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

obSsetsd. rsnarkias shas the lister sas
most iniefe4tinG.
n Lsbors-They are On inserestins. and
would lits TO have shem oil read
MAJ Cafrsere-They are al OF the ams
degree OF interest. They are al rot
The reading then proceeded. In Q letter
containing . long string % bitter recrim-
inas1ons and vioiens Insults. particularly
In regard 20 certain Meunbers q the court
martial whose ipapartiaiity was Lmpugnsd,
EFerhaxy declared:
Il viii say or DO nothing 10 increase
IN. danger: Of the situation. But !. an
old and faidy6ul servant. have been de.
nounced and have fallen beneath the blows.
after having been basely abandoned by the
Bo.siefyres, Billots and other generals
After Maj. Hartmann had briefly refuted
Gen. Mercier's statements that the Ger
mans always termed the hydro pneumatic
brake the hydraulic brake. which Hart
mann declared 10 be absolutely untrue Col.
Jcuaust, though requested by ~. Labori
10 allow N. De Fond Lamo;te 10 be re-ex-
amined. refused 20 hear any further evil
dence. and adjourned the court for the
usual brief interval.
CaSP1eFe Aggues the Case.
The session was resumed NJ 1918 a. m,
when Mai Carrierc began the speech for
the prosecution.
This wss . signal for the military Wit
erals. they bowed TO the Judges and troop
ed out Of the court. In accordance with
the orders OF the minister OF war. Gen.
De 0alitfef. 70 start 10 rejoin their reGi-
nents within two hours after the begin
ming Of the summing up Of the prosscu-
ton. Mr.. Carrtere summed M by reading
the judgment Of the oourt Of casA,ion and
the questions referred 70 the present court
martial. The major said:
Colonel and councflefn. Nv n f,isfw.
menf. June last, OF the court OF cassa-
ton. the Dreyfus case was sent before
court-mArtial at Rennas. read the
budget 81 the beginning Of the trial II
quashes and annuls the judgment OF De-
cember e. 1884. convictIng Capt. Alfred
martial At Rennes TO be tried on the fol-
lowing question:
"Is Capt. Alfred Dreyfus guilty OF hav-
Ing. In 1894. practiced Vaccinations for the
bensdt Of foreign power by delivering the
documents mentioned in the bordereau7'
THE task Of the cOurt-martiai At Renncs
In the some ~ that OF INA. The trial has
been published and has been conducted with
all the fullaen possible TO answer the rec
Quirements OF justice and public opinion.
II v my duty TO discharge the task Of jus
tice with moderation. I have no personal
opinion TO defend I have carefully exam
ined tho documents. seeking Scrupuiousiy
10 ascertain the truth. without malice.
without passion and without fear"
MAJ Carriere then entered upon . re-
view Of the case. He defended tho secret
sessions a. being necessary while they did
not injure the diffusion Of light. He traced
the espionage plot, recalled the discovery
Of the bordereau and the investigation
showing the traitor was Drsyfus; reviewed
Dreyftis' prosecution and TRIAL. and the
Judgment OF 1894.
The proceedings" said Maj. Csrriere.
were conducted according 10 tho prevail
ing conditions. ] will say nothing more In
regard TO the moral character OF tho pris-
oner. the question Of his gambling or con-
sorting with loose women. II has been
said that We military men arc not clever
and are not tsctfui Maybe that il 40. But
we are simple and upright people who
proceed direct toward our duty. and our
acts are always characterized by good
faith"
The major proceeded 20 examine tho bor-
dereau, saying that apart from the aues-
ton OF handwriting. upon which the ex.
perts fell out. he thought that the refer
epces TO covering the troops and the ar
tliery formation were very significant. Es.
teYhaxy, ne pointed out. would have no dlf-
ncuity In securing the nrinx manual. ana
ne could hardly have written that Il was
difyicut 10 get. while DreyfuN could not
easily have obtained H.
Discussing the sentence about going n
tho maneuvers which has caused 10 much
controversy. Maj Carriere declared Il
would have been impossible for Esterhaxy
10 write Il.
Continuing. the major referred TO the
complsx!ty OF the prisoners character.