New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-19

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ROGET INVERTEBRATES PIcQUART.
.cor.ro,s Roget and Mercier having intimated
A desire to speak. Colonel Jouaust asked Drey-
f,,s u he had anything to say. and the prisoner
replied in the negative.
General Roget then mounted the platform ana
asked Colonel Picquart for explanations regard
Ing the Quenelli affair.
"Colonel Picuuart" said General Roget, at
tackled me this morning In regard to my speech
for the prosecution yesterday on the SUBJECT Oh
the Quenelli case. He said he was not present
at tn. Ministry OF War when the case was III
progress and he placed the responsibility Oh
Colonel Henry. That is quite incorrect. ASK
Colonel Pcquart II he denies that he wrote Cap
tain Marechal an order to connect him with ga
lanti that he wrote to the Public Prosecutor III
closing documents, and that he wrote 70 the
Public Prosecutor a second time July 10. II
he denies this I ask the Court to send for Mare
chal and the dossier in the Quenelli affair
Colonel Picquart replied that there was no need
TO threaten to produce the dossier In oroer 70
make him reply. He added:
81 did not say was absent during the QUE
nel affair said was absent part OF the
time, and that painful duties did not permit me
to participate in it as l would otherwise nave
DONE"
"Did YOU write those letters7" asked Colonel
Jouaust.
Yes" replied Picuuart. II remember wr'ting
letters in the case. though do not remember
exactly their terms or dates
Colonel Jouaust then said:
General Roget asks II you deny you wrote
letter sending Gaanti to Switzerland
"Galanti," replied the witness was an agent
who gave us information about the Italian rorts
in the nelghborhood Of Belfort Flndihs OUT
selves on the point of being discovered. we nat
urally took measures to avoid II. Ihat 10 why
Galanti was sent to Switzerland
Then you wrote the letters" said Generai
Roget. land add that Colonel Henry was not
concerned in this affair. He was sent 70 BEL
fort against his will by Colonel Picquart.'
The witness acknowledged writing some ie'-
tiers. but wanted to know their text he SAID
he would like to see them, so that he could be
more precise.
you must have seen" he said. how much
falsehood there has been in this affair"
In reply to further questions Picquart al
mitted sendng documents to Belfort for the use
Of the Queneli case.
But" P!cquart added, they were named u
the Public Prosecutor"
General Rogets questioning was evidently
with the view of eliciting the confession from
Colonel Picquart that In the Queneln case ne
communicated to the judges documents un-
known to the defence. as he now accuses the
General staff Of doing in the Dreyfus case The
General concluded with anSrily repeHng vari-
Gus statements OF Picquart in regard to his con-
nection with the press. and dialogue appar-
emily wholly unconnected with the present trial
followed.
MERCER MAKES DEN1ALs.
General MERCER promptly replaced General
Roget Colonel Pcquart," Mercler said, has
stated that l ordered him to convey documents
70 Colonel Maurel That Is false. 1 never
handed any packet to Colonel Picquart for Colo
mel Maurel I never mentioned secret docu-
ments to him"
In reply Colonel Plcquart said: II remember
perfectly handing a packet to Colonel Maurei.
General Mercier next denied Colonel Picquarts
statement relative to the meeting with Generai
Gonse during the afternoon OF January ., 1872
when the latter was greatly excited at the pros
pect OF war
"That cannot be the case" said General Mer-
c,er. General Gonse will make deposition on
the subject. do not know what he Will say.
But he could not be apprehensve OF war that
afternoon, since I myself had no apprehensiohs
on that score"
Colonel Picquart replied that he adhered 10
everything he had said. General Gonse' the
witness explained. was excited because ne knew
~ the action Of an Ambassador toward NJ.
Casimir- Perier then President OF the Repuohc.
General Mercier next referred to Picquarts
statement that the DAvignon document was
communicated to the court martial Of 1894 He
said:
"I deny It positively. The only documents
communicated were the Panizzardi telegram Du
Patty de CLAIMS commentary. the note OF the
Italian attache in regard 10 french raiFoaos
and the report Of Guenee."
Picquart here pointed out that he had only eA-
| pressed his belief on this subject.
General MERCER further thought II incumbent
upon him to reply 10 the allegation OF Colonel
Picouart regarding the responsibility OF Du Patty
de Clam relative TO the communication to
| foreign Power OF a note dealing with modhca-
tions in the artillery. This note is said to have
been prepared in General Mercier's department
IT declare" he said. that inquiry has shown
| that the document was drawn up not by Du
Patty de Clam, but by Colonel Mason IN an
other department. though the record OF II mas
disappeared
, In regard to the bordereau Generai MERCER
| reafirmed that 1t reached the Ministry 'nroush
| the ordinary channels.
Maitre Demange at this juncture commenced
| uron the disappearance Of Du Patty de CLAIMS
commentary TO which General MERCER an
| swered:
The commentary was prepared for me-
| Counsel however. insisted that although 1t
WAS prepared for General MERCER, the COM
mentary was included in the dossier and ought
| to be forthcoming.
| The court then adjourned for the day.
| Maitre Demange's cross-examnation COM
PEELED General MERCER somewhat reluctantly 10
enumerate the secret documents submitted TO