The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-08

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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
lacks on himself made by the revtSonist
newspapers. saying that in consequence OF
Freysioetter's assertions he had been de-
scrsbeG as a forger. and IL was great salts
faction TO him nov TO be able 10 reply 10
Capt. Freystoetter by adducinG. In add
ton to the testimony OF Col. Maurei, his
own testimony, which was confirmed by
Col. Du Patty de Cams deposition. Con-
tinuing. the general said that Information
which ne had happily been enabled TO oS-
tain would completely enl ghten the judges
He maintained that In 1894 he gave orders
that the various TRANSACTIONS OF the PAM
xard, telegram received from the foreign
ONCE should not be taken into account and
he cited the testimony OF Gen. de Bois-
deffre and NJ. Gribe.in on this poiat. The
court ~ 1884 did rot cors!fer the Pansz-
zardi telegram. Il was sealed by Col sand
herr. and Col. Du Patty de Clam was In.
trusted with the duty OF conveying II to
the court-mart'ai. He Cthe witnesa) had
questioned the officers who acted az judges
IN the court-fnartiai Of 1894 In regard to
the presentation 90 the court OF a secret
envelope. All, with q single exception, had
assured him that they did not remember
reading the PAnfzxardi telegram although
they could not declare under oath that Il
was not among the documents These OF.
hcers apologized for the vagueness OF their
rccoiiections after the lapse OF I'VE years
Gen. Mercier said he reproacbed Cant.
Freyssoetter for engaging IN Newspaper
discussions. which perhaps resulted In his
ideas that others were being substituted
FOR bis personal recollection. which !ndi-
Gated certain mental arrangement In
support OF the theory Of lunacy. MERCER
mentioned that Freystoetter, while In
Madagascar, was once guilty OF disobey.
Ing his commander. and on another occa-
SION the captain executed thirty natives
without trial.
The allegations Of Gen Nercier caused
80 much excitement In court that Col.
Jouaust asked the general not 20 enlarge
on the subject.
Incident Of No Importance.
In conclusion Gen. Mercier invited the
judges TO pay no attention 10 Capt. Frey
ssoetfers statements. but to accord 10 the
evidence which he himself had the honor
10 give all the confidence and moral au-
thority they would have reposed In II IL the
Freystoetter incident had never happened
Aaitrs Dsmange said he agreed with
Gen. MERCER that the Froystoettsr incident
could be dropped without injuring the case
Of preyfus.
Thank God" snid the lawyer II am
here In court Of justice where the ques-
ton OF Justice Is being discussed before
honorable men and loyal soldera Then
let this incident be forgotten"
The reports OF experts were next read,
showing that the tracing paper on which
the hordereau was written was similar 10
paper used by Esterhaxy. and official rec.
ords were produced showing that Dreyfus
was wrong In regard TO the number OF
probationers IA 1894
The prisoner admitted that his recoilec-
tons were perhaps not precise.
NJ. Labori said ne regretted Csrnuschi
was not present. az counsel desired 10
question him. and In any case he IN Ls-
borD wanted 10 add 10 the dossier certain
letters showing Cernuschi had~sufYsred
from insanity and was destitute OF moral
sense.
Information Against Estsrhasy.
NJ. Labori then asked that n letter re-
ceiyed from the witness Grenier should
be read.
The government commissary admitted
that he received the letter. but he said Il
was OF no Importance.
Counsel thought otherwise. and read a
copy OK the letter which Grenier had sent
him simultaneously with the one to Maj.
Carriere The letter referred 70 an episie
from Esterhaxy, showing the iatter's
great interest In questions outside OF his
duties. tina, EsterhaRy had In his pos
SESSION official documents; that he con-
cerned himself with the mobilization OF
the troops and TIA. hs had expressed
supreme con'rmp, for the French army.
Col Jouaust remarked that II the letter
had reached him he would not have maze
use OF II. as 1t had nothing 20 do with
the preyfus case.
NJ. T4abort retortsd that he was Of quit.
an opposite opinion, He said Gen. cha
moin had handed the court a letter from
Col sehwarzkopyen to his government
announcing thai he was about 10 send
Them Information regarding the real Of
fecsivsness ot the Russian army and this
was also referred TO IN E.sterhaxy's letter.
tel schwsrskoppen had also mentioned
the Paris ana Toulon maneuvcrs which
explain the phrase "a am going 10 the
raaneuserr This letter was written n
fortnight after the arrest Of prsyfus. and
M Lahori declared he would he gjai 10
Aear the generals on that point
Gen, Roget accordingly marched 10 tho
platform. In regard 20 tire mob,ilxatio,
~ the Russian army. he said a wesi-n-
FORMED article on tina; subject rad np-
peaTed In the Revue rleu, owfnE 10 the
indssereii,ns % n certain person ne would
not name, "a he che general ala not
wish TO compromise him
tApt tuignet confirmed Gen nnus.
adding that /; mus. no, be concluded Tint
'ee Information furnished 70 the German
general STAFF d'a not synanate from Dtev-
fes The fact jha; II took a ,ortnish, 10
reach tfs destination proved nothing
Gen MERCER also interviewed . show
'ns' any information furnished hy Ever.
hasY could have had no value
t,al- p.cQuset offered explanations ~ "a,
'esSaSe IN i@o. snd Gen. Merrier again
IFe1esfea against 'naiscrstions committed
IN favor e a former minister being called
tfaksNeS
A. he Request - Il I.aNafi tho evtdsrre
%sV0H ~ witness rRgssa EccIs bs.fsr.
We TrN}r' ~ esssatien wss read IL d.
Srrff~f a''~ fsf~ThAsy employed Eco.ie -
execute a skFfrN a 4 rife which after
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