The record-union., 1899-09-02

against the FORMER captain,
Had Twice Been Convicted of
Crime.
RENNES, Sept. 1.-Immediately after
the opening of the fifth session of the
fourth week of the second trial by
ourt-martial of Captain Alfred Drey-
fus charged with treason, the Presi-
dent of the court, Colonel Jouaust,
aroused the interest of the audience
by remarking:
"Maitre Labor the other day asked
that information be obtained regarding
the character of a certain witness. I
would not have acceded if the witness
had not expressed a similar desire. In
formation which has now reached me
viii be read
The Clerk of the court accordingly
read a report regarding M. Debruil, the
Partisan friend of NJ De Beaurepaire,
who testified August 23d to the effect
that Dreyfus met a German attache at
the house of a mutual friend named
Bodson the crOSs-examination reflect
ing severely on his reputation. The re-
port was to the effect that M. Dubruil
never was a horse dealer, as claimed
by M. Labori, and that the character
of the witness was most respectable,
he being held in general esteem.
A groom named Germain then de-
posed to seeing Dreyfus at the German
army maneuvers in Alsace.
The general effect of the testimony
of the witness was rather unfavorable
to the prisoner. Germain, declared he
saddled a horse for Dreyfus to follow
the maneuvers, and he said that Major
Infreville accompanied Dreyfus, add
ing that the Major told the witness the
name of his companion
Colonel Jvuaust questioned Dreyfus
and although he did not confound the
prisoner in any way, Dreyfus made a
weak reply in declaring that he could
not remember whether he hired horses
of Germans employer or not.
The next two witnesses. however,
gave strong testimony in favor of
Dreyfus, and sadly knocked Ger1uain's
testimony about. His employer. a man
named Kuhlman, got up and declared
that all Germain had said was untrue,
and Major Tnfreville followed and de-
clared he never knew Dreyfus, so Ger
mains illusions to him were base
less.
Captain Lemmonier who was a pro-
bationer on the headquarters staff ar
the same time as Deryfus, deposed that
the prisoner told him he was we'll ac-
uuainted with a certain German posi-
tion. because he had followed the AL
satan maneuvers.
T0r,ax-f7.c vo,,Ifa6 Contain
monier must have mixed up his re-
marks. The prisoner added that he was
acquainted with that part of Alsace,
because he had spent his youth there,
and not because he was present at the
maneuvers of the German army thei e.
A witness named Villon then told a
tale of how he overheard a converse
tion in a Berlin cafe between two Ger
man officers. in which a remark was
made that mobilization plans were eX-
pected from Dreyfus. The cafe, how
ever. has since disappeared. and there
are no means of verifying Villon' S
story.
Lieutenant Dernheim testified that he
lent Esterhazy documents dealing with
artillery, and was unable to get them
back. Artillery Lieutenant Brugere,
who attended a gunnery course at
Chalons. testified that it was easy for
an outsider to obtain particulars about
the guns. He said that he himself had
lent his firing manual to an infantry Of
ficer.
General Roget asked to be confronted
with the witness, and said the latter
wrote NJ. Cavaignac, then Minister OF
Iaf # rac toms ion in
which he declared It was a dishonor to
serve in the French army.
Commissary Fischer testified that he
was charged to investigate the leak
age of documents at the gunnery
school at Bourges and to try to incrim-
mate Dreyfus
This declaration caused a scene, for
Lieutenant Brugere. turning to Gen
eral Roget, said: "I protest against
General Roget's words. I affirm that
never. said any such thing"
General Roget then backed down
saying: well. that was the genera
sense of the letter"
A roar of disgust came from the
audience at this apparent underhand-
edness upon the part of the General
and Lieutenant Brugere again emphat-
ically declared General Roget was
wrong.
NJ. Labori and Colonel Jouaust agreed
that the letter should be obtained and
read in court. The Lieutenant ex-
pressed satisfaction at this step.
The next witness, Captain Carvalho
a handsome young artillery officer
proved an excellent reinforcement for
Dreyfus. He gave his evidence clearly
and boldly. He emphatically declared
that there were no special precautions
to keep the mechanism Of the "120
short gun" secret. Moreover, he added
from April, 1894, the artillery officers
had a description of the hydro -pneu-
matte brake given them.
Here" said Captain Carvalho, sis
an actual copy of the manual. which
hand over to the court martial
NJ. Labori then had an animated dis
cussion with Colonel Jouaust, who al
first refused counsers request to reae
a letter which the latter had received
yesterday evening, signed "Corningue.
setting forth that the firing manual hat
been copied by men referred to as "a
and "B."
Colonel Picquart, in reply to NJ La.