New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-17

~ the facility with which Attache "A q 90 not
nent,on his name as the Minister has forbid
den IT'D allowed compromising letters 10 "e
around I read one such letter. when was very
compromising TO a person whose name can
not mention Why, therefore, should not the
bordereau go astray?'
FOREIGN ATTACHES WORKED TOGEIhhH
The General insisted upon the truth or the
statement that Military Attaches "A ana d.
under which letters he referred 10 Coiohei
Schwarzkoppen Of the German Embassy a'
Paris and Major Panizzardi OF the Italian Ell
bassy at the French capital. at the time "orAeu
together almost daily. and he quoted passage
from, a letter exchanged between them as foi-
lows: IN, Hanotaux. the sly fellow. Is giad az
the Embassy denying. The Embassy must deny
In the same document declared General Roget
was n name written twice, and the name ne as
serted was that Of Dreyfus. The name OF Ester
hazy he added, was not found In any OF the
documents none OF which could De ascripeu
10 him. with the exception OF the petit oieu'
(which Colonel Picquart discovered IN such oil
extraordinary manner"
The witness said he then felt great uneasiness
in regard to the document containing the woros
"Cette canaille de D..
A certain military attache, said the General
later on In his testimony, iiAoii''"
sandherr that there was some one who imitat-
ed his handwriting perfectly. The name Oh Du-
bos the witness further said. was found In the
correspondence of the military attaches Du-
bois." the General explained, was an uhior
tunate" who vainly tried to sell the secret Vi
tho smokeless powder used in the French Army.
"If" said General Roget. mo other person can
he found to whom the initial ID can apply TO
rI,,op tc no
mark the witness faced about and looked hxedly
at the prisoner. who however, merely shiusseu
his shoulders.
THE WITNESS BREAKS INTO TEARS
Now" continued the General, the expiaha-
tons furnished on this point by NJ IrarieuX' e*-
Minister of Justice, troubled me somewhat put
7 do not insist" Here General Roget paused
the excitement under which he was laoorihg De-
ing almost uncomfortable. In THICK choKihs
voice he continued. And yet, in the presence
of disInterested testimony like mine you VIII
not allow preference to be shown to the evidence
Of persons who have benefited by treason.
At this point the General broke down, and
tears streamed down his cheeks. Resuming MS
testimony, he set to work in the effort 70 prove
the guilt OF Dreyfus He declared there were
traces of treason In every paragraph or the
bordereau and that Dreyfus alone, not Ester
hazy could be acquainted with the plans II con-
tanned He criticised the deposition OF MAJOR
Hartmann. of the 22d Artillery. in regard to
this point.
The witness then traversed the old ground,
trying to prove that Dreyfus alone was aware
Of the secrets of the new artillery guns OF
the plans for the concentration OF troops ana
NJ the contents of the firing manual. He then
RI Ia
recourse to fraudulent methods, with the In
tent Of discriminating some one other than Drey-
fus. and declared that Picquart spent 100000
francs with the object Of organizing cam
paign Of surveillance OF IAN unfortunate officer
Ger who was guiltess." This 100000 francs. he
added. was a reserve accumulated BY Colonel
sandherr by strict economy from the funds at
the disposal of the War Office. This reserve had
entirely disappeared. In response to gestures Of
contradiction from NJ Demange, General Roget
admitted that the figures quoted were perhaps
exaggerated.
The witness next accused Colonel Picquart
Of suppressing documents tending to compromise
Dreyfus.
DREYFUs DESCRIBES HIS FEELINGS.
As the General evidently greatly fatigued
Colonel Jouaust suggested that ne continue MS
testimony tomorrow. Inc Colohei '"ei' "
dressed the prisoner asking him II he had any
thing TO say in reply to General Roget. Dreyfus
replied:
mo Colonel 1t Is frghtful that day after
day. for hours I should thus have my heart
my soul and my very bowels torn without De-
ing permitted to reply 1t is terrible torture
TO impose upon an innocent and loyal soldier IL
Is a frghtful thing! Frightfu! Frightful!
This outburst caused great sensation Inc
audience. profoundly stirred. began to applaud.
but the applause was quickly suppressed.
Colonel Jouaust pointed out TO Dreyfus that
| he had been given opportunity to speak at
the end of every deposition, and that the court
would continue to give the opportunity.
The court then adjourned AS the prisoner
passed out in front Of the seats assigned to the
representatives of the press his face was pale
but animated. He seemed to be in a state OF
great nervous excitement and in a furious tenn
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