Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-08-21
He Was Booed and Kissed by
Spectators at Dreyfus
Trial.
WITNESSES HUSTLED ALONG
Believed a Verdict VIII be Rem
dered September 7-Laborl
Not Present. .lIE

liENNEs, August 2l.-The third week
of the trial of, Captain Dreyfus began
without incident ate 80 this morning.
There was large attendance at the
opening of court In view of the possible
temperance of Maitre Labor, leading
counsel for the defense, but though he
is progressing as satisfactorily as pos
sible, his physicians deemed it best for
him to remain quiet. When this be-
came known a large number quilted
the court room.
Dreyfus created better impression
today and entered the court room with
more confident bearing and replied to
witnesses in a calm voice, without any
theatrical gestures and his remarks
were put so lucidly that he appeared to
make an impression on the judges, all
of whom are reputed TO be bitterly op-
posed to him. fse4'
The session wound up with scene
on account of the extraordinary con-
duet of Colonel Jouaust, president of
the court, who permitted himself to
make an unwarrantable display of par
tiality. M Bertullus had been con-
fronted with the last witness, Captain
Junck, and General Gonse had defend
ed the latter, when Colonel Picquart
asked to be allowed TO refute some of
Juncks remarks.
Colonel Jouaust made "a gesture of
impatience and shouted "What, again ~
An outburst of booing and kissing
came from the audience at such dis
play Of bnfarness. The judges and
gendarmes quickly suppressed the
noise but Colonel Jouaust understood
the well merited rebuke administered
him and turned red and adjourned
court ten, minutes later.
The court settled down to business
quickly and by o'clock five witnesses
had appeared at the bar. If this rate is
!. continued iii is considered the court will
get through withthe ninety ~odd. wit
nesses before the beginning Of Septem-
ber and it is expected the verdict will be
delivered by September Z.
All the witnesses to day were hostile
10 Dreyfus but as none gave fresh evi-
dence but mostly reiteration of old
statements, the audience showed little
interest. A reference to M. Grlbelin
to the relations of Dreyfus with demi-
mondaines proved the most appetizing
portion of the morning's proceedings.
A subued litter went round the court
room when M. Gribein even professed
to know the exact amount Dreyfus
spent upon his various amours. s7. ].
M Grlbein gave his testimony with
an honest demeanor and apparent sin.
cerity but'did not strike one as being
particularly intelligent. There was
nothing in his appearance to contradict
the contention of the Dreyfusards that
he was Major Lauth's tool in the ma
chlnations of the general staff against
Colonel Picquart, who listened to M
Gribelin with an air of contemptuous
impa tience.
M Demapge, counsel for Dreyfus
was more successful than usualincr cross
examining him and visibly disconnected
M. Grlbelin. Counsel scored distinct
hit when he got M. Grlbelin to admit
he had mixed the intrigues of Patty dr
Clam and Henry to shield Esterhazl
and when M. Gribelin was finally dis
pesed of his evidence had suffered
badly. cf Ta
General Fabre, former fourth bu
reau general of the staff, was the frs
witness today. He said Dreyfus, Will,
in the bureau, was regarded as untrust-
worthy and insincere in his pretension!
and was equally disliked by comrades
and superiors. He was, Fabre added
constantly endeavoring by .all sorts O.
means to learn the secrets Of the plaI
of construction of the Eastern railway
system and in his anxiety to secure in
formation neglected his duties.
His official duties, the witness ais,
said, placed in Dreyfus power to dis
close the documents referred to in tn
bordereau. The witness could emphati
cally deny all that DreYfus has said OF
this subject
Colonel D'Aboville, a former deput.
chief of the fourth bureau and forme
chief detective of the department o
Cochefort, who was present when Drey
fus underwent the dictatione test il
Patty de CLAIMS Office, was the next wit
ness.
M. Gribelin, principal archivist of th'
beaduuarters staff, followed. He tes
tilted with great volubilIty and ex
pressed an opinion that when Dreyfu
was arrested in 1894 he was enactinl
the role by systematically denying al
charges against him, even the mos
obvious and least important things AM
declaring himself iguorant of matter
which should have been known b.
every officer in the general staff.
The witness said he was coghizant o
Dreyfus' relations with loose women
M. Gribelin recapituIated the discover
of the leakage at military headquarters
the arrival of the bordereau, ETC., an
dwelt on the system of espionage con
Quoted under cover of diplomatic i'm
munity by agents A, B, and u. p =
A member of the court martial Fefer
red Ia M. Gribelin's statements concern
ing the use that Col. Picquart made 0
secret service funds and the witnes
admitted the truth of Picquarts evi
dence that surveillance of Esterhaz
cost but little.
lie WAS qutstioucu 49, euo eA.oe =
indiscretion of Colonel Picquart j
showing Maitre Leblers the secret dos
sier. The witness admitted that Whe
he saw M. Leblers in Picquart's ofiic
10 the autumn of 1885 while in th
secret dossier carrier pigeon service
lying on Picquart's table. They ha
not been removed from the envelopes
When questioned concerniDg the "lit
erateur' document Grlbelin admitte
he still wondered how it came Int
Esterhazy's hands and could net under
stand why Esterhazy was not arreate
when he brought the document to th
ministry Of war
Replying to N. Demange n, arIbeli