Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-29
Will Not Have to Undergo Cross
Examination.
BERTlLLON is CONTRADICTED
Chief Handwriting Export Chsravay De
clnres That the Isordereau Was Not
Written by Dreyrus. Other I1yi-
dence Favorable to Prisoner.
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the evidence to-day, for a change, was
in favor Of Drcyfus. Five witnesses
We're for him and two against him.
The most interesting testimony Was
that of Chief Handwriting Expert Char
away. who had come to declare he had
changed entirely his opinion, which, in
1894, was against and now is in favor of
DreyfuS, who to-day affirmed Dreyfus
was not the author Of the hordereau
His candid confession of error was re-
celveI With murmurs Of satisfaction in
court, which became applause. in spite
of Colonel Jouaust's show of disappro-
val when he solemnly added: Il de-
clare here, on my soul and conscience,
that the bordereau was written by Es-
tcrllaZy."
DU PATTY DE CLAM ESCAPES.
The most important incident, how
ever was Colonel Jouaust's- asquics-
cclce to Major Carriere's request that
q committee be instructed to take Col.
ln Patty de CLAIMS deposition. The
Initiative came purely from the govern
ment commissary, Maitres Labori and
DemanSe having no faith in such Il
measure, because it allows Du Patty
de Clam to escape cross examination
which is the only thing worth having
IN the present circumstances. Du Patty
de Clam became u witness for the rro-
Secution. Major Carrere will Simply
prepare a list Of questions which an
examining magistrate will put to Du
t'aty de Clam at his residence, and no
a'ody suDpoSes that the witness will be
Very much embarrassed by the interro-
SatorieS.
ALI. EYES ON FREYSTAETTER.
Today the central figure in the court
yard, which is the meeting place for all
the leading personages of the trial du-
ring the suspension Of the sessions, was
s Captain t'reystaetter. who was the sub
1ect Of many fattering remarks upon
manly and soldier-like bearing. IN
deed, the interest in him was SO great
that some persons waited all night
long outside the door OF the court in
order to obtain staniin. room in trr
rear part the court room, in the aona
OF seeing him at to-day'S Sitting An mn
preston having gone abroad that he
might be recalled
His modest and frank manner in
Splrcd admiration in all except the gen
erals and the other military witnesses
Tor the prosecution, who seemed afraid
OF him and scoWled in his direction from
the other side of the courtyard
Captain freystaetter will not remain
here until the end of the trial, but will
l@aNe lsennes in 4 few days.
A. De F'reycinet, former minister of
war. arrived this afternoon and win
testify tomorrow.
NJ. PAleAY-JAEAL AGAIN.
NJ Paray-Java! the draughtsman
called by the defence Saturday to re
futc the testimony of NJ. Bertilon the
famous anthropometer, resumed his
testimony at the opening OF the court
inns morning and with the assistance CT
q blackboard, proceeded to show the
tallacy of the calculations Of M. Rertil-
Ion and the latters unfairness in not
submitting the handwriting Of Ester
hay TO the same tests as the prisoners
ie declared however, that even If NJ
Ecrtillon had done so the results would
not have proved anything The Wit
ness. however, insisted that Bertillan
mad adopted vicious method in only
making a partial experiment..
continuing, NJ. ParaE-Javal proceeded
to show that the Seometric regularitias
alleged by NJ. Rertillon did NOT in real
lty exist. He pointed out a number of
Irregularities in the handwriting Of the
borderoau and said the same irregulari-
ties We're particularly noticeable in Es
terEazy's caliography. He also con-
tended that the alleged regularity OF
the key word interest" was only ap-
proNimate and proceeded to illustrate
his arguments on the blackboard show
ing that all M. Bertillon's proofs APP
Piled as equally to- Esterhazy as to
Dreyfus. Finally NJ. Paray-Javal de-
clarcd that NJ Bertllon's measures 10
the word interest which served as the
basis for the whole system, was entire
i IL. %
entire system fails to the ground and
no longer exists. Great sensation.)
AN IMPOSSIBLE FEAT.
This witness who had awakened the
interest Of his hearers, maintained that
the Dordereau could not have been
traced. adding that it was an utter i'm
possibility. He then proceeded to illus
trate why this was the case and to
prove the falseness OF M. Bertillon's
deductions.
In conclusion, M. Paray-Javal said,
amid laughter, that he thought M. Ber-
Etillon was q very intelligent man, hut
that his system was false and he the
witness, was convinced that only self
esteem prevented NJ. Bertillon from ad-
hitting his error.
NJ. Bernard, an inspector of mines,
who took high honors at the polytech-
mic school, who followed NJ Paray-
laval at the witness bar. said he ap-
peared to rcfute a portion OF NJ Berril-
Ions evidence which was based on false
calculations.
RESORT TO PSYCHTCs.
Witness said he was greatly surprised
that NJ. Bertillon thought fl to have re-
course of psychological arguments to
prove:
First, that the bordereau was sfabri-
Gated.
Second, that the methods which might
have been employed in writing certain
word We're such as to constitute proof
against Dreyfus.
NJ Bernard said he was astonished
at the fact that NJ. Bertillon had I'M
#dertaken to account for the shape Of
the shape Of the letters and the space
between words. There was not 1.25
4 1.56. Moreover. the writing of the bor-
2 dereau was natural and rhythulic While