Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-09-07

evidence 81 Col. schwariskoppen ard
MAJ funlzzurii with regard fo thalf ~
81
The refusal Of COL Jouaust seemed
ln"NpllolhIv hoChuae n appeared To- 10
hl' duiN 90 receive ull evidence direct.
ly bearing on the case. ana NOR, 49,
uecihlIN evidence OF ca. Two attaches.
the refusal NJ whose evidence h oquIva.
lent 10 rilght ora their respective coun-
Nl0". That 'H'. 1HuHuaf'H decision
means The condemnation of Droyfua
MaH lhn unanimous opinion ~ the anti-
Ht'} IuHlrlH. and o. was ulsu the onIn.
ION Uf majority of the Drryfustris.
MhoaH Inrt hope o. that Col Jounuat
uhIN dared iu REFUSE CO. take the ryI-
d"ueo OF Col schWariEkuppau and Nal
IHnIatIrII because the court had ale
r'1dy made up ita mind 10 acquit the
prisoner
ihF tu examine the attaches hy commits
sion had been delivered. typ1fts r,Ilt.
inE 90 the experts examination ~ the
papers NJ the burlgryau was read.
Then ". Labor complained OF tho
absence ~ CyrnuHchi. who sent a letter
io Col. Juuuust saying be- was indie
p1-gi ana confined tp the house C0un-
Hol said hg wished 60 question this VIII
h'sf and asked that certain luiterH be
submitted 90 the court. showing Coruus-
chi was the tuhigct 81 mental dernnre-
mout ana Getting forth other facts un-
favorable o. him
General Roget Captain Cuiruet.
Colonel iicqunrt General MERCER md
Major Hartmann wprr allowed IA nuke
Few explanations uf ths evidence ne
footing them. They nl dwolt upon
comparatively minor points.
Major tnrflcrD was called upon 10
deliver thg mai speech Tor the prose.
a. quarter and which was generally
characterized AZ one Of The wcaksat
ufutiona ever heard In court DO
said he considered ID 10 be crtnbliHied
that Druyfua wrote the bOrdUrugu.
though the phrase concerning the cons
yeying " troops was very Significant.
iin pointed out that DrcyfuH could
have obtained the lnformatitu with
little trouble. Major Carriofc argued
that Estrrhnzy could not say IN August
thnt he was going 60 the mnnouyorH.
while Drcyfua could have thought 20
~ 10 August 81.
The government commlnanry affirmed
that be-. himself noticed the alteration
in Drvyfus' handwriting since 1854 In
letters which he had written from
Devils Island.
Abiding 10 tho secret doasler tho
major said Estvrhnzy was not In a
position Co furnish the iuteratlnE In
formation. Discussing tho corrcspou-
dpuCu NJ "a" tCol. acknowledgment
Major DnrHoro declared emphntlcnlly
his belief that Drryfus had relations
with the power uf which -" was tho
agent Hv admitted EsterhuEy was not
u nice person but said there was moth
inE 60 prove be- was "a traitor. ana
added that picquurt had utterly failed
60 convince him " the Innocence OF
DrryfuH
"Nly belief In tho Innocence OF ORGY
rus" said Major CuuiOre, In conclu-
sion, had been transformed into con-
vlCtiuu of hlH guilt which has boon
strengthened by the testimony Of the
witnesses uf the prosecution. To-day I
come 10 tell Nuu on my soul ana con-
science that Dreyfus H. guilty, and 10
ask TOT the application of article 70 "
the penal code"
All the generals and other officers
who were seated iu the witness chairs
left the court room Just before tho
government commlHsnry closed. IN uc-
cordancr with the orders of the MIN
lister 81 war Gen. DE Ghllfet, 20 leave
liennos within two hours after tho
pleading had begun, There was an In.
trrustlnT seen, ln tho court yard Of
the Lycro, where tho officers took leave
Of each other They appeared TO DO
In good spirits
NJ Domangc. OF counsel Tor Drcyfua.
win probably occupy the whole Of to-
morrow IN his speech for the defense.
uud ~ Labor win speak ou Saturday.
Tho verdict Will De- rendered Monday.
because the police are opposed To tho
announcement ~ the verdict Saturday
n 10 were possible o. do 90. on tho
ground that 10 would be likely 70 lead
10 trouble on sunday