The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-02
THE "l2O GUM
WAS NOT GUARDED



we'll acquainted with a certain position
10 which the Germans attached sreat I'M
p0rtance as a means OF cnecNihs lio
French advance. This position, witness
continued. was westward OF Mulhausen
and Dreyfus said Doe reached this o4ln-
ion after following the German man9euNIe7
on horse back.
POINTED OUT AN ABsURDIrY.
The prisoner. az this polnt quietly
pointed out that the position mentioned
bv CAPTAIN L. M0uuier was situated Do
an entirely different locality from where
he the prisoner is supposed to have lo--
lowed the manouevres. The prisoner reit-
Grated that DE never attended the manoue-
vres I'm question.
N. Vilon. a tripe merchant and am
other of the friends of ~ DE Bc1urepaire.
declared that when Doe was in Berlin
during the year 1894. he overheard con-
versqti0n of some German officers VINO
were fuuchlng On AN adjoining room. one
of the officers. the witness said. expressed
INDIGNATION that a French officer should
be- guilty of treason, and his companion
replied. 1T IS a good thing for U.S.. do
you know we We're getting the plan OK
mobilization from Dreyius.'
At the request of NJ. Demange. M VII
ION detailed the alleged conversation ana
said he had not mentioned the converse
ton I'm 1885, because Dreytus had been arr
rested. and knowing him to Dee guilty me
witness foresaw he would Doe convicted.
Special Commissary Fischer, of the
Eastern Military Railway system de-
posed that he was ordered t0 inyc ugata
a leakage I'm the gunuery school at Bour-
yes. and. he added, the results OF his ln-
ouirlcs did not seem 10 incrimuato Drey-
fus.
Lieutenant Bernheim testified that while
IN garrison at ROuen he furnished Ester
hay with Information and documents re-
garding the artillery I'm which Esterhazy
was much interested. The witness was
never able % recover the documents. He
supposed az the time that Esterhazy was
anxious to increase his military know
ledge.
OILERS SAW THE GUN
Lieutenant Brugere. Of the Artillery re-
serve the witness called, said IL was per-
f. tly easy for any officer To closely in-
srect the 'I2) short gum Moreover, Dee
added. the detailed explanation and I'M
formation regarding the brake were given
90 the officers present when the gun was
fired on two occasions, witness said,
when the gun was fired Dee noticed the
presence of "a group of nOu-aItlery ONE
GERS. Therefore, the Lieutenant pointed
out. il was plain that access to the gun
WAS quite easy I'm May. 1884, Lieutenant
Brueere confined. the new firing manual
was distributed. A copy was given TO-
each battery. and. as the captains Icc-
lures We're not fully understood, Iufihef
COPIES Of the firing manual were printed
and AN officers and non-commi stoned
officers SO desiring could obtain as many
as they liked. In some regards even me
ordinary eunners secured copies. ana
among these favored regiments, Lleuten-
ant Brugere pointed out was The sixth
Artillery stationed at hcnnr5. t-Acll--
mcnt)
The witness said be gave his copy OF the
firing manual TO an infantry officer May
II. 1894 The societe de- Iir canon or
paris (also printed the manual and dis
tributed it among IFS members.
CAPTAIN Iercnd here interposed saying
thar mo- batteries of the 'l30 short gun
were az the Chalons camp in 1894. and
Lieutenant Brueore retorted that be- only
referred 10 what he saw in the month of
May.
General Roget asked Lieutenant Brugere
n he was not the officer who wrote VI.
Cavaignac. then Minister Of War vio-
lcuf letter rendering his resignation, and
declaring it was a dishonor % serve ln
the French army. lSensaton)
Lieutenant Brugere forcily protested
AGAINST such a meaning being given 20 his
letter. which was quite contrary 10 Us eL-
feet
N. Labor said he thought # would De
advisable 10 produce the letter in que
ton. and Colonel J0uaust promised to as K
the Minister of War for the document
Captain Carvaiho. OF the artillery al o
testified to the ease with which the "l9
short gun" could be inspected. Tie said
the gun was frequently operated in the
presence Of non-artlllery officers who were
ton everything they desired 10 know. In
Guiding a description Of the hydro-pneu-
matte brake.
Regarding The 1895 firing manual " tines 3
said copies were lbtainable in 1895 IN !
the regiments Of the army. and serted
that he had purchased a copy OF the man
uql which he placed at the disposal Of
the court.
LETTER FROM A SPY.
AT this iuncture VI. Labor read letter
from shy ramed "Corningue. stating
that he had copied the firing manual i'm
the room OF Major Panizzardl the Italian
p Hilary attache at Paris IA tho pres nee
of Colonel schwarzkoppen, the German
military attache at Paris. lie said he was
not certain whether this was the lei r
1875 manual and begged the President @
question Colonel Plcquart on the subject
Picouart said he believed if was he
rSq5 manual. and copy was made in 1895
In Major Panizzardis room I'm the pres
ence ~ Major Panizzad i and another
person
Colonel Picquar, added thai Major La1tl
ought 90 know something ABOUT cerI ala
mark on the manual AT the manuals AZ
the Versailles garrison were ordered re-
turned 20 headquarters 10 see which one
was missing.
Major Lauth expressed surprise al the
fact that Colonel Pmuarts Fecollec-
lions were so vague, and added that PC
quart had relations with the spy. Cor
nlngue who. he said, was doubtful
character