The age-herald., 1899-08-30
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 Dreyfus Great Brag
 Dreyfus. he continued, bragged a great deal, and he now repented having done SO. and Dreyfus' inquisitiyeness, according to witness, was probably explained by his knowledge that he would not long remain on the headquarters staff. and he desired to obtain all the information which might be useful to him in after life.
 The colonel then paid a tribute to the memory of Colonel Sandherr, who exam ined the immense amount of documents re- lating to espionage and unearthed the "Cette Canaile De D." document. whioh seemed to the witness to date back to au- tiquity.
 In 1S94 the witness regarded as insufficient the sole proof against Dreyfus namely, the bordereau He did not believe the prisoner was guilty but the fact that the judges were unanimous in convicting him changed his mind. Elis doubts, however returned when he saw Ate date of the bo1S dereau received in SelA9mber mad been fixed as May. Colonel Pieqh1arts investiga- ton and the infamous campaign against Picquart increased the suspicious of the witness
 Convinced of Innocence
 "In 1s9l," declared Colonel Cordier, em- rhaticaily, "I had been treasured by the unanimity of the judges and was abso- lutely convinced of the guilt of Dreyfus. Now I am absolutely convinced of his innocence" Great excitemenD.
 Wished to Out the Service
 Next, the witness continued, the attacks on himself. He said he was astonished at being accused of being soured because he was not given charge of the intelligence department in succession to Colonel Sand herr, "as every one knew I wished to quit the service simultaneously with my friend"
 Replying to this, Colonel Cordier said the approaches of the Dreyfus family to Col onel Sandherr were not attempts at cor ruption and that Dreyfus remark tour for tune is at your disposal" was only the ex- pression of the family's ardent desire to save an innocent member of 1t.
 Witness well remembered hearing that Esterhazy and Henry were in the intelli- gence department together about the year 1878, but. he added, Esterhazy had not since been employed there and If he had any re-
 
 been clandestine.
 Replying to Colonel Jouausts request to state what he knew regarding Henry's re- lations with Picquart Corder said good fellowship prevailed in the department un- till the appearance of Henry who had been forced on Sandherr. Henry had close re- lations with the supreme chief, and his col leagues suspected he might report what he heard in the office divisions and what oc- cured in the department Some supported Sandherr and others supported Henry Among the latter was Gribelin. It was then, while division was rampant. that the witness handed over his department to Colonel Picquart
 Herr Much Incensed
 Henry was much incensed at being su- perceded by junior officer and resolved to do everything to supplant him. and. added the witness, the Henry forgery could have had no other object but to ruin Colo nel P1cauart, with the view of giving Hen ry his place.
 M. Labori asked the witness what he knew In regard to the arrest of Dreyfus and Cordier replied that his reeellections on that point were not very definite He found difficulty in recalling the names of those who were present at the dictation scene, but he was informed on several occasions as to what occurred. "I remember" he declared "that one of the proofs advanced against Dreyfus was that during the scene when he looked into a mirror. That is going too far I found that Dreyfus looked into the mirror because he had seen another head besides his own there. There was an arrangement of mirrors and since it must be told, will say 1t. Behind the curtain were two ears, listening. Dreyfus, therefore might have seen something besides his own face in the mirror"
 M. Labori questioned the witness in gard to the latter mentioned in NJ. De La roche Vernets evidence in reference to the spy "C. c. C." which was dispatched to the war office at the time of Picquart's rival. cordier explained that 1t was a let ter from an Italian lady with whom the department at the time was Intermediary at the foreign office. q greatly respect Italian ladies in general" said Colonel Cordier ''but not when it is a case of the lady's offers, saying to him, there must be no petticoats "