Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-02
A DReYFUs DAY.
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fus."
Col Jouaust-"How did you know
that"
Germain-"An officer named D'Infre-
vile. a major, told me-"
Col. Jouaust-"Do you recognize him
in the prisoner?"
Germain. looking at the prisoner,
Yes"
NJ. Demangc earnestly inquired
whether the witness had not been
prosecuted for sWindling and had been
acquitted.
Germain replied in the negative. but
he subsequently admitted that he had
been convicted of enlightenment in
1898.
Counsel also showed Germain was
sentenced to six months imprisonment
for embezzlement in 1898.
NJ Labor asked Germain if he was
acquainted with NJ de Beaurepaire.
ard the witness replied that he was not
acquainted with him. but added that
NJ. i.caurcpaire knew the facts to
which he testified through the witness
friends. ana he also admitted having
written to NJ. Beaurepaire giving in
formation which the latter had publish
ed in the Echo de Paris.
In reply to the usual question. Drey-
fUs admitted that about 1856 or 1887 he
spent Il furlough at Mulhausen. add
ing: Every year both while studying
and attending the gunnery and artil-
lery training schools | passed one or
two months at Mulhausen. But 1 can
positively affirm that / was never pres
ent either in official or semi official
capacity at the German manouvres. |
never was invited to attend the Ger
man manOeuvres and | never dined OF
lunched with any German officer. on
each visit | called on the general com
handing at Mulhausen. with my regu-
lar passport, in accordance with my
duty
II would like to point out, in regard
to the manoeuvring ground to which
reference is made. that the Mulhausen
ground is not ground over which man
OeuvreS could be carried out. II is
merely a small drill ground. nothing
more than a clearing on the road from
MulhaUsen 10 Basic. 1t is true that in
the course of my excursions in 1886
might have seen regiments drilling. But
| | emphatically declare that while out
riding in 1856 or 1857 | never dined or
| lurChed with German officers, was
never even invited to do So by foreign
! officers and never spoke to foreign Of
| ficers.'
Replying to Col. Jouaust. Dreyfus
said that while he was at Mulhausen
he rode his brothers horse and did not
remember anything about the horse
mentioned by German.
Kulmann. the livery stable keeper
who employed German at the time.
testified that he never rode with Drey-
fus as stated by Germain: that he
never Went to the manneuVres in com
pany with Dreyfus. and absolutely de-
nicd all G-rmain's statements. tSensa-
| tion). Gemain. the liveryman, he add
ed was in his employ and possibly the
groom accompanied Dreyfus. But the
witness had NO knowledge of it.
In conclusion Kulmann tmphatically
reiterated yhat he never rode with
Dreyfus. re said he was well ac-
quainted with the whole Dreyfus
family.
Major d'Infrevlle testified that he
known German since 1894. He added
! Drefus attended the German ma
nouvres. Witness had never said that
an officer German saw in Bots dc
| Boulogue was Dreyfus. for the simple
reason that he did not know Dreyfus
GERMAN. on being recalled. asserted
that ne certainly thought Major ain
| frevile told him the officer referred Il
was Dreyfus.
| Capt. LIE MANNER of the headquar-
| ters staff. who was a probationer OF
the staff at the same time as DreyfuS
deposed that while they were at IN,
| school of war. in 1894. Dreyfus in til,
| course Of a conversation referred L.
| the covering Of troops in the Noegcs
region ana the movements necessary
for the invasion Of Alsacc, said he was
well acquainted With a certain posi-
ton to which the Germans attached
| great Importance as a means of check
| ing a French advance. This position
| was at Mulhausen. and Drcyfus said
| ne reached this opinion after following
the German maneuvres on horse back
The prisoner, at this point, quietly
| pointed out the position mentioned by
| capt. LIE MANNER was situated in an
! entirely different locality from where
he, the prisoner, is supposed to have
| followed the maneuVreS. DreyfuS add
| Cd: capt. lie Nonnier must have
| confused it with a position which
described from knowledge acquired
when traversing the whole district on
horse back while a youth.
| The prisoner reiterated that he never
! attended the maneuvres in question.
NJ. Nillon. a tripe merchant and
| friend of De Beaurepaire, declared that
when in Berlin. during the year 1894
he overheard conversation of some
German officers who were lunching in
an adjoining room. One of the Off
| GERS. the witness added. expressed in
| dgnation at a French officer being
guilty Of treason, and his companion
replied:
1T is good thing for US. You know
we are getting the plan of mobiliza-
ton from Dreyfus.' (Murmurs of as
sent and dissenD.
At the request of NJ. Demange, NJ
| Nillon detailed the alleged converse
ton and said he had not mentioned it
| in 1894 because Dreyfus had been ar
rested and. knowing him to be guilty,
the witness saw he would be convicted.
Special Commissary Fischer, of the