The record-union., 1899-09-03

General Delove and NJ. Labori, who
tillery.
M. Labori-Can General Deloye say
anything in regard to the Importance
of the documents the traitors, particu-
larly the writer of the bordereau, may
have delivered?
General Deloye, speaking with great
emotion and extending his arm towards
counsel for the Defense said: Don't
ask me; don't ask me. There is suf-
f1cient evidence in the bordereau that
the traitor is a master hand-a seig-
neur. He knows the Importance Of doc
uments he is delivering. Information
has the value Of official documents. 1t
is like notes of the Bank of France
The information was accepted as pure
gold. When l read the bordereau I
was shocked" prolonged excitement)
NJ. Labori-How does General Deloye
explain the words in the bordereau,
Some interesting information
General Deloye-Great heavens! 1t
was interesting ormation-informa-
tion concerning the troops Why, it
was of the greatest possible value.
Counsel asked Major Hartmann to
give an opinion on this point and the
Major pointed out that if the writer of
the bordereau was a master hand" a
"seigneur," he was ignorant of artillery
matters, for if he referred to the hy-
draulic brake of the 120 gun, he was
communicating matters long known,
while if he referred to the 120 short
gun the expression was not correct.
When asked if he had anything to
say, the prisoner rose and holding a
paper in his hand, said: General De-
loye has said that the artillery depart
ment placed firing manuals at the dis
posal of the second bureau. The bor-
dereau, in announcing tie dispatch of
the manual, states that it has been
placed at the disposal of the probation
ary officers. There is here an impor-
tant inaccuracy. The probationers of
the headquarters staff never attended
these firing trials. / believe it is the
officers holding permanent positions on
the staff which are meant. I see on the
margin the names of such officers
General Deloye, in,reply, said the er-
ror has been made in the second bu-
reau, and not in the artillery depart
ment.
Continuing, General Deloye incident
ally energetically protested against
General Sebert's remarks relative to
Captain Valeros testimony, and ac-
cused General Sebert of imputing to
the Captain as a crime the fact that
he has risen from the ranks.
General MERCER then re-appeared in
the witness box and attempted to re-
fute Major Hartmann'S arguments. He
accounted for the use of the expression
hydraulic brake" in the bordereau by
the fact that Germans used the express
sioniSo designate similar brakes. There
fore, he added. it was natural that the
correspondent of the Germans should
employ the term.
General Deloye also said: 'I beg the
Court to allow me to say that in any
army liable to find itself confronted by
the enemy, there is need of cohesion.
must march hand in hand, as brethren.
/ do not think it is good for it to be
said that officers who have risen from
the ranks should stop short at GER
tain point, and that individual merit
! should not count. and that it is a bar
which cannot be passed"
mo, that is not satisfactory any
more than it is true. Captain Valerie
/ is an example. He has made himself
and a large number of others similarly
able have filled the positions to which
they have risen. Coming here as the
representative of the Minister of War
I beg the Court to allow me to say to
one of our comrades. who has risen