Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-19

itials, 1t should be borne in mind, repre-
sent Colonel Schwartzkoppen, formerly
German military attache at Paris, and Ma
Jor PaniZzardi, the former military attache
OF Italy at the French capital"
AT this juncture the colonel said 1t would
facilitate his explanations If he were per-
mitted TO see the secret dossier. adding:
L have already had 1t in my hands. but
Tear my memory may fail me on some
points"
What you ask" replied the president Of
the court-martial, lis impossible. The
ministers orders are absolute. The secret
dossier can only be examined under GER
tain conditions"
i regret it." answered Picquart, but
VIII try to refresh my memory"
The witness next explained why Major
Du Patty de CLAIMS translation of the
d Avignon document, which has been class
ed as idiotic, was open to doubt, and why
the document, If it had any meaning what
ever, was as applicable TO Esterhazy as
10 Dreyfus.
Regarding the correspondence of the mil
itary attaches. the witness demonstrated
the insigniticance of the information asked
tor While Patty de Clam regarded the cor
fespondence as convincing and as clearly
indicating an officer of the second bureau
flcquart maintained that the terms of the
correspondence indicated that the writer
intended 10 ask friend and not a spy
Tor the information desired Many head
quarters officers, he pointed out, were on
cordial and absolutely legitimate terms
with the foreign military attaches.
Colonel Picquart then took up the "Cette
.i 1ahail.e oe D document. He called
~ the at, autehtion of the court to the fact that
III h,r
Hanizzardi, and not vice versa as long he
neNed. After giving his reasons for he
neFihS Oreyfus was not the person re-
ad aer[ea req, 10 IN that document, Picquart show
GU HoW faty de Clam endeavored to ascrihe
the authorship of the document 10 Paniz-
Zardi, with the view of establishing a cor
necton which, in reality, did not exist, he
49,. tlie various documents in the indict-
nient zen against Dreyfus.
Inc document referring to tba Er,,ob
SsSn SSsSSats Journey to Switzerland, in which
sSSnWartzkoppen is said to have been in
formed was only slightly commenteJ i,non
portance TO it. The minute detail with
%lich the colonel dealt with the evidence
dme+fae re Gflearnsss S of his language and his de-
uuctiohs, mad great effect upon the audi
80, anu elclted general admiration The
former chief of the intelligence depart
,n,tt Soneiuaed MS examination of the first
pordion OF the secret dosSier by saving.
May be allowed to express deem re-
s1et at Ihe absence of Major Du Patty de
la lam! 1t seems to me indispensable that
tiiis oHcer, who wrote the commentaries
on tne secret dossier, should be summoned
70 give evidence here. He would give ms
ms ~ "reminiscences and l would help him.
But" added Picquart, "since I am deal
ing with this question of the Commentaries
OH! OF Major Du Patty de Clam, permit me to
point out TO you. gentlemen, that this docu-
ment was not the property of anv partic-
uiar minister. 1t was classified as belnnping
20 20 me !. intelligence department, and, as you
sferIa I a f%rmeq ansesr paTt & OF well defined dos
OF the drawers of my desk and which was
apstracted from it, This commentary
mspe nmepefoTe 9tiob is upon secret dossier docu-
my department: tSensation)
Continuing the witness said: Mention
was vi s made YESTERDAY of the disappearance
turning to the second portion of the dos
sler, Picquart described a number of docu-
nents IN II as forgeries, and said the police
serious against Dreyfus He explained thai
they embodied the theme mostly utilized by
police spies in order to dupe the intelli-
gence department and asserted that their
information was mostly worthless, en-
proidered or false, or prepared in order to
make interesting reading
In the inquiry made by NJ. Quennay de
Baurepaire former president of the civil
section OF the court of cassation), contin-
ued Picquart, you have an excellent ex-
ample OF the sort of people who can pre-
amounts absolutely to nothing.
YOU cannot imagine, gentlemen, what
people IN order to get money, If only a
modest 2o-franc piece. have brought to the
intelligence department in the shane of So
called information, which Investigation
has proved to be worthless
Dreyfus displayed the keenest interest in
Picquart's protracted analysis of the dos
sler, to which the whole audience listened
with profound attention. The members of
me court-martial and the former ministers
ff,tA Nc -
latter. Generals Billot and Zurlinden We're
In full uniform. General Mercier was at
tired in civilian clothes. Near them sat
M. Bertullus the examining magistrate.
who gave such strong testimony for Drey-
fus yesterday. Mime. Henry, widow of
Lieutenant Colonel Henry, who yesterday
taxed NJ Bertullus with being a Judas,
was not present.
Concluding his explanation of the secret
dossier. Colonel Picquart explained how
he had acquired the conviction that the
bordereau was written by Esterhazy, and
how he ascertained that the anti-Dreyfus
proofs were worthless. He began by de-
failing how he first learned of the ex-
fstence of Esterhazy, and his efforts to dis
cover something about him.
The witness earnestly asserted that the
first occasion on which he saw EsterhaZy's $
name was when he read the address of the
Petit Bleu. He said he was not acquaint-
ed with Esterhazy and never had Ester
hazy watched.
Previous to this, the utmost efforts had
show Picquart knew ESterhazy before the
discovery of the Petit Bleu.
The colonel emphasized this point. with
centafn newspapers had travestied the
facts. and he created mild sensation by
adding:
''I shall have occasion to point out other
and similar examples
The witness then rebutted the charge
against him of unnecessarily delaying the
prosecution of Esterhazy He said his OBJ
1ect was to avoid arousing suspicion in re-
gard to an officer who. perhaps, was entire
ly innocent.
What mistake" he added. would
have been averted in 1894 had thev acted
in the same way in regard to Dreyfus!
This remark caused murmurs Of approval
IN court.
What the witness gathered about Ester.
hays character, he continued created the
worst impression upon him. but he learned
of espionage. Therefore he did not mention
his suspicion. An agent, however, was or
dered to watch Esterhazy, who had COM
pletely compromised himself through his
relations with an English company, of
which he had agreed to become a director
That should not be permitted in the case
Moreover, EsterhaZy gambled. led a life
OF debauchery and lived with Mile. Pays"
Turning TO the leakage at headquarters
Major Lauth with the spy. Richard Cuers.
at Basle. showing how the spy promised
information about the leakage, and how
he, Picquart. was induced to allow Lieuten-
ant Colonel Henry to accompany Major
Lauth to Basle
Picquart also described the vague replies
Esterhazy before his departure and the ful u
tility of the visit to Basic because OF
cuers, refusal, when he saw Henry. to i'm
part the promised information. This Incl
er. instead of trying to make Cuers speak
Henry, and Lauth had not done everything
al