The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-19


writing letters in the case, though 1 do
net remember exactly their terms or
dates"
Colonel Jousaust then said: General
Roget asks if you deny you wrote a
letter sending Galanati to swtzer-
land?"
"Galanati." the witness replied. was
an agent who gave us information
about the Italian forts in the neigh
borhOod of Bellefort. Finding ourselves
on the point of being discovered. we
virtually took measures to avoid it..
That is why Galanati was sent to
Switzerland"
Then you wrote the letters" said
General Roget, land add that Colonel
Henry was not concerned in this "eair.
He was sent to Bellefort against his
wishes by Colonel Picquart."
The witness acknowledged writing
some letters, but wanted to know their
text. He said he would like to see them
SO that he could be more precise. You
must have seem" he said. how much
falsehood there has been in this af-
fair
In reply to further questions, Pic
quart admitted sending documents to
Bellefort for the use of the Quenilli
case. but he added, they were handed
to the public prosecutor.
General Roget's questioning was evil
IDENTIFY with the view of elciting the
confession from Colonel Picquart that
in the Quenilli case he communica ted
to the judges documents unknown to
the defense, as he now accuses the gen.
eral satff of doing in the Dreyfus case.
The general concluded with angri y re-
pelling various statements of Picquart
in regard to his connection with the
press and a dialogue apparently wholly
unconnected with the present trial fol-
lowed.
General MERCER promptly replaced
General Roget.
Colonel Picquart." MERCER said.
has stated that | ordered him to con-
vey documents to Colonel Maurel. That
is false. I never handed any packet to
Colonel Picquart for Colonel Maurel.
| never mentioned secret documents to
him."
In reply Colonel Picquart said: Il
to Colonel Maurel."
General MERCER next denied Colonel
Picquart's statement relative to a
meeting with General Gonse during
the afternoon of jan 6. 1895, when the
latter was greatly excited at the pros
pect of war.
That cannot be the case" said Cen
eral MERCER. "Gonse will make a
deposition on the subject. l don't know
what he will say, but he could not be
apprehensive of war that afternoon
since l myself had no apprehension on
that score"
Colonel Picquart replied that he ad-
hered to everything he had said. Cen
eral Gonse, witness explained, was ex-
cited because he knew OF the action of
an ambassador toward NJ. Casimir-
Perier, then president of the republic.
General MERCER next referred to Pic
quarts statement that the D'Avignon
document was communicated to the
court martial of 1894. He said Il deny
it positively. The only documents com
municated We're the Panizzardi tele-
gram, CLAIMS commentary, the note of
the Italian attache in regard to the
French railroads and the report of
Guenee."
Colonel Picquart here pointed out
that he had only expressed his belief
on this subject
General MERCER further thought it
incumbent upon him to reply to the al
legation Of Colonel Picquart regarding
the responsibility of de Clam relative
to the communication to a foreign
power of a note dealing with modifica-
tons in the artillery.
This note is said to have been pre-
pared in General Mercier's department.
Il declare" he said, that inquiry has
shown that the document was drawn
Colonel Mason, in another department.
though the record Of 1t has disappear
ed"
In regard to the bordereau, General
MERCER reaffirmed that 1t reached the
ministry through the ordinary chan
nels.
Demange at this juncture comm .nted
upon the disappearance of de Clans
commentary, to which General Mercier
answered:
THE commentary was prepared for
me-"
Counsel, however, insisted that al
though it was prepared for General
MERCER, the commentary was includ-
ed in the dossier and ought to be forth
coming.
The court then adjourned for the
day.
A Forgery.
Paris, Aug. 1S.-The Figaro to-day