The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-02-12
PICQUARTS STORY TOLD.
If 1T rs TRUE, ESrERHAzT, NOT
DREYFUS, Is GUILT.


Ing the IncuipstinE ''Bordereau' on Eater
haHy when Hiis Supporters STOPPED Hin.
Special Gable De.patche, to TIE sux.
PARIS, Feb. ILL the testimony given by
Col. Picquart in the Assize Court to-day is to be
believed. M. Zola's terrible charges against on.
GERS OF the French Army In his famous "I ac-
cuse " document are completely justified. Col.
Picauart, whose discovery Of q compromising
telegram addressed 10 Count Esterhazy first led
him to suspect the %latter's guilt, told q plain.
straightforward story to-day Of his Investigation
into the Esterhasy case. which was made with
the approval OF the highest officials Of the War
Department, until evidence was found connect
ing the suspected officer with the crime for
which Dreyfus was condemned.
It is impossible to estimate accurately the
effect Of Col. Picquart's testimony on public
opinion in France, but popular prejudice is too
strong for any radical change Of attitude. Every
resource Of oficialdom will be used to controvert
the important evidence given to-day.
Tho fifth days session Of the trial began
without particular incident. An hour was
occupied after the opening of the court
with some unimportant evidence by Ten.
Pellieux. In the meantime Col. Picquart, who
was waiting in tho corridor to DO called to
the witness stand. created an enormous sensa-
ton by declaring that he had decided to disclose
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the compromising telegram addressed to Count
EsterhaZy.
Then there followed several genuinely French
incidents. When Col. ficquart was confronted
with several previous witnesses whose testf-