The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-02
Gen. Roget Gives Him.
self Away.
N. BertilIOn Tries To Speak and
Is Snubbed.

Rennes, September 1.-This was very
satisfactory day for Dreyfus. The
Beaurepaire witness, Germain, who was to
prove that Dreyfus attended the Alsatian
manouevres. found his statements denied
by reputable witness, while Germain,
himself, it was proven, had undergone two
convictions for swindling. This was the
only testimony against Dreyfus, the re-
mainder of ths depositions being In his
favor, several of them being very
weighty. In the case of Capt. Carvalho,
Gen. Sebert and Major Hartmann, their
evidence went to show that particulars
OF the dring manual Of the "12O gum
and the hydro-pneumatio brake, were al
most matters OF common knowledge
among the officers and that the conten
tion that Dreyfus, from his special po-
sition on the staff and peculiar move
meDts, could alone be- acquainted with
them, had no solid basis. This was the
sum Of todAy's proceedings which were
not marred by any incident of unusual
incident, the Roget Brugere episode in
which Gen. Roget gave himself away,
being the only matter which attracted
special ttention.
III. Bertillon was severely snubbed by
the presiding officer when be wished to
reply to Gen. Sebert who had condemned
his system as fantastic.
AS soon as Gen. Sebert had finished his
testimony that BertilIon bounced up
and asked to be allowed to speak, but
Col. Jouaust quickly turned to the usher
and said: "Bring in the next witness, :"
whereupon M. Bertillon. extremely an
noyed, returned to his seat.
The proceeding of the Dreyfus court
martial opened today with the reading
of an official report on nj. Du Brueil
who, on August 80 testified to having
met Dreyfus and German attaohe at
the house OF a mutual friend named Bod
| son. The cross-examtnation of this wit
ness had reelected on his character, hut
| the report of today waste the effect that
he never was a horse dealer, as claimed
/ BY Maitre Labori, that his character was
| most respectable, and that he was held
| In general esteem. Maitre Damange,
| counsel for the defense, insisted that the
| Judgment of the Court of Coutanees In
regard to III. Du BrueIl should be read,
The latter thereupon advanced to the
| witness box and announced that he had
arranged for all papers in the case to be
sent 10 the court. In the meantime NJ
Du Brueil read letters endorsing his char
acter and thanked the court for the oppor.
tunIty to defend himself against the at.
tack Of ii. Labori. The prisoner was
| questioned as to the date of his relations
| with Nine. Bodson, and replied that ii
was in 1887 and that Du Brueil thinking
'Dreyfus had said 1885, offered, amidst
laughter. TO have the date verified by
two OF NJ. Bodson's wallets. Dreyfus en-
pressed intense indignation at the refer
ence made in the court of bis personal
relations with Mime. Bodson.
| II emphaticaliy re-assert," said he,
| THAT never met any foreigners at M.
Bodson's, and beg the court to make
such inquiries as are necessary to ascer-
tain the truth on this point.
| Germain,a a groom, one OF the witnesses,
cited by Col. Jouaust, testified that he
Was at Mulhausen in 1856, where he was
employed in livery stable which. he
said, furnished horse TO the prisoner.
Asked If the horse jumped, the witness
replied: "Give him his head and you
| win see.'
| Dreyfus, the witness claimed, attended
the German manoueVres at Alasao at
| that time.
Col. Jousust-'Have you seen the pris-
| oneF sinoer'
the Bots de Boulogne, as Lieut.. Drey
| fus."
Col. Jouaust-"How did you know
| that?'
Germsin-"An officer named InfEeville
a major, told me. !"
Col. Jouaust-.'Do you recognize him
In the prisonerg'
Germaip, looking at the prisoner
| yes"
Nj. Demangs earnestly enquirsd wheth
er the witness had not been prosecuted
for swindling and had been acquitted.
German replied in the negative, but