New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-08


anneaIinr 10 Heaven to vindicate him.
Colonel Jouaust then said: AT the time OF
vour condemnation du Patty de Clam went 10
ace YOU I'm the Cherche Midi Prison. What
passed between your
Dreyfus-He asked me II had not gwen uh-
important information in order 10 OBTAIN o'he'
information I replied NO" and added thaI
1t was iniquitous to condemn an innocent maj
I also asked him to beg the Minister OF war u
throw full light on the affair
Jouaust-Didn't you say to him. referrins 'o
a foreign military attache. that you "ou'o cut
his throat with poisnard?
Drevfus-No I asked du Patty de cam 10
have the investigation continued saiu. any
government which has means OF investigation
ran have the foreign military attaches ques-
toned. II were in its place rather thah nave
an innocent man condemned. would force
ther To sneak. even If had to hold dagger
to their throats."
CONVERSATION WITH RENAULT.
coloneI Jouaust then said Coming to the
dav Of YOUR degradation, what passed between
,,ou and Captain Lebrun Renault? what uiu
you tell him. 1921. ~
Notwithstanding 1t was really sort Oh
broken monologue on my part iei' ~
everybody knew Of the crime with WHICH 1 wac
charged. and 7 wished to say was not ."e
u,u,y nartv wished 10 make clear that the
or,r,ina, was not he whom they had before ther
ewes and said, "Lebrun. will cry aloud my
Innocence in the face of the people.
Jouaust-Did you not say, The Minister
knows handed over documents?
Dreyfus-No If spoke OF Minister VINO
knew I was innocent I referred to CONVERSE
ton previously had with Du Patty de Gam
I'D
Jouaust-Did you say III hahueu o'e'
documents it was to have more importah' o"e'
in return?
Dreyfus-No.
Jouaust-Did you say. I'm three years 'ney
will recognize my innocence? Why did you say
three years?
Dreyfus-I asked for all means OF investiga.
.,or rbav were refused to me. was justihed
in hoping that at the end OF two or three Se"''
my innocence would come 10 hsh''
Jouaust-Why three years!
Observation-Disclosures a certain time IS necessary
to obtain light .,
Jouaust-Had you an arriere pensee cmentai
reservatiom?
Earlier IN the examination Colonel Jouaust
osl,od "Had Won relations with a woman living
in the Rue Bizet?"
Dreyfus replied, 81 had no Intimate relatlohs
with her"
Jouaust-I do not mean from moral point
Of view. but from a military point or view lhls
woman was suspected OF spying. Why did you
visit her?
Dreyfus-I only learned that at my trial. IN
1894 Major Gendrion introduced me 70 her'
ord as Gendrion belonged to the Inquiry Blu
raou he ought 10 have known II she was sus-
pected.
WITNESS BRUsQUELY TREATED.
r,revsus.s voice was harsh. nasal and nowise
svrnpathetic He spoke In a low tone at hrst
and later. as he grew more used to MS sur
roundings he spoke louder. more confidently ana
distinctly The prisoner responded with Hi'i'aiy
precision to the first questions OF the judge VINO
onened with an abrupt order 10 stand up. Drey-
fus thereupon stood UP, and Colonel JouauS'
continued, Your name?"
alfred Dreyfus."
Your age?'
Thirty nine years.
your prOfessionY'
Captain Of artillery.
where were you born?
"Mulhouse"
Colonel Jouaust treated Dreyfus brusquely. al
most brutally, and II was a matter or satisiac-
ton TO the friends Of the prisoner when the
latter set the Judge himself right on certain
dates connected with Dreyfus's stay on the
general staff. It was an unimportant point, but
It was eloquent testimony to the keenness OK
Dreyfus's intellect.
The prisoner sat most Of the time with his
legs stretched out his spurs resting on the
ground his hands Joined and resting on his
lap He repealed the insinuations that he had
relations with German officers during his stay
in Alsace in fercely indignant terms.
The examination Of the prisoner was ended
| with a few minor questions and the Court de-
cided to sit behind closed doors by five votes TO
| two
| The Court after deciding to sit behind closed
| doors tomorrow, and many OF the following
| DAYS as are necessary for the examination of
the secret dossier will probably hold a public
session on Saturday next.
The official list OF the members OF the court
martial Is as follows:
Presdent-Colonel JOUAUsT. Director in the En-
| gneer Corps.
| Lieutenant Colonel BRONGNIART. Director OF the
| School of Artillery.
| Major DE BREON, OF the 7th Regiment of Ar
Major 5i;F PRoFILLET. of the 10th Regiment of Ar
Major MERLE. Of the 7th Regiment Of Artillery.
| Captain PARFAIT, of the 9TH Regiment of Artil-
Captain BEAUvAIs, of the 7th Regiment Of Ar
| tillery.
WORN BY THE INQUIRY.
DREYFUs FATIGUED AFTER EXAMINATION