New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-05

close attention OF the audience AND nrouRh. VII
dramatic scene. which kept the spectators III "
state Of excitement until he finally ieit 'he O"''
He referred 10 his testimony before the 'ou'
Of Cessation. and protested vehementy aH"''9'
the version given by General Gonse OF 'o".''
sation with NJ Hadamard. cousin or b'eS LUIS
in which NJ Hadamard expressed his pehei III
the guilt OF Dreyfus. "Never' explained Fan"
leve. did NJ Hadamard doubt the innocence u
his cousin"
General Gonse asked to I've heard ana i"'"
ed the stage. After declaring that the whore
matter was insignificant he insinuated 'ha' ','o
faith Of NJ Hadamard and NJ PainieNe III NV
innocence of Drcyfus must have been s'.e"s w
ened recently. NJ. Painleve replied "arlniS' III
sisting that he never had any doubt OF Drey-
f,s,s Innocence General Roget also joined III
the discussion.
A SCENE IN COURT.
NJ Labor began cross examination VI
eral Gonse regarding n certain document J" wv
secret dossier to which General Gonse hau ~
ferred. but which had not been suoh''i''u ~
the court NJ Iabori not receiving sa'isia''o''
answers and finding that Colonel JouauS' w
clined to allow him TO press the matter III VIZ
way he wished. became extremely huie""
and nrotested with considerable warmth
Colonel
This caused a little scene between Colonel Jou-
aust and NJ Labor. Finally the latter aSN'"
why certain dispatch from the French AmpaS-
sador at Rome relative to the payment oi
money TO Major Count Esterhazy by an ltal-
Ian aqcnt hid not been included in the secret
dosscr presented to the court General Gonse
rop,,ad that he had not considered the dispatch
IT sufficient importance to be included IN the
secret dosser
Colonel Jouaust here again refused to aiio"
same ~ NJ T.abori's questions. NJ. Labor was
Tuning with Indignation. hut was obliged 10
submit. He asked General Gonse who compiled
the secret dossicr. ct did" shouted Command
ant Cuignet from the body Of the hall Com
mandant Cuignet then came 20 the bar and de-
c,ared that he had omitted all documents from
abroad because foreigners were Interested IN
decejvine us" He added that another dispatch
cx,eted relating 70 a conversation between
foreign SOVEREIGN and a French military at
+ache IN tho course OF which the sovereign
said What is now occurring i'm France is PROOF
If the power If the Jews" This Dispatch saio
Cuienot. although against Dreyfus was also
omitted from the secret dossier. As he maze
this statement Commandant Cuignet turned
10 a brother officer sitting in the place set apart
for witnesses and smiled with the self-satisheo
air Of a man who had made a distinct score.
NM DomanCe and Labor Immediately eX-
pressed surprise that fresh testimony against
Dreyfus should he introduced in this way NJ
Labor also expressed curl )sity respecting those
documents concerning espionage which were
Icing held back. and which were in the posses
sion Of the General STAFF. and he insisted that
all thes. documents should be submitted to the
raurt behind closed doors.
The question Of the report drawn UP by Com
mandant Cuignet and officer Wattines dealing
fxhaustively with the secret dosser. was then
and General Billot arose to explain
hat the statement was nexact that he took TINS
report away with him. Il gave this report,
he SAID. ITO NJ. Cavaignac the former Minister
Of War"