Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1899-09-08
TT MADE THEM VINCE
Accusing Generals Hit Hard by
Dreyfus Witnesses.
Cnse of the Accused Omcer IL Much
strengthened by the Evidence
brought Out In the Trial
on saturday.

Rennes, Sept. 4.--There was y iarge .
attendance and big number q: gen
erals at the Lycee Saturday morning
at the opening of the last session of the
fourth week of the second trial by
court-martial of Capt Alfred Dreyfus,
charged with treason. The interest
centered in the testimony of Maj. Hart
mann, of the artillery, which was inter-
rupted by the adjournment OF the
court Friday. The major, who has done
great service for the defense, resumed
his important deposition regarding ar
tillery matters and the bringing out
of points and phraseology in the bor-
dereau indicating that the writer could
not be Dreyfus.
! in response 10 questions from Maitre
! Labori and NJ. Demange, counsel for
the defense, Maj. Hartmann said any
officer attending the Chalons camp
could have obtained sufficient intorma-
ton to write notes on the covering OF
troops and Madagascar matters.
Could Have Leaked out.
NJ. Iabori then recalled Gen. Mer-
cier's attack on Capt. Freystaetter on
the latter declaration that the secret
slossier communicated to the court OF
1894 contained document concerning
shell for which Gen. Mercier called
the captain a liar. Maj. Hartmann at-
firmed that it was quite possible that
particulars about certain shell should
have leaked out in 1894.
An Interesting Confrontntion.
An interesting conformation between
Gen. Deloye and Maj. Hartmann fol-
lowed. the general declaring he did not
believe the major was keeping strictly
to the truth. Deloye then proceeded to
point to what he said were inaccuracies
in Mai. Hartmann's testimony. He in
sisted that Dreyfus in the course of con-
versations with artillery officers, could
have secured information on the sub
iects mentioned in the bordereau, to
which the major retorted that If any
artillery officer had been questioned by
Dreyfus he would already have come
forward to say so, as matter OF strict
duty.
Gen. Deloye, questioned by NJ. Labori
and NJ. Demange, said the inventor of
the robin shell told him Dreyfus never
asked him for particulars about his
shell except on minor point. The gen
eral added that he came as technical
! witness to show Dreyfus could be gull
! Nv, adding that it was not his business
) to say whether he believed him innocent
or guilty. He could only say that Drey-
fus' contention that it was impossible
for him to know certain matters re-
ferred to in the bordereau was untrue.
Grows Excited.
NJ. Labori asked Gen. Deloye if he
knew whether the documents which
could have been betrayed by traitor
especially by the writer of the Dor.
dereau, were important, whereupon the
> general turned to counsel and excited
: ly cried:
Don't ask me, don't ask me-
These exclamations created sensa
ton in court, which was doubled wher
Gen. Deloye added that there was suffi
cient in the bordereau to establish thai
; the traitor knew the Importance of the
- documents he was giving up. The wit
y ness added
"When l read the bordereau l was dis
mayed"
!. This ended the deposition of Mai
= Hartmann, who certainly was a very
: valuable witness for the defense, al
. though the effect of his testimony wa
) somewhat weakened by Gen. Deloye'
{ theatrical statement in reply TO NJ
y Labori.
From Grammatical Point of View.
= The next witness, M. Havet, a mem
:, Der of the institute, took up the Dor
!, dereau from grammatical point o
: view, declaring it to be his conviction
= after studying closely the styles o
Dreyfus and Esterhazy, that the latte
wrote it.
l. The government commissary, Ma
s. Carriere, asked NJ. Havet if he had bee
e present at sessions of the court befor
d he had testified. NJ. Havet said yes,
v at which the major, with great severity
1, said:
If You have been guilty of a gray
l. breach of judiciary discipline"
.e To this NJ. Havet quietly remarked:
lie "But l had not been summoned as
If witness at the time | attended the ses
l. sions."
n Maj, Carriere sat down, checkmated.
% Three Probably Drowned.
= Sanduslly, o., Sept. 4.-rhe tug Re
Cloud, of Ioruin, was wrecked Off Ceda
Point Sunday night and it is believe