New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-08

A.. ~ o,ore was competent he reiuSe' w.
grant the application c.,o,oi rouaust
Amid prolonged excitement
replied: Il do. r.oo,,,.e Depart-
NJ. Cochefort. Chief OF the pe'e''' '., Colonel
nent. was recalled in conn'''v" s,o,o,ior
Du Patty de CLAIMS version OF 'he ,,-..,.,
como lie said that he noticed 'hat D''s '"'
showed great perturbation AFTER ""''"7
questioned by Du Patty De clam.
Tho witness said that on she '""'
revolver, and Dreyfus noticing the "v",o"'
excloirncd. II will not take my me- VIII
and prove my innocence o,,od
After Lieutenant Bernheim haH pee" 49,,
and explained 10 the court 'he "''
graduation bar. which General M'r'''' l
drced for the courts benefit. letter WAS r'au
from Captain Humbcrt. of the EnS'"'''' "''
Ike the witness Gallopin. met Dreyfus carry
ing documents from the Geographcal D'P"'
mont He referred to the desire of Dreyius 10
enter tho Statistical Section.
THE PRISONER CORRECTs A Witness
In reply to the usual questions preyiuS S"'"
that Captain Humhcrts rccollectlons were ""'
exact. adding: In regard 10 the papers me"
toned porhaps IT is advisable 10 nave inc
conm,ssariat tables Of Plan Il produced' "he"
,or VIII see that they are Of no great Importance
Il IS certain was acquainted with I'VE OF SIX
tables the printing Of which was instructed
to sugerintcnd
~o,onel Jouaust-Dd you apply to Colonel
sandherr with the view Of entering the StauS"-
cal Section?
Dreyfus 80. no.
Coionel Jouaust-Did YOU not express such
desire to your comrades?
Dreyfus
General MERCER here reappeared on the scene
After saving that the evidence or captain
Freystaetter must have greatly influenced me
Judges he referred to the attacks on hims'H
made by the Revisionst newspapers Sayl"R
that in consequence Of Freystaetters assertions
no had been described as forger. and II was
great satisfaction 10 him now 70 be able TO re-
NV 10 CAPTAIN Freystaetter 10y adducng IN al
d,t,on IN the testimony Of Colonel Maurel an
addition Of his own testimony. which was con-
frrned by Colonel Du Patty de CLANS depositlon'
Information which the witness mad happilF
been enabled to obtain would completely en-
tighten the judges. He maintained that IN 1914
he gave orders that the various TRANSACTIONS or
the Panizzardi telegram received from inc
Foreign Office should not he taken into account
The sealed envelope handed 10 the court martial
Of 1894 the General also said, was made UP In
presence
telegram II was sealed by Colonel sandherr
and Colonel Du Patty De Clam was intfusted
/ with conveying It to the court martial
Tho witness had questioned the officers who
acted az Judges IN tho court martial Of 1891. I'm
reqard IN the presentation 10 the court ~ a
secret envelope. AL with a single exception
had assured him that they did not remember
reading the Panizzardi telegram. although they
could no, declare under oath that ~ was not
among the documents These officers APOLOGIZE
for the vaeuenoss Of their recollectons after
the lapse Of i've years.
FREYSTAETTER CALLED LUNATlc.
General MERCER asserted that these state
ments themselves constituted proof hut NJ
thought it necessary TO point out contradl' uon'
in the evidence Of Captain Freystaeiter. IT.
read an old letter from Freystaetter 20 fien.
IN which the Captain expressed his h"iei IN ih
Guilt Of Drevfus The General quoted a mum
Der of statements 10 the same effect alleged L
have been made by Freystaetter
General MERCER. continuing said that ne Re
proached CAPTAIN Freystactter for engaging ]
newspaper discussions. There were indications
witness thought. OF certain mental derahg'
mont. In support Of the theory Of lunacy Ger
eral MERCER mentioned that Freystaetter, VIM
IN MADAGASCAR. was once guilty Of disopeyin
his commander and on another occasion exc
. cuted thirty natives without trial Inc a"eE'
lions OF General MERCER caused 90 much excite
ment IN court that Colonel Jouaust requisite
, tho General not 10 enlarge on tho subject
- In conclusion General MERCER invited n
, Judges TO pay no attention to Captain Freystae
+ ter's statements but to accord to the iostimor
which be himself had the honor 10 give all u
7 confidence and moral authority they would ha
rcuosed i'm II If the Freystaetter lncldent M
g never happened
: N1aitre Demange said that he agreed win &c
eral MERCER that the Frcystaetter Incident c"u
be dropped without njuing the case Of Drey III
h ",rhauk God" said the lawyer. II am here IN
court Of Justice where tho question Of justice
l. being discussed before honorable men ana loy
e soldiers Then let this incident be forgotten
n The reports Of experts were next read sho
l. ing that the tracing paper on when 'he b'
n dcreau was written was similar To paper MS
J. bv Estcrhazy. and official records were produc
II showing that Dreyfus was wrong In regard
the number ~ prohationers in lNH. The pr
o. oner admitted that his recollections We're p'
ie haps not precise
- csrRNUzKY's RECORD N AUSTRIA
III NJ Labor SAID mat NJ i'El''''" '""' y .
lg nuzkv WAS not present as counsel desired
r. question him, and. IN any case ne wanted
add IN the dossier certain letters showing Il
at csernuzky had suffered from insanity. and V
de destitute Of moral sense The defence had d
Ter covered that applications had been made
r. csernuzky's extradition. and that hc was p
rounced 10 be altogether worthless and unrc
HE Counsel also said that. although rep
ne senting himself to he a political refugee. If Cs
ed nuzkv had not left Austria he would have b
nd nlaced in an asylum FOR the insane
m NJ Labor then asked that letter recei
In from the witness Grcnier should be read
Ter Government Commissary admitted receiving
&c. but said that the letter was ~ no importai
W. Counsel thought otherwise, and read copy
tho letter which Grcnicr had sent him sin