New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-22

| After M. Demange had pointed out the as
| crepancies in Fabre's present statements anu
| those he voiced in 1894. Colonel Jouaust invited
| Dreyfus to reply. The prisoner SAID 'ha' ue"-
eral Fabre correctly described the WORK vi
which he was engaged when probationer' espe-
| cially emphasizing that he had to keep the JUS
sier relating to the concentration centres OH 'no
Eastern system posted up. The prisoner rep.s
! was made In calm measured tones, ana MS
frankness seemed favorably to impress the
| judges.
A POINT AGAINST DKEYFUS.
Colonel d'Abeville ex-Deputy Chief OF the
! Fourth Rureau related how Fabre had showed
| hin, q photograph Of an anonymous note III
| which the writer intimated to his correspondent
| "evidently foreign to army" that he mad con-
| Adantial documents to communicate. Inc VII
! ness told Fabre that the documents mentioned
showed that the writer could only be an arui-
| lerv officer belonging to the general STAN WIN
nsrt,cipated in the expedition Of the headquar-
| ters staff in June and July 1874. Inc posi''oh
! Of Dreyfus corresponded with these conditiohs'
| and ito their great surprise. STRIKING re-
semblance was apparent in the writings OF ORGY
fus and the anonymous letter.
The witness further declared that only pro-
bationer could possess the Information men
! TONED in the bordereau. 1t was not only oe-
cause of the resemblance OF the hano"ii''"e
| that suspicious were directed to Dreyius' ou'
| because he was in position 10 be acauai"'eo
| with the documents enumerated
NJ Demange wished to know why Colonel
| dAbevile said in 1894 that he thought II neces-
sary to investigate the officers who particpa'eu
| in the expedition of the general stan tha' 'ea'
IN order TO discover the author OF the boroerea''
| To this the witness replied that he was IN
| duced 10 do so by the expression OF the DOT
dereau. IT am going to the manpuvres' ior ne
considered the expedition Of the genera s'Ail
| equivalent to the man9uvres. although troops
were not actually present.
Counsel pointing out that great oeai Va
argument was founded on the expression anu
| going TO the manpuvres. SAID mat II shou
not be forgotten that in 1894 the ekpiess'oi.
was understood to apply 10 'he
! the headquarters staff
! In reply to the usual question, Drey1us re-
| roarked that he had never held any converse
ton with Colonel Sandherr the late Chei Vi
the Intelligence Department, who was go h''ie
| ACQUAINTED with him that he once aooresseu
! him by another name
THE DICTATION TEST DESCRIBED.
! C.uoa.or interest in the proceedings was mani
!
tested when the name of the next witness was
orrounced an ex- Chief of the Detective Depart
ment. Cochefort, who was present when DreyluS
...,sor,or. the dictation test in Du Patty de
| CLAIMS office.
| NJ Cochefort declared that he knew absolutely
Nothing Of the Dreyfus case when the Minister
! :. VIZ General MERCER summoned him TO
confer with him on the subject of the oordereau
In
arol Nercier asked the witnesses advice as 10
the procedure which ought to be followed, ana
introduced him to Du Patty de Clam Subse-
ouentlv. after NJ Bertillons report. the arrest
| Of Dreyfus was decided upon.
Then the witness proceeded to describe the
arrest and the famous scene Of the dictation
| test saving that from the first remark dropped
nv Du Patty de Clam the prisoner displayed
| evident uneasness. Then, continued the ex-
! Chief Of Detectives, Du Patty de Clam. placing
his hand on the prisoners shoulder. said: cap
| tain Drevfus in the name of the Minister OF
War arrest you.
! Az the time of the examination OF Dreyfus.
the witness said that he gained the impression
that he might be guilty. and so reported when
the Minister Of War asked his opinion. During
the formal examination Dreyfus protested MS
| innocence violently and declared that ne ala
not know what they wanted or OF what ne was
accused The witness afterward sealed up the
naners which Du Patty de clam seized at Drey-
fuss residence.
Replying TO question OF the Court Cochefort
said that since his first appearance on the scene
he had had nothing to do with the Dreyfus M
fair. which was in the hands Of the military au-
thor,ties He had not then seen the writing OF
the bordereau, otherwise his impression might
have been modified. During the course OF his
reply the witness mentioned Esterhazy. but his
remark inaudible.
Colonel Jouaust invited Dreyfus to speak. and
the prisoner replied: mo, will reply when Du
Patty de Clam is here"
} TESTIMONY OF AN ARCHIVIST.
NJ Grbelin. the principal archivist OF the
Headquarters staff, was the next witness. lie
testified with great voubilty. and expressed the
opinion that when Dreyfus was arrested In 1874
he was enacting role by systematically deny
ing all the charges against him, even the most
obvious and least important things. and In de-
claring himself ignorant of matters which should
have been known to every officer Of the Genera
Staff
The witness said that he was cogniZant Of
Dreyfuss relations with loose women. In sup
port OF this assertion he mentioned an alleged
voluntary statement made by Matthew Dreyfus
brother of the prisoner, in the witnesses presence
, that he had been obliged to pull his brothe
from the clutches of woman Of this descrip
, ton living near the Champs Elysees. NJ. Gribe
lin recapitulated the discovery of the leakage a
military headquarters the arrival Of the Dor