Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-05


closed doors of the court martial before
which Captain Dreyfus is being tried
lasted until SIS o'clock this morning.
On the opening of the public hearing
M. Labori asked that certain foreign dip
lomats, meaning Colonel Schwarzkoppen,
former German military attache in Paris,
Colonel Panizzardi, Italian military at
tache at Paris, and Colonel Schnei-
der military atache of the Aus
trian embassy to France, be allowed to
attend the trial or be examined by a ro-
gatory commission. He pointed out that
new phase Of the case had been entered
upon.
Major Carrere, the government prose-
cutor thought it would be inconvenient
to admit the intervention of foreigners,
and NJ. Paleologue, of the foreign office,
also dwelt upon the gravity of the step.
NJ. Labori said the court might take
time to consider the matter
NJ. Ceruschi. the political refugee and
reputed scion of Servian royalty, who
! appeared yesterday before the Dreyfus
court martial as a witness for the prose-
cuiton. was not examined by the court
during the time it sat behind closed
doors this morning. The examination of
the secret espionage dossier mentioned
| by Captain Cuignet during Yesterdays
| sitting of the court martial occupied the
greater part of the secret session.
When the open session began Labori
| presented formal application to the
court for an order upon the government
| commssary to request that interested
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! channels communicate to the court vari
Gus documents relating to the bordereau.
Labor explained the purpose of the ap-
plication by citing the fact that the court
was now in an extremely delicate situ
alton, and added that he had pointed out
Colonel Schwartzkoppen and Signor
Panizzardi as witnesses he deemed neces-
sary to summon. Labor said he thought
| this step would worry nobody, and that
it was in conformity with precedents.
Major Carriere replied that he didn't
think the government could ask another
government for the restoration of the
| documents. He suggested that the de-
! fense could obtain and submit papers off,
| clally to the court. He saw no objection
to hearing Schwartzkoppen and Paniz-
! zardi if they consented TO come.
NJ. PaleoloSue said that while La bori' s
request appeared quite logical and just
there We're diplomatic considera tons
which made it inadmssible for the gov
| ernment to take such initiative.
Jouaust said the court would decide
the matter later, and meanwhile proceed
with the taking of evidence.
| The first witness called today was Re-
| porter Bassett, whom the Matin sent to
! London to interview Esterhazy. The
| witness deposed thai Es terhazy confessed
to him that he wrote the bordereau under
orders from Colonel Sandherr The order
| Esterhazy received was to catch the
traitor at general headquarters, who Es-
terhazy afterwards said was Dreyfus.
Major Carrere here burst out with an
!, extraordinary protest against Ester
| hays insnuations against Sandherr.
II protest" he cried, lin the name and
! memory of Sandherr against the insinu
ations introduced against him.
Labori ignored this protest, which he
/ styled a ridiculous pretention.
Labor then called upon General Roget
/ to testify regarding letters he had re-
ceived from Esterhazy since the opening
| of this trial.
Roget today looked the ghost of his
former assertive self. His face was care
| worn and showed little of that fighting
spirit which first characterized his ap-
! pearance upon the stage He replied
that he only opened one letter from Es-
terhazy, which he had forwarded to Col
onel Jouaust. Roget added that he had
declined to receive other letters.
Lahor then asked Jouaust to have the
+, letters read.
Jouaust at first declined. but Lahori
insisted so firmly that Jouaust, after
wrang,ing awhile, gave way.
! Roget then read that Esterhazy said he
| could not prove the existence of the al
| legged syndicate organized in the inter-
est of Dreyfus, and complained that the
, general staff had refused to give him a
| fair hearing.
/ Labor then put a series of questions
! intended to bring out the fact that the
general staff had made use of Esterhazy
even after he was known to be unreli-
able.