The evening times., 1899-04-08
General Roget's Attack Oh Es-
terhazy aud Henry.
Secrets Of the Court of Cessation
Made Public.
Scandals Concerning the Devils Is.
land Exile Repeated Before
the Judges.

erai Roget remarked tnat the allegations
reflected credit more upon the imagina-
tion than upon the truthfulness Of the
magistrate. General Roget said that when
NJ. Cavaignac learned that Nine. Pals
rooms had been searched he expressed the
opinion that an officer should survey the
papers seized. 1t had since become known
| at the war Office that EsterhaZy had mo-
mentarily possessed himself of a state pa
! per known as the lberateur document.
Consequently. it was important to find out
| ii other papers had been discovered there
| bearing en- the safety of the state. The
appointment of an officer for this purpose
| fell to me- said General Roget. Colonel
! Henry was suggested, and the Minister of
Justice accepted him. Before going. Colo
| mel Henry saw me to receive instructions.
| He asked me If he might tell NJ Bertulus
| what passed between him and Nine. Pals
| when he saw her on the subject of his duel
Unfortunately i wrongly said Tell NJ
Bertulus all you like
IN. Cavaignac reproved me for this.
pointing out that Henry was acting Off
oially. Returning to the War Office. Hen
ry saw General Gonse, and both came to
my cabinet. telling me that Bertulus had
played one Of his habitual comedies. In
substance he had said: Henry. you think
that am against the army. That is an er-
ror. | am sorry for the events that are
passing. but am compelled to march. being
goaded by Picquart though really / am
with you. Pray tell Roget He proceeded
to weep. kiss Henry, etc. We thought that
Henry had been hoodwinked, for he prayed
me 10 see the magistrate. General Gonse
was equally simple. and coincided with
Henry. | absolutely refused to see Bertn-
lus, saying that If | were seen going to the
nalacp il would he rbpuphf that NJ Ca
vaignac was frightened. In the course of
his instructions in sending me to inter-
view the magistrate subsequently VI. Ca
vaignac said: Tell Bertulus thanks. The
War Office is not interested in the pro-
ceedings against Esterhazy and Nine.
Pals. If Du Patty de Clam is implicated,
so much the worse for him.
Il reported to NJ. Cayaignac, who ap-
proved my action, and Gonse bore me out.
Moreover. | had reason previously to mis-
trust Bertulus, whom | had met at the
Zoa trial through Gonse's Introduction.
Another magistrate. seeing me speaking to
Bertulus, said: Beware OF that parsonage.
He is capable OF anything. He is a rake
and gambler, and is needy
Other magistrates. without being asked,
spoke similarly of Bertulus. and one au-
thorized me to say that he had so spoken.
On his second visit to me Henry brought
back three papers which were so unim-
portant that NJ. Cayaignac. who was in the
habit of keeping the most important docu-
ments in his own cabinet. returned them
Immediately. One of them was the English
letter, the second was a translation OF the
first, and the other appeared to be an ex-
tract from the two. Henry brought these
back because they referred to ". s.
foreign agent in Brussels with whom Drey-
fus correspondent
''Bertulus' statement was false in saying
that Bale and &C. occur in this letter, and
also false in saying that Henry admitted
10 him that Du Patty de Clam was the au-
thor of the Blanche and 'Speranza' let
ters. for Henry did not know Henry was
not able to tell Bertulus what had passed
in his interview with Nine. Pals which in
terview made Henry anxious and uIpn
the strength of which Du Patty de Clam
was recalled from Angouleme by telegraph
to give explanations. Du Patty de Clam
wrote that he knew nothing of the letters
and gave an explanation which was coun-
ter-checked beforehand by telegram from
EsterhaZy 10 Henry before Esterhazy and
Du Patty de Clam had time to confer to-
sether. Du Patty de Clam was recalled and
Immediately returned. In view of these
facts consider that Bertulus' observations
in regard TO the bordereau were worthless |
! am ready 10 repeat to his face what / |
now depose'
The president of the court said: But |
tuiSntes report says that one document |
appears 10 refer to an interview between |
the foreign agent at Bale and Henry and |
Lauth. How do you explain that?"
General Roget replied: 'Cuignet is mis- (
taken in thinking that Henry brought back /
that document | placed the three docu-
ments he brought in a portfolio with the !
legend: Seized in Nine. Pals rooms
When left the ministry of war | forgot :
them. NJ. de Freycinct requested posses
sion of Them when they were found among
other unimportant documents. About the
third scene in Bertulus' cabinet when Es-
terhazy and the Pals woman were in a
gay mood and asked for drinks, Henry re-
ported the matter TO me, but my memory
is cloudy
''Esterhazy." continued General Roget
spoke falsely in declaring that he was
Colonel Sandherr's agent in dealings with
foreign spy in 1894. There is no trace of
this left in the war office. He was also
guilty of falsehOod in saying that | knew
beforehand of the letter written to Presi-
lent Faure by Du Patty de Clam. with
whom | was not on speaking terms to the
md of my term in the war flee. NJ. Cav
,ignac always saw Du Patty de Clam in his
private cabinet. Du Patty de Clam always
lied TO NJ. Cavaignac. seeking to shelter
IONS unknown to anyone. After the inter-
;iews VI. Cavaignac would say: 'Du Patty
lie Clam appears to be sincere 1 replied
hat he was telling lies. though it was only
hen that | was possessed Of suspicious"
Asked TO explain Dreyfus' motive for
reachery. Gen. Roget recalled that Drey-
us was disappointed in not passing the
chools first instead of only ninth, which he
i'd owing to the severe report of one of
he masters. Dreyfus appealed to General
.ibelin de Dionne, the chief of the schools,
Tho was unable to get the master to with {
raw his damaging report. The chief. in {
n interview with Dreyfus, said: II would
rite a report upsetting the black one only ]
ou are detested by all your comrades. You 1
nee said that the Alsatians and Lorrainers
,ere better of under the Germans Your
rivate conduct was scandalous at the !
chools.'
''Dreyfus came to the staff Office con- | I
inued Geenral Roget. ''smarting under the {
emarks of General Libelin de Dionne | 6
Iere also he became hated. He was arro-
ant and vain in manner. and therefore .
isposed to treachery. Moreover. although {
ot rich he spent money freely upon wo-
len and in gambling" Generel Roget re-
eated some of the scandal mongering con-
erning Dreyfus at the sitting on February
and reiterated his anxiety to be con-
ronted with Picquart. He reviewed his
revious dispositions and repeated that Ber-
llus was anxious to entrap him. He there I
,re sent Henry to invite him (Roget) to
isit him. "Bertulus," said General Roget,
was smart enough to know that my re- I