The times., 1899-09-02

knowledge a long criminal record.
Dreyfus, replying to Germain, said he
had never. officially OF otherwise, been in
VIted to the German maneuvres He had
never been invited TO dine with German
officers. While his family was living at
Muihausen he had been regularly presented
10 the German general commanding there.
He had not attended the maneuvres speci-
fed by GeTmain. AS a matter of fact no
meneuVres were held there IL was mere
ly a place where regiments drilled.
Replying TO a question by Colonel Jou-
aust, Dreyfus said be did not remember
ever hiring or riding horses from kull-
mann's stable where Germain was en-
ployed. but he might have done So howey-
er- He did not remember whether he visited
Alsace in 1856, but his passports would
show. Captain Infrevilie, came forward
merely to say German told him the same
story now related back in 1895.
GermnIn's story Discredited.
Kullmann. the employer Of Germain, gave
the latter a bad character. He testified
that he never heard Germain's present
story from him. IT was his friend Sacherr
the witness declared, who is also an Alsa-
tian, that attended the maneuvres speci-
he'd by German. Kullmann declared that
Dreyfus never hired horses at his stables
and he disbelieved the whole OF Germans
story.
VI. Lemouniere related q conversation he
had with Dreyfus during which the uris
oner told him he had assisted al the German
maneuvres at Mulhausen
Dreyfus declared he remembered the con-
Nersation which referred 10 the movements
OF the troops on Muihausen road toward Bel
fort Consequently the position was direct
ly opposite TO the one indicated by Germain.
Dreyfus added that he was then spending
his holidays at Mulhausen where he often
rode out, Consequently, il was not surpris-
ing that he occasionally saw troops maneu-
wiring. but this was very different from as
sisting al the maneuyres.
III. NiilOn. another one of Beaurepaire's
witnesses, related that in the spring Of 1894
he was in the Central Hotel in Berlin and
heard two German superior officers sitting
al breakfast. One Of the officers said we
expect to get the mobilization scheme from
Dreyfus"
NJ. Demange cross-questioned the witness.
eiiciting the fact that the hotel named has
gone out of existence.
NJ. Fischer, & police commissioner al
Averice court, proved that foreign spy
was arrested az Bourges in 1857 for selling
details regarding q shell for l 900 francs
Lieutenant Bernhein. 3 man OF a strong
Jewish type. testified that Esterhazy asked
him in 1894 TO lend him (Esterhazy) lis
manual The witness refused TO do this, but
did lend Esterhazy other documents which
were never returned 10 him.
He offered this evidence al the Esterhazy
courtEnartial, but The court refused 10 ac-
cept il on the ground that the facts men
toned by the witness occurred in August
1884. whereas the borGereau was found in
April. This statement produced a sensation.
The Shooting Manual Not Private.
Lieutenant Brugere, a retired officer, de-
posed that he had assisted at the artillery
practice at Chalons in 1894, witness
ing the working Of the "120' can
non. Afterward in going through the
artillery park TO examine piece he might
have sketched the cannon. There was no
precaution taken 10 prevent this On May
u. group OF infantry officers witnessed
the cannon operating. the artillerymen be-
ing ordered 10 give them information. May
II, the same thing occurred. The witness
declared that the shooting manual was not
considered confidential in 1884, as the wit
ness bought a copy from the regimental
press for the Twenty ninth Artillery for 20
centimes Privatss OF the Tenth Regiment
Artillery possessed copies Of this book,
proof of which the witness had procured.
Essential extracts from the work were pub
lished In Paris in 1884.
Captain Lerond jumped up demanding
the right to refute the statements OF the
last witness. He siaiked up haughtily to
the platform and declared the --I29' can
not did not figure al Chalons on the 9Th
and 9Th OF August
Lieutenant Brugere replied that he lad
not spoken Of August He had simply told
OF what he saw in May.
Roget Creates Another Scene.
General Roget jumped up and stalked to
-, IA &
He declared Lieutenant Brugere was no
longer French officer, having resigned in
an insolent letter 10 the War Office. in
which he stated that he was ashamed TO
longer serve in the French army.
Lieutenant Brugere protested against
this statement, denying that such was the
text OF his letter
General Roget-It is not the text, but It
is the sense
Turning impudently in the direction Of
the hail General Roget called General De-
loye. who informed the court that Brugere
had been dismissed from the army because
OF his letter.
Maitre Labor demanded the production
OF this letter and Colonel Jouaust prom
ised that it would be produced. The letter
really attacks n. de Cavaignac, former
Minister Of War.
Colonel Jouaust replied that II the indi-
yidual had addressed the information 70
him perhaps he would have summoned
him.
Colonel Picquart confirmed the assertion
IN Corninges' letter, saying he even sug-
gested 10 General Deloye that he call IN
all the firing manuals in the Versailles dis
trlct, in order 10 ascertain whose COPY
was missing. General Deioye attested the
same thing.
Major Lauth volunteered the remark that
Corninges was a member of an associa-
tlon OF low spies, OF which La Joux was
the chief
Bordereau Notes Available.
Captain Carvalho testified that most OF
the information enumerated in the hor-
dereau was available to anybody in lssz.
Captain Lerond contradicted this state
ment.
NJ. Labori read a letter received yester-
day from Secret Service Agent Corninges
saying he copied in the house OF for
eign spy in 1886 the firing manual Of 1895
showing that there were still traitors in
the War Office after Dreyfus was COM
denned.
NJ. Labor asked the court TO summon
Cornilges. He protested against Lauths
insinuation. Major Carriere also protest
ed. Colonel Jouaust declared the incident
closed for everybody. but Major Carriere
plaintively protested again that the de-
fence got the floor whenever il desired
while the Government prosecutor was un-
able 10 obtain q hearing. The audience
simply roaned al this.
General Sebert repeated his testimony
before the Court OF Cessation in which be
argued that the 5ordereau was not the
work OF an artillery officer and the hand
writing not that Of Dreyfus.