Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-19

the court-martial in 1894"
This dossier," continued the witness,
may be divided into two parts. The first
contains three documents:
GIsT OF THE DosSIER.
81. A doument known as the d'Avigon
document. the terms OF which are about
as follows: Doubt the proofs: service let
ters: situation dangerous for me with
French officer: no information from an
officer OF the line important only as
coming from the Ministry; already some-
where else
90. The document containing the words
| 'cette canaille de D.
.3 A document which is nothing but
the report OF a journey to switzerland,
| made in behalf of foreign Power.
THE second part OF the dossier,' con-
| tinued Picquart, consisted party OF
supplementary review OF the first 1t
contained the gist OF seven or eight docu-
ments. one OF which, 'cette canaille de
D. will serve for the purpose OF COM
parison.
TT also contained the correspondence
| of attaches "A and 'B.' These initials, II
should be borne in mind. represent Colo
mel Schwartzkoppen formerly German
military attache at Paris and Major Pa
nizzardi the former military attache OF
| Italy at the French capital.
NOT ALLOWED TO SEE THE DOSSIER
At this juncture, the Colonel said it
would facilitate his explanations If he
We're permitted to see the secret dossier,
adding:
II have already had in my hands.
| but l fear my memory may fail me on
some points,
What you ask" replied the president
OF the court-martial, rs impossible. The
| Minister'S orders are absolute. The Sc
cret dossier can only be examined under
| certain conditions"
Il regret it," answered Picquart. but
l will try to refresh my memory"
The witness explained why Major Du
! Patty de CLAIMS translation of the w'Avig-
non document, which has been class
| ed as idiotic, was open TO suspicion. and
why the document II it had any mean
/ ing whatever was as applicable to Ester
hazy as to Dreyfus.
Regarding the correspondence Of the
military attaches the witness demon
/ strated the insignificance of the informa-
/ ton asked for. While Patty de Clam re-
garded the correspondence as convincing
| and as clearly indicating an officer of
the second bureau, Picquart maintained
that the terms of the correspondence in
dicated that the writer intended 10 ask
friend, and not spy, for the informa-
| ton desired. Many headquarters Off
GERS. he pointed out, were on cordial and
absolutely legitimate terms with the for
eign military attaches.
| "CETTE CANAILLE DE D" PAPER.
Colonel Picquart then took up the
"cette canaille de D." document. He
called the attention OF the court to the
fact that it was addressed by Schwarz-
koppen to Panizzardi, and not vice versa,
| as long believed.
After giving his reasons for believing
| Dreyfus was not the person referred TO
in that document. Picquart showed how
| Patty de Clam endeavored to ascribe the
| authorship Of the document To PaniZ-
| Zardi with the view of establishing a
connection which in reality did not exist
! between the various documents in the in
dictment against Droyfus.
The document referring to the French
| agents journey to Switzerland, OF which
Swartzkoppen is said to have been in
formed, was only slightly commented
upon by the witness. as he did not at
tach much importance to IT,
PICQUART VERY EFFECTIVE.
The minute detail with which the Colo
mel dealt with the evidence, the clearness
Of his language, and his deductions had
great effect upon the audience and ELI
cited general admiration.
The former chief OF the Intelligence De-
| partment concluded his examination OF
the first portion of the secret dossier by
saying:
MAY be allowed TO express deep re-
gret at the absence Of Major Du Patty de
| Clam? 1t seems to me Indispensable that
this officer, who wrote the commentaries
on the secret dosser. should be summoned
to give evidence here. He would give US
his "reminiscences, and / would help him."
Uaughter)
DISAPPEARANCE OF DOCUMENTS.
But" Colonel Picquart added, "since
am dealing with this question OF the COM
| mentaries of Major Du Patty de Clam, per-
nit me to point out to you, gentlemen,
that this document was not the property
OF any particular minister. 1t was CLASH
fed as belonging to the Intelligence De-
| partment, and, as you see, Ii formed part
| of a well-dehned dossier-a dosser which
| was shut UP i'm one Of the drawers Of my
dek. and which was distracted from it.
This commentary, therefore is upon a
secret dossier document, which was i'm
properly removed from my department"
| OSensation)
Continuing, the witness said: Mention
was made yesterday of the disappearance
Of documents That is the case in point"
NOTHING SERIOUS AGAINST DREY-
FUS.
Turning to the second portion OF the
dossier, Picquart described a number Of
documents in IL as forgeries, and Said the
police reports therein contained showed
nothing serious against Dreyfus. He ex-
planned that they embodied the theme
mostly utilized by police spies I'm order to
dupe the Intelligence Department, and
| asserted that their information was most
| ly worthless, embroidered, or false and
prepared in order 10 make interesting
| reading.
DREYFUS DEEPLY INTERESTED.
Dreyfus displayed the keenest interest
in Picquarts protracted analysis of the
dossier. TO which the whole audience lis
tened with profound attention. The MEM
| bers Of the court-martial and the former
ministers of war were equally interested
Concluding his examination of the secret
dossier. Colonel Picquart explained how
he had acquired the conviction that the
bordereau was written by Esterhazy, and
how he ascertained that the anti-Dreyfus
proofs were worthless. He began by de-
failing how he first learned of the exist
ence Of EsterhaZy and his efforts to dis
cover something about him.
| The witness earnestly asserted that the
first occasion on which he saw Ester
Hays name was when he read the adj
dress OF the Petit Bleu." He said he
was not acquainted with Esterhazy, and
never had Esterhazy watched.
| Previous TO this the utmost efforts had
been made to prove the contrary. and to
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