The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-30
is INNOCENT SAYS CORDIER.
Continued from First Page1
am an honest man and I have a con-
science (Renewed excitement.
Roget False in EVERYTHING.


statement concerning himself But" he
ADDED the witness has said that what I
| sdld was false He must now say in what
l have been Incorrect"
Col Cordier; In everything"
Gen. Roget; Very we'll Let us be ex-
| Picard"
Continuing, Gen. Roget entered into a
lengthy explanation denounciug lie Mer-
| cier-Flckard as an imposter and swindler
Roget also referred to a letter Matthew
| Dreytus, attributed to Cordier, whereupon
the latter again arose and protested
against Ger. Rogets insinuatons. He de-
clared that when it became known that
| ne was going TO testify he was covered
| with mud and treated as a drunkard, In
| order to minimize the value of his evil
dence He also emphaucally protested
| against statement of the Libre Parole
that he offered his services to
| Matthew Dreyfus, and said the
| minister of war and authorized him, the
! witness, to prosecute the newspaper.
Gen. Roget proceeded TO make the same
attempt as Gen Mercir to confound Capt
| trystatter's saying that the leakage in re-
| gard TO the Robin shell were only reported
| in 1869, which he said necessarily invaI-
| dated the captains statement that these
| leakages formed the object of the part of
| the secret dossier in 1894
Dreyfus entered strong denial of many
! Of Rogets statements.
Col. Feur appeared on the witness box
! to refute Col Cordier's testimony. He de-
clared THAI Aug. 2S, 1898, Col. Corder said
| to him:
"Dreyfus is guilty. but these must be
two others. There are three of them"
Col. Cordier shrugged his shoulders ana
admitted that just a week before the ar
rest of Henry he said forgery had been
| committed a the headquarters staff, but,
the colonel added, he told the same thing
| to otnrse the day after the posting op of
| the speech of NJ Cavagnas, then minister
of war, was voted by Chamber Of Deputies.
Nercier's Sensation.
Gen. MERCER caused a sensation by in
! dOrsing Col. Cordier's statement with ref
ereuce to Inc alleged attempt of Matthew
| Dreyfus to bride Col. Sandherr He said
| when Col. Sandherr reported the inter
view and I asked him his opinion of it,
| Sandherr replied:
He gave me the impression of being
an honest man resolved to sacrifice every
thing for his brother"
This statement caused a commotion.
The story About Money.
After a brief adjournment the session
| of the court was continued, the name of
| M. de Freycinet was called, and amidst
| suppressed excitement the former min
lister of war former minister of foreign
| affairs, and former premier, took the wit
| ness stand.
Maitre Demange proceeded to question
, the former minister. Counsel recalled Gen.
| Mercier's statement that NJ. de Freycinet
| told Gen. lamont that 100000 francs had
| been raised abroad for the defense of
| Dreyfus In reply NJ. de Freycinet ex-
| pressed the anguish which he felt at the
sight of the trouble into which his coun-
! Try was plunged, and said his whole de-
| sire was TO see peace and calm restored.
| In regard to The conversation referred
| to, the witness said:
Gen. lamont made me a visit of cour-
| tesy on the occasion of my quitting othce.
In regard to the Dreyfus case, l was led
| to say that our agents abroad reported
| that efforts had been made on the initia-
| tive of private individuals in behalf of this
| campaign-a very disinterested campaign
in France. I am sure, but less so abroad.
1 reported the estimate I heard. That,
| Monster lie President, is a resume, as COM
| plete and faithful as my recollection per
mits, of the conversation with Gen. ia
mont. What struck me most was the
! identity of our anxiety in regard to the
army. We mutually expressed uneasiness,
| for it must not be concealed that the pres
ent attacks have had a profound echo
which might eventually endanger the CO.
hesion of the army
His Appeal for the Army.
You know well. gentlemen, there is
| higher discipline than even the military
code, as 1 said in the chamber. 1t is that
! more rigorous discipline which comes from
| the confidence of the soldier in his chiefs.
! How can that confidence be maintained
| if these chiefs are depicted daily in the
blacklist colors? Was it not to be feared
| that at a given moment this confidence
would disappear and what would be the
| result if we were engaged in external
difficulties? (Sensation)
II adjure those of my countryment,"
! continued NJ. de Freycinet earnestly, who
participated in these attacks under the
impulse of generous passion and with the
| object of serving a noble elevated ideal
! have no doubt they are led away-to take
heed of the dangers in which they may
| involve the country. As Gen. lamont
said to me: 1t is high time to end it
Let us cease throwing in one another's
| faces accusations which discredit US ~
the eyes of our rivals. Gentlemen, let US
/ nrepare-and I would that my feeble
voice could be heard by sll-let us pre-
pare TO accept your Juosmeht
With respect and silence. May
tho Judgment of this French
! court towards which the whole world
has its eyes turned open up the era OF
reconciliation which is SO necessary
| Immense excitementO
M. de Freycinet had fully maintained
his title to the nickname, The little
white mouse" which was bestowed upon
him on account of his ability to speak
lengthily without conveying much intor-
| nation.
M. Labor: as NJ. de Freycinet aware
Of any fact which led him to believe for
eisn money has played a part in the re-
vision of the trial of 1892
NJ. de Freycinet mo. no; Monsieur lie
president
More Hearsay Evidence.
NJ. GaIIichet, editor of the Drapeau, then
testified He expressed his personal in
dienation at the charges of treason against
Henry and repeated the gossip of third
partv relative to an alleged remark Col.
| Cordier was overheard to make, namely:
eve have taken Dreyfus with his hand
! in the bag"
NJ Belhomme. a former inspector of
| schools. rs years of age. testified that he
| examined as an expert the bordereau in
The Esterhazy case and came to the con-
cluslon that it was not the work OF Es-