The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-22
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witness impaired some information re-
garding the Petit Bleu and the circum-
stances under which the secret dossier
was communicated to Picquart.
A Sensation
Replying to M. Demange NJ. Gribelin
admitted having mixed up Du Patty de
CLAIMS and Henry's intrigues in favor
of Esterhazy. The admission created a
sensation. Witness thought it would
have been much simpler to have sum-
moned Esterhazy to the ministry of
war, especially as it was known
Matthew Dreyfus was about to pub
licly denOunce him.
NJ. Demange suggested that the de-
nunciation of Matthew Dreyfus could
not well have been fOreseen when these
romantic interviews with Esterhazy
We're occurring, considering Mathieu
himself had not contemplated denuncia-
ton" NJ. Gribelin replied that at any
rate it was known measures We're in
progress against Esterhazy.
NJ. Demange-Why, then, since it was
a question: of saving him, We're false
boards and blue speCtacles resorted to?
NJ. Gribelin-Gou had better ask Patty
de Clam when he comes in. Laughter)
Do not imagine it amused me. Re-
newed laughter)
Replying to further questions, NJ
Gribein denied that he had ever opened
letter addressed to Picquart. Counsel
then wanted to know why the letter
signed "Speranza' was not sent to
Picquart since all his letters were
opened at the ministry of war.
NJ. Gribelin-As I never opened let
ter addressed to Colonel Picquact, /
do not know why.
Colonel Picquart Turns Ouestioner.
Colonel Picquart asked permission to
question witness.
When | left the ministry of war"
said Picquart. Il asked M. Gribelin to
forward my letters to the addresses he
knew Since the letter signed 'Sper-
anZa' was not sent to me. ] must ask
NJ. Gribelin if he did not receive in
struction from his chiefs to intercept
it,"
NJ Gribelin-No. l never received
such an order.
P!Cquart, after protesting against
the manner in which his correspond
ence was tampered with, expressed sur
prise that the question of the employ
ment of secret service money should
be constantly mixed up with the Drey
fus case. with which, he added. it had
nothing whatever to do.
Major Lauth followed. He traversed
the ground covered by his evidence be-
fore the criminal division of the court
of casa ton in regard to the circum-
stances under which Henry communi-
Gated the bordereau. He said that
when the bordereau reached the intel
ligence department Henry was abso-
lutely the only officer known to the
agent. Henry, Re explained, had APP
pointments wit the foreign spy in
question only al s or o'clock at night
at various places. So it was Impossible
for Henry to hand the papers received
to Colonel Sandherr the same evening.
Therefore he took them home and
brought them back to the office in the
morning. Very often these appoint
ments were kept on Sunday, and Lauth
believed the packet containing the
bordereau was handed to Henry Sat
urday, Sept. 30. and was taken to the
Office Sept. a.
Receiving the Bordereau.
zone morning. said Lauth. lit may
have been Sept "a, or another date,
though it cannot matter much, ! arriv-
ed at the office and was about to enter
the room in which / usually work,
when Colonel Henry, who was walking
in the corridor called to me and took
me into his room. Captain Mather ar
rived simultaneously. We had scarcely
entered when Colonel Henry showed
the packet received and said
at is frightful Just see what l
have found in this packet.
I'VE walked to window and all
three began to read the contents Of
paper, which was none other than the
bordereau. We discussed who could
he the author l must add that NJ.
Gribelin entered the room and was in
formed regarding the document At
the same time the bordereau was only
shown to Colonel Sandherr half or
three-quarters of an hour later, when
he arrived"
n ho patit Rlan Ma inr
Lauth said it reached Colonel Picquart
inclosed in a packet early in March.
"The spy Cuers," said Lauth, EN-
tered into relations with the ministry
of war with the avowed purpose of re-
venging himself on his government
He refused to accept payment beyond
his fare to Basle. Cuers was evidently
an agent provocateur, who had been
sent to us But We We're never able
to get anything of the slightest value
of him. It was said that we builied
him to prevent him from speaking. |
wish the person who made the state
ment to come here and repeat it. The
truth is we bullied him, not to prevent
his speaking, but because he refused
to say anything which was not known
hnd that means the same thing.
Major Lauth's extremely long depo-
sition was listened to in profound 81
lence.
After a short adjournment the court
reassembed, and the judges question
ed Major Lauth. They asked his opin-
ion of the Schneider letter of Novem-
ber 80. 1897. Witness replied that it was
authentic and emanated from Agent
Pierre. At the instance of NJ De-
mango, Colonel Picquart again describ-
ed the alterations of the Petit Bleu, and
declared the last time he saw it was
the day before he started on his mis-
sion. The Petit Bleu was still in the same
condition as when Major Lauth hand
ed it to him in November, 1897.
Captain Jun"k.
Captain JunCk followed. He said he
was a probatiOner simultaneously with
Dreyfus. He saw the prisoner great
deal and held conversations in which
he alleged Dreyfus spoke of great sums
he had lost in gambling and intercous2
with loose women.
The witness continuing. said Dreyfus
was we'll acquainted with the scheme
for the concentration of troops and
could trace it on any maps as most of
the other probationers could.
Tan.ain Junpk than smoke of the pf-