New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-26

STAGE as roar or laughter eS""~
the court. Even the judges were nnaole ~ sor
press a smile as they gazed on M. $3.50 N..".
stage properties strewed over half the pia'ol ~.
A table brought In, upon "h'n '"N
he was using could be placed r,
The witness began by saying that only 'n'e,"-
.an, man could follow his explanations, ana INC
court WAS half emptied as the audience ai'e4 .
,auah a, his extraordinary words and express
,.r. .oor hocame bored and went out.
AZ po-,,,,on began his deposition at o'oo d. -.
=. o,.un,ed the whole Of this session, ana "'''
perhaps occupy a good part OF to-molro" o.
.,on The courtroom presented curious -,
while M. Bertillon. whom the Dre'ius"
their most ndugent moments oes''''e
Dangerous maniac spent the three reii,a. ,''
hours of the session In explaining IN ui'ih'
chile terms. his "infalbe system OF pio'"s
that Drevfus was the author OF the ooroefe"''
The majority of the public. however utterly
unable TO comprehend NJ Bertillons tneoiles'
had left the courtroom Even La lame
blanche" abandoned her post.
Tn tho mean while NJ. Bertillon, with gestures
and in the shriil, high pitched voice OF a aua'h
al a country fair. continued his monoioeu'
producing every minute some fresh paper GOV.
cred with wonderful hieroglyphics' copies Oh
which he presented to the judges VINO oaie
fully examined them. Their heads were Gus
tered together. their eyes gazing on "he io"e
wide strips OF paper. while NJ. Bertiiioh 'eane"
over their table. trying 10 explain his mystify-
,no a,ograms which were afterward passed to
NM. Labori and Demange. who. however, appar-
.r,,,, ala NOT derive much profit from their
perusal Dreyfus gazed at the scene with LOOK
OF stupefaction.
HIS DEMONSTRATION FAILURE
The c,earest utterance OF NJ. Bertillon. during
the course Of his demonstration. was tnat tie
handwriting OF the bordereau "obeys geoHie'-
RIGA, rhythm, of which discovered the equatioH
in the prisoners botting pad. Inc "i'hess
er.1,v announced that he would give a practical
demonstration Of the writing OF the ooroereau'
according to his system. Then he Electrically
.,..raa the desk attached TO the witness bar.
areu, b,s chair nearer deposited his high hat on
sbs floor. and. sitting down. began copying the
hordareau. The audience watched him as ne
bent over the desk busy drawing letters The
1udees too gazed at him, until. at the END OF ten
minutes the people and the Judges became rest
1esslv impatient and Colonel Jouaust remarked
that It was not necessary to copy the whole Dor
6ereau and that few lines would suff1ce.
A few minutes later. NJ. Bertillon rose. strooe
to the Judges table, and laid before them his
copy. The judges. counsel. the Government
Commissary. Major Carriere. and the clerk OF
the court clustered around in one group eager
10 see the result. The audience watched ''''s
strange spectacle until Colonel Jouaust shrueeeu
his shoulders, and then the spectators knew 'ha'
NJ. Bertillon had failed to satisfy them.
NJ. Bertillon noticed this, and said apoioeeu-
cally, IT was too badly placed
Ma,tre Demange. of counsel for the defence
returned To counsers table. and. in response 10
a look of inquiry from Dreyfus, Whispered rev
words to the prisoner, with shrug OF MS shoui-
ders and a smile on his face. Dreyfus appeared
perfectly satisfied
Colonel Jouaust then, at 1l:4o a. n' adJourheo
the court, and NJ Bertillon packed UP his De-
longings, and the soldiers carried them out
To the newspaper men who crowded around
xiaitre Labor. asking him for his Impressions
counsel said that there was a certain re-
semblance TO the bordereau. adding But that
Is all. NJ. Berton only did what dozens could
do. It only proves that he IS clever forger.
That is all"
NJ Iabori to-day summoned ten new wit
nesses for the defence
THE TESTIMONY.
Rennes. Aug 25-At the opening Of the ses-
sion NJ Gribelin, the principal archivist OF the
HEADQUARTERS Staff requested permission TO ao-
sent himself for twenty-four hours owing 10
summons OF the Minister Of War, General De
MARQUIS de Gallifet, who desired to see him IN
Paris. This request excited considerable COM
ment; II was suggested that the Minister OF
War wished to refresh NJ. Gribelin's memory
which has been strongly anti-Dreyfus.
Then followed the reading of a medical certif-
cate saying that Colonel Du Patty de Clam is too
ill to leave his bed Nine. Du Patty de Clam
also wrote 10 the Government Commissary Of
fering a written supplementary deposition from
her husband.
NJ. Labor. after securing the names Of the
doctors who signed the certificate. asked the
Court 10 appoint two we'll known physicians to
report officially on Du Patty de CLAIMS condition.
Colonel Jouaust, however declared 1t was use
less TO do So as the condition Of the invalid
was we'll known.
ESTERHAZY'S CONFESSION.
Rowland Strong. correspondent Of The New
York Times" a member OF the staff Of The
Observer" OF London. the first witness
called. He described at length interviews which
he had with EsterhaZy. saying that THE OBJ
server offered Esterhazy 900 for certain docu-
-ments and confession that he wrote the bor-
~dereau, as published April %. Replying to the
Court, Mr.. Strong said that Esterhazy. while ad-
uniting tho authorship or the bordereau SAID
the documents enumerated in IL had been be-
'trayed by Dreyfus 10 Germany.
NJ. Henri Well. an ex-officer OF the Head
quarters STAFF. then called. But he was
absent. and his deposition was read The facts
in the case were published on, April 20. NJ.
Wells statement in substance was that Ester
hazy told him in 1894 that Dreyfus was inno-
cent but that this would not prevent his con-
viction. because he was a Jew. (Sensation)
brief discussion ensued regarding the char
acter OF Colonel Picquart's former orderly. sa-
vignaud. who testified yesterday TO posting let
tiers In May and June. 1897. addressed by the
How hard mother has to coax before she can
get her child to take its first step. 1t is just about