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witness added that on a side table was
revolver, and Dreyfus, noting the weapon,
exclaimed: Il will not take my life; will
live and prove my innCcence!
After Lieutenant Burnheim had been re-
called and explained to the court the uses
of the graduation bar, which General Mer-
cier produced for the courts benefit, let
ter was read from Captain Humbert, of
the engineers, who, like the witness Gallo
the geographical department Humbert also
referred to the desire of Dreyfus to enter
the statistical section.
In reply to the usual question Dreyfus
said that Captain Humbert's recollections
were not exact adding: I'm regard TO the
papers mentioned, perhaps 1T is advisable to
have the eommissariat tables OF Plan Is
produced, when you will see that they are
of no great Importance. 1t is certain
was acquainted with five or six tables,
the printing of which I was instructed to
Colonel Jouaust-Did you apply to Colonel
Sandherr with the view Of entering the sta
tistical section?
Dreyfus-No no.
Colonel Jouaust-Did you not express such
a desire to your comrades?
Dreyfus-No.
STATEMENT FROM MERCER.
General MERCER here reappeared on the
scene. After saying that the evidence of
Captain Freystaetter must have greatly
influenced the judges, he referred to the
attacks on himself made by the revisionlst
newspapers, saying that in consequence Of
Freystaetter's assertions he had been de-
scribed as a forger, and ii was great salts
faction to him now to be able to reply to
Captain Freystaetter by adducing, in adj
dition to the testimony OF Colonel Maurel.
of his own testimony, which was confirmed
Continuing, the general said that informa-
tion which he had happily been enabled to
obtain would completely enlighten the
judges. He maintained that in 1894 he gave
orders that the various translations or
the PaniZZardi telegram received at the
Foreign Office should not be taken into &C
eral De Boisdeffre and NJ. Grfbelin on this
point. The sealed envelope handed to the
court-martial of 1884. the genera. said was
tain the PaniZzardi telegram. 1t was sealed
by Colonel Sahdherr, and Colonel Du Patty
de Clam was intrusted with the duty OF
conveying 1t to the court-martial. He, the
witness, had questioned the officers who
acted as judges in the court-martial OF 1884
in regard to the presentation to the court
exception, had assured him that they did
not remember reading the PaniZzardi tele-
gram although they could not declare under
oath that IT was not among the documents.
These officers apoligized for the vagueness
of their recollections after the lapse of five
ments themselves constituted proofs. but
he thought il necessary to point out con-
tradictions in the evidence of Captain Frey
Freystaetter to a friend in which the cap
tain expressed belief in the guilt of Drey-
fus. The general quoted a number or state
ments to the same effect, alleged to have
been made by Freystaetter.
General MERCER. continuing, said he re-
preached Captain Freystaetter for engaging
in newspaper discussions, which, perhaps,
resulted in his ideas that others were being
substituted for his personal recollection,
which indicated certain mental derange-
ment. In support of the theory OF lunacy
MERCER mentioned NJ. Freystaetter, 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 General Mercier caused
much excitement in court that Colonel
Jouaust requested the general not 70 enlarge
on the subject.
In conclusion General MERCER invited the
staetter's statements, but to accord TO the
evidence which he himself had the honor to
give all the confidence and moral authority
they would have reposed In 1t II the Frey
staetter incident had never happened.
NJ. Deman3e said he agreed with General
MERCER that the Freystaetter incident could
be dropped without injuring the case Of
Dreyfus Thank God" said the lawyer, Il
am here in court of justice where the
question of justice is being discussed before
honorable men and loyal soldiers. Then let
this incident be forgotten
THE TRACING PAPER.
The reports OF experts were next read.
showing that the tracing paper on which the
bordereau was written was similar to paper
used by Esterhazy and official records were
produced showing Dreyfus was wrong IN re-