New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-22

o,d m. Judges questioned Major Lauth
,rho,, asked his opinion Of the Schneider le,'eI
=, No,,smber 30 1897. The witness replied that
=, ...s authentic and emanated from Agent
Pierre"
MYTHICAL PHOTOGRAPH.
,..,.e. 20 NJ Demange. the witness sail
49,. he never saw the photograph when GER
,a,, newspapers asserted that he took. repre-
sentjne Picauart and Schwartzkoppen s'roHh"s
or, in arm at Carlsbad. II suppose II was
, ,ooL it" the witness added ironically.
=, Donanee said: II do not accuse yau
4, tho instance OF NJ Demange, Colonei nc
-, AGAIN described the alterations or the
III, hleu and declared that the last time ne
- a. tho day before he started on his MISSION
,,o rotit bleu was still in the same condition as
u.hor Major Lauth handed It to him In Novem-
,er 1897 When Picquart saw IT In the pos
s.ss,on Of General Peeux, ex-Mnister OF war,
:, eeoroed 10 him PicquarD that the handwrit-
,rc, had been somewhat modified. and at the
,,,orriar inquiry he noticed that alterations
=, o,,ita a serious character had been made
pr,od lines had been erased. Moreover, expert
ronts showed that the address had been written
IN ink made of gall nuts, while superimposed
word was written in Ink made OF ogwood
Replying to the president OF the court Major
Iautb said that when he photographed the
motif bleu he did not notice any sign of erasure
Colonel Picquart said that the plate taken by
Major Lauth bore no traces Of erasure. Inc
photograph alone had been tempered with.
Colonel Jouaust-Was there expert exami-
nation?
Colonel Picquart-Yes. 1t was searching IN
orirv. Besides, the dossier in the Taverner In
curry can be referred to.
Cantain Junck followed. He said he was
nrobationer simultaneously with Dreyfus, but IN
another department of the War ONCE He saw
the prisoner a great deal. and gave details OF
conversations in which. he alleged, Dreyfus
smoke of great sums he had lost In gambling
and in intercourse with loose women
zone day." the witness proceeded. when we
were visiting the Concodrs Hippique, we met
three immoral women. who bowed to us. Drey-
fus returned their greeting, and l said 70 hh'
Well for a married man you have nice ac-
ouaintances' He replied that they were OLD
friends of his bachelorhood, and. pointing 10 one
~ them. said her name was Vatesse. ana that
she had a house on the Champs Elysee where
she gave nice parties, where pretty women We're
To he met. and where there was much gamoilns'
Drevfus also boosted of his large means and
spoke with great relish OF his comrortapie mouse
and travels
PLANS KNOWN TO THE PRISONER.
The witness. continuing said that Dreyfus
was we'll acquainted with the scheme Tor 'he
concentration Of troops and could trace 1t on
any map, as most OF the other prooa''ohers
could
The witness then gave details ABOUT the WORN
OF the different bureaus and proceeded 10
demonstrate that the probationers were cog
Meant NJ the plans for the transportation and
concentration of the troops. ana now Dlesius
was ordered to draw up report on the "ei
man artillery, comparing 1t with the french
artillery. and having access to all the necessary
documents.
IN regard to the Madagascar note. Junck
c,aimed that Dreyfus told the witness that MS
cousin had procured him interesting informa-
tion. CAPTAIN Junck then spoke OF the eHorts oi
Drovfus to secure the firing manual. and dis
cussed the theory that Henry might nave u''
vuIsed the documents in the bordereau Such a
sunnosItion. the Captain declared. was utterly
impossible. Later. the witness corroborated the
.,a+ornort that Colonel Picquart proposed post
marking the petit bleu, with the view or prov
ing its genuineness.
MADE NJ BERTULUS ANGRY.
The nonotony OF the session at this Juncture
was suddenly broken by NJ Bertuus. Captain
Junck was describing Incidents with Mile rays
said 10 have occurred in the magistrates ONCE
one evening when Esterhazy and his MISTRESS
both in high spirits discussed what they shouio
drink. and. he added Mile. Pays removed her
bodice NJ Bertulus rose suddenly, and IN ioud
voice asked permission to speak.
colonel Jouaust-You will have opportunity
later.
NJ Bertulus-I wish to speak at once
Colonel Jouaust-You will have an opportunity
IN YOUR turn, sir You will have it presently Sit
down.
CAPTAIN Junck then proceeded. and his ac-
count Of what occurred called forth laughter
from the audience.
/ NJ Demange asked Captain Junck why he mad
( not given the Court Of Cessation information OF
/ tho character which he adduced to-day as proof
/ against Dreyfus and why he had told the Court
! Of Cessation he had seen nothing In the conduc'
! of Dreyfus to lead to the belief that he was
/ traitor. This somewhat confused the Captain
who replied that he had not thought OF IT, but
added that he adhered TO to-days statements
| about the character of the prisoner.
/ Dreyfus, after being asked the usual question
whether he had anything to say, replied L VIII
! not speak to the witness OF private commences
he has made to me. II Captain Juncks Ideas OF
honor allow him to divulge private conVersa'
tons. mine do not. l have clean hands. and
will keep them clean. But there are number OF
facts to which / will refer will speak first In
regard to all the losses It is said that sustained
Mt the club al Mans. / declare that was never
n member of the Civil Club at Mans. never Wis
| tied It, and consequently never gambled there
I am convinced that the members OF the clut
are very respectable. and ask you simply &c
have an inquiry made in order to know II l an
! speaking the truth. In regard TO the lectures II
the offices Of the Headquarters Staff. at which
it is asserted. l present they occurred II
! December, 1893. I was absent at that time, and
consequently did not attend the lectures"
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