The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-12
POSTAL CARD OF PICQUART.
THE COLONEL SURE 1T WAS IN ES-
TERHAZY's HANDWRITING.


dereau-AIsO Added That the Jews
Would Give Anything in the
World to Obtain H-Picquart
Greeted With Hostile Cries.
Paris, Feb. 11.-There were the usual
crowds about the Assizes Court of the
Seine to-day, when the fifth day of the
trial of NM. Zola and Perreux commenc-
ed.
NJ. Zola and Col. Picquart were greeted
with hostile cries on their arrival. The
court was thronged. The proceedings
opened with the recall of Gen. Pellieux.
Gen. Pellieux testified that Gen. Saus-
sier, the former military Governor of
Paris, desired public trial for Maj. Es-
terhazy, but that Gen. Billot, the minister
of war, ordered the trial to be secret.
Nevertheless, the witness added, the
court-martial refused to keep the. entire
proceedings secret; therefore, 1t was i'm
possible to contend that Maj. Esterhazy
was acquitted. by the authorities.
Gen. Pellieux also said 'If the MEM
bers of the court-martial, who spilled their
blood on battle fields, while others were
no one knows where (prolonged uproaD
had been heard here, they would have in
dlSnantly repudiated the accusations
against them. /, their chief, will be their
mouthpiece. and 1 affirm that the court
martial was regular"
Referring to the papers examined at the
war office by unauthorized persons, the
general said they referred to carrier pig
cons and not to Dreyfus.
The Dreyfus papers, added Gen. Pei
lieux, were sealed after the conviction of
Capt. Dreyfus in 1894 and were not open
ed until quite recently when the witness
opened them in order TO re-examine the
writing of the bordereau. The papers
had since been sealed up and had not
been re-oDened
Gen. Pellieux also said he desired 10 en-
phaticaly deny the statement of NJ. Lee
blois that NM. Leblois and Henry held
a two hours conference with him in
private room.
On Gen. Pellieux leaving the box NJ. Zola
arose and exclaimed:
There are several ways OF serving
France. YOU General, made your cam
paigns, but 1 will bequeath to posterity
the name of Emile Zola and posterity will
be my judge"
Col Picquart was then called and mar
rated how he had acquired fragments of
a telegraphic card in 1896 and concluded
therefrom that Maj. Esterhazy was cor
responding with suspicious characters.
| He procured some of Maj. Esterhazys s
! handwriting which, compared with GER
! tain documents, led to the conclusion that
Maj Esterhazy was improperly using Off
| cial papers.
Col Picquart said further: 81 was struck
with the resemblance of Maj Esterhazys s
handwriting to that of the Bordereau and
! I submitted photographs to NJ Bertillon
| and Mai. Patty du Clam and M. Bertillon,
| declared 1t was exactly the same as that
| of the Bordereau, and adding: The Jews
would do anything in the world to procure
that writing Maj. Patty du Clam said it
was the handwriting OF Dreyfus."
Continuing, Col. Picquart said he knew a
| superior officer whose name was mention
| ed as furnishing documents to q foreign
power adding that he did not wish to fur
| ther disclose secrets while he, the colonel,
was still investigating.
1.-The newspapers began an agitation
| and interpretations commenced in the
| Chamber, adding to my difficulties. Then
| 1 was sent to Tunis, where all letters
| reached me opened. When / was sum-
| moned back from Tunis to attend the Es-
| terhazy inquiry Gen. PellieuX treated me
as the real defendant, refusing to listen to
my charges against Maj. Esterhazy."
Col. Picquart pointed out that while the
| anti-Dreyfus papers published fac Smiles
| of the Bordereau they did not publish a
| fac smilesof the letter written by Drey-
| fus at Maj. Patty du CLAIMS dictation, "as
it would have been too embarrassing" the
| witness implying that comparison would
have tended to show that Dreyfus was
not the author of the Bordereau.
| Col Picquart emphatically denied Gen.
Pellieux 5 statement of yesterday that he
had divulged an espionage affair to out
| siders. He candidly admitted sending an
agent to Mai. Esterhazy's apartments,
but he pointed out that at the time Mai.
| Esterhazy's fiat was advertised to let ana
| his agent only brought him an unimport-
ant letter which, however, served for a
| comparison of handwriting. The agent
reported, however, that a number of let
| ters had been burned in the fireplace, and
| Col. Picquart added that he communica-
| ted his suspicious of the guilt of Maj Es-
| terhazy to his Chiefs who never said they
| had additional evidence of the guilt Of
| Dreyfus beyond what he himself knew
The witness concluded with stating that
the intrigues of the officials of which he
had been the victim had been aimed to
| prevent him from demonstrating the quit
| of Maj. Esterhazy.
NJ. Lahore then questioned Col. Picquart
! regarding the secret document, and the
witness said: Il knew of the existence of
| the secret document, but / only saw 1t
when Gen. PelIieux showed it to me-"
The witness could not give any further
particulars on account of professional Sc
| crecy.
The colonel was then asked by NJ. La
bore If he saw the original Bordereau and
| admitted that he had but said he was
chiefly acquainted with the Photographic
reproductions circulating at the war min
! istry. He also admitted having seen the
document ia which figured the phrase
'this canaile (rascaD who has been SC
| much talked about i'm the French press"
Gen. Pelleux was recalled and again de-
nounced Col. Picquart for searching Msj
/ Esterhazy's rooms, whereupon NJ. Lahore
! quickly retorted: But you yourself had
| Col Picquarts rooms searched"
This sally was greeted with loud ap-
plause and until quiet was restored a
! heated alteration occurred between NJ
Lahore and Gen. Pellieux, the latter af-
| frming that Matthew Dreyfus had not
submitted fresh proof of the guilt OF
Mai Esterhazy.
M. Lahore then asked for the testimony
of the agent who furnished the govern
rnent with the famous Bordereau. Mai
Louth of the intelligence department, ex-
| plained that the man was simply a trans
hitting medium and knew nothing
Mai Ravary was the next witness NJ
Lahore approached him with Improperly
conducting the Esterhazy inquiry. TO which
the major replied: Military justice Is
| ,of conducted like YOURS"