The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-09-07
END IN SIGHT.
Verdict In Dreyfus Case Ex-
pected Next Monday
Government Counsel Makes His
Plea Today.
NJ. LABORIS REQUEST
That the German and Italian
Attaches Be Summoned
Is Denied by the President OF
the Court.
A Second Conviction Now Re-
Carded aS Certain.
NJ. LABORI'S REQUEST
A Second Conviction Now Re-
garded as Certain.

Rennes. Sept. AT the opening this
morning of the fourth day of the fifth
week of the second trial by court mar
tial of Capt Alfred Dreyfus of the ar
tillery charged with treason, NJ Labor
leading counsel for the defense, an
nounced that he had received a semi
official intimation that Col. Schwartz
koppen the former German military
attache at Paris, and Major Panizzardl,
the former Italian military attache at
Paris. would be unable to appear per
sonalIy before the court. Counsel there
fore proposed that a rogatory commits
sion should be telegraphed to receive
the deposition. The court declared
itself Incompetent to grant NJ Laborls
application
At 1880 the government commission
er, Major Carriere, began his speech,
closing the case for the prosecution
He concluded his remarks at 1850
q
next.
NJ. PaIeologue of the French foreign
office and Major Carriere did not oppose
M LaborIs application. Major Carriere
pointed out however, that the pro-
posed step would involve a deviation
from the usual procedure in making
a long adjournment necessary COun-
sci for the defense replied that the
court was entitled to adjourn for 4S
hours and in case a longer period was
required he suggested that a short ses-
sion be held tomorrow when the court
could adjourn until Monday.
LABORTS LAST CARD.
NJ. Labori then drew up a formal
application that Col. SchwartzkOppen
and Major Panizzardi be cited as wit
ness and that seven questions be tele-
graphed to them to which they We're
10 reply under oath. The first question
was TO be if they had ever received the
documents mentioned in the bOrdereau-
ff7sa att feG rad
further if they had received the firing
manual, when they had received it and
from whom; whether either of them
sent Esterhazy the petit bleu, a copy
of which was to be telegraDhed and
finally if they ever directly or Indirect
~ had any relations with Dreyfus.
The court deliberated for a quarter
of an hour and on returning the presi-
dent, Col JOuaust, read it's decision de-
claring it incompetent to grant NJ La
boris application.
Major CarFiere at 1890 a m. began
his speech, closing the case for the
prosecution All the generals and 9TH
er officers who We're seated in the wit
ness chairs rose and left the court
room just before the government COM
missary opened. in accordance with the
orders of the minister of war, Gen De
Gallifet to leave Rennes within two
hours after the pleading had begun.
There was an interesting scene in the
court yard of the Lycee where the Off
GERS took leave of each other. They
appeared to be in good spirits.
NJ Demange of counsel for defense
will probably occupy the whole of to-
morrow in his speech for the defense
and NJ LabOri Will speak on Saturday.
The verdict will be rendered Monday
because the police authorities are Op-
posed to the announcement of the YER
diet on Saturday. if it We're possible to
do 50 on the ground that it would be
likely to lead to trouble on Sunday.
CHIEF OF DETECTIVES.
After M. Labori had submitted his
application to the dispatch of a roga-
tory committee to receive the depOsi-
tion of Col. SchWartzkoppen and Major
Ianizzardi. the chief of detectives. NJ
COchefert, depOsed favOrably regarding
the attitude OF Dreyfus when Col. Du
Patty. de Clam dictated the bOrdereau to
him.
The witness said Dreyfus only ap-
peared to be troubled afterWard when
Du Patty de Clam questioned him
NJ. Cochefert referred to the revolver
found on a table near the desk at
which Dreyfus was then seated and he
recounted how the prisoner on perceiv-
ing it cried;
Il viii not kin myself; 1 will live to
establish my innocence
The clerk of the court then read a
letter from Capt. Humbert to the effect
that Dreyfus had expressed a keen de-
sire IN 1884 to enter the statistical sec
ton OF the war office and saying that
he met Dreyfus once carrying some
Noluminous packets of maps and docu-
ments and remarked that he was acting
Dreyfus then rose and calmly ira
Xersed Capt Humbert's statements,
declaring them to be inexact
MERCER ONCE MORE
Gen. MERCER afterwards came to the
bar and said that he felt the deposition
of Capt. Freystaetter was bound 10
have produced considerable impression
on the minds of the judges He spoke
of the attacks made upon him since the
captain had testified saying the Drey-
fusard press had been calling him a
false witness. etc.
The general declared that he gave an
order in 1894 that nothing should be
done with the various translatfons of
the Panizzardi dispatch adding that he
himself was present when the packet
OF secret papers for the cOurt-rnarfial
was made up and it did not contain the
Panizzardi dispatch He had since
questioned the judges of the court mar
tlal on the subject but not one of them
was prepared to swear that the dis
patch was not submitted to them be-
cause their recOllections were now
rather vague.
This statement of Gen Mercier .evok-
ed chorus of disgusted "Oh's" from
the audience.
Gen. Mercier proposed to call atten-
ton to contradictions in Capt Frey
staetters statements reading an old
letter from the captain to a friend in
Which he declared his mind was made
mp in 1894 before he saw the secret dos
sier and another letter from an officer
who was in company with Freystaetter
In Madagascar, wherein the writer as
serted that Capt. Freystaetter talked