The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-19
THE SECRET DOSSIER
PICQUARTS ANALYSIS OF THE
FAMOUS DOCUMENT.
De CLAIMS COMMENTARIES FIoIcULED
Picquart Creates Sensation by Testfying that
General Gonse, Although Convinced Of
Dreyfus' innocence, Was UnwiIl-
ing to Re- Omen The Case,
ing to Reopen The Case.

he0neS, Aug. 1S.--N ueI Tire Secunu
trial by court martial of Captain Alfred
Dreyfus, charged with treason, was re-
suned in the Lycee at % this morn
ing, Colonel Picquart, former Chief of
the Intelligence Department of the War
Office, was called, continuing his depo
sition, which was interrupted by the ad
journment yesterday.
The Colonel gave his testimony i'm the
same strong, fearless tone of voice that
characterized his manner yesterday.
Colonel Picquart discussed the secret
dossier as being the main spring of tue
condemnation of Dreyfus. He took up
the documents successively, referring to
the writers and addresses of the letters
as "A" and 'fB." Among those present
in court were Generals Zurlinden and
BlIlot, former Ministers of War.
Maltre Mornard, who argued the case
in behalf of the Dreyfus family for the
revision of the prisoners sentence, before
the Court of Cessation, was present this
morning to assist NJ Demange, of coun-
sci for the defense.
IUlowiDg is the evidence in detail
Before resuming his position, Colonel
Picquart said
II think it necessary to say a few
words with reference to the .yclitable
speech for the prosecution delivered by
General Roget when referring to the
Quenelh case"
linen Colonel Jouaust interrupted him,
saying:
lis it a personal matter?"
hlaIJ hk. I,..of III
piled Picquart. Il am, moreover, ready
to reply to all questions the court may
ask ON the subject"
He explained first that he had little
or no connection with the Quenelli case
referred to by General Roget, being out
of Faris at the time.
AT this point General Roget arose and
said:
Il wish to be allowed to reply
You shall said Colonel .Iouaust.
Colonel Picquart, continuing, said:
Il protest absolutely against the allie
CATION that | consented to the communi-
cation of secret documents to the mem
bers of the Dreyfus court martial with
out the prisoners knowledge / never
ordered such communication and if it
WAS done it was not with my cogni-
zance."
linen the Colonel discussed the phrase,
occurring in the bordereau. II am going
to the manouevres." He said there was
no question of probationers going to the
manoueyres in September. This. he
pointed out, would have clirtailed their
period. of probation in an entirely unus-
ual manner.
After dealing with the testimony of
the experts at the court martial Of 1894
Picquart examined the secret dossier, a
close analysis of which, ne asserted.
was particularly necessary. owing to
the weight the document had with the
members Of the court martial in 1894
This dossier," continued the witness
may be divided into two parts. The
first contains three documents:
''One-A document known as the
D'Avignon document. the terms OF which
are about as follows:
doubt the proofs: Service letters
Situation dangerous for me with French
officers: No information from an officer
of the line: Important only as coming
from the Ministry: Already somewhere
else
Two The document containing the
words Cette canaile de d.
Ihree-A document which is moth
ing but the report Of journey to Switz-
erland made in behalf of a foreign pow
err
THE second part of the dossier," con-
timed Picquart, consisted partly of a
supplementary review of the first. 1t
contained the gist of seven or eight doc
uments, one of which 'Cette canaille de
d. will serve for the purpose of
comparison.
1T also contained the correspondence
o. Attaches "a" and "B''
These initials it should be borne in
mind represent Colonel Schwartzkoppen
formerly German military attache at
Paris and Major PanIzzardi the former
military attache of Italy at the French
capital
At this iuncture the Colonel said it
would facilitate his explanations if he
We're permitted to see the secret dossier,
adding:
i have already had it in my hands,
but | fear my memory may fail me on
some points,
What YOU ask" replied the president
of the court martial, 'is impossible.
The Minister'S orders ARE absolute. The
secret dossier can only be examined
under certain conditions
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