Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1899-09-08
Unless schwarzkoppen TestI-
files the Prisoners Con-
vlction is Certain.
DAYS PROCEEDINGS LIVELY
Witnesses sfor the Prosecution
Forosd to Make Damas-
ing Admissions.
President OF the Court Again
Shows HE Open Hostility
to the Defense.


Captain Dreyfus hangs ON word from
Emperor William. This Is the general
opinion here. If the kaiser consents to
allow Colonel Schwsrxkoppen, German
military attache at Paris in 1894, to tes-
tify before the courtmartisl or to send
a deposition, or, what is considered still
more probable, to allow his deposition to
be accompanied by the actual docu-
ments mentioned in the bordereau,
then Dreyfus is saved.
If the emperor, however, decides that
it is not III the interests of Germany for
Colonel Schwarzkoppen to intervene,
then Dreyfus' case is hopeless and his
condemnation certain. At late hour
the emperor had given no sign either
way and Frenchmen are awaiting with
breathless interest the 6rst indication
of his will. %.s '..}
All Rests With tho Kaiser.
To all intents and purposes Emperor
William stands today the arbiter of the
internal peace of France, for everyone
anticipates that King Humbert will
follow his lead. This is probably the
explanation Of the delay. Emperor
William has gone to Wurtemburg from
Alsace Lorraine and King Humbert is at
Turin. Communication between the
monarchs is therefore somewhat COM
and, as they will undoubtedly
agree upon 3aenttrs Il measures III reply
ing to NJ. Laboifs appeal, it is possible
several days viii elapse before their
opinion is given.
The impression is generally held here
that Emperor William and King Hum
bert will allow Colonels Schwarzkop-
pen and Panizzardl to be examined by a
rogatory commission and their evidence
sent to Rennes with the documentary
evidence of :Esterhazy's reasonable
communications.
May Ignore the Testimony. p, 80.
The anti -Dreyfusards assert that the
members Of the courtmartial will ig-
more the afirmations of Colonels
Schwarzkoppen and Panizzardi because
they recognize that the testimony of
these officers will be given by order
with view to save their own spy, but
in less prejudiced circles it is believed
the court cannot disregard the solemn
declarations of the two attaches with
out giving rise to still graver situa-
tion IN an International sense than now
prevails.
The days public proceedings were
marked BY three important episodes.
The FIRST was General Zurlinden's ad-
mission that the erasure and restitution
of Esterhazy's name in the petit bleu
could not have been perpetrated by
Colonel Picquart and consequently
must be attributed to some one inside
the general staff.
Implication OF Estsrhssy.
The second was the declaration by n.
Paleologue that the secret dossier con-
tanned Q document which showed that
Colonel Schwsrzkoppen admitted his
relations with Esterhszy and that
Schwarskoppen, in the opinion Of Paleo-
logue, sent to Estsrhazy the identical
petit bleu for which Colonel Picquart
was detained on g charge Of forging for
10 months. General Roget's insinus-
tion that Dreyfus and Esterhasy were
sccomplices led to an exciting exchange
between the general and Dreyfus and y
thrilling scene between Labor and
Colonel Jouaust, resulting in the advo-
Gates tacit denunciation of the colonel's
trea. .u.vno Of him, denunciation
amounting to charge of open partial
ity. General Zurlinden's admission
that Colonel Picquart could have not
perpetrated the erasure in the petit
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