ON THE WARPATH.
Makes Things Decidedly Interesting
In Dreyfus Case.
Rennes, Sept. AFTER brief session
in camera, the public sitting of the
o'clock this morning. The first bust
ness today was the reac[ng of the letter
of resignation written by Lieutenant
Bruyere of the artillery to M. Cavaig-
mac, then minister of war, resigning
his commission and declaring that it
was a dishonor to serve in the French
army. Colonel Jouaust explained that
as result of this letter Lieutenant
Bruyere was cashiered.
& The first witness called was an Aus
Hungarian refugee named Germ
uschi. This witness asked that let
ter which he had written to Colonel
u,
this letter NJ. 'Cernuschi explained that
owing to political troubles he had been
obliged to seek refuge in France from
September 1884,. until 1897. When he
was in France, the letter explained,
friend connected with the foreign. office
OF. another country mentioned to him
the names of certain French CORE
spondents from other powers. The first
and most important of these names, the
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! Another of M. Cernuschfs friends,
according to this letter, showed him
important military papers, such as
Roule maps for the mobilization of
troops, documents relating to the.
transport of troops, diagrams of east
ern railways, etc, which he declared
came from Dreyfus, remarking fur
Their that everything was procurable in
France by the payment of money. and
adding:
Use For the Jews.
whats the good of having Jews if
you don't make use of them?"
Two days later, the letter said, M.
Ceruschi's friend precipitately left
Paris, and Dreyfus was afterwards ar
rested. The letter concluded with say
ing that M. Cernuschi told all this to an
officer of the waraoffice, who wrote it
down.
Colonel Jouaust asked the witness if
the statements in the letters We're all
he had to tell the court.
M; Cernuschi-Yes certainly.
!. NJ. Demange wanted the witness to
explain his intervention IN the case at
this late hour, but could elicit no re-
ply.
N. Demange-- the government
commission made inquiries concerning
Z his witness2
I Major Garriere replied in the mega
tive and suggested that a secret ,ses-
sion be held in order to hear the wit
ness explanations relative to the diplo-
matte side of the questions.
Testimony From Abroad.
M Labor said that since the pros
ecution had applied abroad for evil
dence of foreigners, which the defense
had always carefully abstained from
doing, he reserved the right to use
every. possible diplomatic means to as
certain if documents mentioned in the
bordereau had been betrayed, and if
so by whom. (Sensatlon.)
NJ. Labori asked the witness the ma
tionalitySof the persons named in the
letters.
NJ Cernuschi-I will give them in.
camera. (Commotion.)
: M. Labori-As 1 mean that this wit
ness shall testify under oath ask that
secret session be held tomorrow. 1
intend to notify the other side of his
name. He must testify under oath, for
wish the parties against whom evil
dence is brought should have all the
guarantees the law assures. Excite
ment.)
M. Andre, clerk of NJ Bertullus, judge
of the court of cessation, testified to
hearing Lieutenant CoIonel Henry say
to NJ. Bertullus:
Don't insist, 1 beg of you. Above
all, we must save the honor of the
army
Witness also heard Lieutenant Colo
mel Henry say: Leave me Esterhazy
and let Du Patty de Clam blow out his
brains That is all 1 ask
Never Declared Dreyfus' Guilt.
DR.. Weyl came forward to deny that
he had ever made statements attrib-
uted to him with regard to the guilt of
the prisoner. He always believed
Dreyfus innocent, and he vigorously
protested against such allegations.
Dreyfus, the witness said, was a good
husband and not a gambler, and there
fore 1T was absolutely untrue, the wit
ness declared, that he had ever MADE
the alleged statements to Rabbi Drey-
fus rejecting upon the prisoner.
M. Demange read letter from Rabbi
Dreyfus, denying that he had ever
heard a number of scandalous state
ments, which it has been alleged were
made to him.
M. Painleye, a professor in the college
OF France, followed at the bar. He,
exhaustively criticised M. BertilIon's
cryptographic system, adding in sup
port of his conclusions the Onipion of
M. Henry Poincare, to his mind the
most illustrious mathematician of mod
ern times, who, in a letter which the
witness reads. examined seriatim the
deductions of M. Bertillon and demon
strated their fallacy, also pointing out
made by M. Valario.
Professor Poincare's letter fully sup
ported NJ. Bernard's conclusion.
Convinced of his Innocence.
The reading of Professor Poincare.s
letter having been concluded. M. Pain
ieve repeated his evidence before the
court Of cessation. He vehenentIy,
protested against the false versions
that had been published of his CONVEX
sations with M. Hadamard in which
the latter was made to affirm the guilt
OF Dreyfus. On the contrary, the wit
ness said, M. Hadamard never doubted
the prisoners innocence,
General Gonse interviewed at this
juncture He was surprised, he said.
at the Importance attached to the evil
Gence of NM. .Hadanlard and PainIcve.
There had been, General Gonse assert
ed, at least fluctuations in their views
of Dreyfus' character, for which Drew
fusf own family were unwilling to give