The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-09-08
TROOPS ABOUT RENNES
Ordered Ready to Act For Fear
Of Rioting.
FOREIGNERS MAY BE ATTACKED.
Austro-uungarlan Refugees Testimony
Against Dreyfus Labori Said He
Would Ask For Inquiry to a Foreign
Power-Duplicity of General stafr.


ernment is beginning to display fear
that the verdict in the Dreyfus court
martial may give rise to troubles, and
orders have just been received by two
regiments of infantry and one cavalry
regiment, already within hail of
Rennes, to hold themselves in readiness
to march on the town at the first sign
of disc rider to occupy all strateglcal
points and to repress manifestations IN
their inception.
The local anti Dreyfusard organs, by
their anti-foreign articles, have already
singled out foreigners as enemies OF the
country, aud there is little doubt tnat
foreign journalists will be the first vic
Tins of the violence of the mob-not so
much anglo-Saxons as Austrian, Ger
man and Russian Jews, who form a
majority of the press representation OF
their respective countries.
The first witness called was an Aus
tro-Hungarian refugee named Cernus-
Chi.
In Cernuschi's testimony, which was
In the form of letter to the president
of the courtmartial, Colonel Jouaust, he
claimed that ON three distinct occasions,
twice in France and once at Geneva, he
was told by high placed foreign officer
that Dreyfus had communicated treason
able documents to foreign power. In
the third instance Cernuschl said the
officer showed him documents emanat-
ing from Dreyfus, and that this officer
left France hurriedly two days prior to
the arrest Of Captain Dreyfus. The al
lusion was evidently to Colonel
Schwartzkoppen, the military attache
of the German embassy in Paris in 1894,
whose movements were coincldent with
those described as the movements Of the
officer of Cernuschi's deposition.
M. Labori asked to have him put on
oath at today's session behind closed
doors. This was in order that he might
be punished, if guilty of lying
NJ. Labori announced his intention,
in view of the step taken by the prose-
cution in calling foreign evidence, to
ask that inquiry should be made through
the regular diplomatic channels as to
whether the documents mentioned IN
the bordereau were actually comnuni-
Gated, and if SO, by whom. This in.
wolves an application to the German
government, which the courtmar tial is
scarcely likely to approve.
=. M. Painleve, the distinguished mathe-
matician, cornered General Gonse ON
the latter's falsified version of NJ. Hada.
mard's remarks concerning Captain
Dreyfus, and the manner in which
Gonse squirmed and his woebegone ap-
pearance almost aroused pity for him.
General Roget also appeared to begin
to feel at last the cruel strokes the etat
major have been receiving of late.
NJ. Labor began a cross-examination
Of General Gonse regarding certain
document in the secret dossier, to
which General Gonse had referred, but
which had not been submitted to the
court. NJ. Labor not receiving salts
factory answers and finding that Colo
mel JOuaust declined to allow him to
press the matter home in the way he
wished, became extremely indignant
and protested with considerable warmth
against Colonel Jouaust's veto Of his
questions. This caused little scene
between Colonel Jouaust and M. La
bori. Finally the latter asked why
certain dispatch from the French am
bassador at Rome relative to the pay
ment of money to Major Count Ester.
hazy by an Italian agent had not been
included in the secret dosSier presented
Is. the court.
= General Gonse replied that he had
not considered the dispatch of sufficient
importance to be included in the secret
dossier.
Colonel Jouaust here again refused
to allow some of M. Labori's questions.
Commandant Cuignet, who compiled
the secret dossier, came to the bar and
declared that he had omitted all docu-
ments from abroad, because foreigners
were interested in deceiving us"
Commandant Cuignet added that an
other dispatch existed relating to con-
Versation between a foreign sovereign
and French military attache, in the
course of which the sovereign said.
"What is now occurring in France is
proof of the powers Of the Jews" This
dispatch, said Cuignet, although against
Dreyfus, was also omitted from the
secret dossier.
Labor Immediately arose and ex-
pressed surprise that fresh proofs
against Dreyfus were spoken of and de-
manded that all proofs be introduced
once for all. M. LabOri also expressed
curiosity respecting these documents
which were being held back concerning
espionage which were in the possession
of the general staff, and he insisted that
all these documents should be submit
ted to the court behind closed doors.
In6 Qu6SJlOu Ol Il6 r6pOII CTdWu up
by Commandant Cuignet and Officer
WaUtins, dealing exhaustively with the
secret dossier, was then introduced, and
General Billot arose to explain that the
statement was inexact; that he took
this report away with him. 81 gave
this report" he said, "to M. Cavaignac,
the former minister of war"
"Then," said M. Labori, "let us have
M. Cavaignac's explanation Of what be-
came of the report"
Colonel Jouaust then called for NJ
Cavaignac, but the former minister of
war was not in the courtroom, ana an
officer was sent to seek him.
nIThe proceedings described in the fore.
going were exciting, as at one time
when General Chanoine and M. Paleo
logue were brought upon the stage II
explain Commandant Cuignet's state
ments, there were five witnesses at the
bar all speaking at once and interrupt
ing one another. The test imony
throughout was interspersed with
heated scenes between M. Labori anC