The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-20
and Panizzardi had the closet relations
IN all matters of espionage.
Was Not a Forgery.

I and Panizzardi had the closet relations
IN all matters of espionage.
Was Not Forgery.
Referring next to the dispatch OF
/ Colonel Schneider. former Austrian mil
itary attache at Paris, denouncing as a
! forgery a letter purporting to have been
written by the attache, in which he was
represented as referring to efforts being
! made by Schwartzkoppen and Paniz-
zardi to conceal their relations with
| Dreyfus. witness maintained that Gen.
eral Mercier'S statements on the sub
! Ject were frequent and that the authen-
| ITCHY of the letter had been proved.
The intelligence department, he added,
had other documents from the same at
tache in its possession. Major Cuignet
pointed out that the Schneider docu-
ment was included in the dossier and
that NJ Chamoin, who had the secret
documents in his charge, had shown it
TO the court in behalf of the ministry
of war. Therefore, witness claimed,
Colonel Schneider's contradiction was
really addressed to the French govern
ment." (Sensation).
Besides" added Cuignet, Il wish to
point out that the attache issuing the
denial is a person of somewhat less
consequence than his allies 1t is there
fore possible that this denial was i'm
posed upon him" (Renewed sensa-
TOM
The witness dwelt admiringly on the
conclusions of NJ. Bertillon that Ester
haZy had learned to initiate the hand
writing of the bordereau after its pub
LEGATION in the Matin.
Police Reports On Dreyfus.
He then reviewed the police reports
on Dreyfus. Replying to a question of
the court, Cuignet described the cir
cumStanceS of the discovery of the
Henry forgery and how it was that
the practitioners did not participate in
the maneuvreS of 1894, although they
had long believed they would attend.
Major Carriere, the governments
commissary, at this juncture said he
thought it desirable to remark as the
representative of the government that
he must not be understood to endorse
all Major Cuignet had said with ref
erence to a foreign military officer who
at the present moment held a diplo
matte appointment in France" (Sen-
sation-)
Replying to NJ. Demange, Major
Cuignet insisted that if Henry COM
mitted forgery, 1T was in the interests
of the country" To this statement
counsel retorted: You did not say that
to the court of cessation.
Witness Is Confused.
At the request of n. Demange, the
majors deposition before the court
of cessation, relating to Henry's
motives and De CLAIMS share
in the preparation of the forgery was
read. 1t showed that Cuignet emphat-
ically declared before the court of cas-
sation that he was convinced an inves-
tigation would easily show that De
Clam was the principal author of the
Henry forgery. Witness claimed he
thought he was doing his duty lin say
ing all that is in my mind
do you adhere" asked counsel, ito
all you have said before the court of
caSSation?"
This question greatly confused the
witness who attempted to explain by
saying he was only arguing at that
time, and that it was not for him to
judge Patty de Clam"
NJ. Demange pointed out that in spite
of the many arguments Major Cuignet
had advanced against De Clam, the
judge. Tavernier, threw out the
case.
Now" added NJ Demange, Major
Cuignet has advanced as much against
Dreyfus. The court will be able to
appreciate the value of his arguments"
Counsel then asked why Cuignet had
employed the expression report" to
describe the Schneider letter, and the
witness replied that he was JuSuned IN
doing so. owing TO the similarity of
the expressions in it with the terms
employed in reports.
NJ. Demange pointed out that the
document included in the dossier con-
tanned the word report"
Stealing of the Plans.
Does the original he asked, CON
tain this word?"
No" replied the witness.
Replying further. Cuignet said the
document also referred to the cam
ders sent to Brussels. the headquarters
of the espionage system.
NJ. Demange-The paper handed in
by General MERCER is therefore, only
an extract?
The witness next gave his idea as to
how Dreyfus might have secured plans
Of the fortress. But counsel pointed to
Du Patty de CLAIMS report at the time
of the arrest of Dreyfus, in which he
declared that no document had disap- !
peared. or could have disappeared from
the ministry of war.
When DreyfuS was asked if he wish |
ed TO reply to this witness, he declared |
he had never asked Major Cuignet for |
documents, except by the desire of his |
chief. Major Berth.
"All the details which Major Cuig- !
net has given on this subject said |
the prisoner, ''sprang out of his own |
and are due to the same |
state of mind which prompts unreason-
ng bitterness even against an innocent |
man."