The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-05
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this story, but Paul Mier disappeared,
and therefore, although the general
staff could not prove the story, it could
not be disproved To the question re-
garding this case Commissary Thomas
replied that he had not investigated
the affair, whereupon M. Labor sug-
gested that M. Hennion, sub-chief of
the political police, who is on duty in
Rennes during the trial, might have
been entrusted with the inquiry.
Col. Jouaust called to Hennion, who
was present in the court room: Come
here and testify" Mr.. Hennion as
cended the platform and took the oath.
He declared that he did investigate and
Paul Mier told him there was not a
word of truth in the whole story. He
never saw any paper bearing the name
of Dreyfus.
Labor called attention to the fact that
the general staff had suppressed M.
Hennion's report in favor of Dreyfus,
and only declared that the report had
been received representing Paul Mier
as untraceable.
Commandant Cignet and Capt. Junck
then arose and insisted that only the
report that Paul Mier could not be
traced had been received at the office
of the general staff. M. Hennion ne
piled reiteratng that he had forwarded
a report to the general staff giving Paul
Mier's emphatic denial of the whole
story.
Dr. Wegl came forward to deny that
he had ever made statements attrib-
uted to him with regard to the guilt
of the prisoner. He had always be-
lieved Dreyfus innocent, and he Vigor-
ously protested against such allega-
lions. Dreyfus, the witness said, was a
model husband and not gambler, and
therefore it was absolutely untrue, wit
ness declared, that he had ever made
the alleged statements to Rabbi Drey-
fus rejecting upon the prisoner.
M. Demange read letter from Rabbi,
Dreyfus denying that he had ever
heard a number of scandalous state
ments which he alleged were made
to him. After minor testimony
tending to discredit the witness,
M. Painleve, a mathematician. ex-
haustively criticised M. Bertillon's cryp-
tographic system, citing in support Of
his conclusions the opinion of NJ Henri
Poincare, to his mind the most illustri-
Gus mathematician of modern times,
who, in a letter the witness read. ex-
amined seratim the deductions of M.
Bertillon, and demonstrated their fall
lacy.
A sharp alteration arose between
Gen. Gonse and NJ Painleve, in which
Labor interviewed. A sharp passage at
arms followed between Labor and
Jouaust, leading to some excitement.
M. Labor asked that Gen. Gonse be
asked why he had not correctly re-
ported certain evidence. Col Jouaust
| refused to put the question.
M. Labori retorted: 1.-THE defense is
using its rights with the utmost mod
Grafton"
Col. Jouaust--"No, you are not l beg
You not to dEown my voice when | am
speaking. Your very tone is wanting in
moderation. Moreover, ] consider the
question unimportant." There were
prolonged murmurs of dissent among
the audience at this declaration by Col.
Jouaust. M. Labor said he was as
tonlshed that Gen. Gonse had included
incorrect information in his dossier.
Gen. Gonse-"I composed one of the
secret dossiers by annexlng documents
communicated to the ministry, but the
minds of the war ministers were made
up before they had cognizance of these
documents"
M. Labori-"Does Gen. Gonse assume
responsibility for the secret dos9iers
to July, 1898"
Gen. Gonse-"Yes, l had charge of
It,"
M. Labori---"How happens II. then
that telegram from the French am.
bassador at Rome, sent by the foreign