Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-08-20
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country"
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TO this statement. counsel retorted:
on ala not say that 10 the Court
OF Cessation"
At the request OF NJ. Demanre tho
Majors deposition before the Cour, If
Cessation. relating 10 Henry's motives
and Patty de Clans share in The nre-
paration of The forgery. was read It
showed that Cuisnet er,pha,icallv de-
clared before the Court Of Cessation
that lie was convinced an Investigation
wou!d easily SHOW that Paty de Clam
was the principal author Of the Henry
forgery.
THE WITNESS CONFUSED.
Witness claimed he though, he was
doing his duty in saying all ina, is
i'll my mind"
do YOU adhere" asked counsel. 80
all YOU said before the fun Court Of
Cassation?"
This question greatly confused the
witness. who attempted 20 explain by
saying he was only arguing at that
time and that 1t was not for him TO
judge Patty de Cam.
EMILY CRAwFoRD's SUMMARY
Copyright. 1899, by Associated press.>
Rcnnes. Aug. lo.-Cp:nions differ as
to what the Judgment Of the preyfus
tribunal will be. Towusaeople who
know Well General Geywaiu and Gen
oral Lucas, OF this array corps. think
the decision will be against the ac
cuscd. on the other hand at THE Hotel
Modere, which IS now the great con-
vcrsational news center. the idea pre-
walls OF a reluctant Judgment in his
favor
The tribunal certainly shares the
feelings OF the military witnesses. but
there are signs OF coming around. | no.
t;ced Il member of The couGs martial
Watching Drcyfus to-day with an cx-
preston Cf compassionate interest
Then. again, Colonel Jouaust. the pres
ident. did not rebukc him for apostro-
phisinc Captain Cuiguet who led the
procession of military witnesses to-
day, nor order him. rs he was wont 10
do. not 10 speak until he was address
cd.
MORE HOPEFUL.
Maitrc Demange is more hopeful al
though acknowledging the pervcrse use
the natioNIlisis made OF the SCHNEIDER
ard Panizzardi kilograms to innamc
patriotic sentiment. That party now
demands the full publication OF the
secret dosser so as to heap disgrace
on the military attaches and tho Illus
trtous German Prince inv0lVed-n
prince who lived long in Paris.
| should not be surprised at Il tic.
This would enable the prisoner to leave
the cour; a free man. but would show
that half the judges believed him guilty
The Schneider letter or telegram. is
resented by all but the Drcyfustes as
an attempt TO cast odium on the French
army. II ought IL benefit the prisoner
ntlt docs ;.
would set the face of the rt-martial
harder against him.
THE MAJORITY.
The majority seem to adopt Captain
! Cuisnct's opinion 1t is thought.
though not expressed. thus: That the
military attaches have behaved abom-
inally in the Dreyfus affair: that the
French government is in possession of
numerous specimens OF Schnelders
handwritiuy that the document on
which General MERCER relied will bear
every test and that it has been accept
ed by every Minister of War since 1874
and been compared with letters written
Ia six of them by Col. Schneider
Captain Cugnet spoke with Il hollow
Voice. quite different from that in which
some days ago he made his virulcnt at
tack on Dreyfus His attitude. how
ever was as assertive as before though
AliH 4t:lts NtSt was Tess SO lie Is Il i9lr,
sandy-haired man. with n big red mus
tache and a resonant. metallic voice
good for command. He is among the
few witnesses who have deposed while
standing
MERCIER'S DEMOLISHED THEORY
To-day his task was 10 destroy the
effect of the questions OF Maitre De-
mango and to set up again the demol-
isned theory OF General MERCER.
Cuignet was in the Fourth Bureau of
the General STAFF when Dreyfus was
In another bureau. but not under his
orders. They were both engaged in cal
culatng what work invasion would
throw on the railways bur were en-
gagged Oh different lines.
Dreyfus, he said. constantly came to
him for information, which he had no
cause To do. Cuigne, kept refusing. un-
Il! he was tired out by the importuni-
ties OF the accused Then. by degrees,
he gave him. Culsnet deposed. all the
notes he himself had made.
DID NOT RETURN NOTES.
Dreyfus according to the witness,
never returned the notes.
When search was made at his home
they We're not found. What had be-
come OF them? Dreyfus was not the
man to cast them away. Cugnet's in
situation was that they were sent to
Berlin. The conclusion was far-fetch-
cd but the members OF the court mar
tial made Il note Of IL.
Cuignet then defended Esterhazy
against Picquart. and next against Du
Patty de Clam. lie gave fresh peeps ct
the secret military dossier. in which are
so many ordina Y letters from women
opinions on public men. and title tattle
OF a spicy source.
Cuignet said ne was sorry the court
had not examined this voluminous dos
sier. which proved deal of light. some
times crude light ION spies of different
categOrias including military az