The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-26


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= adssrnnsat $500. Offering g !.
writers deposition from
ssushRnd.
"a. ar securing the names Of
d 0Qctousu D6sstgned the certificate. ask
e6sxh1 Court to appoint two weil-known
= kSsscians to report officially on Du Patty
e Clam's condition
Col. Jouaust. however. declared II was
ueeless 10 do 20, as the condition OF the
invalid Vas well known.
Intervisw With Estsrhasy.
Roland strong, correspondent OF the New
YORK Times and member Of the stan OF
the Observ<r, OF London. WIS the first
witness called. He described ~ length
the interviews which he had with Ester
hazy, Saying the Observer offered Ester
hazy 600 for certain documents ard .
confession that he wrote the bordereau. as
published April 8. Replying to the court.
Mr.. strong said that Esterhazy. while adj
uniting the authorship OF the bofdsrsau.
aatd the documents enumerated IN II had
been betrayed by Dreyfus TO Germany.
Depssitios az Vein.
L. f1GU1t WGIis = ASAAANA s1ss~~e - ~~s~
headquarters stan. was then called. but
b was absent and his deposition was read.
The facts in the case were published April
% NJ WeiIl's statement In substance WAS
that Esterhaxy told him In 1884 that Drey-
fus was innocent. but that this would not
prevent his conviction. because he was ..
jew. (6ensation.) !.
Col PicquaFt's Orderly.
A brief discussion cnsued regarding the
character OF Col rcauart's former order
~. sayisnaud. who testified yesterday to
posting letters in May and June addressed
~ the colonel to NJ. Scheurer-Kestner. the
former vice president OF the senate. who
was prominent In obtaining q revision OF
the Dreyfus case. During this discussion
Sav.gnaud protested that he had bssn
COMPOUNDED with a bandsman Of the saYsae
name, who had a bad character.
A former sergeant, who at one time was
employed in the war office. testified to see
ink nxeyfus copying the list OF railroad
stations mentioned In the plan of mobiiIsa-
ton. to which Dreyfus replied:
ut Is true, but copied the list by order
Of Capt. Besse." tsensation)
Hand-Writing Experts.
The evidence Of the handwriting ex-
ports followed
u. Colbert. after testlfytng to the facts
published April e and April n, vehementiy
protested against the insinuaf.on that he
was an Interested witness. The court
closely followed Gobart's exhaustive story
Of his examination OF the hordereau. and
his interviews with Gems. Mereier, DE
Boisdeffre and Come. Colbert asserted that
the handwriting OF the bordereau was
nnsural and fluent. but that 1t was almost
ilIegihie. whereas Dreyfus even when
writing rapidly, always wrote most iegibly.
0onse Woula Not show EmveIope.
The w.tnesA asked Gen Come II an en-
velopc accompanied the bordereau. as no.
~. Colbert wished TO see what the writer's
careful caIligraphy was Nike. explaining
that The address Of letter is always In =
iifmer hand than It's contents. Gen. Come
Refused the request on the ground that
the witness must not know The name OF
Addressce. The general also refused TO al-'
Tow the bordereau to be photographed. al
ieging that II the war Office photographers
wers allowed to photograph Il all Parts
would be acquainted with the bordereau
the hsxf day (fAueht<r, t's's :
Thsrsnpon the vilns1 remarked;
'osn. Come. this is . very interesting
confession
N. Colbert then suggested tina, the work
be intrusted 10 the prefecture of police,
where NJ. Bertilion is the photographer.
untf1 then, the witness said he had never
heard Of M. Bertillon as a handwriting
expert. sHying ne Became an expert for
this special occasion. when he was called
into the war ofice uaughter)
Gonse TRIES 20 Get Gohert 10 CHANGE
Gen. Come. 1t appears from the test,-
mony. was greatly ssTaged when he learn
ed Of the result OF 81. Goherts examlna-
ton Of the borslereAu and v.sised the ex-
pert repeatedly. The iaisAs always In
sisted a. lsarnin9 tina name OF the sus-
peet.
ut was not proper" said Colbert, "ror
rae to accuse anyone without beng cogni-
saut Of the facts. especially In csrcam-
stances Of so grave q nature. tSansation.)
] would not accuse anyone anonymously,
Ter TO 40 20 would be- contrary to the law
How Dertilloa Was Employed.
Amidst laughter In cour, the witness de-
scribed how. from an examination Of an
otilcial report ON preyfus. from which
DreyfuS name had been removed ~ Co
bert had the malicious satisfaction Of tell
Ing Gen. Come the name OK the ofYicer
they wanted to arrest
II was after NJ. Colbert had refused TO
incrininate Dreyfus that NJ. Bersiilon was
lntrusied with the examination OF the hor-
dsreau. aud after few hours study NJ.
Bertilion positively attributed the bordereau
10 Dreyfus.
From that time forward n. Colbert heard
no mere Of the preyfas case. He was not
asked 10 submit report, but described 30
the then minister Of justice. NJ Gnessn. the
circumstances in the case.
M. GUERRA continued the witness. "in-
tima,ed that these were soldiers aNalrs
which d!d net concern him as chief os the
civil judiciary"
Colbert Says Esterhasy Wrote II.
Col Jeuaast asked If Colbert for a mere
definite criticism CT the horaervaa. ana the
witness replied that he noticed sertsin
similarities between the handwriting az the
hnrtfSreau and that 90 DFsss,as h{it he