The San Francisco call., 1899-08-15
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given to diplomats. NJ. Cavaignac also
found in the contradictory statements 81 81
foreign diplomats that Dreyfus was wen
known at various chancel!orleS;
Colonel JoUaust asked NJ. CaValgnac'
How do you explain the Henry, for
gerT%'' and the witness repeated the
Statements he had already made on Ihe
subject He dwelt at length on NJ. CulS-
nets long investigation.
Colonel Jouaust then asked, WI DO
YOU think Of the Henry forgery IN rela-
ton to the facts now occupying our at
HThc Henry forgery" replied NJ, Cav
aignac, ''as alleged, was in ordeT 20 Sc
cure a revision of the case by the IuGI9 ,II9l1d
OF CasSatiOn and was not even aliuUeu
10 This forgery. therefore, ShQulu re-
main outside Of the scope ct the queS-
tions submitted by this court-nlartidl
That is my opinion.
ReDlyirg to another question, NJ. Cav
aignac said his statement that DreSLJ1a SIJa9
went to Brussels in the middle OF 1891
n. Cavaignac introduced during the
course Of his evidence a meInorahuuIh'
written in German asking tor VaEI0Gs ssI. IN
formation, wanted by the elllpa9SS +lS5
which appears to have been uneaFlItu
from the archives OF the bureau OF IN
formation OF the War Office. lie SAID ne
believed it was written by mlliidiS dt-
n. Demange asked why NJ. Cavaiignac'
f.s. had not produced this document IN
the Chamber of Deputies. .,...
The witness replied that ne had oIheI
means Of reaching the ENDS. ,
Counsel for the prisoner then questioned
NJ CaVaignac in regard TO ms st3temeht
that Boisdeffre was absent from rom / ans al On
November g when General MERCER He
clares he was there. The witness ItpITgu
that General de Boisdeffre was certainly
absent on that date. ,:-~ ~
ticular would be elUcidated when Generdl
de 3 B)isdeffre appeared.
Colonel JoUaust then told 19rey1us 10
rise. anG asked him if he had any re-
marks 10 make upon the evidence;
The prisoner, VINO during Ma NJ, Cae1igd saeTred
macs arraignmeut OF him, nad Seeliieu
nervous and agitated, replied III 10"
voice: -. .,r,
duced in the tribunal of the champer tHC
Henry forgery can come here ana paSe
his convictions of my cupablilty on no
ters which the Court of CasSauon mas a.
ready disposed Of" Great sensauon.l
General Zurlinden, also former MINIS
ter of War. was the next witness re
began by pointing out the ohlSatloh res
ing upon those dlrectlnS espionage 10 ~
every thing possible to save tiloSe SCI
ing them when the latter We're ai9cCN-
cred. He then declared that ne SUI! -
oarded the bOrdereaU as being decisive
proof Of the guilt of DTeFfus ana S'ld
the crime committed would pc lInnoSsi
7Ia for those who were prosecuting Drey-
fms and who should be acting from esprit
de corps, and it would be as unjust 20
say 50 as to approve the "odlous act
lust committed
Tbis inquiry into the honor Of the army
had nothing to do with the analr zen
,,ral Zurlindrn then traVersed the OId
ground and declared that not anytime,
NOT even Henry'S confession. had changed
his conviction. The prosecution OF Dry
fus the witness asserted, was quite uIi.
forcseen and therefore the ldea or
Vaccinations was untenable.
The reiteration by General Zurllnden
OF his firm belief that Dreyfus wrote me
bOrGereau created lively excitement
NJ Demange suggested that il C0ioneI
Fabre had not thought OF examining the
handwriting OF the prObationers the Dor
dereau would then have been elernillIy
buried ir the archives Of the Ministry UL
NJ this tiIie IS the case it must be evident
there is nothing in the bordereau winch
indicated Drcyfus.'
General Zurlinden in a troubled voice
Acknowledged This fact conclusively and
tried 10 explain. NJ. Demange. however,
got General ZurlindeD TO admit that 1t
was not until after the condemnation that
the study Of the hOrGereau seemed 20 IN
dicate that it was the work OF prona-
In reply to further questions General
ZurlinGen said that in order to know the
whole truth in regard to the bordercaU
they mus 4Sye the TOUR Hd ao,E,d noes thefe'h
At this point Dreyfus interjected: Il
associate myself with those words my
colonel I also desire the truth. only
ask for the truth"
These statements caused excitement in
court
briefly affirmed his belief in the culpab!Hty
The appearance of n. Hanotaux, the
former Minister Of Foreign Affairs. who
followed him in the witness box, rcawak-
eped the interest Of the audience. NJ.
HanctaUX declared he bad nothing that
added 10 his evidence SiEcn before the
Court of Cessation. He said he never had
cOgniZance either as n Minister or as
r~ivatn individual of any secret GOssier.
Z
which he took Office, saving the foreign
portfolios then presented grave difficult
ties The negotiations with Great Britain
and Belgium with regard to Africa. thH
war in Madagascar and tho state of Of
fairs in China were pointed to-. He then
related that he was made acquainted with
the DreYfuS affair by General Morcier and
n DUDuy in the residence Of NJ. Gueriu,
and read notes already produced by NJ
Paleologue giving tho observations he
thought right to make to General Mercicr
regarding the proofs collected against
DTeyfus and the Minister OF Wars reply
n Hanotau;s replied that he saw tho
difficulties which speedily devel0Ded. His
fears lie added. were fully justified. and
when if became necessary TO publish SOW
eral official notes in order TO satisfy
foreign embassy the situation was un-
dolbtadIv grave ana he forthwith re-
ouested General MERCER to cease the pros
ecution Of the affair under the existing
circumstances. But General Mercier vas
obduratc and the affair proceeded. The
former Minister of Foreign Affairs denied
tho allegation that he had told NJ, Monod
That ne believed Dreyfus was guilty.
NJ. Demangc inquired whether NJ Hano-
tauN was aware of the uncertainties CON
aectcd with the translation Of the tcle-
gram dated November 2, 1894.
N. IJanotauX repied that uncertainty
was the rule in such cases. lie was only
aware Of the one drawn up in the Foreign
Office which alcne Was communicated to
the War Minister. The representative Of
the Government. NJ Carriere, having eN-
cused NJ Casimir-Perier, General MERCER
and NJ HanotauN from further attend
auce unless resummoped. the court rose
ut noon, adjourning until Wednesday.