The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-31
WHAT PLOTS ARE
THEY MATCHING !?
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| fense, inquired if General MERCER inter-
vened with the object of verifying Pro-
fessor Molinier's evidence. Counsel add
| ed that it seemed to him General MERCER
INTERVIEWED less in the character of
witness, than as q representative of the
Government commissioner
MERCER replied that ON this special
point he desired to confirm the evidence
Of Professor Molinier, which, he said.
corroborated NJ Bertillon's statement
| that Esterhazy, the man of straw, chang
cd his handwriting TN order to replace
Dreyfus.
| In conclusion General MERCER said:
Having emphasized the point in re-
gard to the change in Esterhazy's hand
writing in 1897, perhaps before, | am
satisfied" (Commotion)
Professor CRY, also of the School Of
| Ancient Manuscripts, traversed similar
ground to that covered by Professor
| Molnier. He said the bordereau had
only superficial likeness to Dreyfus'
handwriting, and asserted that it was
certainly the work of Esterhazy.
The witness also said the bordereau
was not written with the aid of key
words.
NJ. Labor asked il the witness noticed
change in EsterhaZy's caligraphy, and
Professor Giry replied that he had stud
led the question, but did not think there
had been any marked change.
NJ Bertillon at this jnncture, said that
he desired to speak, but the President
of the court, Colonel Jouaust, hastily
rose and said amid laughter:
The sitting is suspended"
Then NJ Bertillon resumed his seat in
high dudgeon.
On the resumption of the sitting, NJ
Georges Picot, a member of the lnsti-
tute, was called for the defence, Maitre
Demange. OF counsel for the prisoner,
explaining that Picot was summoned be-
cause, in May last he had an interview
with a foreign military attache, in the
course of which mention was made of
the document inserted in the dossier by
General MERCER.
Colonel Jouaust recommended the wit
ness to be very cautious in his state
ments.
After promising to exercise care, Nj.
Picot started with saying that he had
an interview with the Hungarian
military attache Colonel Jouaust stop
ped the witness, saying:
You cannot continue like this"
Major Carriere, the Government COM
missary, also exclaimed, sharply:
Il protest in the name Of the Govern
ment and the state against the indiscre-
ton committed by the witness"
NJ. Picot then recommended his testi-
mony, saying he had an interview with
ga certain military attache," and that
~ 4 5J,nS lraxy
fus case. The attache expressed sur
prise at the incorrect attitude of
French officers in doubling the word
of foreign officers.
MY Impression" added the witness,
twas that he was anxious to assert
firmly and unequivocally the absolute
innocence of Dreyfus" (Sensation)
Regarding the bordereau," continued
NJ. Picot, 1.-THE attache said only three
documents, enumerated, were referred
to, the fact being that the others were
padding, meant to swell the dossier."
Witness noted that the attache employed
the expression Hydraulic brake" and
never pneumatic brake"
In regard to EsterhaZy, the attache,
M. Picot said. declared that he consid
cred him a swindler. The attache also
HSSeTIGu Lual IISiGIhuAg nav ANtttAA"tAN
with Colonel Scwartzkoppen, who dis
missed him because Esterhazy only
brought information devoid of interest
1t was then, continued Nj. Pieot, that
Esterhazy tried to enter the War Office
and almost succeeded, and it was then
that he wrote to Colonel Schwartzoppen
the letter since known as the bordereau.
In reply to the writer of the bordereau,
At CalanaI GfnxYo
wrote the telegram known as the
Petit Bleu, but on reflection he crumpled
| it I'D and threw it i'm the fireplace.
AT this iuncture General Roget asked
leave to speak, and stationing himself
beside the witness, he said he must
strongly protest against NJ. Picot's evil
dence regarding the military attaches
surprise that French officers did not
believe their foreign colleagues.
at is not for me to accuse or excuse,
replied the general Il confine myself
to pointing out do the court that the con-
versation repeated occurred in May
that is to say, at the time the investiga-
ton of the Court of Cessation was al
ready known. For my part, | only in
teryened because French officers have
been arraigned and when being accused,
OHiNtip hu = - htoAtsF
(Excitementl
The court closely questioned General
Deloye concerning the probability OF
information being obtained by the prls-
oner concerning the short gun, the firing
manual, etc.
In connection with the discussion Drey
| fus made statement in the course OF
which he reiterated his previous state
ments concerning his knowledge of the
short gun. He with other officers were
/ given some information ABOUT the gun
| in a series of lectures. All his knowl-
edge of the gun and other pneumatic
| brakes had been derived from the lee
lures
| When the prisoner was reseated Major
Carriere announced that he had received
letter from General Chamoin. inform
| ing him that by order of the Minister of
War the Third Artillery Department
had prepared dossier of the documents
the defence requested, and that those
documents could be submitted to the
court by General Deloye under the same
conditions as observed in regard to the
| secret dossier. The Major, therefore.
asked the court to sit in secret, or be-