Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-18

widow of the late Lieutenant Colonel
Henry; and Colonel Picquart were on the
Henry, after NJ. Bettulus had deposed. ask
ed leave to speak. She stood up in a
STACEY manner, raised her left hand and
heard). She wanted to contradict what
Bertu!us had said regarding the friendship
OF her husband and Esterhazy. She would
garity OF the drinking house she originally
came from cling to her. Subaltern ofti-
GERS revolve around her. but Mercier and
seem embarrassed by her presence,
What she said was a trade learned by
heart, and scarcely evidence. II, however,
brought out. She wanted to show that
Bertulus could not possibly have wrung
an avowal from Henry that he and Ester
hay formed an association of traitors.
Her story conceded with what General
Roget said on this subject. So far from
Bertuius appearing to suspect Henry and
pfcion, she said her late husband had de-
scribed that magistrate as charming. She
said Bertulus even embraced Henry when
the latter was taking his leave, circum-
stance which struck the wife, when she
heard of it, as boding no good. She jump
ed to the conclusion that falsehood lay
Judas.
This idea she then developed in pas
sionate peroration that seemed lesson
learned by heart. Madame Henry was very
like the late Madame Agar. the actress, as
| she INDUCED in this piece of dramatic ven
geance.
Bertulus felt that it would never do to
argue with her, for tears We're standing in
her eyes and the judges were looking SYM
pathetic So he said that he preferred say
ing nothing to lady whose grief he re-
spected and whose angry excitement he
pardoned.
General Roget again to-day showed ex-
| traordinary forensic ability. do not know
what the military worth Is of the generals
who are acting here as witnesses, but do
not wonder at the old judges of the court
of cessation being jealous of their argu-
mentative capacity. In casuistry and in ele-
giant verbal facility.
MERCER is wonderful in these respectss
Billot Is not inferior to him, but Roget Is
the superior of both in forensic skill, acu-
| men and suggestiveness.
Roget is a very able man. He Is the son
of a gendarme in the Piccnees, and OBJ
tanned his commission by passing the ex-
aminations. He is fair rather English
looking, regular in features and cold and
deliberate in manner. He speaks distinctly
| and rather slowly, but does not fall into the
defect into which Nine. Henry fell, of max
ing every syllable, long one.
Dreyfus was under Roget as an outsider
at the general staff and seemed tortured
by his arguments and the points he made,
| points that went home to the. military
| judges and were intended to poison their
| minds. Finally, he could stand it no longer,
and starting up, his eyes cleaning with
anger, he cried:
You deal only in augmentation. have
listened to you for hours without hearing
single fact"
There We're nevertheless, some facts to-
day, but they were adduced to destroy
the credit of Colonel Picquart who was
represented, when head of the intelligence
department, as playing crooked part and
keeping back every piece of information
| unfavorable to Dreyfus
| NJ. Demange made many happy points
lodged them with presence of mind and
address, and, when in a corner, with cool
| impudence. Still Roget had the ear of the
| court. He knows how to speak to special
| lied military minds.
| The evidence of NJ. Bertulus was, on
| the whole, favorable to Dreyfus in the
| Judgment of the civilian listeners. Unfor-
| tunately, his reputation is blown upon. He
belonged, when at Nice. to the South Rail
way gang, and. as the magistrate sent
| their hands. Roget alluded to this and to
other doings of Bertuus, and showed that
| he did not respect him. NJ. Bertulus is
| an epicurean and has shocked Rennes peo
| pie by his rather gay relations with a
| former actress. who, somehow, rolls In
riches. Still, he seems to me a fair and
| truthful witness, and his deposition must
| affect the public. Colonel Picquart will be
| heard again tomorrow.
| NJ Laboris assailant is still undiscovered
Rennes. the brothers vainly searched for
| him. This has won sympathy for the
| clerical party, as It was thought brother
| hood might shelter him.
truth is that he is a soldier. who was
given a suit of clothing and told where
| to exchange 1t for uniform. which ne
| could again don as soon as Labori was
shot. can imagine Breton soldier, brim-
full of hatred to the Jew and that traitor
and going resofutelv to kill Labori.
| EMILY CRAWFORD.