The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-23

DreyfuS protested exxciIedly against lIlt
evidence of NJ Dubrieui who is Paris
ian friend of NJ de Beaurepaire, but
Colonel Jouaust exhorted him to be calm,
promising the prisoner a chance to reply.
This arrived shortly afterwards and Drey-
fus thundered OUT:
Il won't speak here of Monsieur or
Madame Bodson, except to say that my
relations with Madame Bodson ceased IN
1856 or 1887, since when have never seen
her. wish simply to assert that the
witness is lying. 1 never dined at NJ.
Bodson's with any Civil or Military At
tache. The matter must be cleared up.
People must produce definite facts here
and not mere tittle-tattle. The name of
the person with whom / am alleged to
have dined must be ascertained 1t must
be known here who is lying and who is
speaking the truth. Great Sensation.)
The Government Commissary-It must
be understood that l must refuse to un-
dertake the enquiry Maitre Labor sug-
gests with reference to NJ. Dubrieul.
M. Laborf-The Government Commits
sioner must not think any one intends to
be disrespectful to him. But, / have re-
ceiyed information that the Criminal au-
thorities of Coutances are able to give
interesting information In regards to M.
Dubrieul. If l write to the public prose-
cutor he will not reply to me. But, il
the Government Commissioner refuses
my request l will apply to the President,
who is here solely concerned with the
demonstration of the truth. viii beg
him to be the interpreter of this respect
full request. l know better than any one
how much greater than mine is the posi-
ton of the Government Commissioner
M Debrieul having supported M La
boris request, Colonel Jouaust announce
ed that he would carry it out If he could
legally do So
When this incident concluded the trial
again became utterly monotonous.
Major LIE Rond, a professor at the Mil
itary School, described his relations with
Esterhazy and Picquart, telling how Es-
terhazy attended the artillery manoeuvres
of 1894 and 1896 and touching upon Pic
quarts subsequent inquiry as to whether,
in 1894 Esterhazy could have obtained se-
cret documents relating to new inven-
tions, to which the witness replied in the
negative.
The Major added that, during this inter-
view. Picquart said he spoke in behalf
of the Minister of War. The witness add
ed
Colonel Picquart's manner In speaking
of Esterhazy left me so little doubt that
proofs of Esterhazy's guilt existed that
/ asked IL he had been arrested or was
about to be taken into custody. Colonel
Picquart replied that he had not yet OBJ
tanned positive proof but had the gray-
est presumptions.'
Here Colonel Picquart jumped up and
denied mentioning espionage to Major LIE
Rond or that he spoke in behalf of the
Minister Of War. But, the Major adhered
to his statements and asserted that Pic
quarts memory was playing him false.
At this juncture Colonel Jouaust. an
nounced that it was Esterhazy's turn to
speak, but that as he was not present
the evidence which he gave before the
Court of Cessation would be read The
clerk of the court, accordingly, read to
an inattentive audience Esterhazs-.,
deposition as already published in April
last.
The reading of Esterhazy's deposition,
in which there was nothing new. occu-
pied an hour, during which the audience
devoted most of its attention to M.
Labori whose appearance denoted no
was noticeable in his face yesterday was
replaced by ruddy glow, though there
were. signs that he was suffering occas-
ionally excruciatng twinges. Sun, his
geniality and goodhumor did not diminish.
After brief adjournment Mr.. Labor
said that three letters addressed by Ester
hazy to the President OF the Republic
should be read.
The following are passages from those
letters, which were published early in
April last
In the first letter he said. MY house
is illustrious enough in the annals of
French history and in those of the great
my country to take care not to allow my
name 10 be dragged In mud. address
myself, therefore. TO the supreme head
Of the, army and to the President OF the
Republic, and / ask him to- put an end to
the scandal as he can and ought to do.
IF / should have the sorrow NOT to be
listened to by the supreme head of my
country, my precautions are taken Tor
my appeal to reach the ears OF my her
aidic chief, to the sovereign OF the Ester
hazy family. the emperor. or Germany.
He is a soldier and will know how TO
set the honor of a soldier, even an en-
envy above the mean equivocal intrigues
of politics. He win dare to speak out
loud and strong to defend the honor OF
as President of the Republic to judge il
you should force me to carry the ques-
tion into that region, An Esterhazy
fears not anything or anybody if not
God
In his second letter Esterhazy said:-"I
am at bay and compelled to use all means
in my power. A generous woman who
warned me of the horrible plot woven
against me by friends of Dreyfus, with
the assistance of Colonel Picauart, has
since been able to procure for me among
other documents the photograph of q
paper which she succeeded in getting out
of that officer.
This paper, stolen In a foreign legation
by Colonel Picquart, is most compromis-
| Ing for certain diplomatic personages. II
/ neither obtain support nor justice and
| ii my name comes to be pronounced this
| abroad, will be Immediately published.
! In the third letter he sald:-"Thls docu-
| men is protection for me. since ii proves
! the scoundrelism Of Dreyfus and is a
| danger for my country, because its pub
| lication, with the fac sinlile of writing,
will force France to hu1niliate herself or
| to declare war. You who are above
| empty quarrels in which honor is al
| stake, do not leave me under the obliga-
4 ton of choosing between two alternatives
1 equally horrible. Compel Pontius PLATE
| Of politics to make clear, precise declara-
! tion instead of nanoeuvring to retain the
| votes of riends of Barabbas.
| ["All letters that I have written will
/ shortly reach the hands of one of my
| relatives who has had the honor this
| summer to receive two Emperors. What
! will the whole world think when it learns
| of the cowardly cold cruelty with which
| have been allowed to struggle in my
| agony without help. without advice My
blood will be upon your heads
| General Gonse said he desired to reply
| to Esterhazy's statements. During the
| course of his observations, the General
| said Esterhazy's allegation that he was
| the right hand man of the General Staft