The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-22

ink made of gall nuts. while superim-
posed word was written in ink made of
logwood.
Replying to the president of the court,
Major Lauth said that when he photo
graphed the petit bleu he did not notice
any sign of erasure.
Picquart said the plate taken by Major
Lauth bore no traces of erasure. Tine
photograph alone had been tempered with.
Colonel Jouaust-Was there an expert
examination?
Picquart-Yes. 1t was a searching In
quiry. Besides the dossier in the Taver-
nier inquiry can be referred to.
Captain Jancke followed. He said he
was 8 probationer simultaneously with
Dreyfus, but in another department of the
war office, He saw the prisoner a great
deal and held conversations in which, he
alleged, Dreyfus spoke of great sums he
had lost in gambling and intercourse with
loose women.
"One day" the witness proceeded, when
we were visiting the Concourse Hippque
We met three immoral women who bowed
TO lis. Dreyfus returned their greeting,
and l said to him: We'll. for a married
man. you have nice acquaintance. He
replied that they were old friends of his
bachelorhood, and pointing to one of them
he said her name was Vatesst and that
she had house on the Champs Elysee
where she gave nice parties, where pretty
women were to be met and where there
, was much gambling. Dreyfus also boosted
of his large means and spoke with great
relish of his comfortable house and trav-
els"
The witness, continuing, said that Drey-
fus was well acquainted with the scheme
for the concentration of troops and could
trace it on any map, as most of the other
probationers could.
The witness then detailed the work OF
the different bureaux, and proceeded to
demonstrate that the probatloners were
cognizant of the plans for transportation
and concentration of the troops and how
Dreyfus was ordered to draw up a report
on the German artillery, comparing 1t
with the French artillery and having ac-
cess to all the necessary documents.
In regard to the Madagascar note, Drey-
fus. Pancke claimed, told the witness that
his cousin had procured him interesting
information.
Captain Jancke then spoke Of the efforts
Of Dreyfus to secure the firing manual, and
discussed the theory that Henry might
have divulged the documents in the Dor
dereau. Such a supposition, the captain
declared, was utterly impossible.
Later the witness corroborated the state
ment that Colonel Picauart proposed post
marking the petit hleu with the view OF
proving its genuineness.
The monotony OF the session at this
juncture was suddenly broken by NJ. Ber-
tulus. Captain Jancke was describing in
cidents with Mile. Pays. said to have oc-
CURED in the magistrates ofnce one even
ing when Esterhazy and his mistress. both
in the highest spirits. discussed what they
should drink, and. he added, Mile. Pays
removed her bodice, showing her bare arms
and bosom.
NJ. Bertulus rose suddenly. and in loud
voice asked permission TO speak.
The court then adjourned.
Three points stood out prominently in
today's proceedings. They were Colonel
Jouaust's display of Partially, the new
attitude taken by Dreyfus and the con-
temptible conduct of the last witness,
Jancke
The spontaneous utterance of Jouaust
of the word .encore" (agaln) when Pie
quart asked TO be heard, has been the topic
OF conversation this afternoon, as Jouaust
for the first time thus openly and candid
ly revealed his partially and hoisted the
anti -Dreyfusard colors. Throughout, the
trial he nor any OF the judges have shown
particular love for Picquart, but he has
never committed such fragrant violation
OF justice and his duties as Judge as he
did today.
Colonel picquarts attitude OF manly in
dependence and utter fearlessness when at
the witness bar. his refusal to gently MUIR
muir evidences In the ears OF the Judges
instead of as he did. delivering his testi-
mcny In a trumpet voice SO that not A per-
son in the court missed syllable, irritated
the judges. who showed their impatience
in the tone of the questions they put TO
him.
Picquart today was perfectly within his
rights, even to his duty. to ask 10 be !
heard In the true interest to justice in or
der that the fullest light should be she'd
on the affair, and II is well remembered
that when last week General BiIlot and
other generals asked TO be confronted
with Picquart. NJ. Bertulus and other