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nothing from him since this notification
was sent.
AT the request of M. Demange It was
decided to notify Patty de Clam that the
court martial was ready to hear his
deposition.
There was further thrill of curiosity
when General de Boisdeffre, former chief
of the General Staff of the French Army,
advanced to the witness box and took
the customary oath to tell the truth The
General remarked that in view Of the ex-
haustive evidence already given he would
try to be brief
He hurriedly reviewed the leakage in
| the Ministry of War, the discovery OF
the bordereau, the arrest and trial OF
Dreyfus and the latter's alleged confess
sions, before the ceremony Of degradation,
4 to Captain Lebrun-R -Renault. Witness said
he believed the confessions We're genuine.
! He next referred to Colonel Picquart' 5
appearance in the Intelligence Depart
ment. although witness hesitated 10 ap-
| point him because he thought Picquart
/ too self-confdent and not sufficiently
| deferential towards his Chiefs.
aIt has been said" continued General
de Boisdeffre,' that a secret package
! of papers was shown the Judges OF the
| court martial of 1894. I positively assert,
| 4ba+ SO far as i am concerned, never
| ordered Colonel Picquart to convey any
onva1ona ia Colonel Maurel ! may add
that Colonel Picquart never doubted the
s,uilt Of Dreyfus and never even express
! ed doubts of his guilt when he took over
the duties of Chief of the Intelligence
! 1,a,,artment The first instruction / gave
/ hi,, sruera to follow up the Dreyfus affair.
a,a 4 i well known what was the re-
snlts of these Instructions
The General next described the inter-
view between himself and Colonel Pic
\ a,art when the latter first mentioned
Fsterhazv. without. however. connecting
him with the Dreyflis affair. Witness
diseredited Colonel Picquartss stateiaeiil
that the latter asked him not to menlloh
| the investigation to General Gonse'
General Gonse," said BoisdetTre as d
friand Of thirty years standing nave
| always had the greatest coilhuen9s =
him and should eertaihls no. a,,,, in
tertained a request to leaVe ii.l'i
/ ignorance of what was oeeuriins
General de Boisdeilfe' ~Aoss -, -, =
was attentively followed eslssc.,'ss -
members of the court MAJ 'i11i' -..f+h
/ lated the incidents OF hA7 ans,ss ~ sae
/ Picquart how he sent tue .,,1l
/ General Gonse and General N1o'.9s .-.z,.,-s !
/ sequent letter to the wleltess -
/ continuance OF the 'ilveSAAz sfsair
! ing Esterhazy, but aao'hs sAtl. T,.a,-f,,s
must not be ml1eo u9 -s-+az Il trv-
/ affair. Colonel lc'ufA'. ,apleeting
| ing to hurry natleis az. -. 1,roaosaa to
/ his other dutleSs eHS .,ot in
! the Minister OF q Tonlx;ng but
disgrace, on a nlssion - g,aral assert
the Minister 9. w. -;.sa yor him.
| ed found anoleSi i,,'as- 1s..,l added went
Everything, the -, n scbaurer-
| quierly for YEA -. presidents of
9Sestner tone OF tiie s-s4.r,,snas This
| the Senate at tnat linz z.s,,nsiation of
was followed py sA's -s,,s and the
Esterhazy by MsttiisN - s.1seol,irgs
enquiry into fslsltieNs ..,d ~ was
"At that time tAs - I,ra,,fns and
convinced OF the sun ~ today as
| this conviction IS q
ever" tSensatlen-} ,.,,,a crime .,
Il regarded as an ai'.po'lla.t',5 ,deavor-
continued the General = 49, 80, oe straw
ed to substitute LOT hlin 2 i1's-'' 80 bean
| However disreputaDle ne i-'s-s 80, 4 anv
and whatever his Offences "a.o ~.
case would not lessen ti,s . 49, a,,a os tbe
fus. My CONVICTION is e,ie sf'l1ss 11-4or,,, =,
commencement OF me ailsll arr,Ia1 and
it is true. at certain psseiiolos
singularly well-cnosell in'ii'eA' Ty,,t ba
to having written the DoiueissaN DC
has made many other -z,4 - Ior+air
was always telllne hes, - ss,.--oa5 +,a
Is that he could never iiase 49,
documents in the poroereau ~
Then the witness o5lsns go :. 80
/ trial and acqulttal oi i1SsssA i'''-' -,
latter's threats to proclailh niil-ss'i : ~
! of the General STAN aiter M'i'en
| General alluded to the Hehrs iois -
M. Cayaignac's interrogalloiis = 49,
You know the result sala ne app@A-
emily much moved ! VIII not ten sou
what I suffered at that moment. - soon
as everything was ended tenueieo lis
resignation but was asked 10 Wlthoia"
| IT, was told everyone could make ms
! take But / replied that while everyone
was liable to err. everyone mad not the
misfortune, as / had, TO assert to jury
| that a document was genuine when IN
reality it was forged, that every one
ought to stand by ones word and that
when a man happened to experience such
! a misfortune there was nothing left for
| him but TO go away, and from that mo-
| o,4 r ta,,a 1ald aIaof (Sensation)