Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-30
Creates Surprise by Presenting
to Quiz Col. Cordier.
GENERAL MAY BE ARRESTED
Yesterdays Proceedings Disappointing to
Both Sides. Cordier Could Not Say
Bordereau was Received Direct
~ by Sandherr.
EBy Telegraph.)

days proceedings before the court-mar-
,tlal that is trying Captain Dreyius.
Inc Dreyfusards expected that Colonel
Cordier, VINO was deputy chief CT the
Intelligence Department under the late
Lieutenant Colonel Henry would testi-
~ that the borlereau was received
directly by the late Colonel Sandherr
HAD this expectation been realized. the
testlnany would have been strong
point IN favor OF the accused, because
Il would have been a reply to the anti
DreNfusardS who have all along con-
tended that Henry received the borGe-
reau and forwarded it to Sandher1, a
lhlng ne would not, have done had the
bordeTeau been. as the Dreyfusards as
ssert, written by his accomplice. Ester
hazy. for in that event. Henry would
nave recognized the, handwriting When
ne received the bordereau from the
German embassy and would have sup
pressed it instead of forwarding IL TO
Sandherr.
CORD1I1R TE.STIFIES.
Eoloncl Cordier, testified to-day tina /.
he was absent from the Intelligence De-
paEtment when the bordereau arrived.
put mat he believed it was received by
Her&y.
Naturally this statement elated The
anti-DreNfusards, but they had no rea-
son I" congratulate themselves upon the
remainder OF Cordier's Testimony, as il
was wholly in favor Of Dreyfus
generals and officers or the genera |
staff, who demanded an opportunity TO
confront Colonel Corder was a good
piece IF tactics from the point of Wow
OF the anti-Dreyfusards. because all the
points they contested were not of the
nrst Importance, yet their very app aar-
ance on the stage and the contradictions
OF some OF Cordier's statements left q,
disaSreeable Impression
NIlcRCIE1e Is GAME
Inc appearance of General NIer1ie:
to question Colonel Cordier came rs a
surprise to many in the audience who
mad supposed that after last SATURDAYS
scene. when MERCER was confronted
With Captain Freystaetter, he would
remain quiet. But MERCER is game. to
the death. y
His action to-day is interpreted as in
tended to show that he is not going 70
throw up the sponge
The part he played in 1894 lays ,lin,
open 10 arrest and this is 4 constant
toplc or discussion in the cafes and at
other meeting places in Rennes.., There
dpI'cafs. however to be a good reason
why the government Will not take any
such serious step until the trial is over.
Colonel Jouaust, president of the
court-martial. could adjourn the trial
Indefinitely # MERCER, who is an i'm
portant witness, We're arrested If the
trial were adjourned for more than
lofty-eiSht hours. it would lapse, and
the proceedings would have to BE con,
over again from thes beginning.
Io-days attendance was the largest
since the beginning of the trial, t.vsry-
body was on the uui vive to hear The
testimony of Charles De Frevciner
senator. former premier former minis
ter OF foreign affairs and former minis
4 ter Of wa. =
-, THE WHITE MOUSE"
This adroit politician, the ..whitr
mouse" of French r,oliti.S ~
fence as we'll rs he could His exnres
sion OF fear that the Dreyfus agitation
would injure the discipline of the army
greatly annoyed the Dreyfusards, as
calculated to influence the judges
against the accused. But, he foIlowe,1
It with q eulogy of the pioneer Of he
DreEtus campaign, NJ Scheurcr- X esr
her, former vice president of the Senate
whose character he said he held in rhn
highest esteem ~ IN,
NJ: labor then secured another con-
cesslon favorable to Dreyfus by getting
& VI De F'reycinet to admit that ha cnull
not recall a single fact soinc to nroya
tnat money had been sent into France
from abroad to promote a campaign, IN
favr of Dreyfus -A'
/. The general feeling however. !;
ms appearance on the witness sTani1
mas not materially helped the accused
PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL. -
tail: - oe
me appearance of Colonel Cordiar
FORMER deputy chief of the Intelligence
Department of the War Office. as ina
ITS ms, Wltaess at the Dreyfus court mar
tai to-day aroused great interest,". rs
since ms previous appearance the COL
oncl mas been released by the minister
OF war from his oath Of professional
secrecy. .Ai
Colonel Cordier said that the day az
ter ne returned to Paris from a yaca-
ton in 1884 Colonel Sandharr. Who
Is appeared greatly distressed handed
MN a copy of the bordereau OF the
1oolscaps paper. Sandherr and Cordinr
ultimately discussed the bordereau
n Sandherr considering it ample evidence
or treason. The document was nhoto-
s!aphed and an investigation was open
( ca resulting in suspicious. against Drew
q Jus being accused. Prior to this there
was no presumption of Dreyfus' guilt
WAS HANDED TO 5SANDHERR.
E colonel Cordier declared the horla
Y reau was handed to Colonel Sandharr
by Colonel Henry.
ordinary. channel" by which informa
ton reached the War Office.
me ordinary channel" the witness
sald was a very clever spy attached
to the Intelligence Department who had
the hab Dirt OF visiting great houses. but
VINO preferred the company of servants
+ to the company of their masters,
colonel Cordier then described the
method Of piercing documents and
showed how the hordereau was pastsd
together by Henry, who was usually
L ent i'usted with such work
IS tlaSeferr!ng to the spy who had been