The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-25
ALONE LAHORE
FIGHTS THEM ALL
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they only knew the case from the doom
ments in the doSsier and the testimony
given.
Replying to NJ. Labor. Maurel said
he did not know General Mercier ana
had never seen him since the trial until
June last.
NJ. Labori-"gan Colonel Maurel foil
lis to whom to attribute the secret com
munication of the dossier?.
Colonel Maurel--'I have not the slight.
est idea
NJ. Labori-"Can you tell lis the mama
of the officer who brought you the pri
yate letter?'
Colonel Maurel-"It was Du Patty De
Clam" (Sensationl.
NJ Labori--"Were there any dozen
ments in this secret dossier? Can Won
state what they wereY'
Colonel Maurel-'I only saw one Of
them. | did not look at the others be-
cause my mind was already made up. .
NJ. Labori-''Had the other members
of the court also made up their minds?"
Colonel Maurel-"Yes."
Witness added that two members OF
the court confided to him on this sub
ject.
NJ. Labori-"Can you tell us how.
knowing as the judge, that it was your
duty to seek conscientiously for infor-
nation, and to expect sincere communi-
cations from the public prosecutor, that
is to say, communications setting forth
all the points in the case both for and
against the prisoner, you could be of
the opinion that your mind was Loyalty
made up after reading single docll-
ment?" prolonged sensation.
Colonel Maurel replied that he could
not answer, because, if he did, ne would
have to speak of the first document in
the dossier, (which convinced the court
of the prisoners guilt
AT this point NJ. Labor said he would
like to confront Colonel Maurel with
Captain Freystatter, another of the
Judges at the court martial of 1894
But f'reystatter was not present and
Colonel Maurel promised to wait a few
days and give the captain an opportunity
of attending.
A lively incident followed. NJ. Labori
asked leave to interrogate General
Mereier. The Government commissary
Major Carriere, took occasion to remark
that while counsel had the right to ask
questions he had no business to draw
deductions, TO which the lawyer dryly
replied that he had always acted with
full knowledge of the restrictions inn
posed upon counsel, and that he had no
need of lessons from Major Carriere and
would not accept them. General Mer-
cier was then recalled.
NJ. Labor said he desired to know lie
onel Maurel to communicate secret doc
uments to the court martial of 1894.
General MERCER: Il knew / did not
have the right to give formal orders to
that effect, but | gave verbal orders,
IN manner sufficiently clear (Sensa-
tom
The General refused to reply to many
of the questions. For instance, he de-
clined to say whether he had examined
the proofs advanced against Dreyfus.
Nj. Labor: I'm short, you considered
it in the nature of sensational move to
have Dreyfus prosecuted and sentenced?
Did you examine previously the charges
against Dreyfus 2"
General MERCER: Il only examined
the nature of the documents betrayed"
Nj. Labor: WAS it not necessary for
that purpose to fix the date of the
bordereau?
General MERCER: Il do not think sou
NJ. Labor pointed out the contradic-
tions in the evidence of the officers of
The headquarters staff regarding the I'M
portance and nature of the contents of
the bordereau, and asked General Mer-
cier where Dreyfus could have obtained
particulars about the pneumatic brake.
The General objected holly to being
asked to repeat this, and NJ. Labor,
equally warm, said:
Il am only asking for definite state
ments."
MERCER then said he thought Dreyfus
might have had cognizance of the brake
at Bourges. adding:
In any case, he had better chance
to obtain such knowledge than Ester
hazy could possibly have had
NJ. Labori: General MERCER says
Dreyfus might have had cognizance.
desire to emphasize that expression
We shall now prove Dreyfus could not
have had cognzance of the brake.
Counsel proceeded to demonstrate how
vigorously the secret of the construction
of the brake was guarded and asked
why, in 1894, the charges regarding the
Robin Melinite shells were not dwelt
upon?
General MERCER: "That arises on the
simple fact that it was not known until