Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-27
PRO DREYFUS DAY.
BERTILLON AGAIN. MAKES HIM.
SELF RIDICULOUS.
CAPTAIN FREYSTAETTER A HERO.
He Confounds MERCER md Mnurei,
md shows the Fraud and DupIicfty
of the whole General stnG--Drey-
fusftcs JubiInnt. Il

RENNES FRANCE. august S.-Fol
lowing are the proceedings in detail o.
the Dreyfus court-martial to-day:
The temperance on the stage OF the
properties OF Mr.. Bertilon, the distin-
guished anthropometrist, was the signal
FOR an outburst OF hilarity on the part
Of the audience. The scenes of yesterday
were repeated. The prisoner was appa-
rently quite Indifferent to what was go
ing on. and the judges and counsel alone
attempted to follow the specialist in his
interminable cryptographic problems.
| AS the comedy was prolonged, 1t grew
20 wearisome that the audience brought
4, out newspapers and chatted in low tones.
NJ. Bertillon. at one point, advanced
alleged fresh proofs against the prisoner.
namely, in tho Dreyfvs papers seized
at the War Office, and in which,
the specialist said, he found that two
words had been traced. As he proceeded,
the witness became imbedded in para
phernalia. His words. delivered in fune-
raj tones. began to pail upon the judges,
who finally only paid the most cursory
attention TO the examples he submitted
DREYFUS DIsDAINFUL.
One of NJ. Bertilon's demonstrations
was handed TO Dreyfus. who closely
scrutinized it, and returned the paper
with a disdainful shrug of his shoulders
and without uttering a word.
In summing up the results Of his test,
VI. BertillOn said:
Fully understanding the responsibility
Of so positive statement, on my soul
and conscience / declare to-day, as |
did in 1894 on my oath, that the bOrde-
reau is the work of the prisoner here"
GSensationJ
Dreyfus heard this assertion unmoved.
HYPOTHESIS AS TO ESTERHAZY.
1 ne witness was asked by the court
how he explained the similarity of the
handwriting Of the bordereau and that
Of Esterhazy, to which he replied that
since 1894 EsterhaZy may have practiced
Initiating writing Of the bOrdereau i'm or
der to render possible the substitution OF
himself for the prisoner In support Of
this theory. NJ. BertillOn produced a fresh
array Of plates which. he alleged, proved
his hypothesis in regard TO Esterhazy
'Esterhazy." exclaimed NJ. BertillOn.
lis man of straw. and a scoundrel. 1
ment of the Zola trial"
Theie was a sensation in court at this
remark. which was turned To laughter
as the witness. in his excitement, knock
ed his portfolios to the ground.
NJ. Demange asked NJ Bertillon II he
had submitted Esterhazy's handwriting
to the same tests az the bordereau
The witness replied in the affirmative.
explaining, however, that the tests were
less complete than in the case Of the
prisoner
Counsel reminded the witness that he
said in 1894 that he found I'm the bordereau
a photographic signature-"A Alfred Drey-
fus."
NJ. Bertillon replied that he was not
now positive on this point, 10 which. he
added, he attached mo importance what
ever"
BERTILLON CONFUSED.
Referring to NJ. Bertillon's statement
yesterday that he found in the bordereau
words Dreyfus was I'm the habit OF using
In documents of the War Office. NJ De-
mango asked how the witness accounted
for this, and the specialist explained with
some confusion, that It was "a necessary
counterpart Of the precautions taken by
the prisoner when he wrote the borde-
Ieau, lin order 10 make out that he was
the victim Of a plot" (Sensation)
NJ. Labor asked NJ. Bertillon how nc
recOnciled the result Of the present ex-
periments-namely, that the bordercau
was written by Dreyfus, tracing EstCi-
hays handwriting with his opinion I'm
1884,, that the bordereau, was written by
Dreyfus, unless it had been most care
fully forged.
INJUSTICE TO PRISONER.
To this VI. Bertillon replied that il was
-.
remarked that the forgery was then of
such a nature as to constitute proof IN
favor Of Dreyfus. yet to-day it is made
proof against him"
Continuing. counsel said Since the
witness admits that EsterhaZy has writ
ten by the same mathematical methods
as Dreyfus, why has he attributed the
bordereau to Dreyfus rather than to Is
terhazy?"
NJ. Bertilon: 1t was on Dreyfuss blot
ting-pad that the keyword, interest"
was found, and Esterhazy might have
had excess TO this word.
NJ Labor: Does NJ. Bertillon admit that
EsterhaZy is a traitor?
Colonel JOuaust refused to put the qucs-
ton to the witness. (Sensauon)
NJ. Labor. continuing his questions,
asked NJ. Bertillons opinion as TO what
system of defence might have been en-
ployed by the writer of the bordereau. If
the document had been found by him.
The witness, in confused and almost
inaudible tone, declared the prisoner
would then have maintained that the
document was forgery, and would have
sdduced it as proof Of a plot
Replying TO further questions, NJ Ber-
tillon admitted he had discovered in Es
terhazy's writing peculiarities similar 70
those in the bordereau.
DREYFUS EXPLAINS HIS "OH, THE
WRETCH"
After a short incidental discussion OF
the Weyl forgery, which, IL was believed,
was perpetrated by order of the Project
OF Police Colonel Jouaust asked the pris-
oner If he had anything to say In reply
20 the witness, and the attention Of all
present was Immediately r1veted on Drey-
rus. VINO explained how the exclamation,
ION, the wretch escaped his lips
IN. Bertillon," the prisoner said. was
constantly turning 10 me while testify
ing and calling me the guilty man. 1
retorted Wretch TO him. These are the
circumstances under which l uttered the
word
Il have nothing 20 reply 10 the deposit
ton Of the witness, but there is one thing
of which L am absolutely sure. and that
is that / am not the writer OF the bor-
dereau."
Referring TO his papers which were
seized at the War Office. Dreyfus said it
would not be strange to see notes, writ
ten by officers, altered.
Referring 70 the so-calied blotting-pad
letter, Dreyfus said: This letter Is per-
fectly genuine. Madame Dreyfus can tes-
tify TO that point. No one here will doubt
the word OF Madame Dreyfus-and you,
gentlemen, less than any one" he added,
L. II l.. - I. L.