Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-08-23

tempt against his life. Then Nj. Iabor
showed that he was a genuine French
man us well as a great lawyer He re
piled in a big voiced. emotional little
speech, saying that it was really hap
Ply blow which had brought him such Il
delightful denouement. He replied tc
everybody, including his adversuries anG
declared that now he could go on toward
the elucdation of truth.
The Procedure Changes.
From that moment the whole course o,
procedure changed, and NJ. Labor plung
ed into the details of the trial with Il Wig
or which amazed every body and visibly
appalled, MERCER, Roget x Co.. who
watched him with discounted face.
from the witnesses seats. NJ. Labori be
gan by announcing that he wished to re
call certain witnesses.
Colonel Jouaust replied that the testi
mony would continue for the time bcins
in the regular order. Captain Grenicl
was the first witness who gave impor
tant testimony in regard to Esterhazy's
character, and then came Commandan
Rollin, the first of the witnesses sum
moncd by the court martial itself anc
one of those suggested by NJ Quesnay de
Beaurepaire His testimony was chiefly
In relation to the Laioux affair. Lajouy
was a disreputable fellow whom the wa,
department shipped to Brazil and pen
stoned with 20o francs a month in ordel
that he should not appear to denounc,
Esterhazy
NJ. Labori read long matchmaking
letter from IaiouX to the minister o,
war, demanding money as the price o,
his silence and asked the witness if C,li
belin was not sent with money to La
jouX, who was sent to Brazil. The wit
ness answered "Yes."
M. Labor then read letters from the
ministry of war wherein LajouX was de
scribed as a scoundrel and rutlian anc
asked how it was that this individual
had been pensioned. The witness replied
that it was an act of pure humanity.
M. Labor then demanded the prodnc
ton of a document from the secret dos |
sier bearing upon Rollins testimony
Major Carriere the government prose
cutor, refused to allow it to be produced |
M. Labori pointed out that Genera
MERCER had named an individual (mean |
Ing Richard Cuers) therein, and therefore
there was no thing secret remaining
Turning sharply toward General MERCER
M. Labori declared that he had a copy IL
his possession. and he demanded to know
by what right he had it.
MERCER Won't Answer.
MERCER declined to answer. excent r.
say that he was responsible for the trans
lation Of the document in question.
Nj. Labor retorted that General Mcr
cier had sworn to tell the whole truth
hn Al.
cier had private copy of the secret dos
Ser. General MERCER again refused tt
reply.
Commandant Rollin said that SOME
pages were missing from the documents
round III Dreyfus' rooms when they were
searched.
The prisoner rose and said that the
papers were intact when he last saw
them. If any pages were missing, some {
body else must have removed them.
Ferret, another Beaurepaire witness
testified that he saw Dreyfus alone in
Colonel Bertln's office outside of office
hours.
Dleyfus sprang up and in indignant
words gave the witness the lie direct
1enonnclns what he termed an odious
nsnuation.
Nj. Demange asked the witness how n
was that after five years he now made
such a charge. s
Commandant Fabre. rising. read two
ettrrs from officers showing that it was
lutte possible for officers to enter the
ministry of war without passes. Drcy. Y
us responded that the orders were pre-. 8
Use. "These letters" he said, "only ,
prove that there were some officers who
lisoheyed them"
Colonel Bcrtin was the next witness.
md like the other officers manifested
avage animosity against the prisoner. I
he declared that Dreyfus, while in his /
was continually poking his II
lose into other peoples business. He Y
lad no possible doubt of ns guilt. S
Colonel Jouaust asked the witness z
bout the room in which Ferret saws he +
aw Dreyfus outside of office hours. b
The witness divided his answer into Il
wo parts. saying first that no documents o
in the bordereau were in this II
DOM. n
Colonel Jouaust interposcd. saying, III Il
one Of the documents was there, you e
eed not give any further reason" but II
e witness persisted, styM: that Drey- "
IS possessed the key ward for opening u
G cabinets in the other rooms where
e documents were placed
Long Cross Examinations. h,
Then followed Il long cross cNamina- IN
m OF Colonel Betn as to his rclat ;ons W
th Nj. Scheurer-Kcstncr and the allie d,
ton that the witness had admitted that C.
royfus was probably innocent. The al
tnoss report on Drcyflls when the lat of
| was in his department was read, eS
owing that all was favorable to him. &
Finally Nj. Labor took Bcrtin in hand p
d. to everybody's establishment, CON Ii
onted him as II witness as we'll as br
wyer. FIJI
DO you ref1ie;ss,her dining with me at fu