The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-01
knew in regard TO the arrest OF Drey-
fus
WHAT DREYFUS SAW IN THE
MIRROR

Dfey1uS was mat curing the QicIaIlOu
scene, he looked in a mirror. That Is
going too far. II Dreyfus looked in he
mirror it was because he had seen an
other head besides his own there. There
was an arrangement Of mirrors, and,
since it must be told, / Will say Ii, be-
hind the curtain were two ears listen
ing. Dreyfus, therefore, might have
seen something besides his own face
in the mirror.
At this juncture N. Labori informed
the president of the court that he had
received a telegram signed Pages" an
~nouncing the dispatch OF a letter rela-
tive to the relations between Colonel
Sandherr and the Dreyfus family.
Counsel added that he had himself re-
ceived a telegram as follows II de-
clare Colonel Sandherr told me dis
tinctly that neither before nor after
the conviction was an offer of money
made to him"
Colonel Jouaust announced that he
would not read the letter, because he
knew nothing Of the writer, and asked
the usual question Of Dreyfus.
Dreyfus replied hat he would refer
merely to the scene on October 18th,
preceding his arrest. "It was" he said,
80 fantastic that I frankly confess I
understood nothing connected with it.
It was conducted under such conditions
that I do not know what name Of
brain had conceived it and when I left
the extraordinary scene my lei liter
ally reeled, so L cannot remember the
facts and "details"
der. Among other things he declared
Cordier was always expressing antipa-
thy to the Jews.
YES" exclaimed Cordier,. quite
true. I was an anti-Semite, but my
opinions never went to the length of
bringing false evidence against the
Jews. (~Sensation.) I am an honest man
and I have a conscience" (Renewed
excitement.)
Genera Roget Mounted the platform,
where his appearance caused a general
stir. He said he would not reply to
Colonel Cordier's statements concerning
himself; but" he added, 1.-THE witness
has said hat what I said was false. He
must now say-in what I have been in
correct"
Colonel Cordier: In everything."
General Roget: Very we'll. Let us
be exact. Let us take the case Of lie
Mercier-Picard."
Continuing, General Roget entered
into a lengthy explanation denouncing
LIE Mercier-Picard as an impOster n
swindler. He also referred to a letter
Matthew Dreyfus attributed to Cordier,
whereupon the latter again arose and
protested against General Roget's in
situations. He declared that when it
became known when he was going to
testify he was covered with mud and
treated as a drunkard in order to mini
mize the value of his evidence. He also
emphatically protested against a state
ment of The Libre Parole that he Of
fered his services to Matthew Dreyfus,
and said the minister of var had au-
thorized him, the witness, to prosecute
the newspaper.
Dreyfus entered a strong denial of
man OF Roget's statements.
Colonel Fluer appeared in the wit
, ness box to refute Colonel Cordier's ties
timony. He declared that August %,
1898, Colonel Cordier said to him:
"Dreyfus is guilty, but there must be
| two others. There are three of them"
Colonel Cordier shrugged his should
ers and admitted that just a week before
! the arrest of Henry he said forgery had
/ been committed at the headquarters
staff, but, the colonel added, he told the
same thing to others the day after the
} posting up of the speech of M. Cavaig-
nae, then minister Of war, was voted
by the chamber of deputies.
: General MERCER caused a sensation by
endorsing Colonel Cordier's statement
with reference to the alleged attempt
of Matthew Dreyfus to bribe Colonel
Sandherr. The general said: "When
Colonel Sandherr reported the interview
and I asked him his opinion Of it, Sand
herr replied: He gave me the impress
sion of being an honest man resolved
to sacrifice everything for his BROTHER
M. FREYCINET ON THE STAND.
After a brief adjournment the session
of the court was continued; the name
| Of M. de Freycinet was called and amid
suppressed excitement, h former min
| lister of war, former minister of foreign
affairs and former premier, took TIT
witness stand
Maitre Demange proceeded to ques
ton the former minister. Counse re
called General Merciers statement tina
M. de Freycinet told General Jamon
that $4,000, 900 francs lax been raiset
abroad for the defense of Dreyfus.
In Reply NJ. de Freycinet expressed
the anguish which he felt at the sigh
Of the trouble into which his countr.
was plunged and said his whole desir
was to see eac n calm restored Il
regard to the conversation referred to
the witness said: Gner lamont mad
me a visit of courtesy on the occasion
of my quitting office. In regard to tn
DreyfuS case, I was led to say that GU
agents abroad reported that efforts ha
been made IN the initiative of priVat
individuals, in behalf of this cam
paign-a very disinterested campaign 1
France, 1 am sure, but ESS so abroad
I reported the estimates I heard. That
Monsieur lie President, is a resume, a
, complete and faithful as my recollec
ton permits, of the conversation wit
, General lamont. What struck m
most vas the identity of our anxiety i
regard to the army. We mutually ex
pressed u~neasiness, for it must not b
concealed that the present attacks hav
had a profound echo which migt
eventually endanger the cohesion of uh
. army. You know WELL, gentlemen, theI
is a higher discipline than even the mi.
itary code, as I said in the chamber.
) is that more rigorous discipline whic
comes from the confidence of the so
: der in his chiefs. How can hat cor
{ fidence be maintained if these chief
:. are depicted daily in the blacklist CO
: orS? Was it not to be feared hat &
= a given moment this confidence woul
/ disappear n what would be h II
suit if we were engaged in extern:
dificulties?"
M. de Freycinet had much more
. say along this line and fully maintain
r ed his title to the nickname THE Lii
: ! tie White Mouse" which was bestowe
: Upon him on account of his ability