Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-14
PRISONERS CASE BEEN POSTPONED
Ex President Casimir Perier Denies Some
Statements That Were Made BY Mercier
--Would-Be- Murderer of Laborie Escaped
to the Dense Forests--Witnesses of the
Shooting Tell of the Awful Crime.

followed. but the doctors declared Labo-
RE could not beA such an interview in
MS present state. and Mercier was obliged
TO go away without seeing Laborie.
AFTER the shooting the would-be mur-
derer ran across the fields until he
reached the railroad He dashed across
the track in front Of train just arriv-
ing and disappeared in the dense woods.
Colonel Picquart and his brother-in- law,
Cast, who accompanied Laborie pursued
the murderer for some distance, but as
both We're heavy men they were unable to
continue the pursuit and returned to the
wounded man, leaving the chase to a
number Of peasants and laborers Ma
dame Laborie, wife of the lawyer, who is
an American lady, was notified and
rushed to her husbands side, doing every
thing possible to ease his agony 1t is
reported the famous lawyer said as he lay
wounded on the ground:
Il may die from this, but Dreyfus is
saved.'
| martial reconvened at TAO O'Clock this
morning Maitre Demange, counsel for
Dreyfus, announced that though NJ La
borie's wound was less serious than at
first supposed, it would be impossible for
him to take part in the proceedings.
General Mercer was recalled to the
witness stand at the opening Of the days
proceedings.
Paris, Aug. 14.-The office of the anti
Semitic league, in which Guerin, president
Of the league, and Max Gegis, the noted
Jew batter and ex-mayor of Algiers,
sought refuge from arrest on Saturday,
were still besieged today. They were
guarded throughout the night by force
Of police armed with revolvers. Guerin,
his friends declare would fire on the
troops if attacked. After attempting to
gain the besiegers over to their side the
besieged men threatened to pour burning
oil upon those outside.
General Mcrcier and ex-President Cash
mir -Perier were the first on the stand in
the Dreyfus trial. They We're followed by
Cavignac and Hanotaux, former minis
ters Of foreign affairs, after which court
adjourned at noon until Wednesday.
When the court martial resumed, Mer-
cier was confronted with Casimir- Per.er,
former president of France. The latter
declared Mercier's story of the immnence
of war between Germany and France in
1854 was grossly exaggerated, and COM
planned of the action Of the then minister
of war (Mercier) in moving 10000 troops
to the frontier without consulting him.
AS it was Laborie's task to take MERCER
in hand and Deman2e. associate counsel,
was quite unprepared for the task, the
few questions the latter put were practi-
cally Of little effect, and MERCER escaped
cheaply. Moreover, Demange was deeply
affected by the attempt to assassinate his
colleague, and was quite unable to do
himself justice. Demange, when court /.
assembled at 7:20 a. m., announced that
though his colleagues wound was not so
serious as at first supposed, it would be
impossible for the latter to participate in
the proceedings.
When Mercer was recalled in reply to
the president Of the court he reiterated
his belief that Esterhazy, in spite of the !
latter's own declaration, was not the au-
thor of the bordtreaux, which the witness |
claimed was written on tracing paper, |
and was found in the embassy.
The president asked Casilnir-Perier to
explain The circumstances of the confess !,
sion Of preyfus as alleged to have been
made to Captain bunRenault.
Casim.r- Perier persisted in his state /
ment Of Saturday that he had never re-
ceived any condolences OF this character
from Renauit. He added that NJ. Dupuy,
then pen: :er. was present when Renauit
called al the E!ysee palace. |
''Mareover," sad CasimirPerier. ''here |
is letter from Dupuy which l ask may !
be read -
The letter stated that Renault. when !
questioned by Dupuy, replied that Mer-
cer had sent him to the president to re-
ceive a dressing down for his indiscrete
disclosures to the Figaro.
MERCER here jnterposed, saying, Cap |,
tain Lebun- Renaut spoke to me in regard !
to confessions in the presence Of Central !
Come. who will testify thereto. 1t was