Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-04

number of scandalous statements. which,
it has been alleged, were made to him.
After minor testimony tending to dis
credit the witness Savignaud and negative
the testimony of NJ. Hadamard. a cousin of
Dreyfus. but who did not know the prtS-
oner. and therefore could not have made
allegations against his private life, as as
serted, M. Painleve, professor In the Col
lege of France. followed at the, bar
NJ. Painleve exhaustively criticised M.
Bertillon's cryptographic system, citing In
support of his conclusions the opinion OF
NJ. Henri Poincare to his mind the most
illuStrioUS mathematician of modern times,
who. in a letter the witness read, exam
ined seratim the deductions of M. Bertillon
and demonstrated their fallacy also point
ing out mscalculations made by NJ. Va
lerio- Prof. Poincare's letter fully support
ed M. Bernard'S conclusions.
The reading of Prof Poincare's letter hay-
Ing been concluded, NJ. Painleve repeated
his evidence before the court of cessation.
He vehemently protested against the false
versions that had been published OF MS
conversations with NJ. Hadamard. in which
the latter was made to affirm the guilt or
Dreyfus. On the contrary, the witness
said. NJ. Hadamard never doubted the
prisoners innocence.
General Gonse interviewed at TINS juno
ture. He was surprised. he said, at the
Importance attached to the evidence OF
NM Hadamard and Painleve. There had
been, General Gonse asserted. at least fiuc-
tuations in their views of Dreyfus char
aCter. for which Dreyfu5 own ldHiily were
unwilling to give guarantees.
NJ. Painleve asserted that both NJ. Hada-
mard and himself had always been salts
fled that Dreyfus was innocent
AS the alteration between General Gonse
and M. Painleve was rapidly becoming
heated NJ. Labor interviewed. A sharp
passage at arms followed between NJ. La
bori and Colonel Jouaust. leading to con-
siderable excitement.
NJ Labor asked General Gonse why ne
rpDOrted
ton he had collected.
Court and COu-sel at Odds.
Col JouaiSt, refused to put the question
and invited NJ. Labor to study moderation
NJ. Labor retorted: 1.-The defense is using
its rights with the utmost moderation
Col. Jouaust-"No, you are not. l beg
you not to drown my voice when am
speaking Your very tone IS wanting In
moderation. Moreover, L consider the ques-
ton unimportant.
There were prolonged murmurs OF assem-
and dissent at this declaration by Col.
Jouaust.
NJ Labor said he was surprised that
General Gonse had included incorrect IN
formation in the secret dossier. and asked
General Gonse who made up the secret
doSSer.
General Gonse-"I composed one of the
secret dossiers by means of annexed docu-
the minds of all the war ministers were
made up before they had any cognizance or
the documents.
M. Labori-.Does General Gonse assume
responsibility for those secret dosslers 10
July, 1852
General Gonse-"Yes. 1 had charge of It,
NJ. Labori-"How happens it, then, that a
telegram from the French ambassador at
Rome, sent by the foreign office to the war
office, referring to payments to Esterhazy
hxy toll
secret dossier?"
Gen Gons-There were plenty of others.
All were not included, but only the most
important
NJ. I,abori-Was the information of the
French ambassador at Rome of less inn
portance than the garbled conversation of
NJ. Painleve?
Refusal to Put Questions.
Col Jouaust-I will not put the question.
NJ. Labori-Why was information against
Dreyfus always included in the dossier and
never any discriminating Esterhszy?
Col Jouaust-I also refuse to put that
question.
NJ Labori-Ali right l think the ques-
ton itself fully answered the purpose.
Commandant Cuignet. who made up the
secret dossier, replying TO Col. Jouaust, ex-
planned that he omitted everything emanat-
ing from foreigners as interested and mis-
leading to France. Several documents of
this kind had been omitted, particularly
one recitng a conversation between a for
eign sovereign and French attache, in the
course of which the sovereign was repre-
sented as saying that what was occurring
in France was proof Of the power OF the
Jews. That" added Commandment Cuig
net, might be regarded as against Drey
fus: but nevertheless it was not included
in the dosSier.'
NJ. Demange expressed surprise that the
document in question had not appeared in
the office dossier.
Commandant Cugnet-It does not appear
there because it was received at the for
eign office.
NJ. Palelogue, intervening, said that the
foreign Office only acted an intermediary
in that matter.
NJ. Labor commented in a surprised way
upon the fact that alleged fresh proofs
against DreyfuS were still spoken of, and
demanded that all proofs be produced once
for all.
Gen Chamoin was asked by Col. Jouaust
If he had any explanations to offer. and re-
piled that his duty was merely to produce
the secret doSSier, and that he could not
say anything regarding documents outside
the dossier.
Replying to NJ. Labor, Commandant
Cuignet declared that there We're docu-
Elents relating to DreyfuS in a dossier con-
nected with espionage in the intelligence
department.
NJ. Labor said he must insist that all
these documents must be produced at the
NJ. Cernuschi is to be examined.
Billet Takes the stand.
Gen. Billot, formerly minister of war.
here mounted the platform. and said he
was glad that reference had been made to
the secret dosser, as it enabled him to pro-
test against the insinuation that he had
handed Commandant Cuignet a document
from the secret dOssier. He had handed
the document in question to NJ. Cavaignac.
NJ. Demange requested that Col Jouaust
ask NJ. Cavagnac to produce the document
but NJ. Cavaignac was not present, the
incident was temporarily dropped.
NJ. Matt, who was the staff of the
Temps. testified that the SPY Guenee in
formed him that the war office had indis-
putable proof of the guilt of Dreyfus, and
took snapshot photograph represent
ing Dreyfus conversing with a military at
taChe at Brussels.
TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENTS.