The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-05

| statement was inexact that he took this
report away with him." gave this re-
port" he said, ito NJ Cavaignac, the
| former minister of war"
| "Then," said M. Labor, 'let us have
NJ Cavaignae's explanation of what
| became of the report
Col. Jouaust called for M. Cavagnac,
| but the former minister of war was not
| in the court room, and an officer was
sent to seek him. Meanwhile the tes-
| timony of a couple of minor witnesses
was heard.
The proceedings just described were
! very exciting, as at one time, when
General Chanoine and M. Paleeologue
We're brought upon the stage to explain
Commandment Cuignets statements,
there were five witnesses at the bar,
all speaking at once and interrupting
one another. The testimony through
out was interspersed with heated
scenes between M. Labori and Col.
Jouaust.
M. Cavaignac could not be found in
the precincts of the Lycee, and it was
decided to hear him tomorrow.
A commissary of the secret police
named Temps was called by the de-
fence. His testimony concluded to-
days proceedings, and proved Indirect
ly favorable to Dreyfus He pointed
out glaring instance Of duplicity on
the part of the staff office in suppress
ing documents which must weaken it's
own case. Commissary Temps was call
ed to the general staff office to investi-
gate a case of espionage, and naturally
had consultations and close relations
with officers of the bureau. He began
his testimony by paying high tribute
to Lieut-C Col. Picquart's correct att-
tude and uprightness in the Dreyfus
inquiry, while other officers sought to
undermine him by insinuatons. Lieut.
Col Henry, the witness asserted, tried
to induce him to attribute to Picquart
the communication of the bordereau to
the Matin, in which journal, it will be
remembered, the bordereau was first
published. Then Commissary Temps
came to the most important part of
his testimony which led to restrictive
of his revelations The witness was ask
ed if he had ever investigated the Paul
mier affair. Paulmier was the valet
of Colonel Schwartzkoppen, the Ger
man military attache at Paris, and 1t
was alleged that he saw on Colonel
Schwartzkoppen's desk documents sign
ed by Dreyfus. The general staff had
declared that an effort would be made
to get at the truth OF this story, but
Paumier disappeared, and therefore,
although the general staff could not
prove the story, it could not be disprov-
ed.
Commissary Temps replied that he
had not Investigated the affair, where
upon M. Labor suggested that NJ. Hen
Mon, sub-chief of the political police,
who is now in Rennes experimenting
the precautions for the safety of wit
nesses, may have been intrusted with
the inquiry into this case
Colonel Jouaust called to Hennion,
who was present in the court room,
Come here and testify M. Hennion
assembled the platform and took the
OATH He declared that he did invest-
gate the case, and actually found Paul
mier who told him that there was not
q word of truth in the whole story He
never saw any paper bearing the name
OF Dreyfus.
NJ Labori Immediately called atten-
ton to the fact that the general staff |
had suppressed NJ Hennion's report in
favor of Dreyfus, and only declared |
that the report had been received re-
Paulmier as untraceable.
Commandant Cuignet and Captain
Junck insisted that only the report that |
Paulmier could not be traced had been |
received at the office Of the general |
staff.
M. Hennion replied, reiterating that |
he had forwarded a report to the gen |
aral staff giving Paulmer's emphatic |
denial of the whole story,
M. Labori asked Commandant Cug- |
net and Captain Junck where the re-
port was that they said had been re-
1eived by the general staff, stating that |
VI. Paulmier could not be found The |
officers Intercepted were obliged to adj
nit that they were unable to find the
'eport This practically closed the mat
er.
The court adjourned, after deciding to |
iii with closed doors tomorrow, to in |
M Cernuschi's testimony.