Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-28

of any kind received advice that made
them strong, useful women again.
tilOn's evidence might be summarized
! in a sentence: The bordereau was
doctored and the document fabricated
| by means of secret writing, or writing
with the key word interest, found on
the blotting pad letter. attributed to
Matthew Dreyfus."
The SYSTEM" continued the captain.
| was evidently devised to offer the
| prisoner two means Of escape. Either
| he would deny being the author Of the
| bordereau by pointing to the difference
Of the handwriting or he would con-
tend it was plot. by showing the doc
/, uments We're traced over his writings.
However complicated the ingenuity
of the human mind might appear.
/ continued the witness. Il propose to
show. first. that the document was fab
! rcated: second, that it was fabricated
| by means of the key word interest ::
| third, that documents written by the
| prisoner in the war Office contained
words written by means of the same
key; fourth. that the forgery was in
tended to enable the prisoner to plead
there was a plot against him; fifth,
that the prisoner alone could be the
writer"
The captain then attempted to prove
his hypothesis. traVersing practically
the same ground as already labOrious-
ly covered by NJ. Bertillou. during the
course Of which he pointed to what he
alleged Were conclusive proofs Of the
value of NJ Bertinnn's system.
The witness declared that as he
wished to remain on scientific ground.
he would not attempt to define the mo-
tives actuating the writer Of the Dor
dereau. bat he was perfectly convinced
it could only have been Dreyfus.
Fsterhazy has declared himself to be
the writer. but that could not be
true because il has been proven the
bordtrcau was forged.
/ In conclusion Capt. Valerie declared
that court now had in its possession
material proof Of the prisoners guilt
| tSrnsationD When DreyfCs was asked
I the usual question the prisoner pointed
I ont that the evidence Of the captain
/ was only a repetition of Il. Bertillon's s.
/ and that. consequently, his reply To the
I latter applied equally to VALERIE.
4 reference having been made to doc
/ tored words in minutes written by him
I at the war Office. Dreyfus pointed out
I that these minutes We're written in the
presence Of witnesses. He also dwclt
upon the fact that he had already ac-
l.t,,,,.1n,I.rnd tbn commences of the
.hlotting mad leuer. which he re-
affirmed adding that the hypothesis
| that H. doctored the bordcrcau in or
der 10 have means of defence fell to
~, ,,,1,1 ;+.,lIf si,,,, IL bad never
a+ta,n,,t.d ~ turn tha system to use.
tS.nsation.
"AlI NJ. Hcrtillon'S measures are
r,lea. aj1 ,,.ithout cycoption" rXclaim-
/ .b,,,.,,,1,- aroidst
eu I"c Ni'i'N9F'
/ excitement.
Maj. Carriere asked the court to con-
I font CO. Maurel ana treystael'cr.
N fr"ESl"'loI' II, ol'.aN. NIX t, ,.,a
st Tilt and in air If energy he created a
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Whltc, although rs "iI's =
age. fie uefos'"' 1T
WI Juose - ~ eo'Ii ,.i',li - r,,i ~
was ana 70 the evidence of experts and
col. Henry and Col. Du Patty de Clam.
| should say it was strengthened by the
reading of the documents which We're
communicated to us. the judges. in
nrivate room Great sensation)
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known aS ne ce'le o"ii"'i'e w
document, thiru' d ie''ei'
siioM III III ~ rr,,,,i,,ss ~ tta
.catta canail1e de D document. and
which was called the d'Avignon letter