New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-12
A GOOD WITNESS FOR ZOLA.
COLONEL PICQUARTS TESTIMONY IN
THE FIFTH SESSION OF THE TRIAL
ADMISSIONS DAMAGING TO SUPERIOR OFFICERS
HINT OF FuRTHER scANDAL,-HIGH MILL
TARY OFFICIALS ANNOYED AT THE
EFFECT OF THE TESTIMONY.

HINT OF FURTHER SCANDAL--HIGH MILL
TARY OFFICIALS ANNOYED AT THE
EFFECT OF THE TESTIMONY
Paris Feb. 11-There were the usual crowds
about the Assizes Court Of the Seine when the
9th day OF the trial OF MN. Zoa and Perdeux
hegan NJ. Zola and Colonel PicQuart were
greeted with hostile cries on their arrival The
SQUIRT was ;hronged. and the proceedings opened
With the recall OF General Pellieux. There are
still sixty witnesses TO be examined. and there
fore the case will continue most Of next week
General Pellieux testified that General Saus-
s!er the former Military Governor Of Paris. de-
sired public trial tor Major Esterhazy. but
General Billot. the Minister OF War. ordered the
trial 10 be secret Nevertheless. the witness
added the court martial refused to keep the
.jre proceedings secret therefore it was imposs!-
hle 10 contend that Major Esterhazy was ac-
omitted by order of the authorities.
General Peleux also said: If the members OF
che court-mart!al who spilled their blood on
hattleaelds while others were no one knows
whore prolonged uproar). had been heard
bere they would have Indignantly repudated
the accllset tions against them. !. their chief VIII
bs their mouthpiece. and I affirm that the court
martial was regular" Referring 10 the papers
Axsnoiped Al the War Office by unauthorized
persons the General said that they referred TO
cs-r,er-pigeons and not 10 Dreyfus
The Dreyfus papers addec General Pellieu1'
we're sealed after his conviction in 1894 and
were not opened until quite recently. when the
witness opened them in order to re-eXan1ine the
,r-,,,rg ~ the bordereau. The papers had since
been sealed up. and had not been opened
sr.,n The General also said that he desired to
-. a-,,rbaticallv the statement Of NJ. lie Blois
h. NM Ta Rlois and Henry held two hours
..-.,ca with the witness IN private room
when General Pellieux left the stand NJ
~, o~osa and exclaimed There are several
novs ~ serving France You, General, made
,onr canpaigns. but shall bequeath to pos
.e~,,v the name Of Emile Zola and posterity
will be my judge
COLONEL P1CQTART ON THE STAND
Colonel Picouart was then called, and mar
-ated how he had acquired fragments Of tele-
sraphic card in 1896. and concluded therefrom
that Major Esterhazy was corresponding Win
susplcious characters. His chief ordered MIN 10
continue his Investigations. and he procured
some Of Major Esterhazys handwriting. which,
coropared with certain documents. led TO the
conclusion that Major Esterhezy was improp-
erly using official papers
Colonel Picquart further remarked: Il was
struck with the resemblance Of Major Ester
hazv's handwriting to that Of the bordereau,
and | submitted photographs 10 NJ. Bertiilon
and Major Patty de Clam. NJ. Bertllon declared
that it was exactly the same as that Of the
bordereau, adding
The Jews would do anything in the world
70 procure that writing Major Paty de Clam
said that il was the handwriting of Dreyfus'
The witness said he knew superior officer,
whose name was mighty. mentioned as furnish
ing documents 10 a foreign Power. He did not
wish 10 disclose further secrets while he was
still Investigating.
The newspapers began an agitation" he
continued. and interpretations began in the
Chamber. adding TO my difficulties. Then was
sent to Tunis. where all letters reached me
opened. When I was summoned back from
Tunis. TO attend the Esterhazy inquiry Cen
eral Pellieux treated the real defendant.
refusing listen 10 my charges against Major
EsterhaZy."
Colonel Picquart pointed out that while the
anti Dreyfus newspapers published fac SMILES
OF the bordereau. they did not publish a fac
smile Of the letter written by Dreyfus at Major
Patty de CLAIMS dctation. as 1t would have
been too embarrassing" the witness implying
that comparison would have tended 10 show
that Dreyfus not the author Of the bor-
dereau.
STATEMENT BY PELLIEUX DENIED.
44-c "ltNtSS SHlpHdI,~dIIy uti4lcu ptHci oi NA-
heux's statement of yesterday that he had
divuged espionage affair TO outsiders He
candldly admitted sending an agent Major
Esterhazy's apartments. but he pointed out that
al the time Major Esterhazy's fat adver
tised 70 let, and his agent had brought him only
an unimpOrtant letter. which. however, served
10 compare the handwriting. The agent report
ed that a number of letters had been burned IN
fireplace. Colonel Picquart added that he
communicated his suspicious Of the guilt of
Major Esterhazy to his chiefs. who never said
they had additional evidence Of the guilt Of
Dreyfus beyond what he himself knew
The witness concluded by stating that the
htrigues Of the officials Of which he had been
the victim had been aimed 10 prevent him
from demonstrating the guilt Of Major Ester
hazy.
". Labor then questioned Colonel Picquart re-
said:
Il knew Of the existence Of the secret docu-
nlent' but saw il only when General Pellieux
showed Il % me-
The witness could not give any further par
uculars on account Of professional secrecy"
The Colonel asked by NJ. Labor II he had
seen the ORIGINAL bordereau and the witness ad-
nh'ted that he had but SAID he was chleny ac-
qual1tec with the Photographic reproductions
circulating at the War Minlstry lie also 40
nitted having seen .he document in which fig
uFed the phrase, This rascal D., which has
been so much talked about in the French press.
WORDS BETWEEN PELLIEUX AND LABoRI.
General Pellieux was recalled. and again de-
nounced Colonel Picquart for searching Major
Esierhazy's rooms. whereupon NJ. Labor quick
y retorted
But you yourself had Colonel Poquart's
rooms searched"
This sally was greeted with loud applause
and when quiet was restored a heated alteNa-
ton occurred between NJ Labor and GeneTaI
Pellieux, the latter affirming that Mathieu