The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-22
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Col. Picquart In showing Matitre Lefscis
the secret doseier. the witness admitted
that when he saw n. LeBo.s In PicquArrs
office, In the autumn OF 1896. while the
secret dossiers OF the carrier pigeon se-r-
Ice were lying on Picauarf's table. they
had not been removed from the envelopes.
The envelopes he explained. were opensd,
but ne admitted that that was customary.
Col. Jouaust. the other Judges and n.
Denange, closely questioned witness on
various points. and. replying, witness Inn
parted some Information regarding the Pc
tit bleu and the circumstances under which
the secret dossier was communicated TO
P5cquarf.
Grfbeltn Adalts Crooked work.
Replying to II. Demange, n Gribeiin adj
mstted having mixed up Du Patty de
CLAIMS and Henry's Insrigues in favor OF
Esterhazy. The admission created q sens
alton.
Witness thought II would have been
much simpler 10 have summoned Ester
hazy to the ministry Of war. especially az
II was known Matthew Dreyfus was about
10 publicly denounce him.
~. Demanze suggested that the denun-
cation Of Matthew Dreyfus could not well
have been foreseen wnen these question:
able romantic interviews with Esterhaxy
were occurring considering Matthew him.
self had not contemplated denunciation.
II. Gribelin replied that at any rate it
was known measures were In progress
against Esterhazy.
Demange-Why, since IL was O question
OF saving him. were false boards and blue
spectacles resorted TO?
NJ Gribeiin-You had better ask Du Patty
de Clam when he comes In. Uaugater)
Do you imagine II amused me? Renewed
laughter)
Tampering With Ficquart's Letters.
Replying to further questions. NJ. Gr.he-
lin denied that he had ever opened a
letter addressed TO Picquart.
Counsel then wanted TO know why The
letter signed ''Speranza" was not sent to
P.cQuart since all hts letters were opened
at the ministry OF war.
~. Gribeiin-As I never opened q letter
addressed to COL Picquart. I do not know
Col. Picquart asked permission to ques-
When l left the ministry Of war;" said
ficqnart. II asked NJ. Gribelin to forward
The letter signed 'Speranxa' was not sent
me. must ask N. Gribeiin II he did not
receive instructions from his chiefs to In
tercept II"
NJ. 0ribelin-No: never received such
an order.
Picquart, after protesting against the
manner his letter was tempered with. ex-
pressed surprise that the question of the
employment of secret service men should
he constantly mixed up with the Dreyfs,s
case, with which, ne added. II had nothing
whatever 10 do
COL Lauth on the Stand.
Col. Lauth followed. He traveEsd tho
ground covered byt his evidence before the
criminal session OF tho court Of cessation
In regard TO the circumstances under which
Henry communicated the hordereau. He
said that when the bordereau reached the
intelligence department Henry WAS abso-
iutely the only officer who knew the agen.
who furnished II. and was the oniy officer
known To the agent. Henry. he explained.
had an appointment with the foreign spy
| in question only al or . o'clock at night
| at various places So I, was impossible for
| Henry to hand the papers received
| 10 Col. Sandherr the same evening.
| Therefore he took them home and brought
| them back 10 the Office In the morntrN
! Very often these appointments were kept
/ on Saturday. and Mai I.au,h believed the
! packet containing the boriereau was hand
| ed 20 Henry Saturday, September q. and
| was taken 10 the ofsice September a.
| Henry Produces the Boraereau.
| .One morning. said L.auth, 1T may
| have been September - or another date,
Though u cannot matter much. I arrived
| ~ the office and was about TO enter the
| room in which usually work, when Col
| Henry. who was walking in the corridor
| called TO me and took me into his room.
/ He had scarcely entered when Col Henry
/ showed the packed received and exhibit
IN. =. some n. pse,es pasted lege,her; said:
III Is trishtfui Just see what I have
found this racket
We walked 20 window and all three
hssan TO read the contents OF paper.
which was none ether than the hordereau.
| We discussed who could be the writer.
must add thai NJ. Grtheln entered the
| room and was Informed regarding the
document. Al the same time the bor-
asrsau was only shown to Col Sandherr
half or three-ausrtsrs IT an hour later.
when he arrived"
Next discussing the ''rctit hleu.s I.auth
said II reached Col. Pioauart Enclosed IN
naeks. cary In March
The spy cners." said iansh entered
into relations with the ministry OF war
! with the avowed purpose OF revengng
himself Oh his government. lie refused
ia accept payment beyond his fare TO
Rsseh Cuers was evidently an agent pro-
veeatenr. who hal been sent 20 US hut
We we're never able To get anything 81 the
slightest value or; OF him,
II vas said" saa Laush. 'that we bull
lied hins 20 prevent him from speaking,
/ WISH TIE person who made the statement
TO core here and repeat IL The truth q
We enllied him. not 90 prevent his sneak
inE. but when he refused - say ANYTHING
which VAS not known. and ,ha, means the
same thing" >'N
MAJ. Iaufh's long deposition was ,rs-
tered 20 IN nrnfound silence
tPhclds the Schneider Letter.
After short Adjournment the eon-,
reasses;hled aud the Judges au~s,,,,.,
MAJ Lauth, They asked his opinion a,
the Schneider letter Of Nov. s.. 1877 Wit
ness replied that IL was authentic an.
enanstea from Agent Pierre.
Al the instance ~ NJ p.n,auve. s~oi
/ ftcGaar' again described fhe '.na,t.
hleu," ard declared she las. time ne saw
+ ts the dgy before he s,sv.~s ~. ID. -