Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-21

tlWutgl to Die clfrespo udcnt "eyid sutly
foreign To- army that he had cuuh-
dental documents Co communicate. Tile
Witness told Fabro that the documents
mentioned showed the writer could ON.
ly De- uu artillery officer. belonging 90
general stan. who participated 600 the
expeditions u tho headquarters ffHu
ln June and July. 1894. The position OF
uroyfus cUrrospondol with these cone
lltuns. and TO their EroBt surprise
striking resemblance WAS apparent
BOO the writings uf uroyfuH and tho
anonymous letter witness further dee
UIlr,d that only prubatIOnor could
possess the Information mentioned Doe
Che bordercau. IL was not only hga
cause of the resemblance of The hand.
writing that suspicious were directed
nt broyfus. but because Do was BOO 90
position Co De acquainted with the
documents enumerated.
NJ uomnnup wished To- know why col.
D'AhnVlUa said that iu 1895 that iu ore
der TO discover tho author of the hur-
dcrcnu be- thought % necessary Go in-
vDstirUtD the officers who participated
in The expeditions Ut tho geueral stan
that year
Witness replied that hr was induced
tl do au by the expression iu the bore
dDrolu, Il am Eoiur tU the muuUuNrgs,'
Tor ho considered thu expedition Of the
general stan equivalent 90 the ma
'N' woo '"HAH'..''|'' AH....N.' '..a. ''..N
tuHlly present
Counsel pointed out that % great d.1l
~ argument was founded uu The uN-
precision, n uW going t1 thr mAnyuv-
res" witness Huld % should not Doe t1r-
gotten that lu 1924 tho expression was
Understood Go apply tn the expedition
Uf the hDadquurtUu' staff
IN reply tl the usual question. ORGY.
fuH said hr had never hold any convict
Hntluu with Col. Suulherr. The late chief
ut The intelligence department, who uIH
so little acquainted With him that hr
once addressed him by another name.
| Greater interest iu the proceedings
was manifested when the name VI The
next witness WINS announced former
chief " the detective department
Cuchcf0rt who was present when prH}-
fus underwent the ulctutiuu test Boo bu
Patty dc CLAIMS office.
NJ. coCHEFoRr CALLED.
NJ. Cochofort declared hc know ubs1-
lutcly nothing OF the bpyfuH case whom
Con. MERCER summoned him Go confer
with him ou the subject uf th, bore
dcrDau and tho HuHplrl1uH DO regard Go
Drryfus. Con. Mrrgicr Dughrt1rt cone
tluuui asked hiH advice uH 90 thg pro-
ceedur' which ought Co be followed.
and introduced him 90 pu Patty de
clam.
Subsequently. after ~. ncrtuon's rec
port the arrest yf bryyiua was dculd-
cd upon.
A. the witness proceeded 20 describe
the arrest and the famous scene OF tha
dlctuuUn test saying that from thu
INST remark dropped hy bu Patty ole
CLAN the prisoner displayed evident
ungusinrsa. The thcu chief uf drtHg-
lives placing hia hand uu the prison.
ors shoulder said.
Capt. Drcyfua. In the ramc Of the
minister 0l war 4 arrest you
Al the time uf the examination ut
Drpyfus witness gained th. Impression
that hD might be- guilty and al report
cd when the minister VI war asked his
opinion.
During this formal examination.
Cochvfurt added. Dtcyfus protested his
innocence very violently. and declared
hc dld not know what they wanted OF
uf what he was accused. Witness uf-
forwards scaled up tho papers de clam
seized ut brryfuH residence,
Replying TO the court Cuchefort said
that since his appearance on the scene
| Dee had nothing 60 do with the brvyfuH
AFFAIR which was lu The hands ~ the
military authorities. lie had not then
seen the writing uf the burl.rguu, other
wise his impression might have been
modified.
During the course Of bis reply Wit
ness mentioned Estcrhlzy but his Tee
mark was iuuudiblc.
After the remarks Of NJ, Dcmaugc
Col Jpuuust Invited proytus Co speak.
The prisoner replied,
No. 1 will rcply when dc Clam Is
hvrp."
NJ. GRBELGN. PRINCIPAL ARCH
TWIST.
NJ. Grlbclin. tho principal lrChIvlst OF
the headquarters stan. was the next
witness. lin testified with ET.I. Eu.H.
hlilty uud expressed the opinion that
Whom brtytuH Was arrested lH lr1' nr
| was unuctinE role hy systematically
denying an The charges against him.
even the most obvious uul least Import
ant things. ana lu declaring himself
ignorant 20 mattyrH which should have
been known 20 every officer uf The gene
crll stan.
Witness sali DO was cognlznnt OF
DrDyfus relations with loose women.
In support of this assertion he mru-
toned ana alleged voluntary statement
made By Matthew DrcymH, brother NJ
the prisoner IN the witness presence,
that he had been Obliged 10 pun his
brother from tho clutches OF q woman
Of this description living near the
Champs ElyHrcs.
NJ. uribclln recnpItulotcd the dlsc0y-
cry ~ the lnnkiugH ut military mead
quuft,ra. tho arrival uf the b0rdprruu.
etc, and ~ the system OF espionage
conducted under cover Of diplomatic
immunity by agents A. 70 and q.
Col. Jouaust-Whon was the border
eau received nt the intelligence depart
mrut9
NJ GrihelIn- The bordurrnu arrived az
one Ina tho morning, September 1884
After examining II we did not hesitate
60 attribute L 10 AN oillcur OF the head
quarters stan.
col. Iouuust-When was II submitted
90 Col. Snudhrrr7
NJ Grbcliu-Why the very first day.
The witness udded:'Aa tho hurdprUuu
arrived through ordinary channels Or
what at any rate was regarded ua such.
NO doubt was entertained 400 Co lts au-
thCuucity"
Replying 90 further questions N.
Grlbcllu positively asserted that Ester
hnzy never came 90 the Intelligence de-
pnrtmvut, In regard Go thv llgtatluu
test the witness recalled brayfus reply
Ca Du Patty Do clam, when the latter
pointed out that hls hands wore shuk-
luE namely my fingers were cold"
member OF the Cuurt-mlrtill roe
fcrrgd tu NJ, Grihulius statements con.
corning the use Col plguuurt made %
the secret service funds and the witness
admitted the truth uf piCquurtH eve
doncc that Surveillance OF Estcrhagy
cost but little,
Questioned nH 90 tho alleged lullsCrp-
tion " col, piruunrt lu showing MultrD
lchlpis the witness admitted that when
De saw NJ. Lohlols lu lIguuurt's office boa
the autumn OF 1880 while the secret
dossier of the carrier pigeon was lying
ON iicpuurts table they had not been
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