The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-18
BRIGHTER DAY FOR DREYFUS


it was thought that the guilty person
had been discovered, 1t was then tina
the witness discovered the similarity
between the handwriting Of Dreyfu'
| and that of the bOrdefeau, and he haC
| recourse to Du Patty de Clam who was
supposed to have psychological knowl-
| edge" Naughter)
Then the witness described what he
! characterized as the irregular steps
taken by General MERCER to accomplish
the arrest of Dreyfus. Referring to the
dictation test, the witness earnestly and
emphatically affirmed that he saw nc
signs of perturbation in the handwrit-
| ing of Dreyfus on that occasion, and
moreover, soon afterwards Du Patty de
| Clam admitted shat he had not found
a fresh charge against Dreyfus.
| Beyond the bordereau," added the
| witness, there was nothing against
Dreyfus; absolutely nothing"
His impression during the investiga-
| ton, continued Colonel Picquart, was
that the accused's acquittal was prob
| able, as the evidence was insufficient
The witness believed that he had even
told the minister of war that the con-
demnation Of the accused could not be
secured unless the court martial had
been shown the secret documents which
ii had been agreed to not submit to the
court.
NOTHING IN THE SECRET DOS
SIER TO CONVICT THE PRISON
Err.
The colonel next declared that in 1894
nf I,o
secret doseier But, he believed, like
all other officers, that it contained
frightful proof against the prisoner.
But when he became acquainted with
its contents. he found that his earlier
impress sions Were e1tirely wrong" This
statement caused a great sensation.
Picquart then recalled the vehement
protests of innoeense which the prison
er had not ceased TO recall during all
phases of the DEGRADATION The wit
ness declared that he was quite ignorant
of the confessions Dreyfus is alleged to
have made to Captain Lebrun- Renault.
Continuing, Colonel Picquart de.
Tended himself against the charge that
he had always directed his efforts to.
wards the rehabilitation of Dreyfus. He
said he had only directed the lnvestiga-
lions made to that end when he became
aware that the writings of Esterhazy
and the bordereau We're identical, and
that, consequently, the charges against
Dreyfus no longer existed.
During the course of his deposition
Colonel Picquart asked to be confront
ed with Major Du Patty de Clam and
to be permitted ito deal with some OF
his peculiarities' when Du Patty de
Clam is in the witness box.
The colonel examined the bordereau
and declared that Dreyfus could not
have disclosed part of 1t. Regarding
the Madagascar note, the witness dis
puted its value, and said he did not be-
lieve it was a confidential note. He ad-
ded that if Dreyfus, in his capacity as
probationer, had asked the witness for
the note. he would have handed it to
him Immediately. Therefore, he (Pic-
quartz was unable to understand the
sentence in the bordereau reading:
This document was very difficult to
Colonel Picquart then declared that
he had never seen Dreyfus copy the
smallest document in the war office. |
In the opinion of the witness the de-
partment where the bordereau was dis
covered ought to have been searched |
when the discovery was made. This, |
he explained, was the department in |
which Du Patty de Clam worked, and |
hat was the department which was
working on the plan of the concentra-
ion of the troops and the NADIA
yascar expedition. He added: 1T
vas in Major Du Patty de CLAIMS de-
,artment that the search should have
been made. or rather, in his private
oom where he worked quite alone"
Sensation.)
Du Patty de Clam, continued the wit
less, had been guilty of grave impru-
lence In having, contrary to the regu-
atoms, had confidential documents
opted by simple secretaries, non-com-
nissioned officers. and even private sol
iers, whereas the custom was that
UGH work was done solely by officers
Later on the witness said that he
wondered if it was not to avoid the risk
dvanced the date of the reception of
he bordereau at the intelligence de-
artment, so as to make it prior to the
ate of his Ode Patty de Clam's) arrival
n the third department (Sensation) /,
A few minutes later the court adj
burned for the day.
ALLEGED FORGERY.
of a Letter by the Aus |