The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-17
|DREYFUS REVISION.
The Figaro Prints Sensational Deposi.
lions Of Several Detectives.
HANDWRITING OF BORDEREAU.
| 1t Resembled It, but Was Not His
Chiroeraphy.
DOCUMENTS NOT SUBMITTED IN COURT
We're Of Too Great Importance and Only
the Judge Saw Them.
IPICQUART'S TESTIMONY FAyORS DREYFUS
Clear that nm ARTILLERY officer He
traycd the sccrcts-Captnin De-
rauIt Under suspicion.
PICQUART'S TESTIMONY FAyoRS DREYFu
Clear that mn ARTILLERY officer He
traycd the sccrcts-Captnin De-
rauIt Under suspicion,

Paris, April 1G.--The Figaro continue
ing its publication of the testimony given
ia the Dreyfus revision proceedings before
the court OF cessation. prints dispositions
OF several detectives employed in the
Drcyfus investigation and the beginning
OF evidence of Colonel Picauart.
The latter said he was ordered by Colo
mel Bouchoz to make Investigations for
the purpose Of discovering II the hand
writing of he bordereau was that of an
officer of the general stan He then, in
September 1894 shared the opinion that
the document was the work Of an artillery
officer, but had since completely changed
his views After making comparison
he pointed out to Colonel Boucher that
the hordereau was not in the handwrlt-
ing Of Dreyfus, but resembled It, He re-
peated this to General CONF.
When Dreyfus was arrested he remem-
bered Colonel Patty du Clam saying that
Dreyfus' manner showed his guilt and tell
ing him he had found new proofs, WI. n
are outlined as letter In foreign Lam
guage and the "Canaille d." letter. This
was before the conviction of Dreyfus. lie
had heard II said by Colonel Patty iu
Clam or Colonel Boucher that there were
documents too important 70 be produced AZ
that trial, BIT. that the Judge should see
them
Concerning the trial. the witness said
that Dreyfus protested his innocence.
Colonel lIenrys testimony made much inn
preston. lie said, II have II from an
honorable person that there is a traitor in
the second bureau" and. pointing to
Dreytus added, And there Is the traitor
Colonel Henry refused to give the name
Of his informant, who. Colonel Picquart
said was intimate With foreign diplomat
lists aud through detectives had repeated
to Colonel Henry Whist was said by tho
military attaches. Tho secret dossIer,
Picqusrt said, was undoubtedly commuhi-
Gated to the cOurtmsrtial The matter
was openely talked about at he war Of
fee When Colonel Sandherr handed over
the office TO Colonel Plcqusrt he said thai
IL any doubts OF the guilt Of Dreyfus were
raised he had only TO show that the dos
sier had been communicated to the court
martial According to the talk AT The war
office. the secret dossier had been given
10 the president OF the courtmartis wso
showed II 10 the members while they
We're celebrating on their verdict.
Colonel Picquart went on to state the
nature of the documents In tho dossler
and his doubts regarding Dreyfus being
their author, and added that the intorma
ton bureau was too ready to accept the
reports OF subordlnates
Paris, April 17.--The Figaro continuing
today its publication of testimony offered
to the court of cessation in tho Dreyfus
revision proceedings, prints some four
teci volumes of The matter. A good part
il devoted TO further statement OF Colo
mol Picuuarts evidence. He told the court
that the document bearing the phrase
"canaille de-d" was in no way applicable
TO Dreyfus on account Of incredible cxpa-
nations given as 10 the tho manner In
" hich II was ACQUIRED
Colonel Picqusrt said he believed 1t
impossible that The documents constitut-
ing the secret doasier could refer to ORGY
fus and asserted that a The close OF the
conversation no had on the subject with
General Gonz the latter exclaimed Then
il seems we are mistaken, and told him
tPicquart 10 convey to General DeBois-
deffre chief OF the general staff at that
time, his fGonz'sl advice that the two
matters ought to be distinct.
Dealing with the irregular manner in
which the bordereau was obtained. Colonel
rlcuuart recCunted conversation IN which
Colonel Patty Du Clam told him that Drey-
fus after denying the authorship OF the
b; rderesu, said It's writing resembled that
OF his friend Cgptsn Derault In this
connection Captain Picauart noted story
told by Commandant Esterhazy at his
trial to the effect that certain Captain
Berault had asked for a specimen Of Es-
terhazy's handwriting. Colonel Patty Du
Clam had also informed Colonel Picduart
how he had attached the "capsille
de ID" document. found in tho intelligence
bureau TO the bordereau.
Colonel Picauart then alluded TO the
protests OF Innocence made by Dreyfus and
to 4he fact that the alleged confessions 10
Captain lie Brun Renaud were never yerl-
fed and therefore could only be regarded
as baseless rumors. He said that when he
first took over the direction Of the intelli-