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stitute proof in favor of Dreyfus. Yet to-
day it is made proof against him.
Continuing, counsel said: since the
witness admits Esterhazy has written by
the same mathematical methods as Drey-
fus. why has ne attributed the bordereau
to Dreyfus rather than to Esterha2y?"
Bertilon--it was on Dreyfus that the
key word Interest was found and rs
terhazy might have had access 10 this
word
Labori-Does NJ Bertillon admit that
Esterhazy is traitor?
Colonel Jouaust refused to put the
question to the witness. tSensation)
After short incidental discussion OF
the Weyl forgery, which, it was believed,
was perpetrated by order OF project Of
police, Colonel Jouaust asked the prisoner
II he had anything 10 say IN reply to the
witness, and the attention of ali present
was Immediately riveted on Dreyfus, VINO
explained how the exclamation, 'Oh, the
wretch" escaped his lips yesterday.
IN. Bertillon," the prisoner said, was
constantly turning to me while testifying
and calling me the guilty man. | retorted
wretch to him. Those are the clrcuin-
stances under which / uttered the word.
have nothing to reply to the deposition
of the witness. but there is one thing OF
which ! am absolutely sure, and that IS
that am not the author of the bordereau
After a brief adjournment the govern
ment commissary, Major Carriere, called
upon Captain Valerie, of the artillery, 10
explain NJ. Bertillon's system and to give
an opinion on the subject.
The captain said he thought that Ber-
tillon's evidence might be summarized IN
a sentence: THE bordereau was doctored
and the document fabricated by means OF
sec,e1 writing, or written with a key, the
keyword interest" being found on the
blotting pad letter attributed to Matthew
Dreyfus."
Captain Valerie then attempted to prove
his assertion, traverstng exactly the same
ground as already laboriously covered by
NJ Bertillon In conclusion. Valerie de-
clared the court now had III its possession
material proof of the prisoners guilt.
Dreyfus was asked the usual question
and replied: "All NJ Bertilon's measures
are false. All. without exception.
Major Carriere asked the court to CON
front Colonel Maurel and Captain grey
slater.
nudge of the court martial of 1894, My
belief In the prisoners guilt was due TO
the evidence OF experts and Colonel Henry
and Colonel Du Patty de Clam. shouia
say 1t was strengthened by the reading OF
documents which were communicated 10
us in a private document The secret dos
sler contained: First, biographical dos
sler imputing to Dreyfus acts of treason
committed at the polytechnic school at
Bourges at the military college and while
on the headquarters stan. Second, the
document known MS the 'Cette canaille de
D. document. Third, letter which,
by showing the resemblance OF the hand
writing, proved the genuineness of the
which was called the 'd'Avignon letter.
ICries of "Ohrl Fourth, telegram
from foreign military attache very dis
tinctly asservating the prisoners guilt"
great sensation and lively interrupt
tons followed this statement.
This telegram, II remember rightly
continued the witness. was in the fol-
lowing terms: 'Dreyfus Is arrested. Ennis
sary warmed" [Renewed cries of oh
Oh!"1
At this juncture General Mercler and
Colonel Maurel jumped up simultaneously
and asked for permission to speak. Their
action caused intense excitement, which
became breathless as Colonel Maure
stood up and both the lAner judges con-
fronted each other with almost defiant
looks.
Colonel Maurel: II have only word
to say. The other day Maitre Labori
drew me from the ground OF argument to
the ground OF secret deliberations. tula
him I had only read n single document
These were-ehe words: 4 only read one
document did not say only one docu-
nent had been read. LSensationl did
not go any further than that and did not
wish TO violate the secrets OF the judges
elaboration"
Continuing, Colonel Maurel said: I'm
reply to questions OF counsel for the de-
Tense who would have made me say more
than wished. | declared that | had only
read one of the documents. After read.
Ing that document handed the dossier To
the clerk. saying ! am tired
This caused sensation and nterr,ntiors
almost developing Into uproariousness.
which caused Colonel Jouaust TO order the
gendarmes to maintain silence.
Colonel Maurel us he smoke was greatly
excited and trembled. The fingers ~ his
right hand opened and closed neryously,
and With his left hand he kept up a tattoo,
Captain Freystatter calmly gazed al his
former colonel and did mot move q muscle
N Laeori asked where Colonel Maural
connfmeu the explanations az Captain