Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-25
JUDGES WISE AS OWLS.
ThC Consult Together Over The Mysteries Of
he Wonderful New System.
sHRUG THEIR SHOULDERS.
a,n, MARQUIS de GaIiifct summons W.
cdbeiin to Paris-EsterhasJ's Adj
mission to Correspondent strong

mission TO correspondence NhA'
Rsnnss. Aug. 25.-Thc opening Of to-
DAYS session Of Dreyfus' second trial
by clurt.martlai occurred at $50 this
morning without any extraordinary
hgi.nts
Tho clerk OF the court read a medical
certificate. signed by two doctors. de-
elarlug Il was impossible for Du Patty
DO clam to leave his bed to come to
Hsnues and testify.
80 Labor. leading counsel for the de-
!sass. asked the president OF the court.
Col Jouuuat. 70 Instruct two well
known medical men 10 examine Du
paty De clam. but COL Jouauat rc-
fused.
Rowland Strong an English news
paper man. was then called TO the Wit
u,as stand and he dcp0scd 70 the fact
that Mas Count Esterhnzy confessed
10 him that he wrote the famous bor-
dyreau
The next witness was NJ. Colbert. an
expert VI the Bank of France. who can
claim the honor % being the nrat man
i1 France TO have declared IN favor ut
uwyiuH lie reported on examining
tho documents IN the case. that Ester
l4gy.uot prpyfuH. wrote the bordvrcuu.
The witness opened his deposition
with a brief. personal statement, pro-
tsatlng against being characterized nH "a
doubtful expert BY the military
party.
but" he added. In tones Of profound
pity and turning towards Drcyfus, ~
have no right 90 complain ana am
silent when / see before me the un-
fortunate man who sits there
A murmur 81 approval FROM the audi
cnCr ffcctcd these words OF Hympathy
~. Colbert then repeated the evidence
h. had given before the court VI casHu-
ton He gave his testimony In a clear.
convincing manner ana was most cm-
phutlc in uttnbuting the bordcrcau to
EfiorhlEy.
Answering questions Of the Judges. NJ
Colbert declared his conviction that the
bDrlercuu was written In "a running ma
tuuii hand and said there was no trac-
ing ur other trlckcry.
Cen GonHc asked TO be confronted
with ~. Colbert, and put o. number of
questions. over one or two " which the
witness stumbled TO the infinite autlH-
faction ~ the military Witnesses who
smiled and exchanged Joyful glunccs,
BERTILLoN's STAGE PROPERTIES.
a. uyrtIuon. the noted antrophomotcr
Was called lH the next witness. tio
Wur. % dark blue frOek coat and carried
"a hEh hat iu his hand. NJ. Bcriillnu ne
puul"i Permission To bring Ia his din-
grluH and papers. The request was
granted and 81, Bcrtlllon retired for
moment returning at the head uf
Squad composed NJ an infantry sergeant
uui four prlvatoH, all staggering under
w weight ~ Immense leather Hatchels,
butlnf with documents. charts. etc,
HNU. a a On 81
roar 20 laughter echoed through the
court Even the Judges were unable 90
tuppuH "a smile ns they guzcd ON NJ.
iHullon'a stage properties strcWn over
hni ihr platform, a table was brought
~, al,l which the plans he was using
could Doe placed.
The Witness began by saying that
oN} Intelligent men could follow his
explanations. NJ. noTtillpn commenced
NJ deposition at $3.50. 10 occupied the
NhNI' 90 this session aud viii perhaps
''.NIl good part OF tomurrow's scs-
t.'n The court room presented a curl
.Aa atHHr, while ~. Bprtillon, whom the
bfeyiualrda In their most indulgent
lNNN' NIg describe az a dangerous
lahlAc spent the three remaining
i,uia ~ The session In explaining In un-
l1le'lIFlhlc terms his "infalnble system"
botdur1u.
THEORY TOO PROFOUND.
Tho majority Of the public. however.
...e unable TO & mprUhend NJ, Bpr-
MNohs theory had left the court room.
~ ~ Dame Blanche abandoned her
~" lu the meanwhile, NJ Bertillon.
WIN gestures, and IN the shrin pitched
49, @. % qunck az a country fair con-
H-.l NIs munologug, producing every
some fresh paper covered with
..l''iul hleruglyphics. copies OF
.N l- presented 10 the Judges who,
." hN expression OF owl-llke wisdom.
.lNNt examined them. their heads
H. .L'l together, their eyes gazing on
l.lH wide strips OF paper while NJ.
lU'11 leaned over their table try
81 .Arlaln his myHtlfylng diagrams.
f".u We're afterwards passed 10 MN,
'"nIl ana btmnnge who, however.
IVY did not derive much profit
IRON their perusnl.
a GEoMETRICAL RHYTHM.
,,Hyfus gazed at the scene with
.u.N Nl aiupyNlCutiun. The clenrest Mt
'l.he' NJ NJ. Bertllon during the
.I MS Demonstration was that
"'NlWrlllng ~ the bordcreau
sH "a feometricul rythm OF which
uncovered the equation In the prison
hloiting puper'
Wllnesa finally announced that
"Nall give q practical demonstrn-
aI',- 3t lhe writing OF the bordereau,
h.s,.lUt TO MS system. Then he
w ally cleared the desk attached
NH witness bar. drew his chair
"Nl.H deposited his high hnt ON tho
WDI ana sitting down, began oopylnr
E, Nlllgreau The audience watched
ing" gent over the desk buslly draw
wn e'l.rs the Judges gazing at him.
MI '' g, ~ NE end N ten minutes the PEG.
'.! lhe judges heomne restlegsly Inn
n.'nl ana Col Iouuust remarked
WrL was not necissary 10 copy the
would suffice. '"''
&C. ,eM minutes laterM. Bertiilon rose.
~ 20 the judges table and laid be-
'uT, them his copy
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