The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-08

OF statements TO the same efTect, al
legged to have been made by Freystaet-
ter.
General MERCER, continuing, said he
reproached Captain Freystaetter fol
engaging in newspaper discussion:
which perhaps resulted in his ideas
that others were being substituted fol
his persons recollection, which indi.
Gated a certain mental arrangement. In
support of the theory of lunacy, Mer-
cier mentioned that Freystaetter, while
in Madagascar, was once guilty of dis
obeylng MS. commander, and on another
occasion, the captain executed thirty
natives without trial.
Witness Is Suppressed.
The allegation of General Merciel
caused so much excitement in court
that Colonel Jouaust asked the general
not to enlarge on the subject.
In conclusion, General MERCER invited
the judges to pay no attention to Cap
tain Freystaetter's statements. but &c
accord to the evidence which he him
self had the honor to give all the con-
fidence and moral authority they would
have reposed in il if the FreyStaetteI
incident had never happened.
Maitre DemaIge said he agreed with
General MERCER that the FreystaetteI
incident could be dropped without in
Juring the case of Dreyfus.
Thank Cod" said the lawyer, II am
here in a court of justice, where the
question of justice is being discussed
before honorable men and loyal sol
diers. Then let this incident be for
gotten
The reports. Of experts were next
read, showing that the tracing paper on
which the bordereau was written was
similar to PAPER used by EsterhaZy,
and official records were produced,
showing that Dreyfus was wrong in
regard to the number of probationers
in 1894
The prisoner admitted that his ,,ecol-
lections were perhaps not precise.
Labori Wants Cernuschi.
M. Labor said he regretted Cernu-
schi was not present, as counsel de-
sired to question him, and in any case
he (Ma LaborD wanted to add to the
dossier certain letters. showing Cernu-
schi had suffered from insanity, and
was destitute of moral sense. The de-
Tense had discovered that applications
had been made for Cernuschis extra :
dition. and he was pronounced to be
altogether worthless and unreliable.
Counsel also said that although repre-
senting himself to be a political refu-
gee, If Cernuschi had not left Austria
he would have been placed in an asy-
lum for the insane.
M. Labor then asked that a letter
received from the witness, Grenier,
should be read.
The government commissary admit
ted that he received the letter, but he
said it was of no Importance.
Counsel thought otherwise and read
copy of the letter which Grenier had
sent him simultaneously with the one to
Major Carriere.
The letter referred to an epistle
from Esterhazy, showing the latter
great interest in questions outside of
his duties that Esterhazy had in his
possession official documents; that he
concerned himself with the mobiliza-
ton of the troops, and that he had ex-
pressed supreme contempt for the
French army.
Jouaust Shows Prejudice.
Colonel Jouaust remarked that if the
letter had reached hime he would not
have made use of it, as it had nothing
to do with the Dreyfus case. This
called forth murmurs of assent and dis
sent.
NJ. Labori retorted that he was of
quite an opposite opinion. He said Cen
eral Chamoin had handed the court a
letter from Colonel Schwartzkoppen to
his government, announcing that he
was about to send them information
the real effectiveness of the
Russian army, and this was also re-
ferred to in Esterhazy's letter Colonel
had also mentioned
the Paris and Toulon maneuvers. which
explain the phrase II am going to the
This letter was written a fortnight
after the arrest of Dreyfus, and M. La
bori declared he would be glad to hear
the generals on that point
General Roget accordingly marched
to the platform. In regard to the mob
ilization of the Russian army, he said
a we'll Informed article on this subject
had appeared in the Revue Bleu. owing
to the indiscretionS of certain per-
son he would not name, as he (the gen
eraD did not wish to compromise him.
Explanations Are Offered.
Captain Cuignet confirmed General
Roget, adding that it must not be con-
to the German general staff did not
from Dreyfus- The fact that
1t took a fortnight to reach its des-
proved nothing
General MERCER also interviewed to
show that any information furnished
by Ester hazy could have had no value
Colonel Picquart offered explanations
Of the leakage in 1898, and General Mer-
cier again protested against indiscre-
tons committed il favor Of a former
minister being called leakages.
A he IF hor he
lence given by witness named Ecolle
before the court of cessation was read.
It described how EsterhaZy employed
Ecolle to execute a sketch of a rifle.
which afterwards, EsterhaZy said. he
had sent abroad with an imaginary
plan of mobilization.
After further evidence on this point,
4 letter from Esterhazy to General Ro-
get was read. in WHICH the writer COM
planned that no use was made of his
and violently attacked NJ
3ertilion, who. according to Esterhazy.
ought to be in an asylum for the in
sane or in prison. Esterhazy- COM
blamed of his miserable condition, de-
;cribed General de Boisdeffre as
,coundrel and the Echo de Paris as
dirty Jew sheet" and that it was a
,lan to abandon him and then prose-
ute him.
Threats From Esterhazy.
After repeating his threats, Ester
lazy wrote that while he was the
moral author of the bordereau, he
,ould not have supplied the informa-
ion contained in it, and expressed sur
rise that nothing had been said in re-
gard to the role played by Colonel Pic
luarf He then attacked, turn about,
III the officers of the general staff.
At this juncture NJ. Labor said he
bought the court had had quite enough
f this edif.ying letter. and asked that
he rest of it be not reSd. But Major
'arriere objected. remarking that the