Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-09-04

who had made a distinct score.
NM. Demange and Labor Immediately
arose and expressed surprise that fresh evil
dence against Dreyfus should be introduced
in this way. Nj. Labor also expressed curl
osity respecting these documents which
were being held back concerning espionage
which were In the possession of the gem
eral staff. and he insisted that all these
documents should be submitted to the court
behind closed doors.
The question of the report drawn up by
Commandment Cuignet and Officer Wattines
dealing exhaUsttvely with the secret dossier
was then Introduced. and General Billot
arose to explain that the statement was In
exact that he took this report away with
him.
Il gave this report ne said, Ito M. Ca
vaignac. the former minister of war.
Then said NJ Labori. '1et have M.
Cavaignac's explanation OF what became Of
the report"
Col. Jouaust called for NJ Cavatgnac. but
the former minister of war was not In the
court room, and officer sent to seek
him.
Meanwhile the testimony of a couple Of
minor witnesses was heard.
The proceedings described In the forego-
ing were exciting. At one time, when Gen.
Chanoine and NJ Palelogue were brought
upon the stage to explain Commandment
Cuignets statements, there were five wit
nesses at the bar, all shouting at once and
interrupting one another. The testimony
was interspersed by heated scenes between
NJ Labor and Col. Jouaust.
Cavaignac Not to BE Found.
NJ Cavagnac could not be found in the
precincts of the Lycee, and it was decided
to hear him tomorrow.
\ commissary of the secret police named
Tomps was called by the defense. His tes-
timony concluded todays proceedings. The
commissary proved indirectly a strong wit
ness for Dreyfus and a correspondingly
damaging witness for the general staff.
His evidence brought out caring in
stance of dupcity the part of the staff
office in suppressing documents which must
weaken its own case. Commssary ToTis
was called to the general staff Sn1a. to
investigate case of espionage md natur-
ally had consultations an1 close relations
with officers of ...,e ..ureau.
Cemmiss2~' Tomps began his testimony
~ SaSerg high tribute to Lieutenant Col
e.eI Picquarts correct attitude and up
rightness in the Dreyfus inquiry, while
other officers sought to undermine him by
insnuations. Lieutenant Colonel Henry,
the witness asserted, tried to induce him
to attribute to PicQuart the communlca-
ton of the bordereau to the Matin, in which
journal, it will be remembered, the borde-
reau was first published. Then Commits
sary Temps came to the most important
portion of his testimony. which led to re-
Strictions of his revelations. The witness
was asked if he had ever investigated the
Paulmier affair. which was as follows:
Paulmier the valet of Colonel
SChWdrtZkOppen, the German military at
tache at Paris, and II was alleged that he
saw on ScEwartzkoppen's desk documents
signed by Dreyfus. The general staff had
declared that an effort would be made to
get at the truth of this story, but Paul
mer disappeared and. therefore. although
the general staff could not prove the story,
1t could not be disproved
No Truth in the story.
To the question regarding this case. Com
nissary Temps replied that he had not
Investigated the affair. whereuDon NJ. La
bori suggested that NJ. Hennion, subchtef
Of the political police. who is now in
Rennes experimenting the precautions for
the safety of witnesses may have been in
trusted with the inquiry into this case.
Colonel Jouaust called to Hennion who
was present in the court room, Come here
and testify
NJ Hennion assembled the platform and
took the oath. He declared that he did
investigate the case and actually found
Paulmier, who told him there was not
word of truth in the whole story. He had
never seen any paper bearing the name OF
Dreyfus.
NJ Labor Immediately called attention to
the fact that the general staff had sup.
pressed NJ. Hennion's report In favor or
Dreyfus and only declared that the report
had been received representing Paulmier
as untraceable.
Commandment Cuignet and Captain Junck
then arose and insisted that only the re-
been received at the office or toe general
staff
NJ Hennion replied, reiterating that he
had forwarded report to the general stan
giving PaulInier's emphatic denial OF the
whole story.
NJ Labor asked Commandant Cuignet
End Captain Junck where the report was
that they said had been received by the
general staff, stating that NJ Paulmier
could not he found. The officers interrogat-
ed were obliged to admit that they were
unable to find the report.
The Proceedings in Detail.
After brief session in camera the pub
lie sitting of the court-martial was resum-
ed at 10 clock this morning. The first
business today was the reading OF the let
ter of resignation written by Lieut.. Bruy-
ere of the artillery to NJ. Cavaignac, then
minister of war. resigning his commission
and declaring that it was dishonor to
serve in the French army Col. Jouaust ex-
planned that as a result Of this letter Lieut..
Bruyere cashiered.
The first witness called was an Austro-
Hungarian refugee named Cernuschi. This
witness asked that d letter which he had
written to Col. JouauSt be read, and 1t was
done. In this letter NJ Cernuschi explain
ed that owing to political troubles he had
been obliged to seek refuge IN France be-
tween September 1894. and 1897. While he
was in France, the letter explained, friend
connected with the foreign office of another
certain French correspondents of other
powers The first and most important of
these names the writer asserted was that of
Dreyfus-
Another of NJ. Cernuschis friends,
cording 70 this letter, showed him impor-
tant military papers, such as route maps
for mobilization of troops. documents re-
lating to the transport of troops diagrams
of eastern railways, etc, which he declared
came from Dreyfus, remarkinS further that
everything was procurable in France by the
payment OF money, and adding:
What's the good Of having Jews if you
don't make of them"
Two days later. the letter said, M. Cernu-
sehi's friend precipitately left Paris. and
Dreyfus WAS afterward arrested. The lat
ter concluded with saying that NJ Cernu-
schi told all this to officer of the war
office, who wrote it down.
Col. Jouaust .sked the witness if the
statements in the letter all he had to
tell the court.
NJ. CernuschLYes. certainly.