Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1899-09-07
EXTRA PRECAUTIONS TAKEN TO
PREVENT DEMONSTRATIONS.
DARK DAY FOR DREYFUS
Political Refugee Says on Three Differ
ent Occasions High Foreign Officer
Told Him Dreyfus Sold Him Secret
War Department InfOImation-Es-
terhazjy on the Trial.


have just been received by two regi-
ments Of infantry and one cavalry
regiment already within hail of Rem
mes to hold them in readiness to march
on the town at the first sign Of dis
order, to occupy all strategical points
and repress TiOtOuS manifestations in
their inception. Local anti-Dreyfus-
ard organs, by their anti-foreign arti-
cles, have already singled out foreign
ers as enemies Of the country. There
is little doubt that foreign journalists
will be the first victims of violence
from the mob. Austrian, German and
Russian Jews form the majority Of the
tive countries.
Mondays session opened rather bad
ly for Captain Dreyfus, as a surprise
was sprung upon the defense in the ad-
vent of an Austrian political refugee,
Eugene Cernuschi who came out with
a f1at-footed denunciation of the &C
cused, which, even though it may
eventually be proved pure fairy tale,
is for the moment exercising a bad
influence upon the French people, who
have not seen Cernuschi and are thus
unable to form personal opinion of
the man who launched three direct ac-
cusations against Captain Dreyfus.
Cernuschis appearances are against
him. Nobody would even suspect he is
what he claims to be, a scion Of
the royal Servian house. On the
contrary, one would take him to be a
groom dressed in his best Sunday suit.
1t was remarked, that as soon as he
delivered his testimony, NJ. Labor had
asked to have him put on oath at to-
days session behind closed doors in
order that he might be punished, if
guilty of perjury. He left the court
room and was not seen again.
Cernuschis testimony, which was in
the form of letter to the president of
the court-martial, Jouaust, was most
unequivocal. He claimed that on three
distinct occasions, twice in France and
once at Geneva, he was told by a high
placed foreign officer that Dreyfus had
communicated reasonable documents
to a foreign power. In the third in
stance. Cernuschi said the officer
showed him documents emanating from
Dreyfus, and that this officer left
France hurriedly two days prior to
the arrest of Captain Dreyfus. Allu-
sion was evidently made to Col
| SchwartzkOppen, military attache OF
the German embassy in Paris in 1894
whose movements were cOincident
with those described as the movements
of the officer of Cernuschi's descrip-
| ton. Now this evidence is of trans
cendental Importance to the prosecu-
ton, and it is incredible unless Ger
nuschi is proved to be a humbug
that the government commits
sary, Major Carriere, should
| have admitted he had received a letter
from him offering important testi-
mony and thrown it aside on the
ground of it's coming from a politica.
refugee. The deposition evoked ex-
| pressions Of incredulity. This intro
! duction of a foreigner as a witness fol-
the prosecution gave Labor an Oppor-
tunity to submit the most important
request he has made throughout the
| trial. Labor announced his intention
in view of the step taken by the prose
cution in calling foreign evidence, to
ask that an inquiry be made
through the regular diplomatic chan
nels as to whether the documents men
toned in the bordereau were actually
communicated, and if so by whom
This involves an application to the
German government which the court
martial is scarcely likely to approve.
The introduction of Cernuschi and
other developments of the day, it IS
generally predicted, imply ano her fort
nights sitting, at least. Cernuschi
will be heard today behind closed
doors. At the same time there prob
ably will be an examination
of the secret dossier to which
Captain Guignet referred Mon
day and which Labor imme-
diately asked to have produced in
court. This dossier consists of twelve
or fourteen documents and it is diff
cult to see why, if they had any value
the major did not have them
produced earlier. NJ Painleve, a dis
tinguished mathematician, cornered
General GOnse on the latter's falsified
version of Hadamard's remarks con-
corning Captain Dreyfus, and the man
ner in which GOnse squirmed and his
woe begone appearance almost aroused
pity for him. General Roget also ap-
- - e. 1or- l.
coup d'etat the major has been receiv-
ing Of late. He showed naught of his
cruel brazen front Monday. On the
contrary his face was quite livid when
he left the stage after a very poor dis
play. He quilted the court room as
soon as the proceedings were over. The
session ended with an exposure by
Hennion, chief Of Paris detectives, Of
the disgracefuI tactics Of the major in
suppressing his report in favor Of Cap
tain Dreyfus and in inserting in the
document more or less stuff unfavor-
2 BILE to him.
Esterhazy on Dreyfus Trial.
London, Sept. 5.-Esterhazy, writing
to the Evening News, describes the ex-
pert handwriting evidence in the Drey-
fus case, as IAN overwhelming mass Of
stupid nonsense" He refers to Henry,
Patty De Clam and himself as victim |
lied by the general staff to cover their |
own faults Continuing he says: |
France is being devastated by a civil |
war all the more abominable because |
it is not being fought with arms. The |
Dreyfus verdict will not end the strife. |
The acqufttal Of Dreyfus, for which I
the government is working secretly. |
will result in complete Reorganization