The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-25


and many of the audience left the court
Suddenly the wondering attention of
those remaining in the hall was rivefed
by the cryptographic remark enunciated
by MI Bertillon, IN loud tones:
I'VE clearly have before US a fabri-
| Gated document. The one word always
rests upon the other with divergence
of 125 millimetres and 2.25 millimeters.
This Is phenomenon which is un-
| NJ. Labori watched the specialist for a
| few moments and then returned to his
seat, holding up both hands and exciaim-
I'll lis most extraordinary
| NJ. Bertilon continued his explanations
and caused such a whirl in the brains of
| his hearers that Colonel Jouaust finally
I'VE must have few minutes rest
| When the session OF the court was re-
sumed, NJ BertilIen made further demon
stration He compared words Of the bor-
dereau with words in the documents of
comparison. Leaning on the Judges
bench he placed the entire bordeau over
a, graphic canvas and proceeded to show
that by doing 50 Dreyfus succeeded in
formulating the principal rules which
served to guide him In making his join
possessing key. to these rules could
learn to replace the entire bordereau
The witness, continuing. proceeded to
demonstrate the practfcability of this
When persons are accused, he said
At is not sufficient to meet the charge
! with denials, but It Is necessary to prove
charged with. This case the handwriting
was disguised There is, therefore, pre-
sumptive proof that the prisoner is
guilty.
After this M Bertillon pointed out that
five questions in the sbordereau were trac-
ed IN the same manner and added
7 I :. had reached this point in my ex-
Cherche Midi Prison by Major D'Ormes-
cheville. The Major explained that he
wished my personal opinion on crypto-
graphic methods Sympathetic inks, etc.1
which might help the family of Dreyfus
in corresponding with him. The request
was partly due to the fact that number
of letters addressed to the prisoner by his
family had been received.
During the course of the interview,
Major DOrrnescheville produced one of
these letters. I had hardly cast my eyes
on it when I was ssstounded to notice the
same kind of a negative 'O' with which
! had been so struck II was in letter
from Madame Wreyfus."
The specialist then pointed out how ne
found out the same peculiarities Of DTey-
fuss handwriting In the letters of other
give a long and perfectly unintelligible
exposition designed to demonstrate that
this proved the guilt of the prisoner. The
audience quite IN the dark regarding the
meaning of the technicalities. punctuated
the queer expressions of the authropo-
noter with peals Of laughter. The mem
hard to understand while Dreyfus ap-
peared fatigued but endeayored to fallow
the arguments.
my theory" continued the witness,
was in 1894, considered by the Ministry
of War TO be favorable to the prisoner.
Ii the defence accepted It, they said the
to be Recommended, and 50. here the
witness raise his voice and struck the
table with his fist when the word Grille
perforated card used for cyphers,) was
prisontrs face contracted. When I spoke
of the fabrication of the bordereau he
exclaimed:--
OH the wretch He saw me write
them
Il did rot hear the remark, but when
1t was REPEATED to me it was revelation.
would have delighted instead of freight
Dreyfus listened mpassibly to this
III eaudience again animated when NJ
Beftillon announced he would give
practical demonstration Of how the bor-
dereau was fabricated by means of
keyword. The witness seated at table.
began to copy the bordereau on sheet
Of paper similar II character 70 the
hour Colonel Jouaust suggested that it
was not l7ecessar yto furnish the demon
stration and NJ. Bertillon rose and Show
ed the Judges the result of his labor, re-
II was in a bad position
The audience concluded from this re-
mark that the experiment had not suc-
faces seemed to bear out this opinion
The court adjourned for the day at
Has A. M
Al the close of the proceedings quite a
crowd of people surrounded NJ. Labori,
anxious to know his opinion Of M. Bor-
tillon's imitation bordereau. The lawyer
answered that, so far as he could Judge
BY hurled glance, it certainly had a re-
semblanoe to the originaLbut by no means
any identity with the document.
.sRllt that is ALL" he added. IN. Ber-
tiI,on only did what dozens could do. 1t
only proves he is a clever forger. That
is ALL
M. Labori today summoned ten new
witnesses for the defence.