The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-24

ters staff, the Chief of the Intelligence
Department showing or keeping from the
two latter just what he pleased.
Then M. Labori proceeded to take up
| the Panizzardi despatch and to bring out
the contradictory translations of it and
the falseness of the final version.
| After hearing General Mercier and
| General Chamoin on the subject, Colonel
| Jouaust declared the court would rule
| 70 despatch out the evidence.
| The examination of General Mercier
| having been concluded, Colonel Jouaust
asked Dreyfus if he had anything to say
and the prisoner. in a calm voice, replied
to Mercier's statement that he, Dreyfus
| could have obtained the information about
the artillery, promised in the bordereau,
| while staying at Bourges, where artillery
trials We're being held, Dreyfus entered
| into an explanation as to how he spent
his time, showing that he did not inform
himself about the trials of the new gun
brake.
| General Risbourg recounted what Cap
tain Lebrun- Renault said about Dreyfus
and this brought the latter to his feet
with a thrilling declaration. He pointed
out that the Captain shook him by the
hand when he returned to the prison,
| which is at variance with what General
Risbourg reeounted.
Moreover cried Dreyfus, when a
| frightful charge has been hanging over
a mans head for five years, people ought
not to talk of convictions but should bring
proofs. Otherwise. / cease to understand
the matter
This indignant protest caused deep
sensation in court.
Continuing, Dreyfus proceeded to total
ly deny the story that he had made a
confession to Captain Lebrun-Renault.
The remainder of the sitting was taken
up with the disposition of minor, wit
nesses, mostly M. Beaurepaire's puppets,
whose evidence. when 1t did not bore the
audience produced merriment
Two interesting scenes, however, took
place. The first when NJ. Labori asked
General Roget to give his opinion of
! Esterhazy's role and his visit to the Ger
man Embassy, October %, 1897. Roget re-
piled. in the tone of studied disdain which
he habitualIy adopts towards counsel for
the defense:-
4 absolutely refuse to tell you"
NJ. Labori warmly insisted, but the
President of the Court crushed him with
Roget to respond.
The second scene was between M. La
bori and Colonel Jouaust, after the dep
osition of the Royalist Deputy de Grand
mafson. which consisted of a clap-drap
TRADE against foreigners intervening in
the affair and tittle-tattle, quite outside
of the case, delivered in grandiloquent
style, with a peroration worthy OF an
election harangue ending with the pre-.
posterous words, addressed to the Judges;
IF you think Dreyfus innocent. acquit
| him. But, if you decide he is guilty, you
must pronounce his condemnation.
The Deputy accompanied this instruc-
ton to the Court with sweeping gestures
and turned to leave. the stage, amid roars
Of laughter from the audience, which
drew a fierce, stage villain look from him
that again convulsed the court.
NJ Labori, however, called the Deputy
back He wanted to examine several of
NJ de Grandmaison's statements. But
Colonel Jouaust refused to allow the ques-
tions to be put. at which counsel became
tremendously indignant, insisted upon his
right to do 80. and warm alteration
ensued between the President of the Court
and counsel The former however, main
tanned his decision, which was indis-
putably unfair to Dreyfus, and NJ. Labori
sat down. gagged and boiling over with
Indignation, which feeling was shared by
a majority of the people in court.
Following are the proceedings In detail:-
At the opening of the proceedings this
morning Colonel Jouaust ordered that the
evidence of M. Penot a friend of the
late Colonel Sandherr, Chief of the In
telligence Department. be read by the
Court, which was done. This testimony,
as given before the Court of Cessation,
set forth that Colonel Sandherr told NJ.
Penot that the brothers of Dreyfus had
offered 10000 francs to settle the case,
adding that Sandherr was so incensed at
the proposal that he ordered them out of
his office.
Maitre Demange, as eounterblast, read
note written by Sandherr the same day
the interview with the brothers of Drey-
fus took place. 1t appeared from this
note that the brothers imagined a plot
was being hached against Captain Drey-
fus because ne was a Jew. They main
tanned the Captains innocence and de-
clared they would do everything in their
power to obtain his reinstatement, saying
that, if necessary, they would spend their
whole fortune to arrive at the truth and
would do everything TO that end.
| Counsel pointed out that there were se-
rious discrepancies between NJ. Penots
written statement that money was offered
and Colonel Sandherr's letter. At the re-
quest Of M. Labori. the President of the
Court permitted M. Lanolle, a former Of
fetal of the Government, to testify. The
| witness said he had also dined at M
Bodsons, in company with Dreyfus, and
declared he did not believe Dreyfus was
capable of the crime for which he had
been sentenced.
M. Labori-"were there any foreigners
at NJ. Bodson's house?"
| M. Linolle-'T do not remember
NJ. Labori-"Do you remember seeing
any foreign diplomats there?''
| NJ. Linolle-'Not at all. Beside. M Bod
son was not of foreign extraction. He
was the son of an Orleans vinegar mer-
chant"
| There was considerable stir in court
| when the name of Colonel Maurel, who
was President of the Dreyfus court mar
| tial in 1894, was called out and the Colonel
appeared at the witness bar He started
by emphatically denying that any com
munication verbal or written was made
| to the members of the court during the