The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-02-15
DID P|CQUkRT LIE 2
He Was Accused by M.
Henry.
CHALLENGED TO A DUEL
HEATED DISCUSSIONS HELD IN
THE LOBEIES.
GUARDS AROUND THE COURT INCREASED
NJ. eertilIon the Handwriting Expert Testified
That Dreyfus Wrote the Bordereau- Zola-
lists Claim Evide' ce Might Result in
Revision of the Dreyfus Case.


crowds and demonstrations to-day ut
the AssiZes court of the Seine. when
the sixth day of the trial of Mn. lola
and PerreuX opened before NJ. Dele
gorgue, the presiding judge. The force
OF Republican guards around the court
was increased to four companies.
1t was announced to-day that Gen
Billot. Minister for War. has instituted
proceedings against VI. Courant, the bar
lister. who. at the close of the proceed
ings in court yesterday was arrested for
shouting down with the commanding
officers"
Col. p;couart who was recalled, said
he believed that General Pellieux. out Of
respect for the Chose Juge lease upon
which Judgment has been passed, other
wise the Dreyfus affair had not thought
it incumbent upon him to order the
Bordereau TO be submitted to expert
examination for the purpose of the Es-
terhaZy inquiry and, the witness added.
Major Ravary unWittingly tool the
same course and founded his judgment
on incomplete n inadequate docu-
mentS.
Replying to the presiding judge. Col.
Picuuart said he received NJ. lie BlOis
fifteen times in his private office; but
the witness denied communicating to
him the secret document containing the
words that scOundrel D'
NJ. Henry. who was recalled, said that
document was on 1le table when Nj.
lie Biois visited Col. Picquart. Gene
raj tionse and Major Lautlt corrobora-
ted the witness and NJ. lie Blois de-
MED having been shown the document.
NJ. Laborie pointed ont contradictions
in NJ. Henry's evidence and Major ftav-
ary's report, whereupon NJ. Henry ad-
yanced eXcitedly upon NJ Laborie. and
shouted: t.~
II will not tolerate your casting sts-
EDic;on upon my evidence a,. a
Colonel PicQ,art protested against NJ.
Henry's language, whereupon the. latter
shouted: l...:s la, 49,! 49,. ,,...
Il aver that Colonel Picquart has lied
in this matter (uproar). ,,<i-.
Colonel PicaHart was then permitted
to address the jury. He said:
You have heard NJ. Henry, Major
I4auth and Major Patty Du Clam bring
abOminable charges against me An the.
steps l took iii this matter haye not
been forgotten. l believed it. WAS eXpe-
! dent to Introduce light and justice into
the. affair, for which | was overwhelmed
With insults. / am the VICTIM Of agoou
faith and l have to pay for the. propriety
of my conduct and fCr my attachment to
the cause / consider just"
After a heated alteration between
the presiding judge and NJ. I4aborie re-
garding some dates, NJ. Henry surpris-
ed the court by affirming that the docu-
ment with the words that S%cOundrel
D. had no connection with Dreyfus,
but belonged to a different lot of papers
and was of no consequence The real
Dreyfus papers, witness added, he had
newer seen. Maitre Demanges, VIII
was ounsel for Dreyfus in the court
martial proceedings said the attitude of
Mr.. Scheurer-Kestner and the denuncia-
ton of Major ESterhaZy by Matthew
Dreyfus had caused him deep emotion.
because he saw in them the possibility
of a revision of the case. He then
explained the law reasons which pre-
vented him ir' m applying for the. re-
hearing, to which the government was
opposed. He said he was actuated by
his feelings and several facts, anon
them that he had learned on reliable au-
thOrFty that one of the members of the
court martial had said that a secret
document had been communicated.
After the sensation had subsidized, an
swering NJ. Laborie. he said that the
member of the court martial and him
StIl Hdc iilOlOS VI iut I)bIttIVdu, WHICH
were taken away at the close of the
trial, and which, probably wene event
ually destroyed after the usual inter
val.
Nj. Jaures. the Socialist Deputy crit
cised the government generally and at
trbuted the secrecy at the ESterhaZy
court martial to the necessity for con
cealing the contradictions in the opin-
ions of the experts, in 1894 and 1897, OF
the Bordereau.
Continuing, NJ. Jaures charged the
general staff with connivance with
Major ESterhazy, adding that the only
object of the court martial seemed to
be to Justify him. NJ. Jaures also re-
preached the Ministers bitterly for moi
facing the jury.
NJ. l.aborie then asked for the produc-
ton of the secret papers and the Bordp-
reau, for the purpose of comparing the
handwriting; but the presiding judge
and the advocate general opposed the
proposition. \ warm discussion follow.
ed and the application was refused after
Il recess had been taken for the consid-
GRAFTON of NJ. LabOrie's written argu
mentS.
NJ. Bertillon. the handwriting expert
testified that Dreyfus wrote the Borde
reau. adding that if he had the incrim-
! inating seized at the resi-
dencc of Dreyfus in 1894, he would
prove it.
! There were the most heated discussions
in the Hobbies to-day, the Zolaists claim
l ing that tO-day's evidence might result
in Il revision Of the Dreyfus case anG
the anti-ZOiaists, OF the contrary. claim
ing that Maitre Demange had not fur
nished any proof in support of NJ. Zola's
5 case.
| In view of the possibility of a demon
/ strat;on, three and a half %squadrons OF
3 cavalry were stationed in the Rue DrOut
the Marie Celestin and the Chatteal
D. Fay barracks.
al RI is reported that Colonel Picuuar1