The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-02-18
THE GUILT OF DREYFUS
Again Forcibly Asserted by General
Pellieux in Zola's Trial. i.
ALLEGED ADDITIONAL EVIDENCE
Meantime ZoIa's Counsel Is Intro.
ductng Witnesses W no Declare That
Esterhnzy Wrote the Famous Letter
For which Dreyfus Suffers.

OuctnR NIEDessos " no DecIaFo II nat
Esterhnzv Wrote the Famous Letter
For which Dreyfus Suffers.
Paris, Feb. 1S.-The usual crowds as
sembled at the assizes court of the
Seine yesterday, the tenth day of the
trial of Emile Zola and M. Perreux,
manager of The Aurore, for rejecting
upon the conduct Of the Esterhazy court
martial.
NJ. Clemenceau, counsel for The Au-
rore, asked the court to order the min
istry Of war to produce the original
bcrdereau which figured i'm the Drey-
frs trial, but the presiding judge re-
piled that it was impossible.
Counsel for the defense then examined
M. Moriaud, the stenographer and the
latter confirmed the statements that
Major Esterhazy was the writer of the
bordereau. The witness added that
Major Esterhazy also wrote the word
"Uhan" in the letter addressed to Nine.
De Boulancey.
Experts Couard and Varinard de-
clined to express an opinion on the let
ter, or the ground that they had not
examined it as experts.
General Pellieux testified that he
caused the seizure of the letters against
Senior Scheurer Kestner, of which Ma
jor Esterhazy denied the authorship,
and which experts declared were for
geries. adding that the report of the
experts and the letters themselves were
in the hands Of Magistrate Bertulus.
The defense then expressed a desire
to see the originals, and the presiding
Judge replied that the request would be
sent to the government.
Professor Giry. of the record office,
affirmed that the writings of Major
Esterh-zy and of the bordereau bore
a striking semblance.
Colonel Picquart, who was recalled
with reference to a statement made by
General Pelieux declared that Major
EsterhaZy could easily have acquired
the information contained in the bor-
dereau. The general had maintained
that only an artilleryman could have
known the facts referred to.
General Gonse. who was also recalled
maintained the contrary.
during suc course Of the proceedings
General Pelieux interviewed. He said:
"If you insist upon the whole truth you
shall have it,"
Continuing, the general declared that
a long time after the condemnation of
Dreyfus the minister for war acquired
new proof previously unknown, of his
guilt. This proof, the general added,
was in note reading: "Never say you
have had relations with this jew"
General Pellieux called General Bois-
deirrs as witness Of lTe above state
ment, but Boisdeffre was not present
and the court adjourned.
The revelation made by General Pei
lieux caused the greatest sensation
among the military men, who expressed
regret at the fact that the general
should be forced by attacks on the
army to reveal matter which should be
kept secret"
During Professor Giry's evidence M.
Zola interposed, declaring that 40 very
eminent personages held the same opin-
ions as the professor, adding: I'VE did
not call all Of them. because we did not
wish to abuse the time of the court and
jury
DR.. Hericourt testified that the pnysi-
oiogical rnaracter1stics showed the bor-
dereau to be in Major Esterhazy' hand
writing, and, he added, Colonel Pic
quart was prepared to prove that Ma
jor Esterhazy could have known the
contents Of the bordereau, provided his
1.-THE colonel's) evidence could be heard
behind closed doors.