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Show DREYFUS TRIAL. Connsol for Accused Man Springs a Sensation Sensa-tion on the Defense. Rennes. France, Sept. S. M. Labori, counsel for Dreyfus, created a sensation sensa-tion by asking the court to issue a sum muns for Colonel Schwartzkoppen, German military attache, and Colonel Panizzardi, Italian military attache a the time the military secrets of France were sold, of whioh Dreyfus is accused. ac-cused. The court denied tha application. applica-tion. Labori then sent an impassioned impas-sioned appeal, In the name of justice, to the two sovereigns, to permit the representatives of tbeir governments to come to Eennes and testify. The boldness of the move dazed and then alarmed the prosecution and anti-Dreyfus anti-Dreyfus sympathizers, because it is realized re-alized that they might not only clear the accused, but fasten the infamy on others. Labori is denounced and accused ac-cused of trickery for making the appeal. ap-peal. Evidence throughout tha trial has been in favor of the accused. It has been shown that Esterhazy is guilty of part of the offenses with which the defendant is charged, and that the secret se-cret dosier, upon which Dreyfus was formerly convicted, is composed largely of forged documents. The only evidence evi-dence against the accused is the opinion opin-ion of generals in the army that he is guilty, and ' these opinions may be expressed to shield the real culprits. Nevertheless, prejudice of the court against Dreyfus is so marked that he is in great danger of being again condemned. con-demned. It is believed that Emper William will at least permit Schwartzkoppen to make a deposition to be read at the trial. This is relied on to counteract the prejudice of the court. American in Dreyfus Case, Atlanta, Ga., Sept. 8. Charles E. Bentheim, a visitor here, tells a story of his connection with the bartering of the military secrets of France, in which he claims to have handled part of the money and to have seen the documents doc-uments exposing army and navy secrets se-crets of France, Bentheim claims to have been a member of a New York regiment which fought in Cuba and war department records bear him out. So much of what he alleges is known to be true that an investigation will be made by the state department. Bentheim alleges that a German banker named Florscheutz was recom. mended as vice-counsel at Sonueburg, and the United States appointed him. Florscheutz was often in charge of the consulate for extended periods, and used his position as American consul in the secret service of Germany. American Ameri-can consulate stationery would be used to smuggle military secrets acrosi the border. Dolls would also be stuffed with plans of military fortifications, fortifi-cations, battlethips, submarine torpedo tor-pedo boats, etc., showing that the source of information was general and could not have been supplied by any save those high in authority, and mailed mail-ed to England, remailed from there by confederates to Germany. Bentheim Ben-theim says he never heard of Dreyfus as being connected with the sale of information. in-formation. "Of course, Florschuetz will deny this," said Bentheim, "but it can be easily fastened upon him. Ask him for what purpose he banded over to me (Bentheim) a money order calling for 1,500 marks, signed by the emperor? "Let the secretary of state request the American embassador in London to get permission from the commissioner commis-sioner of postoffices in Loudon and go to the village of Holmroe and examine the postoffice records there which are not destroyed. Evidence there in black and white will show the truth of every assertion I have made." |