The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-04
PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL
Austro- Hungarian Refugee Testifes
Against Dreyfus-

Against Dreyfus-
After a brief session in camera. the
public sitting Of the court martial was
resumed at us o'clock this morning
The first business today was the read
ing Of the letter OF resIgnaI1o written
by Lieut. Bruyere OF the arEIlery 10
N Cavafguac, then minister OF war,
resiguing his commission and declaring
that it was q dishonor to serve IN the
French army
Col Jouaust explained that as a re-
suit of this letter Lieut. Bruyere was
cashiered-
The first witness called was an Aus
tro-Huugarian refugee named Ger
nuschi- This witness asked that let
ter which he had written to Col
Jouaust be read and II was done In
this letter NJ Cernuschi explained that
owing TO political troubles ne mad been
Obliged TO seek refuge in France from
September. 1894, until 1887 " ntle ne
was in France the letter explained, a
friend connected with the foreign office
of another country mentioned to MIN
the names of certain French CORE
spOudents from other powers The first
and most important OF these names the
writer asserted was that of Dreyfus-
Another Of NJ Cernuschi's friends,
according TO this letter. showed him
important military papers such as
route maps for mobilization Of troops.
documents relating to the transport OF
troops. diagrams OF eastern railways
etc. which he declared came from
Dreyfus, remarking further that every
thing was prOcUra-DIe IN France BY the
payment OF money. and adding
What's the good OF having Jews, If
YOU don't make use of then2
Two days later the letter said n
Ceruuschi's friend precipateIy left
Paris and Dreyfus was afterwards ar
rested The letter concluded with say
ing that NJ CeTuuschi told all this to an
officer OF the war Office who wrote it
down
Col Jouaust asked the witness if the
statements in the letter were all he had
to tell the court
Ceruuschf-Tes. certainly.
NJ Demangs wanted the witness to
explain his Intervention in the case at
this late hour but could elicit no reply
II DemanE@Had the government
commissioner made inquiries concern
ing this witness
Major Carriere replied in the mega
tive and suggested that a secret session
be held in order to hear the witness
explanations relative to the diplomat tic
side of the question
NJ. Labor declared that since the
prosecution had applied abroad for evil
dence which the defense had always
carefully abstained from doing he re-
served the right to use every possible
diplomatic means to ascertain If dOCu-
ments mentioned in the bordereau had
been betrayed and If SO by whom.
Sensation
NJ Labor asked the witness the ma
tiOnahty Of the persons mentioned in
N Cernuschi-I viii give them in
camera CCommOuOn)-
n LabOrf-As mean that this wit
ness shall testify under oath. Z ask that
q secret session be held tomorrow. I
intend to notify the other side Of his
name He must testify under oath, for
I wish the parties against whom his
evidence is brought should have all the
guarantees the law assures. Excite
nlent).
NJ Andre, a clerk of NJ. BertuIus.
IF Of ION
fed to hearing Lieut. Col Henry say
70 NJ Bertulus. Don't insist, I beg
Of you Above all we must save the
honor Of the army
Witness also heard Lieut. Henry say.
Leave me, Esterhazy. and let Du Patty
de Clam blow out his brains That's
all I ask"
Dr. Weyl came forward to deny that
he had ever made statements attribut-
ed TO him with regard TO the guilt of
the prisoner He had always believed
protested against such allegations.
Dreytus, the witness said, was a model
husband and not a gambler. and there
fore 1t was absolutely untrue the wit
ness declared. that he had ever made
the alleged statements to Rabbi Drey-
fEs rejecting upon the prisoner.
NJ Demauge read q letter from Rab-
bi Dreyfus. denying that he had ever
heard a number OF scandaIous state
meuts, which II has been alleged were
made to him
a. EalElAeFe- q professor IN the col
leEs OF France followed at the bar.
n PainleTe exhaustively criticised n
Bertillon's cry-ptographic system. cit
ms in support Of his conclusions the
opinion Of NJ. Henri Po5ncare to his
mind the most iuustrfous mathemati-
clan OF modern times. who IN letter
the witness read, examined serfatfrra
these deductions Of NJ BertiIIou and
demonstrated their faIIacy. also point
Ing out transformations made by NJ Va
lerio-
Prof POincare's letter fully supported
N Bernard's conclusions
The reading Of Prof. Poincare's let
. ter having been concluded n. Pain
1eve repeated his evidence before the
court Of cessation He vehementIy
protested against the false versions
that had been published Of his CONVEX
satious with NJ Hadamard in which
the latter was made to affirm the guilt
of Dreyfus-
On the contrary the witness said NJ
Hadamard never doubted the prisoners
Innocence.
General Gouse interviewed at this