New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-05
TROOPS y READINESS FOR TROUBLE.
PRECAUTIONS AGAINST Az OUTBREAK AT
RENNEs YESTERDAYS sENsA-

psn,as Sept As the end - the Dreyfus
court martial trial comes within sight the
French Government IS beginning To display
,sar that The verdict may give rise 10 troubles
snd orders have Jus, been received by two regl-
r,an+s Of infantry and one cavalry regiment. al
-eaav within nail of Rennes ~ hold Themselves
IN readiness 20 march on The town az the hrst
sign of disorder % occupy a. strategical points
and TO rapress manifestations IN their Inception
The local anti -Dreyfusard organs. ~ their
anti-,oreign articles have already singled out
toreigners as enemies 4 The country. and there
IS little doubt that foreign journalists viii be
the first victims OF the violence Of the mob. not
SO much Anglo -Saxons as Austrian German and
Russian Jews who form majority Of the press
representation - their respective countries.
To-day's session opened rather badly tor Cap
tain Dreyfus a. a surprise Vas sprung upon ths
defence II The advent = an Austrian political
refugee Csernuzky, Rho came our With a nat
footed denunciauon of the accused man which,
even though IL may eventually be proved pure
fairy tale is bound for the moment 20 exercise
q nnalignant influence upon the French peopiss
who have nor seen Csernuzky. and are thus IN
able 10 form a personal opinion u The man VINO
launched these direct accusations against Cap
TAN Dreyfus
CSernuZky appearance = IIlto NRF|iy dS1HSe
bin, Nobody even suspects that he IS what he
claims 10 be- a scion u the servan royal house.
on the contrary. one would take him 70 be a
groom, dressed in his best Sunday suit 1t was
remarked ,ha- az soon as he had delivered his
testimony and Mai,re Labor had asked 70 have
him pu- on oath a. to-norrow's session behind
closed doors in order that ne might be punished
4, guilty of perjury ~ lefr the courtroom. ana
vas nor seen again.
CsERNUZKY's EMPHATIC CHARGES.
Csernuzkys testimony. which was IN tn FORM
n A letter - the pres don't - the court martial
Colonel Jouaust was most unequivocal He as
serted that on three distinct occasions. twice IN
France and once A. Geneva. he vas told by
high placed foreign officer that Dreyfus had
communicated reasonable documents 70 for
eign Power In the third instance he sad The
oflcer showed him documents eInanatins from
Dreysus and this officer ie;, France hur-
,,edrv tVo davs PRIOR 20 the arrest u Captain
Drevfus The allusion was evidently 20 Colonel
schoarzkoppen. the military attache of the
German Embassy iu Paris 10 1891 whose move
r,.,,s were coincident with those described "a
80 rnovernents ~ the officer - Csernuzky's
deposition.
Now This evidence is of transcendent i'm
ro~tance ~ The prose- Cution. and it IS incredible.
unless Csernuzky is proved 20 be humoug.
,hsr the Government Commlssary. Major car
risre. should have admitted that he had re-
ceiyed A letter from him Offering important tes-
tiuony and thrown Il aside on the ground =
Its coming from political refugee The depo-
sition evoked expressions - increduiity one
suspicious feature was the fact that although
the witness said ne could not speak French
nuently ms letter 10 Colonel Jouaust. aeklng
an opportunity 70 testify. VAS drawn Up In per-
feet French. He explained that ne had been
assisted by his wife IN writing the letter.
MAY APPLY TO GERMANY
This introduction of A foreigner as A witness
FOR the prosecution gave Maitre Labor an op-
portunity TO submit the most important gssaess