The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-16
MAY PROVE INTERESTING
THEY WE'RE WRITTEN no HER
BY MAI. ESTERHAZY.
CERTAIN REFLECTIONS ON THE ARMY
Amateur Experts in Handwriting Testify That
the Fac. Smile Was Exact Reproduction
of Major Esterhazy's Handwriting
Caused Sensation in the Court.

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Paris. Feb. 15.-The-- arrival of NJ.
Emile lola. NJ. Perreux and others at the
.Assizes court of the Seine to-day, the
eighth day of the trial of the novelist
and the publisher OF the Aurore was not
marked by any incident.
At the opening of the proceedings the
presiding judge, NJ. Delegorgue, disal-
lowed the request of counsel for NJ.
lola that the experts heard Mt the Es-
terhazy court martial should be called
to testify.
NJ. Chepieux Janin, a handwriting ex-
pert, strenuously denied that he had at
tempted to bride NJ. Teyssonnieres to
modify his reports of the Dreyfus bor-
dereau.
NJ. Teyssonnieres, NJ Crepieux Janin
auued. had declared that it was on his
Teyssonnieres) report alone and not on
NJ. Bertillon's on which Dreyfus was
convicted.
NJ. Janin added that it was because NJ
Teyssonnieres was angry with the wit
ness for not sharing his opinion in regard
to the Dreyfus case that he tried to COM
promise the matter.
Director Meyer, of the French Record
Office declared that the published fac
SHINES of the bordereau were as exact
as possible and he thought that General
Pellieux's contention that the fac
SMILES looked like forgeries was an
eXaggeration.
NJ. Meyer concluded with saying that
the handwriting of Major EsterhaZy
resembled that of the bordereau.
Professor Ernest Moulinier, of the
College of France. testified that Major
EsterhaZy's handwriting absolutely re-
sembled that of the bordereau.
NJ. Clemenceau, counsel for the Au-
rore, read letters from Madame De
Reulaneey, admitting the possession of
letters which Major Esterhazy wrote
her between 1881 and 1894 and contain
ing serious animadversions of France
and the French army.
NJ. Clemenceau urged the court TO APP
point a magistrate to ask Mime Debou
lancey. if among the letters there was
not one containing the following expires
sions:
H.rstly-'General Sausier (then the
Commander in Chief of the French
army and Military Governor of Paris
is a clown. In our country the Germans
would not show him in a circus Cup
roar in court.)
Secondly-''If the Russians got as far
as Lyons they might throw away their
guns and keep only their riding whips
to drive the rench in front of them"
prolonged sensation.)
Three amateur experts in handwriting
testified that the fac smile was an ex-
act reproduction of Major Esterhazy's
handwriting, statements which caused
further sensations in court.
III. Felix Frank, a lawyer of Brussels,
said
The majority of the experts started
ON the false idea that the writer of the
bordereau had disguised his handwriting.
The bordereau, however, was written
naturally and in a running hand which
is identical with that of Major Ester
hazy."
The latter major Esterhazy), contin-
ued the Witness had recognized the Dor
dereau as being his own handwriting.
but had declared it had been traced by
forger.
NJ. Frank proceeded to technically de-
monstrate the improbability of this ex-
PLANTATION.
NJ. Frank affirmed that the bordereau
was written by one person alone and
added that LIS person was Major Ester
hazy.
Inc witness concluded with predicting
that some day it would be recognized that
the bordereau was not written by Drey-
fus, which remark was greeted with MUIR
murs.
Professor Hayert, of the College of
France, said he examined, as an expert.
the bordereau. and the letters of Major
Esterhazy and DIR. Rifus, as well ais d
letter written by Dreyfus since his con-
demnatiOn. The latter, the witness con-
tinued was devoid of resemblance to the
bordereau, of which he was convinced
Major EsterhaZy was the author.
Court was then adjourned. The crowd
made no demonstration and the officers.
including Major Esterhazy and General
Pellieux, left amid silence.