Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-19


ond trial by court martial of Capt. Al
fred Dreyfus was resumed in the Lycee
at 1925 this morning Col. Picquart,
former chief of the intelligence depart
ment of the war Office. was called TO
the witness stand and continued his
deposition, which was interrupted yes
terday by the adjournment of the
court for the day. The colonel gave
his testimony in the same loud. fear
less tone that characterized his manner
Yesterday. He began by declaring he
thought it necessary to reply to zen.
Roget's arraignment of him while ON
the stand. At the outset of Col. Pic
quarts remarks, Roget interposed and
said he would reply to them. Contin-
uing, Col Picquart proceeded to dis
cuss the secret dossier as being the
handspring of the condemnation OF
Dreyfus. He took up the documents
successfully, referring to the writers
and addresses of the letters as A. and
"B.'
Maitre Monard, who argued the case
in behalf of the Dreyfus family, for the
revision of the prisoners sentence be-
fore the court of cessation. was pre-
sent this morning to assist NJ. Demange
OF counsel for the defense.
Before resuming his deposition, Col.
Picquart said: Il think it necessary to
say few words with reference to the
veritable speech for the prosecution. de-
liyered by Gen. Roget when referring to
the Quenelli case
The president of the court, Col. Jou-
aust, here interposed, saying: is it a
personal matter?"
Il shall be very brief. colonel" re-
piled Picquart. 81 am, moreover, ready
to reply to all questions the court may
ask on the subject. For the moment
shall confine myself to the following
explanation: The Quenelli case occur
red between May 80 and July II, 1896,
at which period, on account of family
bereavement, | was able to pay very
little attention to my official duties. In
my absence,
COL, HENRY ACTED
for me. Moreover, l devoted most OF
the month of July to a journey of the
headquarters staff, which also prevent
ed me from attending to my ordinary
duties | was, therefore, able to give
only very Intermittent attention to the
Quenneli case. Besides this, Quenneli
was returned convict, who had con-
travened a decree of expulsion and had
been caught redhanded in other crimi-
nal acts. He was, at first sight, not
particularly interesting parsonage"
At this point Gen. Roget arose and
said: Il wish to be allowed to reply"
"You SHALL, said Col. Jouaust
Col. Picquart, continuing, said Il
protest against the allegation that /
consented to the communication of Sc
cret documents to the members of The
Dreyfus courtmartial without the pris-
oner's knowledge. l never ordered
such communication, and if it was done
it was not with my cogniZanee. | has
ten to add that, in my opinion, it would
have been an insult to the court to be-
lieve its members would lend them
selves to such Vaccinations.
II am ready, l repeat, to reply 70
every question. / will only point out
that all Gen. Roget has recounted in
detail was published in general terms
in the Gaulois, January I. Having
thus explained certain matters, will
continue my deposition.
Then the colonel proceeded to dis
cuss the phrase occurring in the bor-
dereau, Il am going to the maneu-
vers." He said there was no question
of probationers going to the maneu-
vers in September. This, he pointed
out, would have curtailed their period
of probation in an entirely unusual
manner. After dealing with the testi-
mony of the experts at the courtmar-
tial of 1894, Piequart proceeded to ex-
anime
THE SECRET DOSSIER,
close analysis of which he asserted,
was particularly necessary, owing to
the weight the document had with The
members of the courtmartial in 1894. y
"This dossier," continued the witness,
may be divided into two part. The
first contains three documents:
"One-A document known as the
D'Avignon document, the terms of
which are about as follows: Doubt
the proofs; service letters; situation
dangerous for me with French officer;
70 information from an officer Of the