The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-01

RENNEs. August si.-The fourth
session of the fourth week of the sec
ond trial by court martial of Captain
Alfred Dreyfus. Of the artillery. charg-
ed with treason. opened behind closed
doorB In the Lycee to-day, so continu-
ing until els a. m. Majors Hartmann
and Ducros and General Deloye, all Of
the artillery. were present. The court
discussed the secret documents relating
to the artillery subjects of the bOrde-
reau.
The public was admitted to the court
at $3.50 q. m.
The first witness called after the pub
lie session began was Captain Lebrun-
Renault, Of the republican guard, who
reiterated his testimony given before
the court Of cessation, repeating the
terms Of the alleged confession Of
Dreyfus.
IT am innocent. In three years they
will recognize my Innocence. The min
lister knows It. II delivered docu-
ments to Germany 1t was to have more
important ones Ia return"
The witness explanation that he did
not refer to the confession of Dreyfus
urging his interview with President
caslmer.Perier, because he overheard
q conversation during the course Of
which he was called traitor, "canaiie. {"
and eur" came as a surprise. for he
did not mention this In his evidence
before the court OF cessation. as Maitre
Labor. leading counsel for the defense,
pointed out.
NJ. Labori also laid stress on the fact
that Captain Lebrun- Renault should
have kept his notebook, in which, he
asserted, he made note of his con-
Versation with Dreyfus. for four years,
and have destroyed Il on the very NOR
row the matter was brought up in de-
bate in the chamber Of deputies. The
captains reply that he looked upon the
copy made by NJ. CaivRgnac, then min
lister OF war. as being sufficient, was
considered rather lame,
Captain Lebrun- Renault is a we'll
built man, of medium height, broad
shouldered and wearing well-trim-
med mustache. He has queer eyes.
He spoke In a loud clear voice.
preyfus, replying to the witness, be-
gan by calmly declaring that Captain
Lebrun. Renaults statement that a GER
tain Captain Dattel was present dur
ing his conversation with Captain Lee
brun-Renautt was Inaccurate.
The witness, however. maintained
that Captain Dattel was present, where
upon Dreyfus said that If he was pres
ent. he, the prisoner, did not speak to
him.
Dreyfus then raised his voice excited
ly, and. accompanying his words with
short, emphatic gestures of the right
hand, and qulvering with emotion, pro-
tested that Captain Lebrun-Renault
should have repeated to his chiefs his
utterance, which began with a protest.
alton OF Innocence, without asking him
to explain his words.
Those are manoeuvres," cried the
prisoner, which must all all honest
men with Indignation"
This declaration of the prisoner made
a deep impression on the audience.
Dreyfus spoke the last words through
his teeth, and was evidently laboring
under the greatest excitement and in
dIgnatlon. The audience broke into
''bravos," which the gendurmes imme-
diately suppressed.
Captain Antoine followed and repeat
ed what Captain Dattel had said con-
firmIng the confession. Dreyfus re-
piled that he had not spoken to Captain
Dattel.
on being recalled Captain Lebrun-
Renault said this was true, but he add
ed Captain Dattel was present and
could have heard the conversation.
NJ Labor here pointed out that Cap
tain Dattel had not spoken to his chiefs
on this subject. and General Mercler,
who, like all the military witnesses, fol-
lowed the proceedings to-day with the
keenest attention, rose and admitted
that this was correct.
Col. Jouaust told Dreyfus he had not
explained why he mentioned the term of
years, to which Dreyfus replied:
II did not give three years as the
term. only said hoped that in the
course Of two or three years my Inno-
cence would be recognized. And.
wish to state. my colonel, that, as my
letters to General Gonse show. my
words did not have the sense evil minds
have sought to give them"
NJ. Labor then had General Gonse
called to the bar. and asked him II he
had not used the alleged confession of
Dreyfus in opposing Colonel PIcquarts
arguments in favor Of revision.
General GonBe replied that he had
not, whereupon n. LaborI asked that
the letters exchanged between General
Gonse and Colonel Picquart should be
read. The clerk OF the court began to
read a letter beginning MY Dear Pic
QUART" when General Gonse inter-
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