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Count Ferdinand Walsln Estcrhazy. The
wltnesi deposed that Esterhazy confessed to
him that bo wrote the bordereau under or-
dorn from Colonel Sandherr , who was then
chief of the secret Intelligence bureau. The
order , I'stctbnzy said , wa to catch the trai
tor at the headquarters of the general staff ,
whom Eitcrhazy afterward said was Captain
Dreyfus.
Major Carrlere hero burst out with an
extraordinary protest against Major Eiter-
bazy's Insinuations against Colonel Sandherr.
" 1 proicst , " ho criud. "In the name and
memory of Colonel Sandhurr , ag.ilnst the
Inelnuatluni Introduced against him. "
M. Labor ! , however , Ignored this protest ,
which ho styled a ridiculous pretension. M.
Laborl then called upon General Uogct to
tefctlfy regarding letters ho had received
from Major ICetorhazy slnco the opening of
this trial. General lloget today looked the
ghost of his former assertive self. His face
was careworn nnd showed llttlo of tint
fighting spirit which first characterized hla
appearance on the stage. Ho replied that he
only opened ono letter from Major Eater-
hazy , which he had forwarded to Colonel
Jouaust. General lloget added that bo bad
declined to rccelvo otbor letters.
M. I iborl then asked Colonel Jouaust to
have the letters read. Colonel Jouaust at
first declined , but M. Laborl Insisted so
firmly that Colonel Jouaust , after wrangling
a while , guvo way and consented that the
letters should bo road later. Colonel Jouaust
axplalned that ho opposed the reading of
the letters because they only contained per
sonal attacks upon various parties nnd
would only lead to a prolongation of the
trial.
trial.General
General lloget then rend the one Eeter-
hazy letter which ho admitted having
opened. In this letter Major Esterhazy said
ho could provo the existence of the alleged
syndicate organized in the Interest of
Dreyfus and complained that tha general
staff hod rofuned to glvo him a fair hearing.
1'roblnflT Questions of Laborl.
M , Laborl then , put a series of questions
Intended to bring out the fact that the gen
eral staff had made usu of Major Esterhazy
even after ho was known to be unreliable.
General lloget Bald he bad not considered
Mkjor Estcrhazy's avowals to be of osny
value.
M. Labor ! sought to question General
Rogct more closely on his statement that
none of tht generals of the general staff
bad any relations with Major Esterhazy ;
but Colonel Jouaust declined to allow
further discussion. This led to another
scene between the president of the court-
martial and counsel tiff , : the defcnio , M.
Laborl declaring that General lloget , who
came more as a public pVosecutor than as a
witness , refused ; to reply to probing ques
tions.
A'little "later M. Laborl pushed the ques
tion on General Billet on what Is known
as the liberating document.
General Zurllnden then came upon the
platform , dressed in the uniform of his
rank and with his Inseparable eyeglass. Ha
spoke a few words respecting the general
staff's belief In Major Esterbazy.
M. Demango asked Ganeral Rogct bis
opinion of Major Eaterhazy.
"I have an absolute conviction , " replied
General Rogpt , amid cries of "Oh ! " from
the audience , "that Major Esterhazy Is a
ttranger to treason. "
General lloget then delivered a short dis
course In reply to the statement of M. dc
Foude-Lamothe on Saturday that the phrase
in the bordereau "I am going to the ma
neuvers , " showed that Dreyfus could not
be the author of the bordereau. General
Roget maintained that M. Lamothe was
wrong.
Captain Dreyfus arose and In a clear voice
emphatically Insisted that the circular of
May 17 , 1894 , announcing that the proba
tioners would not go to the maneuvers was
written In the clearest language , which tUo
court would see If It were read. Ho re
iterated that he bad never asked to go to
the maneuvers , for ho was absolutely con
vinced that such a request would not bo
granted.
M. Deffes- reporter for the Temps , testi
fied that ho saw Major Esterhazy In London
nd that the latter confessed that ha was
the author of the bordereau. The witness
added that bo raised the question of the
letters of Mme. Houlanc and brought
away thu impression that Esterhazy wrote
the "Uhlan" letter.
. Trnrlcnx Tcatlflcn for Uefcnue.
M. Trarleux , formerly minister of Juctlce ,
was tbo next witness call ( hi. Ho made a
long deposition In favor of Dreyfus , rovlow- |
Ing the hiatory of the case and hlii own
part lu connection therewith. M , Trarleux
la an excellent epeuker with a good
presence. He has iron-gray hair and
tnoustacho and a clear reeonant volco which
could bo board outside the court room ,
M. Trarleux's deposition cloned tbo public
cession. He made n very tolling speech ,
describing how his original belief in the
guilt of Dreyfus w-u first shaken and then
completely : hangcd to conviction of In
nocence by yubsrquent developments and the
r.oblo conduct of M. Scheurer-Kestner ,
formerly vice president of the senate. The
letturs exchanged between General Gouso
and Lieutenant Colonel 1'lcqunrt also
strengthened hla lonvlctiun. M , Trarleux
ipoke of the machinations against I'lc-
quurt and said he accubol nobody , He be-
Hovod , how eve * , that the chiefs wore de
ceived , M. Trarleux recounted a conversa
tion with a foreign umbastaJor , who de
clared In a tonu uf thu greatest sincerity
that Dreyfus never had relations with him
nor with any ollkcr of bU country , while
the ambuisudoi added he prnteteuil docu
ments proving thi ) guilt uf Major Etucrbazy.
M , Trarleux delivered u very impivsaivu
passage , recalling the execution of the
KnglUli admiral , Ilyng , on the charge of
treason , who was afterwards found to have
been uujuatly condomued. M. Trarleux said
that Frenchmen might well dread to have
ucb a blootUtaln upon their history an
that , which , through tbo execution of Ad
miral Dyiiji , murkd the bUtory of England.
M. Trarleux tuid General Itogot and Captain
Culgnet , were , \rong In thp conclusion they
bad drawn from thu correipoudence of
Just before retiring , It your liver IB
sluggish , out of tune and you ftvl dull ,
bilious , constipated , take a dose of
Hood's Pills
And you'll be all right In the morning.
Agents "A" and " 11" thnt Drovfus was
guilty. He loiteratod that tlm amhnnsador
to whom ho bad previously referred hud af
firmed that Major Estorhazy wan the traitor
and the former minister of Juctlre declared
In an emphatic tone which made .1 deep
Impression upon his hearers that no parallel
ought to be drawn between a model officer
llko Dreyfus nnd Major Eetcrhai'.y , who had
not even the soul of n Frenchman.
Invitation' to ( Jrriiiiinj.
M. Trarleux , on alluding to the bordereau ,
\\ni Inlurruplcd by Major Carriers , who said
tKit while ho oppcficd direct official appli
cation to foreign governments for docu
ments mentioned In the bordereau , yet , If
by a side wind the documents could be pro
duced , be certainly would be personally
much pleased. This Is practically an Invi
tation to Germany to volunteer to com-
munlcato the documents In question.
At the conclusion of M. Trarlcux's testi
mony , which was a veritable speech for thu
defense , nnd which apparently made nn Im
pression upon the Judges , the court-martial
went behind closed doors and examined tha
secret espionage doesler.
The court also deliberated upon M. La-
borl'n request that application be mode to
Germany for the documents described In
the bordereau. The decision was unani
mously reached to reject the application on
the ground that the court was Incompetent
to Invite the government to tnko diplomatic
steps to obtain the documents In question.
H was also decided to bear M. Cernuscht
behind c--'Si.-d doors tomorrow.
The following Is a detailed report of to
day's proceedings :
The court-martial opened with n secret
session , at which the secret espionage dos
sier mentioned by Captain Culgnet yester
day wus read. M. Cernuschl , the Austro-
Hungarlan refugee , waa not examined to
day , but will be examined by the court In
camera tomorrow. The open sitting was
resumed at S o'clock.
Uefenne BeckH the Trntli.
M. Laborl , leading counsel for the defense ,
submitted a preamble and motion In the
following terms :
As I had the honor to announce yesterday ,
I beg to submit to the court-martial the
following conclusions :
May it please the court. In view of the
fact that at Us sitting on Monday , September
4 , the president of the court-martial by vir
tue of his discretion and power called as the
witness Eugene de Cernuschl , a former lieu
tenant of cavalry In the Austrian army , re
siding at 37 Rue Chambon , Paris , who
represented , notably , thnt Droyfus had been
signalized to him not only by the chief of
a department In the foreign office of a cen
tral European power , but also by an officer
of the headquarters' staff of another central
European power ns an informer In the
service of foreign nations , and considering
that the intervention in such circumstances
of a former officer of a foreign army against
the French officer renders necessary that
the defense abandon the reserve they have
hitherto Imposed upon themselves and move
for the communication to the court of the
documents enumerated in the papers called
the bordereau and of which communication
to the court will bo pf such natureas to
prove In a striking manner the innocence
of the accused with regard to allegations
which cannot entirely or immediately be
refuted except by official doocumonts , I
therefore move that the government com
missary requests the government to ask
tbo power or powers concerned , through
diplomatic channels , for communication of
the documents enumerated in the paper
called the bordereau.
After reading the above M. Laborl pro-
1 ceeded to Inform the court that he did not
1 Intend to develop conclusions which In
themselves wore sufficient. "I am well
aware , " said counsel for the defense , "that
we are face to face with a peculiarly deli
cate situation , but ae I have no control
I over decisions of the court with regard to
the conclusions I have the honor to submit ,
I
, I beg to state that I have notified the gov
ernment commissioner to name Colonels
' Schwartzkoppen and Panlzzardi ns wlt-
| newes whom I consider It necessary to call
before the court-martial at Renncs , if they
i are willing to testify before it. I beg to j
I point out that it U only now , and for ex- '
ceptlonal reasons , that we are obliged to
have recourse to tbo testimony of foreign
officers. I odd that In view of present cir
cumstances there Is nothing in this course
that can cause anxiety. H U In conformity
| with precedent. The moment Is very near
whan truth and light are about to break
forth showing the Innocence of tbo accused. "
HriiiieHt Coiimlilrrccl ISxtraorcllnary.
.Major Carrlore replied : "Wo can
not prejudge the issue of a trial
In the conclusions submitted by M. Laborl.
Ono point seems to bo extremely delicate.
Those conclusions amount to a request that
the court Instruct tbo government commis
sioner to nek the French government to sub
mit to a foreign government , through dip
lomatic chancels , a request for the produc
tion of documents which are peculiarly non-
diplomatic and possess llttla official char
acter.
"Therefore this mission Impceod upon the
French government Is of a very delicate
kind. 1 do not know if the government
commissioner Is qualified 'o perform such
n function. Certainly the diplomatic point
of view seems to me morally and mater
ially Impossible 1 cannot conceive of one
government addreu-itng another such a re
quest. I think the end nuw In view cannot
bo attained. The defense , which has pow
erful means behind It , might obtain these
documents In a semi-official manner , but I
think there are reasons to believe the gov
ernment cannot undertake such a iuUilon ,
As regardii notification to mo of tbo names
of Colonels Schwartzkoppon and Panlzzsrdl ,
I see no reat-oii why the gentlemen should
not bo examined by this court If they care
to attend. The court will determine what
course shall bo taken with regard to the
request preuented by the defence concerning
documents to be obtained abroad. Tbli
tu'oma to me beyond our Jurisdiction. The
court will Judge , I bog the president to
retire with the judges to a private room
and decldo the que tlon , "
M. Palfologue , tbo representative of the
' foreign office , Eupportcd Major Cinleru's
I views. Ho said :
i "I understand perfectly the Importance
tbo defense attachm to the production of
the documents enumerated In the bordereau ,
bcoliib' that the whole cwu turnu upon them ,
nut , while the request of the accused ap
pear * to be based upon login and justice , it
uot'mti Inadmlmable from a diplomatic point
of view , Conolderatlona of the highest
order are opposed to tbo government taking
eucti an Initiative with u foreign rower. "
Colonel Jouauat promUed that the court
would announce It * decision later.
Serco UasaeU , the tlrtt witness called to
day , testified that the Matin sent htm to
London on five occasions to Interview Major
tisterhazy , who furnished a masn of Inter
esting Information concerning the head
quarters staff. Esterbnry declared that ho
was not the author of the bordereau , though
the witness did not believe him. Hater-
h&zy complained bitterly of the generals ,
who , ho said , had thrown him overboard ,
nddlng that thcro was nothing left for him
but to blow out his brains. The witness
advised ngalnst milcldo nnd urged Esterlin-
to the utmost endeavor to reveal the trutli
and the part he had played. Finally , while
walking In 1'lcadllly , Major Eaterhazy said
to the wltncos point blank :
"Well , Rlbon ( the witness' pseudonym ) I
am going to tell you what nobody knows.
It Is I who am the nuthor of the bordereau.
1 wrote It In 1891 nt the request of my
friend , Sandherr. There was n traitor at
headquarters , Dreyfus , whmn Snndhorr told
mo they wanted to catch. I did not hesltnto
to do what I was asked. "
M. Bassctt proceeded thnt with Hstrr-
hazy's consent he had each of Eslnrtmy'H
stntomr-nts verified , Esterhazy saying he had
decided to make the avowals breaiiin he
was disgusted with his abandonment by the
generals
In conclusion , the witness referred to of-
frrs of money to B'torhnzy.
Lieutenant Colonel Urongnlart , n member
of the court-martial Did Esterhazy tell you
Dreyfus was guilty ?
i M na rtt Yrs.
Colonel Jouaimt The two ttatemcntB of
Ksterhnzy are Incompatible.
M. IJassett H Is not for mo to reconcile
them.
Major Carrlcro was Invited to oxprean his
opinion and said'
"There Is much to say , but I prefer to re
main silent. I have made It n rule not to
! enter Into discussion with witnesses , but as
' M. Dassett states that Mnjor Esterhazy ns-
scrtod that Colonel Sandberr told him to
write the bordereau , I , on behalf of Colonel
Sandhorr'B memory , protest against such In
sinuations. Ho was Incapable of such an
order. "
M. Laborl I hope this protest la not ad
dressed to the defense.
M. Carrlero H Is not addressed to the
counsel for the defense It Is addressed to
the man who was capable of launching such
a statement.
M. Laborl DOM SI. Basaett know that M.
Esterhazy addressed letters to General Hogot.
M. Ilassctt I do not know.
M. Laborl General Roget perhaps will tell
us.
General Roget I did receive a letter from
MajT Esterhazy In August and Informed the
president of the court-martial of the fact ,
asking him to make what use he liked of It.
I refused to open further letters as soon as
I recognized Esterhazy'o handwriting.
On M I.aborl iistM-ip i sec the letter , Col
onel Jounust said ho would not put the letter
in evidence becausa It contained only abuse
and recriminations.
As M. Laborl protested General Roget said
he had handed all the letters to the presi
dent of tha court-martial because he did
not wish to be compromised by Esterhazy ,
which wan evidently the latter's Intention.
Colonel Jouaust said he had not Included
Esterhazy's letters in the evidence because
he did not .wish the proceedings to bo unduly
protracted , but as the defense Insisted the
letters would bo produced.
General lloget offered to read the first of
Major Estorhazy'a letters , In which Ester-
hazy offers to prove the existence of n Drey
fus syndicate. The writer complained that
the general staff refused to bear or uccupV
Information ho had obtained.
Major Carrlero said he also had received
numerous letters from Major Esterhazy
which he had never read.
M. Laborl Does General Roget consider
the confessions of Esterbazy valid ?
General Rognt No ; all Torsions given by
Esterhazy are quite -Incorrect. , , He Is an Impostor
pester , concerning wh'om I prefer to express
no opinion.
M. Laborl Does General Roget consider
Esterhazy a man of straw ?
General Roget I have no proof of the fact ,
but I am Inclined to bellevo he Is.
M. Laborl Was ho n straw man In 18947
Genera ! Roget No , I do not think so.
M. Labor ! When do you think he first con
templated playing the part ?
HNlorhnry'N Ill-Iti-putr.
General Roget I have made no Investiga
tion on that point. Contrary to Esterhazy's
assertions , the generals of the headquarters
etaff had no relation with him.
M. Laborl Why was Major Esterhazy'a
role of straw man not mentioned In the trial
of 1898 ?
General Roget I was not present and do
not know.
Considerable discussion ensued between
Colonel Jouaust and M. Laborl , the former
attempting to protect General Roget from
tco close questioning.
M. Laborl Insisted , however , and gained
his point.
The examination proceeded :
M. Labor !
Since General Roget expresses
an opinion on this case , upon what does he
base it ?
General lloget On tbo part generally
played by Esterbazy.
M. Laborl How do you explain the fact
that Esterhazy made no confession during
the Zola trial ?
General Roget I do not know.
M. Labor ! You had made a speech for
the prosecution rather than a deposition. I
have therefore the right to question anl
note the fact that you do not reply.
M. Lnborl then expressed surprise tbat
there was no mention of a man of straw
until BO late a day , whllo all the acts of
which Esterhazy Is accused were long
known.
At the request of M. Laborl the report of
tha court of Inquiry which decided whether
or not Esterhazy should be cashiered was
read. According to thU r port the court
was not permitted to go outside of specific
questions submitted to by the minister of
war. One of the questions referring to Major
Esterbazy's letters to President Faure
caused Major Du Paty de Clam to admit
that ho inspired those letters.
This made a great Impression on the court
of Inquiry , which finally concluded that
there was ground for clemency.
When the reading of the report was con
cluded M. Laborl vainly tried to question
General Billet concerning the "document
llberatur , " which secured Esterhazy's
acquittal , Colonel Jouaust declaring he would
not permit General Dlllot to bo re-examined.
M. Demango said be could not understand
why It was alleged that the defense desired
to compromise the headquarters staff , and
asked whence arose the suggestion that
Major Eaterhazy was a more dummy.
General Roget replied that ono reason
which Induced the belief that Eaterhazy
was u nun of etraw WM that bis confes
sion tbat be had written the bordereau was
absolutely InadmlBeablo , General Roget
was perfectly convinced that Esterhazy was
entirely Innocent of treason. ( Murmurs of
absent and distent. )
General Roget next attempted , but with
out succeed , to refute the uvldenca given
on Saturday by M , Des Foudu-Lamotbo ,
relative to tha aentence , "I am going to
the manuevers , " saying the circular Issued
way have been indefinite.
With regard to the spy , Corralngej , General -
oral Hopet declared that Cormlngez's in
formation wai valueless. Ho wa a man of
bad character and had recently written a
letter to M Labor ! .
Dreyfim' Uejiutullnii u Itccoril.
Captain Dreyfus at thla Juncture pointed
cut , with reference to the sentence , "I am
going to the maneuvers , " the court pos
sessed the circular and could judge whether
it contained definite Instructions. The
prisoner recalled the fact that lu August
tbo probationers were asked which regi
ment * they dculred to join. The situation
wai very clear. All the probationers tt
the htaff headquarters bad participated In
" " - . , -
I the Juno Journey made by the Rcnornl
staff. He did not know * bother or not
I certain.officers retained doubts , but ho was
I absolutely certain ho hml never asked for
Icavo to attend the maneuvers. The sen
tence In the bordereau , " 1 am going to the
maneuvers , " expressed a positive Idea. Ho
not only never went to the maneuver * , but
never could have attended them.
M. Deffes. a correspondent of the Temps ,
deposed that M. EMcrhazy told him In Lon
don that ho ( Esterhazy ) was the writer of
the bordereau. j
A judge Old It not occur to you to aik |
the obvious questions who delivered the doc- |
umentc mentioned In the bordereau ? I
M. Ueffcs Xever.
Senator Trarleux , ex-minister of Justice ,
was the next witness. Ho looked straight
nt the Judges while testifying. He prefaced
his evidence by saying that ho wished to
throw full licht UDoti hla conduct In this
case.
case.When Dreyfus was convicted , the witness
said , he was convinced , llko everybody else ,
of the prisoner's guilt ; but violent diatribes
( .11 the fact that Dreyfus was a Jew nwak- i
ened his suspicions. Ho therefore consulted
M. Hanotaux ( late prltno minister ) and the
latter Informed the witness of the existence
of the "cutto canhlllc do D " document ,
though M. Hanotaux failed to Inform him
that It had been Imparted to the Judges of
the first courtmartlnl unknown to the pris
oner. This fact the witness InarneU later.
.Xi-iintnr Trnrleiii l ro i < Nl ,
Senator TrarlQux , whoso statement was
practically an Impassioned speech for the de-
fcn a , proceeded to denounce tbo secret com
munication of the document us a monstrous
Illegality and a violation of the most sacred
rights of the defense.
The witness described as Impossible the
hypothesis advanced by M. Trcyso nleros to
convince the witness that Dreyfus was
guilty. The witness' doubts wore confirmed
when ho heard that M. Scheurer-Kestncr had
tecuri'ii nr r of 'hr 'nn ' ounce of Druyr.ia
and the guilt of another.
M. Trarleux dwelt Upon the noble Ideal of
M. Schnurer-Kestncr , who , although unac
quainted with Dreyfus , passed sleepless
nights tormented with the thought that tn
Innocent man was shedding tears of blood
When M. Sclipii r-Ki-u ic. .mei"M vhi ho
knew the witness was greatly surprised , es
pecially when he learned that Lieutenant
Colonel Plcquart had not succeeded In ob
taining the support of the chiefs of the army.
The witness uald ho was amazed that the lat
ter had not eagerly grasped the opportunity
to work together for the rehabilitation of an
Innocent man.
M. Trarleux said he could not agree tea
a single conclusion reached by General
Udue lu bit. correspondence with Ll * > u3iant :
Colonel I'lcu.uart and said -he la'lor B ra-
moval f-om thn tecrct intelligence depart
ment was the result of underhand plotting
by some one opposed to revision.
The witness enumerated la support of this
statement various forged documontu which ,
ho asserted , had emanated from the secret
IntelllKcnco department , namely , the "Cctte
Canaille de D " document. In which the
name of Dreyfus had been .substituted ! or
the hypothetical de D , the Weyl forgery
and the publication of a fac-slmlle of the
bordereau.
"Lastly , " said M. Trarleux , "there ap
peared the cynical Henry forgery. All tbe
facts created a great Impression regarding
the headquarters 'staff. I accuse no oii ,
but , assume that the chiefs were deceived. "
M. Trarleux pointed out that If any proof
whatsoever of the guilt of Dreyfus existed
In 1S96 General Qonso would have shown
Lieutenant Colonel Plcquart an order to
stop the Investigation.
After an Interview with M Ssheurer-
Kestner , the witness said he bccamo con
vinced of the guilt of Esterhizy , and said
his duty as a conscientious citizen and
senator and perhaps as an ex-rulnlatet , v.'as
to devote himself to a work of justice.
What Convliioeil Trnrleur.
In dlscu68lng"thp steps taken In support
of revision , Si. Trarleux mentioned an In
terview he had -with a foreign ambassador ,
who lu tones of the most profound and af
fecting sincerity , declared that Dreyfus had
never had relations with him , nor with any
military attache or officer of the army of
his country. M. Trarleux assorted the im
portance of this statement of the ambassa
dor , who energetically reaffirmed the ab
solute Innocence of Dreyfus. The ambas
sador added that be bad Investigated and
found nothing to implicate Dreyfus.
Further , the ambassador said , he had seen
In the hands of Colonel Panlzzardl a letter
from Colonel Schwartzkoppon proving the
guilt of Esterhazy , who , his excellency
added , generally communicated information
of minor value. Moreover , at the time of
M. Scheurer-Keatner's revelations , Major
Esterlmzy called upon Schwartzkoppen ; and
It was then that a dramatic scone of violent
recriminations and threat * occurred. The
ambassador also showed the witness that
the "Cette Canaille do D " phrase did not
apply to DrovfiiR.
As he proceeded M. Trarleux became more
and moro impassioned and tramped back and
forth upon the platform. II. Trarleux ex
plained that , notwithstanding the confidential
nature of his revelations , the ambassador had
accorded him permission to communicate It
to the Judicial authorities. In a subsequent
Interview which the witness had with the
same ambassador the latter had Informed
him that the Henry forgery which bad Just
been discovered had long been known to his
government and that the French government
had been aware of It for n year.
M. Trarleux continued :
"Certain passages which I have asserted
may be taken exception to , but among men
of honor who listen there Is not ono who
doubts the sincerity of my language or the
truth of what I have said. It may be sail
that I should not adduce hero the evidence
of a foreigner. That Is M. Cavalgnac's opin
ion , and I do not oppose It , but It has no
foundation either In fact or In law. The tes
timony of foreigners Is not disallowed by
law which does not restrict the field of In
vestigation of a Judge , to whom It merely
says , "Sec , Investigate , enlighten yourself. '
"Moreover , Colonel Panlzzardl wai cited to I '
appear In a case uf swindling at Vereallle.i.
This country should bo bold and proud
enough to seek the truth everywhere. Be
sides , was there not yesterday Borne un
expected evidence of a foreigner who re
lated remarks of a foreign sovereign ? Why
should the testimony of foreign representa
tives be opposed here ? Even the supreme
head of the army , the gallant soldier , De
Galllfet , has not shrunk from adducing before -
fore the court of cassation the testimony
of General Talbot. "
M. Trarleux said he suipected neither the
sincerity nor the probity of the Judges of
the court-martial of 1894 , but only the nature - |
turo of the documents submitted to that |
tribunal. Criticising General Merclor'a role
as a witness , M , Trarleux said he was sur
prised that the ex-minister of war had not
Included In the dossier the official version
of the Panizzardl cipher telegram.
Spy llrporln Mloreutl.
With regard to General Itogot and Captain
Culgnet , the witness declared that their al
legations that Colonel Panlzzardl had In
formed bis ambassador that Colonel
Bchwartzkoppen had had relations with
Dreyfus were absolutely unfounded. On the
contrary , the witness asserted , Colonel
Panlzzardl expreaaly stated that Dreyfuu
had 110 relations with any foreign attache.
General Hoget and Captain Culgnet had ,
therefore , misread he would not say mis
interpreted the report upon which it was
alleged they have based their statements.
General Hoget attempted to Intervene , but
M. Trarleux continued , reasserting the truth
of all he had stated. "The ambassador al
ready referred to , " M. Trarleux continued ,
I " ald : 'Eaterhazy Is the traitor. ' " Contln-
j ulng , M. Trarlnux s td : "The nupreme
court baa given Iti declilon and our very
eyes confirm Iti Judgment. "
M , Trarieux proceeded to show that Major
E terbazy'i confesalan must bj genuine.
"If , " ho said , "an Ideal of the type of traltoi
Is sought , he Is the man. He Is overwhelmed
with debts nnd 1 * n man of loose habits ,
He wrote the "Uhlan" letter to Madame
Ilotilancy. llo has not even the soul of n
Frenchman. And yet ho Is placed n a level
with a youiiR captain of Irreproachable con
duct , against whom nothing but teret doc
uments have been brought. Doubt Is no
loncer possible. "
Aftet demonstrating , In hh way , why 'he
question of the guilt of Dreyfus Is Impos
sible , M. Trarleux concluded :
"This IB no longer the time for pleading
falsehood * ; It Is the hour fur imi'.lflcatlon.
H Is also the hour fur Jiisllce , which has de
clared that small 0,1 well nn great , without
distinction of crctil or I'orminbrill ( have
their rlzhts. "
After a brief desultory IntorrhniiiM of re-
mnrks tic court retired to deliberate the
application of M. Liborl for an order upon
the commissary tn rriueat the French iov-
eminent 'o ' Invlto forelcn governments to
supply documents enumerated In the bor
dereau.
After a brief Interval It wnn unanimously
decided to ruject the application of M. La
bor ! , on the ground that the court did not
consider Itself competent to pronounce n
nctlnn by the government. It was also do-
elded unanimously' to examine M. dc
Cernutchl tomorrow behind closad doom.
At 11:50 : a , in. the court Adjourned for the
day.
day.In
In view of the rejection by the court-
martial of M. Laborl's motion , the Jefi'iise
Intends to Issue subpoenas to Colcncle
Silhwftrtzkoptien and Panlmrdl. Thf
subpoenas will be transmitted by tha court-
martial through the minister of war , the
minister of Justice and the minister of fcr-
olgn affairs , successively , and thnncc
throush the French ambassadors nt Uerlln
and Homo.
Colonels Schwartzkrppeii and r.inta ardl
may elect whether they shall appear before
tin1 court-martial or maku depoHltloui before
magistrates In their respective countries ,
In which latter case the deposition1) will be
transmitted as evidence to the court-martial
through diplomatic channels. This means
at least weeks of delay.
I\VrSTIGATIMJ TillSl'Y'S STOHY.
Fluiln Home Corroliorn-
tlon of It In < | IP Archive * .
WASHINGTON. Sept. B. The officials of
the State departemnt have been much In
terested In the remarkable story of the
artist , Benttiplm. nt Atlanta , and his con
nection with the German secret service. The
point In his narrative that narllcularlv at
tracts attention at the State department Is
the allegation that the United Stacs deputy
and vice consul at Sonncberc has been
serving as a German ascnt to convey ae-
crots relative to war material stolen from
the French government , and that the official
baa used the United States consulate nnd
the official letterheads and envelopes of the
consulate to further his ends.
The record ? of the department show that
Alvln Florschultz was appointed vice nnd
deputy United State * consul at Sonneberg
In 1888. Ho had been connected with the
banking business In the town and resigned
the placa of cashier of one of the largest
of the banks to accept the position In the
consulate. His record Is exceptionally good.
When tha consulate was removed from
Sonneberg to Coblenz , Florschultz went
along. Ha has slven satisfaction at every
point and has frequently discharged the
duties of consul during the absence of that
official. He still holds his olacc. .
Inquiry made Into the accuracy of the
detailed statements mado" by Denthelm ap
pear to confirm most of them. His claim
that ho was a soldier in the
Two Hundred nnd Second Now
York reclnient and discharged In Washing
ton U borne out by the War department
records Notwithstanding this , the officials
of the State department discredit Dcnthelm's
statements , though now that they have been
given such publicity It may be found expe
dient to quietly Investigate the matter.
A HUMAX SLEUTH.
Extraordinary Skill of nn Inillan
Seoul In Trnlllnc n. Funrltlvn.
"Arklchlta : A Tale of an Indian Detect
ive" Is a true story of Indian skill In trailIng -
Ing , that would have delighted the heart of
Fenlmore Cooper. It Is told In the September
St. Nicholas by Lieutenant W. C. Bennett ,
Sixth Infantry. U. S. A.
Arklchlta , a typical Indian , was chief scout
at Fort SlBscton , Dakota , In 1882. Although
be knew English well , he held the old Indian
hatred of Its use , and would never speak It
except under extraordinary circumstances.
He otood about five feet nine Inches In
height , was slender , but wiry , and was about
84 years of age. Ordinarily he was slow and
sedate In his actions very dignified ; but
when tbo necessity arose , he could be ai
quick an a flash , and had , like every Indian
on the northwestern plains , a pair of eyes
that could equal any Held glass.
His services for he had been employed as
a scout for some years had been very valu
able to the government , and , In recognition
of this fact , the officer In command bad se
cured authority from the War department to
promote him to the rank of sergeant ; consequently -
quently ho went around In a neat uniform
with chevrons nnd stripes , very much Im
pressed with bis own Importance , which ho
considered second only to that of the com
manding officer ; and he took care that everyone
ono else also should respect hla rank and
dignity.
As his native name Is the Sioux for "sol
dier" It Is easily seen why ho was ao named ;
but be had still another name , which the
Indians had given him before bla entering
military circles , and that , translated Into
English , was the "grasiwalkor , " or "trailer , "
from bis absolutely marvelous ability to find
the trail of anything that left even the
slightest trace on the ground as It passed
over It.
A desperate soldier named I3rlce broke
Jail one night and was pursued the fol
lowing moriitng. The trail led to the west
for a trifle over a mile ; then it turned north
for a quarter of a mile , and we followed
until we came to a tree at tbo edge of a
slough to the northwtut of tha fort , called
the "garden bar slough. " Here Arklcblti
pointed under the tree and said Drlce had
lain down there to rest.
The trail here led into the slough. i
A Dakota "slough" Is a shallow lake , tha I
water of which IB from elx Inches to three |
feet deep , with a soft , muddy bottom , but'
not generally miry , The center of tha {
elough is usually free from grasses or weeds ,
but along the edges , from twenty to sixty
yards out , long tube grans grows.
This particular slough wan a mile long ,
and varied from nn eighth to a quarter of a
mile In width , and there was a foot of water
covering as much eoft mud. During the
night the wind bad rolled the water up con
siderably. It sueaied hardly possible to
AT THE
11:00 : A. M. Concert by Adolmann's Band in court of Fine
Arts building.
2aO : I' . M. Bollatedt'a Concert Band in Auditorium.
1:00 : P. M. Indian games at Indian camp on JJlnlt tract.
5:00 : r. M. Concert by Adolmann's Band in front of Gov
ernment building.
7:00 : P. M.Bollstodt's Concert Band on Grand Plaza.
8:45 : P. M. Now Electrical Fountain and Serpentine Dance
at west end Lagoon ; music by Adolmann'a band.
track anything through It , except where the
tule-had been broken down. Whore that
was the case , oven I could follow the trail ;
on reaching open water , however , the case
was different. ,
The eastern end of the slough ranched to
n point ncnr the fort not more than n hun
dred nnd fifty yards from n brick yard , on
which WAS a kiln thnt bad been built dur
ing the summer. The Ulln was now rrndy
for firing.
Once I thouieht Arklchlta was baffled , after
all ; ho had come to a dead standstill near
the title. Then an Inspiration struck mo ;
perhupa by a circle 1 could find the trail.
Happy thoughtl I put It Into Immediate
execution , and found ono. Rather elated at
my succetB , I called : "Come quick ; heap
trnlll" Ho came over , took one look ; Jiut
the suggestion of a smile played on his face
as ho natd , "Cow. "
I did no moro trailing , but understood
what was bothering him. Tha pout herd also
had waded through here alncc llrlco'0 escape ,
nnd It took all the scout's endless patience
nnd wonderful eyesight to keep the trail
whore the cattle had passed through It. The
i grass-stem vas of no use hero.
Wo had pasaed over half the slough In this
I circuitous route , when suddenly Arklchlta
started , straight as the crow flics , for the
edge of the slough near the brick kiln. Was
he following the trail ?
I On ho went until he came to the shore
nearest the kiln ; hero he stopped , evidently
bothered again. Thcro was n scarcely dlo-
cernlblo footprint In the mud and water right
at tbo edge of the slough , apparently the last
stop the deserter had taken before reaching
hard ground. This footprint showed the toes ,
so the deserter was now barefooted. Another
thing about this print was Us direction ; It
stood at right angles to the line previously
I followed. Either the man had taken a slde-
I ward spring for the land from his right foot ,
or ho had turned around and started back
i over his own trail.
| Arklchlta went down on his knees and in
spected the grnes , blade by blade. I kept a
respectful distance at one side , astonished nt
the turn the affair had taken. Now , Inch by
Inch , on his kneea , ho wrenched the secret
from the apparently unwilling surface of the
earth. Eighty yards from the kiln he looked
up and glanced nt It. The same Idea evi
dently Instantly occurred to both of us. The
trail was leading to the kiln ! Then he rose ,
1 nnd , bending over , slowly advanced to the
edge or the brickyard.
After reaching the ynrd Arklchltn walked
slowly around the outer edge of It , examin
ing the ground with the utmost care , until he ]
came to the point from which he started ,
when ho said : "Trail come In no go out ;
man in there , " pointing to the kiln.
And circumstances proved him to be right ,
though It was thirty-six hours before the
fugitive waa located In the kiln and captured.
To Cure I.aGrlppr In Two Ilayn.
Take Laxative Brouio Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money If It fails to
cure. E. 'W. Grove's signature Is on each
box. 25c.
S13AGO1.VU UOTTL.BS.
In Ihr Matter of Sliced lli Urcord IB
About Tnenly Mlr a Hay.
Some valuable Information respecting
ocean currents , reports the Baltimore Sun ,
lias been obtained by ihe Hydrogrnphlc of
fice through floating bottles thrown over
board by steamers nnd recovered by passing
uhlpe , which report the exact points nt
which they wore found. Frequently the bottles
tles are picked up and again tasted overboard
after the latitude and longitude and the
number of the bottle have be n noted , o
that the office In Washington may kuow thn
direction taken by the bottle since put Into
thu fiea or lost sighted by some vessel , In
this way the direction It has drifted and tbo
strength of the current can be accurately
t-stlntatt-d.
There are some recent returns which
show ttiat bottles have Hooted thousands of
miles , and ono has a record of covering
2,400 nillcu in ninety-two day * . This bottle
waa tossed overboard from the steamship
Fuorst Bismarck on May 1 , 1898 , about S50
miles southeast of Cape tlaco , and recov
ered on August 1 In the vicinity of Oluck-
stadt , on the Elbe , The dlstannn between
the two points , following the route through
tbo English channel , Is about 2,400 miles ,
giving twenty-six mlfon as the lowest possi
ble estimate of the dally average veloc
ity with whkli the bottle traveled eastward.
The longest distance made by any bottle
was one thrown from the M am 'iln Elec
trician , which covered 6,300 mllee In a little
over three years , or an average of nearly
nix ml lea a day. Another bottle traveled
6,000 mllas In 674 days , or in average of
eight knots , whllo still another made E.OOO
mile * la 327 d je , or an average of 15.3
knots a day. Another good record for a
bottle is 300 miles In sixteen days , or an
average of 18.8 knots a day.
In conducting its experiments the Navy
department baa bad tha co-operation of
the Russian government , which on the
crnleeo of two of Its vessels had thrown
Into the sea 703 bottles , of which thirty
have been recovered nnd reported. Taken
collectively , the paths followed by these
floating bottled give a good Idea of the
drift currents of the North Atlantic , The
motion of the waters seema to be westerly ,
as Is evidenced by the declination of the
numerous bottles cast adrift between Ma
deira and Cape Ban Roque , all of whlcn
ultimately found their way to tb Wlndwarl
Islands , the Dabamas or to the west ehorei
of the Gulf of Mexico ,
Mlnlitrr Ilnohnnnn at Cuultnl.
WASHINGTON , Sopt. B. Mr. Buchanan ,
United States minister to the Argentlnn Re
public , ha < arrived In Washington on leave
of abfienco from hU poet.
"THE ACAD MIE DE M DECINE OF FRANCE
HAS PLACED
( "THE QUEEN OF TABLE WATERS , " )
At the Head of All the Waters
Examined for Purity and Freedom
from Disease Germs. "
o.x THI :
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THE BATTLE OF
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i > flc LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN
THE NEW
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thv Mcrrimaa
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GREAT PASSION PLAY , i ,
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The Battle of Manila.
THE. . .
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delightful resting place for Iad4
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rre . W. H. DOLAN. Manager.
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Portraying the Utt. Habits and
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