The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-18
INCH BY INCH.
Col. Picquart Goes Over the
Ground Covered
By the BOrderPau and the Sc
cret DOsSier.
A GOOD IMPRESSION
Made Upon the Audience by the
COlOnel's Testimony.
He Expresses Regret at the
Absence of Du Patty de Clam.

Rennes. Aug. 1S.-When the second
trial by court martial of Capt. Alfred
Dreyfus charged with treason was re
sumed in the Lycee at 7:25 n. m, Col
Picouart. former chief of the intelli-
gence department of the war Office was
called to the witness stand and con-
tinued his deposition which was inter-
iupted yesterday by the adjournment of
the court for the day. The colonel gave
his testimony in the same loud fear
less tone of voice that characterized
his manner yesterday. He began by
declaring he thought it necessary TO
Immediately reply to Gen ROget's YER
liable arraignment of him while on the
stand. At the outset of Col Plcquart ;
remarks Roget interposed and said he
would reply to them
PICQUART RESUMES.
Continuing Col. Picquart proceeded
to discuss the secret dOssier as being
the handspring of the condemnation of
Dreyfus. He took up the documents
successfully referring to the writer's
and addresses of the letters as A and
b" Among those present in court
were Generals Zurlinden and Billot,
former ministers of war.
Maitre Mornard, who argued the case
in behalf of the Dreyfus family for the
revision OF the prisoners sentence be
fore the court of cessation was present
this morning to assist NJ Demange of
counsel for the defense.
Following is the evidence in detail:
Before resuming his deposition Col.
Picquart said:
Il think it necessary to say a few
words with reference to the veritable
speech for the prosecution delivered by
General Roget where referring to the
Cuenelh case"
The president of the court, Colonel
JOUaust here interpOsed saying:
rs it a personal natter"
II shall be very brief, Colonel" re-
piled Piequart. Il am moreover, ready
to reply to all questions the court may
ask on the subject.
THE QUENELLI CASE.
For a moment I shall confine my
self to the following explanation. The
Queneuf case occurred between May 80
and July II. 1896, at which period on ac
count Of a family bereavement I was
able to pay very little attention to my
official duties. In my absence, Colonel
Henry acted for me. Moreover I de
voted most of the month of July to
journey of the headquarters staff which
also prevented me from attending to
my ordinary duties. was therefore
able TO give only very intermittent at
tentiOn to the Queneli case. Besides
this, Quenelli was a returned convict
who had cOntravened a decree of ex-
pulsiOn and had been caught red-hand-
ed in another criminal act. He was at
first sight a not particularly interesting
parsonage"
At this point Gen. Roget rose and
You SHALL" said Col Jouaust.''
Col. Picquart continuing said: Il
protest absolutely against the allega-
ton that consented to the cOmmuni-
cation of secret documents to the mem
bers Of the Dreyfus court martial with
out the prisoners knowledge. I never
ordered such communication and if it
was done it was not with my cOgniz-
ance-
I hasten to add that in my opinion
1t would have been an insult to the
court to believe its members would
lend themselves to such Vaccinations.
Il am ready, I repeat to reply to
every question. i will only point out
that all Gen Roget has recounted in
detail was published in general terms
in the Gaulois, January Z.
Having thus explained certain mat
ters. 1 Will continue my deposition
Then the colonel proceeded to discuss
the phrase occurring in the bOrdereau.
I am going to the maneuvres." He
said there was no question of prOba-
TONERS going to the maneuvres in Sep
tember. This he pointed out would
have curtailed their period of probation
in an entirely unusual manner.
TAKES UP THE DOSSIER
AFTER dealing with the testimony of
the experts at the court martial of 1894
PicQuart proceeded to examine the sec
ret dOssier, a close analysis of which
he asserted, was particularly necessary
owing to the weight the document had
with the members of the court martial
in 1894.
This dossier" continued the witness
may be divided into two parts The
first contains three documents: one a
document known as the D'Avignon doc
ument, the terms of which are about as
follows. Doubt the proofs; service
letters: situation dangerous for me
with French officer; no information
from an officer of the line: important
only as coming from the ministry; al
ready somewhere else
Two-The document containing the
words 'Cette Canaille de D.
Three-A document which is nothing
but the report of a journey to Switzer-
land made in behalf of a foreign power
The second part of the dossier. .
continued Picquart. consisted chiefly
of a supplementary review of the first
1t contained the gist of seven or eight
documents, one of which 'Cette Ca
nailie de D will serve for the pur-
poses or comparison. It also contained
the correspondence of attaches A and
b These initials, it should be borne
IN mind. represent Col. SchwartzkoD-
pen, formerly German military attache
at Paris, and Major PanIzzardf the
former military attache of Italy at the
French capital
At this juncture the colonel said if
would facilitate his explanations if he
We're permitted to see the secret dos
ser, addlng: I have already had it
IN my hands, but I fear my memory
may fail me on some points"
What you ask replied the presi-
dent OF the court martial, lis inpos--
Slple- Inc minister's orders are abso-
1ute- me secret dosSier can only be
examined under certain conditions.
I regret it," answered Picauart. but
I will try to refresh my memory
The witness next explained why Ma
1or Du Patty de CLAIMS translation of
the DAVlgnon document which has
been classed as idiotic, was open to