The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-22

bureau OF the general stan, was the In st
witness. He said that in his official capac-
itv he compared ihe handwriting Of the
bordereau with that of the various officers
in his bureau. including the handwriting
of a probationer who had been in the bu-
reau during the previous year and who
had not favoraby impressed his comrades.
This probationer Dreyfus, who was re-
garded as untrustworthy was. ac ordng
TO the witness, equally dislikgd by his
comrades and superiors aud was, Fable
added, constantly endeavoring by all SORTS
Of means TO learn the secrets Of the plan
of concentration of the Eastern Railway
system. His official duties, the witness
said, placed IL in Dreyfus' power to dis
close the documents referred to in the Dor
dereau. When Maj. Berun showed the
witness the bordereau, the latter was
struck with the resemblance OF the cali
graphy
Gen. Fabre in conclusion, declared he
was still as firmly convinced as in 1894
that the prisoner was the author of the
bordereau. (Sensation)
After NJ. Demange had pointed out the
| discrepancies in Fabre's present state
| ments and those voiced IN 1894, Col JOu-
aust invited Dreyfus to reply The priS-
! oner said Cen Fabre quite correctly de-
scribed the work on which he was en-
gagged when a probationer, especially EN-
phasizing that he had to keep the dossier
| relating to the concentration centers on
| the Eastern system posted up. This was
| not a fictitious task. The prisoners reply
| was made in calm, measured tones and
his frankness seemed to favorably impress
| the judges
Col D'Abroville, former deputy chief of
the fourth bureau. testified briefly on the
likeness of Dreyfus' handwriting to the
| bordereau.
The DictatiOn Test.
| Croofar 3rtoroet tl,o rra,oo1i,cr ,,,os
manifest when the name of the next wit
| ness was announced, former chief of the
| detective department, Cochelert who was
| present when Dreyfus underwent the die
! tation test in Du Patty de Clams office.
| NJ. Cochefert declared he knew absolutely
! nothing Of the Dreyfus case when the
| minister of war, Gen. MERCER, summoned
! him to confer with him on he subject of
| the bordereau and the suspicious in re-
| gard 10 Dreyfus. Subsequently, after NJ.
! Bertil,on's report, the arrest of Dreyfus
was decided upon.
The witness proceeded to describe the
| arrest and the famous scene of the dicta-
| ton test saying that from the first re-
mark dropped by Du Patty de Clam. the
! prisoner displayed evident uneasiness. AT
| the time OF the examination of DTeyfus,
| the witness gained the impression thai he
might be guilty and so repo ted when the
minister of war asked his opinion. During
this formal examination, Cochefert added.
| Dreyfus protested his innocence very Vio-
lently and declared he did not know what
| they wanted or Of what he was accused.
Replying 10 the court Cochefert said
that since his frst appearance on the
scene he had nothing TO do with the Drey-
| fus affair
After the remarks Of NJ. Demange Col
Jouaust invited Dreyfus to speak. The
prisoner replied: No; / Will reply when
| Patty de Clam Is here"
GribeIIn Talked of women.
NJ. Grlbeln, the principal archivlst of
the headquarters staff, was the next wit
ness. lie testified with great volubiity.
| The witness said he was cognizant of
| Dreyfus relations with loose women. NJ.
Gribehn recapitu!ated the discovery Of the
| leakage at the military headquarters, the
| arrival of the bOrdereau, etc.
Col Jouaust asked: When was the bor-
| dereau received at the Intelligence depart
| ment?" To which NJ. Gribelin replied:
| "The bordereau arrived between and in
| the morning, in September 1894. After eX-
| amining it we did not hesitate 10 attribute
| ii to an officer of the headquarters staff
NJ Gribelin positively asserted that Es-
| terhazy never came to the intelligence de-
| partment. Questioned as to the alleged
| indescretion of Col Picquart in showing
| Maitre Leblois the secret dossier, the Wit
ness admitted that when he saw M. Lee
blois in Picquart's office in the autumn
! of 1896 while the secret dosser and the
doss. .er of the carrier pigeon service were
| lying on Picquart's table, they had not
| been removed from their envelopes. When
| questioned concerning the "liherateur'
| document, Grlbelin admitted he still won
dered how it came inlo Esterhazy's hands
and could not understand why Esterhazy
| was not arrested when he brought the doc
| ument 20 the ministry Of war.
RpulVingr NJ. Demanga. M. lIrlDelin
| admitted having mixed up Patty de Clam 5
| and Heurys intrlgues in favor of Ester
hazy. The admission created a sensation.
Naitre Demange questioned the witness
| at length to his relations with Ester
| hazy and Patty de Clam, but NJ Gribeln
put him off with the suggestion that
| Maitre Demange had better question Patty
de Cam when that gentleman arrived.
This caused a general laugh. Col. Pic
quart questioning the witness, declared
| incidentally that Esterhazy, on securing
the liberateur document, had utilized Il
30 levy shameless blackmap on the gov
| "a nment"
Lauth on the BOrdereau.
Mai Lauth followed. He described Hen
rys relations with the foreign spies. OF
| the presentation of the bOrdereau at the
| office. he said: zone morning, It may have
| been Sept "a, or another date though Il
| cannot matter much, / arrived at the Of
flee and was about to enter the room in
| which l usually work, when Col Henry.
| who was walking IN The corridor, called
20 me and took me into his room. Capt.
Mathon arrived simultaneously. We had
scarcely entered when Col. Henry showed
| the packet received and, exhibiting some
| pieces he had pasted together, said:
ut is frghtful Just see what / have
| found In this packet We walked 10 a
window and all three began to read the
contents of o paper, which was none other
than the bordereau We considered as to
| who could be the author
Il must add that NJ Gribelin entered
the room and was informed Of the docu-
| ment At the same time the bordercau
was shown only to Col. Sandherr, half
or three-quarters Of an hour later, wncn
he arrived Next discussing the petit
bleu. Mai Lauth said Il reached Col.
Picquart, enclosed ia a packet early Ia
| March.
Mai Lauth's extremely long deposition
| was listened to In profound silence. He
protested az Picquart's allegations against