The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-04-24
aORE ABOUT THE BoRDEREAU.
,srERHAZY QUOTED AS TO WHY
HE WROTE THE DOCUMENT.

.,,,ad TO Put the Blame Upon Col.
ndber-Esterhazy Talked of Sui
.,de-Wanted to Sell His Confess
-ioD-BilIOt Makes a Denial-Tried
- Entrap Esterhazy-Why Piquart
was sent Into Exile.
p.rts April 2S.-The Figaro, continuing
- nublicatlon of testimony offered before
~. Court of Cessation in the Dreyfus re-
,.ision inquiry, gives to-day the deposit
~ If Gen. Billot, recently minister of
war.
CEN Billot denied absolutely any knowl-
o,se that Esterhazy had rendered services
T., the general staff or had had interviews
With staff officers. He declared that the
auofment of $4,000 francs to Esterhazy
,orl5 have been impossible because of the
restricted resources of the intelligence bu-
reau.
He admitted that he had recommended
col Picouarts prudence in the investiga-
,i,n aiming to incriminate Esterhazy and
had refused 10 authorize Gen. DeBoisdeffre
10 send Picquart to Lonquin.
He tod of the latter's endeavors to en-
trap Esterhazy by inviting him to write
q letter. adding that he (BilloO opposed
this plan,
Piuuart Was ExiIed.
Finally. Col Picquart seized one of Es-
terhazy's letters While in the post, and on
concentrations by Gen. Come of the dan
Ger of such seizures. he (BiiloD decided 10
send Picquart into exile. The witness re-
undated. however, any idea of sending
nm on d Derlous mission.
Gen. BilIot denied ever having said that
Dreyfus ought to be assassinated. In con-
Gliding MS evidence he maintained the Sc
robustness of Col. Picquart's condition.
Nr. Strong, Paris correspondent of the
London Observer gave an account of his
transactions with Esterhazy. When he
first Interviewed him last October Ester
hazy asserted that the general staff pos
sessed 1873 papers proving that Dreyfus
was guilty. On Esterhazy's quitting pris-
on MIR. Strong visited him and found him
in a high state of excitement. He ex-
Gained
81 will tell ALL You will ruin Du Patty
De Clam and all those who have aban-
doned me-
This Esterhazy repeated many times. On
another occasion, according to Mr.. Strong
he said;
Undoubtedly Dreyfus is guilty but the
general staff treated MIN shamefully.'
Mr.. Strong told the court he thought this
might refer to orders given Esterhazy to
fabricate the bordereau.
Esterhazy Wrote It,
After recording NJ. Leon Daudet's opin-
ion that Esterhazy was perhaps neither
traitor nor bandit, but had certainly
written the bordereau, Mr.. Strong describ-
ed how EsterhaZy had invited him to make
a sensation in a foreign newspaper by an
nouncng that he (Esterhazy) had writ
ten the bordereau at the order of Col
Sandherr because the general staff, though
possessing moral proofs, lacked material
evidence of the guilt of Dreyfus.
Il wrote it," said Esterhazy, without
Disgusting my hand. MERCER had instruct
ed The courtmartjal to condemn Dreyfus
but warned by Henry that matters would
not go as he desired MERCER (then minister
of war; decided to show the judges the
canaille de D. document, which deter
mined their Judgment"
Talked of Suicide.
Mr.. Strong deposed that at this interview
Esterhazy talked of suicide. The witness
then related Esterhazy's attempts to sell
his confession for $500. Esterhazy ex-
planned 10 him that the actual borde-
reau which he wrote on both side of the
paper was not shown to the courtmartial
but only transfer copy, imperfectly made
as regards some words, which led to the
errors made by the experts.
Esterhazy told Mr.. Strong that it was
never in the hands of any foreign nation.
out was deposited in the lodge of a con-
clerge by d French agent, and taken
thence 10 the ministry of war.
BOTH PROBABLY ARRESTED.