Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-22
subject of the bordereau and the sus-
picions
IN REAGARD TO DREYFUS.

ed his advice as to the procedure which
ought to be followed and introduced
him to Patty de Clam. Subsequently
after M. Bertillons report, the arrest
of Dreyfus was decided upon.
The witness proceeded to describe the
arrest and the famous scene of the die
tation test, saying that from the first
remark dropped by Patty de Clam the
prisoner displayed evident uneasiness.
Then, continued the ex-chief of detec-
tives, Patty de Clam, placing his hand
on the prisoners shoulder, said:
Captain Dreyfus, in the name of
the Minister of War, arrest you
At the time of the examination of
Dreyfus witness gained the impression
that he might be guilty and so reported
when the minister of war asked his
opinion.
During this formal examination,
Cochefert said that since his first APP
pearance on the scene he had nothing
to do with the Dreyfus affair, which
was in the hands Of the military au-
thoritie5. He had not then seen the
writer of the bordereau, otherwise his
impression might have been modified.
During the course of his reply wit
ness
MENTIONED ESTERHAZY,
but his remark was inaudible.
After the remarks of M. Demange,
Col. Jouaust invited Dreyfus to speak.
The prisoner replied:
mo; l will reply when Patty de Clam
is here"
NJ Gribelin, the principal archivist
OF the headquarters staff, was the next
witness. He testified with great volu-
bility and expressed the opinion that
when Dreyfus was arrested in 1894 he
was enacting a role by systematically
denying all the charges against him,
even the most obvious and least i'm
portant things, and in declaring him
self ignorant of matters which should
have been known to every officer of the
general staff.
The witness said he was cognizant OF
Dreyfis's relations with loose women.
In support of this assertion he men
toned an alleged voluntary statement
made by Matthew Dreyfus. brother OF
the prisoner, in the witness presence,
that he had been Obliged to pull his
brother from the clutches of woman
of this description living near the
Champs Elysees.
M. Gribelin recapitulated the discov-
cry of the leakage at military head
quarters, the arrival of the bordereau,
etc., and dwelt on the system of espion-
age conducted, under cover of diplomat
ic immunity, by agents "a" "B" and
&C."
Col Jouaust: when was the Dor
dereau received at the intelligence de-
partment?"
NJ Gribelin: "The bordereau arrived
one morning in September, 1894. After
examining it we did not hesitate to at
tribute it to an officer of
THE HEADQUARTERS STAFF"
Col. Jouaust: when was it submit
ted to Col. Sandherr?"
NJ. Gribelin: why, the very first
day"
The witness added:
CAS- the bordereau arrived through
the ordinary channels, or, what at any
rate was regarded as such. no doubt
was entertained as to its authenticity. !"
Replying to further questions. NJ.
Gribelin positively asserted that Ester
hazy never come to the intelligence
department.
In regard to the dictation test the
witness recalled Dreyfuss reply to Du
Patty de Clam, when the latter pointed
out that his hands were shaking, name
ly: MY fingers are cold"
A member of the courtmartial referred
to NJ. Gribelins statements concerning
the use Col. PicQuart made of the Sc
cret service funds and the witness adj
mitted the truth of Picquart's evidence
that the surveillance of Esterhazy cost
but little.
Questioned as to the alleged indis-
erection of Col PicGuart in showing
Maitre Leblois in Picquart's Office, in the
autumn of 1896. while the secret dos
sier and the dossier of the carrier
pigeon service were lying on Picquart's
table, they had not been removed from
their envelopes. The envelopes, he ex-
planned, were opened, but, he added,
that was customary.
When questioned concerning the
"Liberateur" document Grebelin admit
ted he still wondered how it came into
Esterhazy's hands and could not I'M
derstand why Esterhazy was not arrest
ed when he brought the document to
the ministry of war.
Col. Jouaust, the other judges and NJ.
Demange closely
QUESTIONED NJ. GRIBELIN
on various points and, in replying, wit
ness impaired some information regard
ing the Petit Bleu and the circum-