The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-30

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asadex He several timee nsesttossd inc
omtosnadog to Germany. which caused tne
president Of the court to intervene. ana
tell the witness he must not introduces the
ambassador's name or refer TO Germany.
ina haaty corrections Of tho witness WHEN
he subsequently repeated the same slips
Of the tongue. as he did more than once.
ana the AMUSING manner IN when ne avoso-
ed mentioning Germany nj other times.
caused the sreatest merr!ment. During
his testimony no fewer than I'VE witnesses
arose ana asked to be confronted with
him. but he received the interruptions with
the utmost good humor.
Dreyfus spoke a few words at the con-
cIusicn OF coraier's statements. He sad
the scene which preceded his arrest was
10 fantastic that II completely bew1ldered
hin, and merely left biunted impression
on his memory.
The prisoner is now accustomed 10 his
SURROUNDINGS. and has apparently recov-
cred HIS self confidence, as he speaks
readily and clearly. and follows the wit
neSses closely. taking notes OF the various
points Of their depositions
Major Lasth Discomated.
Major Lauth confronted Cordier and
tried to score against him by pointing Out
that Cordier was incorrect in saying
there was no anti-Eemites on the genera!
stan, since coriier himself was one.
The colonel retorted. turning the tables
on the major, AZ raising his hand ne
cried: ''Quite true, was anti-Sernite, but
I never bore false witness against Jews.
am ono honest man"
The audience appiauded these remarks.
Cordier then administered a weil-de.
served snub to Lauth by remarking that
he 1.-THE colonel might be allowed to know
more than Lauth with reference TO the
work OF tho intelligence department,
since he (cordier) replaced 6andherr as
chief of the department whenever Sand
herr was absent. while Lauth. the w.tness
copcluded, was merely my assistant. my
assistant merely
Lauth did not enjoy this scene at ALL
Roget ana Mcreier Confront CoraieS.
General Roget next confronted Cordier.
The general assumed the same supercil-
ious air which characterized him when
he appeared ut the witness bar. strutting
about the stage fri d.sdainful attitude
Hls evidence. however. was not very
striking. nor was that Of Col. Fleury. nor
Aech.vist Gribelsn, who also contested
0anor points OF Cordier's deposition.
Finally. MERCER. who evidently had a2-
peared to demonstrate the baseiessness
of the stories Of his intentions to hy. and
to show his determination to fight to the
last, confronted Coriier. The generals
remarks were OF small Importance. the
most interesting being his repetition Of
Gandherr's opinion OF Matthew Dreyfus
when the prisoners brother went TO see
tho colonel to ask for justics In behalf
Of Captain Dreyfus. Mercier admitted
that Sandherr had said: "Math!eu Drey-
fas impressed me AZ an honest man. who
VS. prepared to make most heroic efforts
to serve his brother"
De Freycinet Gives His Testimony.
Dc Freycinet. former minister OF war.
former minister Of foreign affairs and for
mer premier. followed Cordier on the wit
ness sfand. The court room was packed
to It's utmost capacity. as the distin-
gufshed French statesman began his do
position. The witness was expected 10
speak about tho s. .ooo.0oo francs suppos-
ed to have been contributed abroad. MAIN
~ In England and Germany. to the Drey-
fussard war chest. He began BY expess-
ing the pain which he experienced at the
trouble HIS country was undergoing.
Later, no SAID he remembered a CONVEX
sation with General lamont. at which
there was reference to money coming
from abroad in support of the preysus
agitation. which, while d!sinterested In
France. might not be 50 abroad. DC
Freycinet. however. did not remember the
details OF the conversation. nor could he
say II any specific amount was mentioned
He then alluded 30 hls fear that the at
tacks on the chiefs Of the army might
be preiudiciai 10 discipline. adding: Might
not these attacks lead 10 DISAPPEARANCE OF
discipline, and what then would be the
result II we found ourselves In difficulties
with foreign country
In short. DE Freycsnet delivered n
patriotic speech. rather than deposition.
concluding with the words. ''siI the world
VIII accept your verdict, which viii open
an era Of reconciliation"
The members OF the court martial treat
ed DE Freyeinct with the greatest defer
enee. The president Of the court declined
10 put TO the witness some questions
from Maitre Labor. on the ground that
they had no direct bearing on the case,
One OF these questions referred to Do
Freycinst's personal opinion OF Scheurer-
kestner. former viee~president of the
senate, who has Interested himself strong
~ on behalf of Dreyfus. Although the
colonel refused 10 put the question. the
witness replied that sehearer- krstner
was not his friend. and that he had a
high opinion of his character.
sTrSttynosx M miner witnesses .-nurINH-
ed the days proceedings.