The Dreyfus Case,

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11603, 18 August 1899, Page 2

The Dreyfus Case,

.ADJOURNMENT OF COURTMARTIAL REFUSED. FURTHER SENSATIONAL INCIDENTS. A GERMAN VIEW OF THE CASE, United Press Association. — By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright. Received August 17, 3.58 p.m. Pabh, August 16. — The Reanes courtmartial rpjictad M. Demange'a request for an a- j jurnment till Monday to enable M. Labori to appear. It is reported that M. Labori is progressing favourably, the bullet not having touched bis lungs or spine. M. Lebon, ex~ Minister for the Colonies, gave evidence in which ha testified thafe ha did not regret, and was prepared to repeat, the precautionary measures he took for the safety of Dreyfus at He da Diable. Dreyfu3 wept bitterly, and passionately protested against tho tortures M. Lsbon had i dieted upon him. This caused 3 sensition ia the Court. Victor-Napoleon has wirned the Plebiscitary Committees ia Paris to be on the alert during the present crisis Received August 18, 1.22 a m. Paris, August 19.— Th^re is a growing conviction that the attempt on M.Labori's life was pre-arranged. Mhe police are indifferent about miking an arrest. The court-martial could not bo sus^ pended to permit M. Labori taking part, becauso the law limits each suspension to two days. The Government Commissary resisted the adjournment in Ul9 public interest. He himsalf had only studied the dossier for two months, while M. Demange.acting with M Labori, hid studied it for years. The widow of Colonel Henry testified that her husband committed (he forgery with the view of saving the army from Colonel Picquart's machinations. Colonel Jouaust helped Ihe widow to a further answer by siggestiug tint Colonel Henry had acted iv tha intere3ts of the country. General Koget testified that Msjir Esterhszy and M Bertulus (tho examining magiitnto) both lied. Eaterhazy never wrote the "bordereau." Ho considered prisoner's treasons were traceable in overy paragraph of tha "bordereau." Dreyfus, on hsaring this, flushed with wrath and pniD, and exclaimed, ''It is frightfal to hire heart, soul and entrails daily torn without permission to Teply. I have heard only lies. My torture is too horrible, and never was an innocent mania co terrible a position." This caused another sensation in the Court. Dreyfus, iv his letter to Jomust, asking for suspension of the Court sitting, stated that M. Labori's absence disorganised the defence, as each of his counsel had a distinct rolo. Received August 18, 9.40 a.m. Londov, August 17.— SI. Labori is slightly worse, and is iv a feverish stata. The bullet has not yet been extracted. General Robot's evidence before the courUmirtiil described M.ij )r Esterhazy as a victim of odious persecutions. A German nowfipaper declares that Dreyfus h placed iv pillory, and that he is defenceless. The Cologne Gazotte, in an inspired article, sajs that uo conscientious men believe that Dreyfus had dealings with Germany. He ie, tho paper says, indubitably innocent.