The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-17

1sssie.. He Stan I.sists That
Dreyfus wrets-Mne. Henry says
That Her Husband Admitted nav.
iag @ save the Arrays neasr.
RENNE0. Aug. 1.-THE second trial By
court-martiai Of Capt DreyfaA Of the
French artillery. charged with treason
continued this morning. MAI. Carriere. rep
resentatiye Of the government, having ~
fused to agree to an adjournment OF the
case until Monday, applied for by DEM
ange. counsel for the prisoner. Dreyfus. oW-
ing to the murderous attack upon Nattro
Labor, leading counsel for the defense.
The feature OF the days proceedings WAS
the story OF the sifrerings Of Dreyfus on
Devils island, his prison OF the coast Of
French Guiana. Dreyfus wept In court
when the clerk read the document recount.
ing the details OF his incarceration.
Tho following ID the evidence In detail:
Ex-Mlnister GueRin's story.
Ex-Minister Of Justice Guerin. the lirst
the facts In the case. hut could repeat the
already related to the court Of cassation.
II the court-martial desired. Col Jouaust
having explained to the witness that the
court-martial had no cognlxance OF previous
proceedings. NJ. Guerin proceeded TO repeat
his evidence as given before the court OF
cessation. saying at the end Of October
after cabinet council the premier invited
him to his room where Gen. Mercier Joined
them ana explained that for some time past
documents had been misssag Izs1nes
headquarters stan and IN consequences of
inquiry made . suspicion attached 70 Drey-
fus.
No EviAencs Except The DsrAsreau.
Gen Mercier. the witness continued. add
ed that he was convinced Dreyfus was the
culprit. He said he founded his conviction
on three facts:
First. the bordereau. the author Of which
was undiscoverablc until Col. Fabrc. on re-
turning from the hsancuvers, Immediately
after he saw the document. explained:
why. Il h Dreyfus' handwriting"
Secondly. the nature OF the document
enumerated In the bordercau IN conjunc-
tion with Dreyfus' employment In diner
ent departments proved conciusively. ac-
cording to Gen. Mercier. that Dreyfus
alone had cognixance OF all these papers
and he alone could have disclosed them.
Thirdly. the dictation test ana Dreyfus'
perturbation at the time.
Gen. Mercier. NJ. Guertn then said, In
consequence Of these convictions. de-
clared his Intention to ask the cabinet 70
authorize the prosecution Of Dreyfus.
special cabinet met Nov. II. 1884. 20
consider the matter. The witness forgot
whether NJ. Casimir- -Perier or n. Dupuy
presided. Gen. Mercier handed the cab
met nothing but the bcrdereau. After
the minister Of war had related his rea-
sons for hts suspicious. the cabinet unan-
imousiy authorized prosecution Of Dfsy-
fus.
NJ Hanotaux alone made some reserva-
tions or diplomatic objections based on
the place where the document was found.
but II II agreed that in the event Of court
martiaiing Dreyfus. measures should b.
taken to prevent the mention Of any pow.
err From that day on the witness had
learned Of the case personally ~ II was
In the hands OF the military authorities
~. Guerin at that time had never heard
OF the secret documents and none was
ever communicated TO the cainet He
only learned Of the existence Of the al
legged secret documents during the Zoia
tiai and only learned Of the alleged CON-
auit from the newspapers. Gen. Mercier
never mentioned the confession to the
cabinet.
Col. Jouaust then questioned the Wit
ness. saying:
m. Colbert. an expert has declared you
summoned him TO your once 10 Gfve you
information about the Dreyfus afYaiY. DO
you remember fhe occurrencef Did he
not say. on entering. pointing to the
clock. Monster le ministre de Justice.
fear lest NJ this hour a grave mistake n
being consmftted? In II not q fact that
you did not reply. but when NJ Colbert
was leaving. recommended him to ohserve
extreme caution an the government was
desirous OF keeping the treason secret,
dYeAdinG particularly indiscfetions on the
part Of the press. and above al. upon the
part of the Labre Parole, ~ the suspected
of5icer Was Jew"
n Cuerin replied.
IT cannot aflrm whether or not I re-
cefve8 II. 0oebert. but what can afsirm
n that n ne came. I did not employ ths
language mentioned ana I made none Of
the statements he attributes 10 me-
Le Dsn's Treatment - Dseyfss.
A. IL Bon. former minister Of the coli
onies. was then summoned 10 testify re.
gArding his treatment of the ~psisonsr.
He said that when the cabinet was as1ged
to intervene he thought the executive
should not interfere with the judiciary,
and his respect for the chosen Judge was
strengthened by perSosaa opinion Of ths
cuipsbaiity Of the condemned.
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