Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1899-09-14
THE DREYFUS TRIAL.

RENNEs, Sept. 5.-Yesterday's ses-
sion opened rather badly for Captain
Dreyfus, as surprise was sprung up
on the defense in the advent Of an
Austrian political refugee, Eugene
Cernuschi, who came ont with fiat
footed denunciation of the accused.
Cernuschl's testimony, which was in
the form of a letter to the president of
the court-martial, Colonel Jouaust,
was most unequivocal. He claimed
that on three distinct occasions, twice
in France and once at Geneva, he was
told by high foreign officer that
Dreyfus had communicated treason
able documents to foreign power.
In the third instance Cernuschi said
the officer showed him documents
emanating from Dreyfus, and that
this officer left France hurriedly two
days PRIOR to the arrest of Dreyfus.
The allusion was evidently to Colonel
Schwartzkoppen, whose movements
were co-incident with these described
as the movements of the officer OF
Cernuschi's deposition. ...r
RENNEs, Sept. en-. Labori yester-
day telegraphed personal appeals to
Emperor William and King Humbert
to grant permission to Colonel
Schwartzkoppen .and Colonel Paniz-
zardi, German and italian military
attaches in Paris in 1894, to come to
Rennes to testify in the trial of Cap
tain Dreyfus. This is the news of the
day and the chief topic of conversation
IN the cafes and resorts of the jour
nalists. The appeals were couched in
eloquent terms, invoking the assist.
ance of their majesties in the name OF
justice and humanity They are quite
supplementary to the formal applica-
ton that will be made by the govern
ment commissary, Major Carriere.
RENNEs, Sept. 7.-Yesterday's pub
lie proceedings were marked by three
important episodes. The first was
General Zurlinden's admission that
the erasure and restitution of Ester
Hays name In the petit bleu could
not have been perpetrated by Colon ell
Picquart, and consequently must be
attributed to some one inside the gen.
eral staff. The second was the decla-
ration by M. Paleologue that the Sec
ret 6ossler contained document
which showed that Colonel Schwartz
ltoppen admitted his relations with
Esterhazy, and that Schwartzkoppen,
in the opinion of Paleologue, sent to
Esterhazy the identical petit bleu for
which Colonel Picquart was detained
ten months on a charge of forgery.
The third was General Billots inslnu-
alton that Esterhazy and Captain
Dreyfus were accomplices, which led
to an impassioned protestation on the
part of the accused and a thrilling
scene between M. Labor and Colonel
80 ,,
excited Remuneration of Colonel
Jouaust's treatment of him, denunci-
alton tantamount to an accusation of
open partially.
RENNEs, Sept. Sat the opening Of
the 'Dreyfus court-martial yesterday
Labor announced that he had receiv-
ed a semi-official intimation that Col.
Schwartzkoppen and Col. Panlzzardi
would be unable to appear personally
before the court. and so he proposed
that a rogatory commission should be
telegraphed to receive their deposit
tions. The court deliberated on La
boris application for rogatory COM
mission for a quarter of an hour, at
the expiration of which time Colonel
JouauSt read the decision, declaring
the court incompetent to grant the
application.
Yesterday came the beginning Of
the end of the trial. With the speech
of the government commissary, Ma ior
Carriere, the case entered upon the
final stage of pleadings and the ver-
dict will be delivered on Monday at
the latest. There is even talk Of the
trial ending to-day by holding an ex-
ira session for Labori's speech and the
elaboration of the judges. This,
however, is considered unlikely, as
the government is anxious to have the
judgment withheld over Sunday. in
order to avert demonstrations which
would probably develop bloodshed on
n day when the worllmen are free.
RENNEs, Sept. an. Demange, at
torney for Dreyfus, delivered his adj
dress to the judges yesterday. At the
conclusion Of his address M. Labori
announced that he would forego the
right to speak, for fear of irritating
the Judges.