Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-02
Artillery Officers Swear Positively
in Favor Of Dreyfus.
SEVERAL TRUMP CARDS
a Gorhnnn Groom contradictcd by
His Employer Goncrnl Roget,
rails 10 score Against u witness
Tho My-tory ortha"lao Long Gum"
nm opcn Secret General sibert'.
impressive Testimony for Accused
tBy Telegraph to virginlan-Pllot

{By Telegraph to virginian- Pilot.)
Rennes, Sept. 1.-Immediately after
the opening of the Dreyfus court-mar-
tial, the PRESIDENT of the Court. Col
onel Jouaust, aroused the interest Of
Inc audience by rcmnrking:
"Maitrc Labori the other day asked
that Information be obtained regarding
the character of Il certain witness.
would not have accedcd ii the witness
had not expressed similar desire.
Information which has now reached
me will be read"
The clerk of the court accordingly
read Il report regarding VI. Du Brcul
the Partisan friend of Nj. De Beaure-
paire. who testified August 23d to the
effect that Dreyfus met a German at.
tachec at the house Of Il mutual friend
named Bodson and whose cross-exami-
nation reflected severely ON his reputa :
ton.
OF GOOD CHARACTER
The report was 10 the effect that M.
Du Bricul never was n horse dealer, rs
claimed by NJ. Labori, and that the
character of the witness was most re-
spectacle. he being held in general cs-
teem.
a groom named. German then de-
posed to seeing Dreyfus at the German
army manoeuvres in Alsace.
The general effect of the testimony
of the witness was rather unfhvorable
to the prisoner,
Germain declared he sadded horse
for Dreyfus TO follow the mnnoeuvres
md he said that Major Infrcvile nc
companied Drcyfus. adding that the
Major told the witness the name of his
companion.
DREYFUS QUESTIONED.
Colonel JOuaust questioned Drcyflis,
and although he did not confuse the
prisoner in any way. Drcyfus made q
weak reply in declaring that he could
not remember whether he hired horses
of Germain's employer or not.
The next two witnesses. however.
gave strong testimony in favor OF Drcy-
fus and sadly Knocked Germalns tes-
timony about.
GERMAN CON~RADICTED.
His employer. a man named Iluhl-
man. got up and declared that all Ger
main had said was untrue and Major
Infreville followed and declared he
never knew Drcyfus, so Germains al
lusions to him were basc!css.
Captain lie Monuier. who WAS n pro-
fationcr on the headquarters staff at
the same time as Drcyfus, dcposcd tina,
the prisoner told him lie was we'll ac-
duainted with a certain German posi-
ton because he had followed the Alsa :
tian maneouVreS.
PRISONERS EXPLANATION.
-nreyfus replied that Captain lie
Mnnnier must have mixed up his re-
marks. The prisoner added that he was;
acquainted with that part OF Asace,
because he had spent his youth there.
and not because he was present at the
naneouvres ofNthe German army there.
4 NnTIJIrI, fyJ-JT I>-f. .11rryn>,,,e,,,
a witness named Villon then told a
tale of how he overheard a conversa-
ton insp Berlin cafe between two Ger
man officers in which II remark was
made that mobilization plans was cX-
pected from Drcyfus. The cafe, how
ever, has since disappeared, and as
there are no means OF verifying Vilon's
story 1t certainlysshould not have much
effect on The judges.
TESTIMONY FOR DREYFUS.
TWO or three Witnesses. in support of
Dreyfus on artillery questions, were
next heard, and Commissary Fischer
testified that he was charged to inves-
tiGate the leakage OF documents at the
gunnery school at l3ourges. and found
nothing to incrlminate DreyfuS
Lieutenant Rernheim testified that lie
lent Estcrhazy documents dealing
with artillery, and was unable TO get
them back. and Artillery Lieutenant
Brugere, who attended a glinnery
course at Chalons, testified that it was
easy for an outsider to obtain particu-
lars about the guns. Tic said that he
himself had on one occasion lent his
firing manual to an infantry officer.
ROGET HEARD FROM.
General Roget asked to be confronted
with the witness and said the latter
wrote NJ. Cavaignac then Minister Of
War. violent Letter. of resignation III
which he declared that 1t was dis
honor to serve In the French army.
Z This declaration caused a scene, fol
Lieutenant I5rugcre. turning to Gen
eral Roget cried:
ct protest against General Rogcts
words. affirm that I never said any
such thing
General Roget then backed down
saying:
We'll, that was The general sense of
the letter.
a roar of disgust came from the
audience Mt this apparert undcrhand-
edness upon the mart Of General Roget
Nnd Lieutenant PruEere again emphat-
ic7lly declared General Roget was
wrong.
Maitre I>abori. leading counsel for the
z defense, and Col, Jouaust agreed thai
8 the letter should be obtained from the
Ministry OF War ana read In cOnrt. Ths
lieutenant expressed satisfaction at this
4 step, while the General returned to his
n scat with less bu6yancy than he left
IS 1t. 49,
IL. y RisYEUS REINFORCED.
M The next Witness Captain CarVa Tho