The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-09-01


the leaf OF his pocketbook with the note
of confession for years? The witness seems
TO say that 1t was mere chance. am sur
prised that the witness discovered 1t Just
tho day after 1t was mentioned in the
chamber OF deputies.
To this Captain Lebrun- Renault replied
that at the time he considered that the
document he possessed was authenticated
by the copy made of it by NJ. Cavaignac
the day before 1t was destroyed.
Nj. Labori--The court Will draw its own
conclusions
Then turning to the witness, NJ Labor
asked: ''Who was the officer that made
the abusive remarks about you at the Ely
see9'
Lebrun- Renault--I have no idea.
At this time NJ. Labor said he was much
surprised that the witness had not re-
ferred to this abuse before the court Of
cessation
When asked II he had any observations
to make, Dreyfus replied: yes, my colo
nell there were two rooms in the military
school. | was in the further one and Cap
tain Lebrun Renault never left me. He
alone was with me- IL was possible that
in the other room there may have been
some one But | can almost swear ttor
after five years | can only affirm matters
upon which | am positive) that another
officer entered the inner room.
Colonel Jouaust to Captain Lebrun Re-
nault--Did Captain D'Attell enter the
room you occupied with the accused?
Lobrun Renault-Captain dAttel spent
five minutes in one of the rooms. Both
of them were very small.
Dreyfus--l do not believe Captain TAU
tell or any other officer entered the inner
room. do not remember that any one
but Renault was present. As regards the
words. VIII not repeat the conversation
VI NapS S ,,.,i, n,,Hna ,,,,voiS - roneaf-
,n, ,a a. on,,r, What eoid and tho OK
,i lie ~ MA ,ba honor IN yive NV
,,s,an n,ar. &c soliows. ~ am innocent.
and I vii orc n aloud 10 thc whole peo-
Mo Tho minister knows IT, I have al
roadv ovnl,Ined IN the court what |
meant. il was the reply | had given to
Colonel Du Patty de Clam when he visited
me In prison. in the course of which |
protested / was innocent. completed
that declaration by a letter | wrote to
the minister re-declaring that was IN
nocent Du Patty de Clam asked me
whether I had not given up unimportant
document In order to get important ones
from trem. ! replied, word Tor word
NO" that / wanted the matter clearer up
and concluded with saying; but before
two or three years my innocence would ne
acknowledged me court WIN uhuelsllh9
'hdt III tne hVi 'ouS "e,'Vh - ~ =.
naturally iound myHell l ala NOT lu'lS eN
press what was on my mlnu,
Allow me eoiitinueu preylus' W eH
press tne emotion anu SUI pr'se lvti w.
day after hVe years wheh ! see a Wltness'
VINO nearing such "orus peslunins WIN
protest OF innocence reported then
to his chiefs without ASKING the most con-
cerned person Tor an explanation OF tnem'
These are proceedings in the lace OF whlch
all honest people can only express indig-
nation" Great sensation)
Captain Antoine. who was present at
the degradation of 0reyfus. was the next
witness. He testified that on leaving the
parade ground he met Captain d'Attell.
who informed him that Dreyfus had made
remarks in his presence, the meaning OF
which to his mind clearly was. first.
formal confession that he had delivered
second an olleqotion that the
documents were unimportant. third that
the nrjsorer's ohiect Vas 10 ,h,oin move
ir,,, ~ doa,,,ot w. o,,n
peni,inc W. Ganioi, ~ brtoima iha rr,s-
~, ..i as " i,, @ a. VIZ - -
MAD mada that ,n @ ",1 o"i,ivo,, ,,ot
niaae that ne maintained pos'uVeiy thao
ne only spoke 10 Leorun- Kenault ana that
ne ne nno hotnihs 10 euo TO ms reply 10 the
la.ter
NJ Lebrnn- Renaqit recalled. admitted
that Captain D'Attell did not speat to
the prisoner, but added that as D'htteil
was In the room, which was very small,
he heard the words uttered by Dreyfus
NJ Labori.-What is very certain Is that
Captain DAttell made no report of the
incident to his chiefs