The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-25


bic Story duplicating the German Em.
peror-Dreyfus Again Denies tho Story
of Confess,op IN C,pt r,n-R.n,ud.
special 'doh "e'ndhh to TIKI Sun.
hENNEs. aug z4'-Ihe feature OF to-days
session was 'he long -ehpectcu cross-eHan''ha.
''"n OF zen Mercier by Maitre Laoori IL
served only 10 demonstrate anew the auoacious
pohey OF the powerful co'erie VINO are really on
.,'a' oe,ore the wor'o' a'noukn tney are NOS
tue techn,caI oe'enoants oeiore th's eoure~
mar''a' M LABOR. naue gallant ana per-
ss'eh' struRsle 10 orinR OUT the truth OF the
I.ianI hu, r.. .o,,I, 49, 49,. A. -i..
witness who took refuge in silence when hard
pressed and whom the court protected, nay.
encouraged In his rccalcitrancyp 1t must be
confessed that Gen Mcrcier bore the ordeal
better than was expected, some OF his replies
telling scarcely anything.
Nothing surprises the spectators at this
strange trial but Il ia impossible for Ameri.
cans and Englishmen In the audience to real-
lie the seriousness OF proceedings which
permits all the officers Of the General STAFF
who are present to leap to the assistance Of
comrade who Is getting cornered. and all to
haranRue the court at once upon the point al
issue. Thus to-day Generals aonse and
Roget Major Lauth and Capt. Cuignet and
debate when NJ Labor pressed Gen. MercieR
into a corner and he seemed at loss for an
answer. when there was no excuse for silence
on the ground OF professional secrecy.
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SESSION INTERESTING FROM THE START.
The interest began to-day with the reading
OF the deposition OF Capt. Penot. who quoted
Col sandherr as saying that after Dreyfus was
| arrested Matthew Dreyfus and another brother
OF the prisoner came to him and offered 1907
600 francs to suppress the affair.
NJ. Demange promptly Offset this evidence
by reading a note written by Col. sandherS
himself saying that Matthew Dreyfus had
offered his fortune for the purpose OF tracing
the real traitor.
MInbori CALLED M Idnol from the audIence
In testify in regard to the story told yesterday
| nv Debreuil as 70 Dreyfus'e relations with
| M. and Mime Bodson and with German at
| tsche .t Bodson,. house Iinol affirmed that
| be d,scussed the case with Bodson after Drey.
/ NO uieSuoocu tho Sooo WV" Ioon~h "''SA DiSS-
| fus was condemned. Bodson then declaring
| that Dreyfus was incapable Of treason Bod
son. the witness ADDED. was nenher Jew nor
~, x.upp, rr,,s op TUE pprvyora rpr.,.
| Col Maursl who was president OF the court
| martial OF 1894, made an impressive witness.
| speaking slowly and carefully and his evidence
| probably told heavily against the prisoner in.
| the minds OF the Judges He afirm ed that his
| conviction and tho con victons Of the other
| memb srs OF the court martial Of 1894 were
| firmly established against the prisoner before
the court retired to deliberate. inc secret
dossier. ne said. In no wise aHecteo their oe-
| eision The court -martial. ne saio. received
packet from Gen. Mercier. inc court looked
at single document contained therein ana
this was OF such nature that they refused 70
examine the dossier further.
| M. Labor asked VINO Drought the seoret
dosser to the court martial.
Col. Maurel replied: 'Du Patty de Clam.'
Labori-"What was tho first piece you ex-
| amnedf
Col. Jouaust-"The witness Will not reply"