Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-18

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witness asserted, were carried out with
out the authorization of the minister
OF war, who was not even informed of
them. Moreover, he asserted. the in
vestigations were carried on at the ex
pense of the secret service fund.
The witness also objected to Col.
Picquart's methods of watching Nine.
Pays.
In regard to Esterhazy, Gen. Roget
admitted the former was a gambler
and an immoral character. But. he
asserted:
tie failings, l nevertheless maintain
he has been the victim of abominable
persecution"
Gen. Roget next spoke of the arrest
at Belfort of Quenelli, declaring that
Picquart cooked up the allegations of
spying against Quenelli in order to at
tract to himself the approval of his SUI
periors.
The witness then dwelt upon the al
legged devices of Dreyfus to procure in
formation from the various bureaus in
regard to the mobilization and con-
centration of the troops, pointing out
that while
INTELLIGENT AND INDUSTRIOUS,
Dreyfus was ''far too inquisitiye in
matters which did not concern him to
the detriment of his proper duties
Replying to question of the court,
Gen. Roget said that, so far as he
knew, Dreyfus had only once been CIV
en- an imaginary task as a test
The prisoner listened intently to the
witness. Dreyfuss self-control con-
trasted markedly with his excitement
of yesterday.
NJ Demange asked Col Jouaust,
president of the court martial to re-
quest Gen. Roget to repeat the expla-
nations which he had given before the
court of cessation in regard to the
part played in the affair by Major Du
Patty de Clam, whereupon the witness
traversod the old ground in regard to
Patty de CLAIMS steps to warn Ester
hazy Of the campaign said to be organ
izing against him. The general said
he believed the forged "Sperianza" let
tiers were either written by Patty de
Clam or instigated by him. Witness
said he had not acted against Patty de
Clam because he saw nothing culpa
BILE in what he had done to save Ester
hazy.
With reference to the document
lberatur," a document forged in or
der to secure the release of Esterhazy
when he was court martialed, Gen.
Roget said he only know how it reach
ed the ministry of war, adding that it's
disappearance from that ministry was
a mystery. But he said doubtless Patty
de Clam could explain the matter.
Counsel for the defence here wanted
to know how under such circum
stances, Patty de CLAIMS intervening in
behalf of Esterhazy
COULD BE EXPLAINED.
But the witness could only attribute
to Patty de CLAIMS moral conviction of
Esterhazy's innocence"
in any case" said the general, 'the
general staff must be entirely disas-
sociated with the part prayed by Du
Patty de Clam in this matter"
Certainly" replied NJ Demange
Il attach great Importance to this
point" was the generals next remark.
NJ Demange assented to this, but
added:
What would like to know is, how
an innocent man like Esterhazy was
thought to need this kind of help?"
Q.aughter).
at is certain l should not have done
it." answered the witness which caus-
ed renewed laughter.
Gen. Roget added that although he
would not have interviewed himself to
save Esterhazy he did not consider the
course followed as being reprehensi-
BILE.
NJ. Demange then questioned the wit
ness as to what he thought of Ester
hays attempt to obtain from an agent
declaration that he had nothing to do
with the affair. to which the general
replied that he knew nothing of such
an attempt
But, when NJ. Demange read Gen.
Renouard's report on the subject Roget
admitted that Esterhazy's attempt was
certainly curious proceeding for an
innocent man to undertake.
Counsel thereupon invited the spec
tal attention Of the court martial to