The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-28

TEN - the porueFeau'
.'Fhat is my hypothesla," said the
witness, rmany similar ones eau be
found" (Murmurs Of dIsapproval)
NJ. Labor asked how NJ. Bertillon
reconclled the result of the present ex-
perlmenta. namely, that the bordereau
was written by Dreyfus, with his Opin-
ion In 1884 that the boFdereau was writ
ten by Dreyfus unless 1t had been most
carefully forged,
To this n. Bertlllon replied that 1t
was only hypothssls. whereupon II. La
borl remarked that the forgery was
then Of such a nature as to constitute
proof In favor Of DFeyfus. ''yet to-day
1t Is made proof against him.
Continuing, counsel said:
''sinee the witness admits EsterhaEy
has written by the same mathematical
methods as Dreyfus, why has he at
Eibpted the bOFaereau to preytqs
rather than to Esterhazy?"
n. BertIllon-It was on preyfqs'
hlotting-pad that the keywoFd, Inter
est" was found, and Esterhasy might
have had access to this word.
n. Labori-Doea n. BeFtlllon admit
that EsterhaEy was traitor?
Colonel Jouaust refused to put the
question to the witness, (sensatiOpl.
n. LaborI. continuing his questions
asked II. Bsrtillon's opinion as TO what
system Of defense might have been en-
ployed by the writer of the Pordereap
Il the document had been found ON him.
The witness, IN Q confused and almost
Inaudible tone. declared the prisoner
would then have maintained the docu-
ment was a forgery, and would have ad-
dueed It as proof of a plot.
N. Laborl-In that case the prtEoner
must have fOreseen the appearance on
the scene Of a man so eminent as 81.
Bertiilon, capable of imagining a sys-
tenn so ingenious as the one he has ex-
pounded to-day. Uaughter).
NJ Bertiiion retorted that in his
opinion q. man Of the ability Of the 40
cuged could have made model line ~
n quarter OF an hour, every time ne
had occasion to write.
Replying to further questions, 81.
BertillOn admitted he had dtseoNeFed "
EsterhaTy'a writing pecuitaTitieA sink
lar to those in the bordereau.
Counsel pointed out that Il wos I'M
possible to maintain the hypothesis that
EsterhaEy was O man OF straw, since IN
ls97, when he might very well have ad-
United writing the borderenu, he had
confessed nothing. The reasoning OF
M. Bertlllon, counsel asserted, there
fore, fell to the ground.
After a short incidental discussion OF
the weyI forgery which, It was beiieV>
ed. was perpetrnted by order OF the pre-,
feet OF police, Colonel InpaVst asked
the prisoner II he had anything 20 say
In reply TO the witness and the atIen-
ton OF all present was Immediately nv
eted on Dreyfus. who explained nov the
exclamation "ohl the wretch escaped
his Lips yesterday: 49,.
M. Bertiiion," the prisoner said, was
constantly turning to me while testify
ing and calling me the guilty man. l
retorted wretch TO him. Those are the
circumstances under which uttered
II have nothing to reply to tho depo-
alton of the witness. But, there Is one
thing OF which l am absolutely sure:
and that Is that am not the writer OF
the bordereau." -,
referring TO his papers which were
seized at the war office, DreyfuH SAID II
would not be strange to see notes writ
len by officers altered. He added; y
v.as shown yesterday note relative to
General de Mlribel. There was In the
document corrections made by the
chief Of department himself when
shows that Immediately after having
written q note he handed It to the
chief Of department"
Nfator Carrlero asked the court TO
confront Colonel Maurel and gaptsln
IreyBtaetter. Az Captain FreyFtaetter'
bis brenst ALTERING with decorations.
advanced with a firm step and an air OF
energy, he created good impression.
ne wore a short beard, turning gray
and n flowing blonde nuBtache. HIS
hair Is almost white. although he Is
only forty-two years Of age, he depos-
~ " Tas a Judge of the court-martlul Of
1sS5. NV belief IN the prisoners guilt
WAS due to the evidence OF experts ana
Colonel Henry and Colonel Du Patty de
clam. / should say II was strengthened
bytherending Of documents which were
communicated 10 us. the Judges. IN
prlyate room. (Grent sensation.) The
secret dossIer contained;
"First-A biographical dossier, imptt-
ing TO Dreyfus acts Of treason commit
ted at the Polytechnic school ~
Bourges. at the military college and
while on the headquarters stan
''second-The document known as the
af,ntte canaIlle de D. document.
.Thlrd-A letter which. by showing
tho resemblance Of the handwriting
nroyed the genuIneness Of the 'eette
canaIIle de D. document, ana which
was called the D'AyigHon letter, Ccries
Of 'Oh!O
military attache very distinctly aaser-
waiting the prisoners guilt.
A great sensation and lively Interrupt
tons followed this statement.
This telegram, II ] remember right
~" continued FTeystnetter, was IN the
following termB':
"Dreyfua Is arrested. Emisslry
warned" CRenewed cries Of "oh. oh!"l
At this juncture, General Merrler and
Colonel Iaurel jumped IN slmultnn-
eously, and asked for permission to
sneak, Their action caused instant eH-
element. which becnme GREATNESS as
Colonel MauTel stood up and bpth the
former Judges confronted each other
with almost defiant looks Colonel
Maurel said:
~ hive only n word to say. The 9th
or dny Afaitrn Labor drew me from
Tho ground OF argument to the ground
az secret deliberations. ! told him ]
had only read q single document. These