The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-13


when citizen. have always my re-
spectfor France, regarded her as free
to make a decision as she is herself
revered. applause which was quickly
suppressed.
rDreyfus' Alleged Confession.
Various questions were then asked
NJ. Casimir-Perier by the assistant
judge and NJ. de Mango, on the sub
Ject of Captain LIE Brun-Renaud's
statement that Dreyfus had confessed
to him and the witness said, emphat-
ically that he never had from Captain
lie Brun-Renaud any communication,
such as confession during the captains
visit to him. He added that he was
not prepared to deny that General Mer-
cier had told CAPTAIN LIE Brun- Renaud
to communicate this alleged confession
but he affirmed that the captain did
not speak of il to him.
NJ de Mango then introduced the
question of the letter which the anti
Dreyfusards asserted Dreyfus wrote to
NJ. Casimir-Perier and in which it was
claimed he spoke Of engagements en-
tered into by NJ. Casimir-Perier re-
specting him.
The witness emphatically replied that
he had never entered into any such
engagement as alleged, and he asked
that the letter, which was published
duced in court, and that the whole
matter be cleared up. NJ. Casimir-Pe-
rier ended this statement with a slap
of his hand on the rail of the desk.
His Words We're Distorted.
Colonel Jouaust then asked Dreyfus
If he had anything TO say: Thereupon
the prisoner rose and accompanying
his utterances with GESTURES of his
right hand, said:
My words have certainly been dis
torted, for l have no recollection of |
such letter. The words the former |
president of the republic has just ut |
tered are exact. l have never, even in |
my mind. supposed there was any en- |
gagement undertaken by him and that |
he had not held thereto. I can we'll |
understand the indication of NJ Cast |
mir-Perier, but such an idea never
crossed my mind.
an. de Mango had asked me at the |
time of the trial, in conveying through /
NJ. Waldeck-Rosseau, my request for
e public trial, that this publicity should |
only be on condition that the question
of the origin of the documents re-
manned secret. 1 gave my word of
honor not to raise this question, and
in that l bow before the superior in
terests of my country In my mind
it was with the defense and not with
the president Of the republic, that the
an idea that an engagement was made
between the president and myself.
Never, never"
Jouaust-Then you declare false these
letters in which it is said the president
of the republic entered into certain
engagements with you?
Dreyfus-In any case the sense has
been completely distorted.
NJ. Casimir-Perier gave his evidence
with blanched face, but in the deter
mined tone of man who maintains
every word uttered, which inspired con-
fidence in his words. The members of
the courtmartial listened to him re-
SpectfullY.
Dreyfus' Deadly Enemy
When his testimony was ended. NJ.
Casimir-Perier was conducted back to
his seat by a on-commissioned Of
ficer, and all eyes were directed to-
wards a door TO the right.
There was a moment of painful sus-
pense, and then General MERCER en-
tered the court room, and was con-
Quoted to the witness stand by a SOL
der. He lifted his right hand before
the crucifiX and swore to tell the whole
truth. He appeared to be in broken I
health. He spoke with a hoarse voice ! {
coughed frequently. and asked to be
allowed TO be seated.
MERCER was attired in the undress .
red trousers. As he sat down he placed !
brilliant crimson and gold KEPT on a /
shelf attached to the witness rail.
where it remained a striking patch of !
color during the time he gave his tes- I
timony, which lasted from $40 a. m 9
until ..oon.
He leaned forward while speaking, I
his hand sometimes resting on the I
rail, but more often he was nervously i
twitching his fingers, and twisting
pair of white gloves. which he DOTTED
on entering the court. Beside his KEPT
he placed a black leather wallet full y
of papers. and he accompanied his re- II
marks with a continual nodding of the /
head.
To a stranger his appearance and
bearing produces a far from favorable a
effect. He gave the impression of A
stiffness. his forehead was wrinkled.
his eyebrows were contracted. and his
eyes peered through Sits between puffy
eyelids His cheeks were sallow and
he spoke almost inaudibly and in
weak, mOnOtOnous pitch OF voice, n
which produced a soporific effect upon
those who were not able to distinguish
his words, but who were within hear
Ing of his voice.
Spoke In Monotone.
This monotone. with hardly a break, h
except when the clerk read the various NJ
documents MERCER presented to the "
court, lasted nearly four hours, with u
ten minutes suspension at II, when u
there was a general feeling that the Il
witness was going 10 provoke, as the Il
OTeyfusards predicted, an utter fiascO
General MERCER wore on his breast | NJ
he decoration of grand officer of the II
Legion of Honor While he was under II
Examination General MERCER asked 81
Colonel JouaIst 10 allow him to present al
, document showing how an espionage II
ystesn was organized in France by Coll III
mel SchwartZkoppen. the former Ger s,
nan military attache at Paris The a
document referred to the Notifications
# the Meuse. III
General MERCER then entered into an or
explanation tending to prove Schwartz ii,
loppen was at the head of the German hi
spionage in France, and afterwards m
lad the favored letter containing the m
words: 'Cette canaille de d" A,ad. m
Dreyfus Watches Mercier. F.
In the meanwhile Dreyfus watched p
dercier through his eyeglasses, but ap- -
'arently quite unmoved. The witness, 80
Who displayed the deepest interest was W ee
L. Casimir-Perier, seated Gin front of a
ow of private seats. He leaned for 20
YARD, with his hands on his knees
kept when very excited, when he -
flied his hands up in an expressive nc
esture OF disgust or Impotence ~
MERCER. who had his back turned 10 I'd