The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-07

the petit bIeu. the original gsnuineness Of
which was proved by the very use q
which P.cquars had put II when he SUD
ss,ifted 70 his superiofs the scheme OF &c
coy letters which he proposed TO send q
MAI Esterhasy. IN which vas TO be 'nifo
duced the exact wording OF the petit oseu
Picdua.f. therefore, Was man Of untaf-
nished honor when he was prosecufed ZOE
forgery.
when the witness Investigated the reai
motives Of the prosecution he learned A'iA
Picquart was accused Of making esasa'e
IA the peti, bleu. All The evidence sho"s'
that PicQuart wae not connected WIN '"e
ensures, which thus constituted ns"
forgery ard a new device 10 sausieh IiS-
quart.
.r cannot believe" added the ex-minsseei
OF Justice warmly, that the NUMBER %
persons who psrpetrated these f"fsssss
was very great. We have siscosefso oAe
.ou,ce from, which emanated ether for-
rsries. / have not far 10 so to seek hiiA'
I.auth Causes = Storm.
~ Trarseux' remarks brought Command
an, Iau.h 70 his feet The commandment
declared that he took no exception to nc
quarts instructions to look Tor Traces "
the tearing OK the petit bisu. but whsh ne
saw the use Picauart wished TO make Oh
the pe,i. bleu he opposed the protest
f.auth proceeded TO accuse Picquart Oh sns
most profound contempt for the oihcsrs o.
h,s department and their home life. The
dav of the cxar's entrance into fAss'
Iauth added. Piccuart introduced TO the
witness Nine. Henry. woman unhs 10
be In their society and whom they had
..,os ai~rovered 70 be the wife Of a mag's-
tsate.
Lieut.. Col. Picauars sprang 20 his feet
and vigorously protested against the mon
strous allegation
Gen. Zurlsnden followed. He explained
that he eepose6 both In the capacity OF
military governor Of Paris and minister Ok
war. He thought II absolutely necessary
that the charge OF forgery against nc
quart should be cleared up by the court.
zsriinden TPies to Explsis.
II. Trarieux broke la upon the deposition
Of Gen. zuriinden To reproaeh the w.t.
ness with being responsible for ten
months groundless imprisonment OK fie-
quart and an unwasranted prosecution
resulting In the dismissal Of the charges
After further explanation by Gen. Eur
linden. NJ Labori asked permission 10
speak with reference to the erasure on
the petit bleu.
Col. Jouaust. sharpiy--ln that case, no.
We are trying Dreyfus. not the Ptcauart
case.
NJ Labori-Ailow me. Mr.. President. 1t
u the question OF "A document adjudged
TO be a device of Pieauart's against Ester
haxy, but which the defense maintains
constitutes proof OF Esterhazy's treach-
cry.
M. Labor requested that the letter from
the minister OF Justice To Gen. zurlinden.
abiding to tho deposition OF the latter.
b. read.
n. Labori pointed out that. contrary
to Gen Zuriindsnts intimation. the eras-
ure seemed even then to have assumed
considerable Importance In his mind.
Cen zurilndsn replied:
1T was myself who discovered the
srasure.''
Net the work of PicQuaRt.
Gen. zurlinden. amid intense excite
mcnN admitted that the Tavernier In
quiry showed that the petit hien had not
been scratched when IL reached the
statistical section OF the Intelligence de-
partment. and that consequently the
erasure was not the work OF Lieut.. Col.
PicQuart
81. Labori asked N. Paieoiogie's per-
nsissson TO read document belonging to
tho diplomatic dossier. eoneiusiveiy prov
ing as he claimed. the genuineness OF the
pert bleu.
~. rsieoiougue--I do not know the docu-
ment referred 10.
NJ Iaaort-The document relates 10 a
eonversasion between De,casse Corner
prime msnisterl and coun. Won Munster
t.adeethurg German ambassador 10 Par.s,.
In which tho ambassador Ia represented
as having said that Col SehwarEkoppen
admitted he had sen, MAJ Esterhaxy a
number OF telegraph FERNS.
M. fRleoiogue-i can only confirm NJ
f.ahori's statement. There Il in A dirlo-
matte dossier a document recss.ng a con-
vcFsasion between NJ. neicasse ana Count
Won MISUNDERSTANDING. who stated that
Col schwarzkoppen sent Mai Es;erhaxy
number Of petit hlcus steiexrams, As
regards the pesi, hlcu tn this case. Col.
ten IL himself because he had not seen
Z. but the ambassador said he believed II
had been sent by him (J'oi. Schwarskap-
penb.
Replying 81 NJ Labor. Trarssux awslt
1T length upsan the charges. which ne de-
scrfeed as fairy tales against YTeauart.
who bad been alleged - be an agent IN
the pay OF the preyfus family ard whore
object, as asserted. was Is ras Fzterhaxy.
an innocent man. IN the place az nreygus.
the cuipr.,.
Trartrax IL Too Vehement
NJ Trsrtsox read a lstteg which ~ wrote
70 Ger. isitiat Juae l. ie3S. pros sst rg
against the fslsehea,is Tn this letter Coo
Hslics had replied that ~ had nee tnsti-
sates the ia1uiry The Judges Entrusted
with tire Investigation ~ the rStc.ssry
case. Notwithstanding the.r <ansessu;l, es.
ness. were. NJ Trasieux asserted. ahsa-
totcly deceived ~ re stores TEEN current
The Judges aeevrtci as gospel al tie
Hes 81 Esterhaxy. who. though acqui,te,.
was rot tried