Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-07

witness for the prosecution. occupied the
time of the court-martial from the hour
or Its converting, at eco a. NJ, until $50
o'clock.
The public sitting Of the court opened
at S:i5 A. NJ. with n brief exchange OF
unlmportant remarks between Maitre De-
mango and General Roget
Senator Trarieux, formerly Minister of
Justice, was then recalled to the Witness
stand VI. Labor questioned VI. Trarieux
with reference 10 the petit bleu." He
replied that he had examined the petit
bleu" which had been the cause Of the
accusation against Colonel picquart. III
the witness had not known in the first
place that the genuine document had
been falsihed he would not have received
Picquart at his house the day the latter
was arrested. The witness had not ac-
cused Commander Lauth any more than
any others.
DEFENCE OF PICQUART.
NJ Trarieux defended Picquart against
the charge Of tampering with the peu1
bleu." the original genuineness OF "Ilen
was proved by the very use 10 when
PicQuart had put IL when he subinl,teu
TO his superiors the scheme Of dccoy let
ters which ne proposed 10 send 70 Major
Esterhazy and In which was 10 be intro
duced the exact wording OF the ''petu
bleu."
Plcquart. therefore. was a man of un-
furnished honor when he was prosecuted
for forgery. All the evidence showed
that Picquart was not connected with the
erasure. which thus constituted a new
forgery. and a new device TO squelch Pic
quart
II cannot believe" added the ex-Minis-
ter Of Justice. warmly. that the num-
Der Of persons who perpetrated these
forgeries was very great We have dis
covered one source from which emanated
other forgeries. We have not far 10 go 10
seek him"
ZURLINDEN on THE STAND.
General Zurlinden followed. He ex-
planned that he deposed both in the ca
pacity Of military governor OF Paris and
Minister OF War. He had played most
important part in the Du Patty de Clam,
Picquart and Esterhazy cases. The pro-
ceedings I'm the case Of Major Du Patty de
Clam had caused him great anxiety. The
witness wished for more light with regard
TO the ground upon which revision Of the
trial OF Captain Dreytus was demanded,
and the charges emanating from other
officers of the general staff against Lieu
| tenant-Colonel Picquart.
After further explanations by General
Zurlinden, VI. Labor asked permission to
| speak.
Colonel Jouaust: is it With regard to
| the evidence Of VI. TrarieuX?
NJ LabOri: II is with reference 10 the
| erasure In the petit beu."
Colonel Jouaust Sharply: IN that case,
| no: we are trying Dreyfus, not the PIC
| quart case.
VI. Labor: Allow me. Mr.. President; it
| IS the question of document alleged TO
| be a device Of Picquart's against Ester
| hazy but which. the defence maintains,
| constitutes proof Of Esterhazy's treach-
erv.
IABORI WORRIES ZURLINDEN.
VI. Labor pointed out that contrary to
| General Zurlinden's intimaton. the era
! sure seem 10 have assumed considerable
importance in his mind.
General Zurlinden replied: 1T was my
! self who discovered the erasure. nrst
| thought IL attributable 10 an attempt TO
remove a blot. and therefore, it did not
| possess I'm my mind, tho importance
| which others attached 70 it,
NJ. Labor: Was the erasure subsequent
10 the first photograph?
General Zurlindcn. amid intense excite
! ment. admitted that the TaYernier IN
! curry showed hat the petit bleu' had
| not been scratched when il reached the
| statistical section Of the Intelligence De
partment, and that consequently the era
| sure was not the work OF Lieuten-
! ant-COlonel Picquart.
NJ. Labor asked II PaleOlogue's per-
! mission 10 read document belonging 10
| the diplomatic dOssier conclusiNeiy PROV
ink. as he claimed, the genuineness OF the
/ petit bleu.'
NJ. PaleOlOgue: ] do not know the uocu-
| ment referred 10.
rAnCpT r-yspT .ATNrc
NJ Labor: The document relates TO a
conversation between NJ. Delcasse, lor-
mer Prime Minister. and Count Won
| NunstefLLcdenburg. German Ambassa-
| dor TO Paris. in which the Ambassador is
reported to have said mat Colohe
Schwartzkoppen admitted ne had SeiI'
Major Esterhazy a number of telegraph
forms. -,
NJ Paleologue: / can only confirm VI
Iabori's statement There is in the diplo'
| matte dOssier a document relating TO 2
[ conversation between " Delcasse ~.
Count Won housekeeping, WI,
stated that Colonel SchwartZk0ppen coult
| rot say he had written 1t himself. De-
| cause he had not seen IL. but the Ambas
! sador said he believed il had been sem
by him Colonel acknowledgment.
FAIRY TALES TOUCHING PICQUART
Repying TO NJ. Labor, NJ. Trareu2
dwelt al length upon the charges whici
/ g
| quart who had been alleged 10 De al
agent I'm the pay OF the Dreytus family
/ and whose object, he asserted. was u
put Esterhazy. an innocent man. IN th'
| place of Dreyfus the culprlL
NJ. TrarieuX read a letter Wa WIZ ~
wrote To General Billot, June l, lSS' pro
testing against these falsehOods To TN
letter General BillOt had replied that N
had not instituted the inquiry.
Colonel Jouaust pr0tesleu asalliSl ,,. fl
he said. could not maintain statement
you are no longer giving evidence
added the president Of the court-martlal
"you are delivering speech LOT Ine ue
fence You have assumed the role
counsel for the defence.
n Trarieux: | regret that this remarl
should be made to me i'm such terms
when | was merely replying To questions
B1LIOT UNDER EXCITEMENT.
General Billot at this juncture ARCS
and strobe rapidly TO the platform
Speaking with suppressed excitement II
SID he regretted he had not heard IN
r first part of NJ TrarieuXs evidence yes
{ terdav. but he was aware that, IKE 70
b DAVIS deposition it was merely speec
I'm favor OF Dreyfus and Picquart ana a
, accusation against former ministers
war. .,,- 81, ...r
toned things which ought % have bee
! Iefr unspoken as a witness. He desire
10 associate himself with the protest Jus
made by the president Of the court.
Replying TO NJ. Labor. General bliie
! accepted the entire responsibility Tor tn
recent given 10 Major Esterhazy Tor IN
- document liberateur" by the chief OF IN
, Cabinet. and expressed the opinion tina
I even proof Of Esterhazy's guilt would d,
! acquit Dreyfus. as often several culpril
/ were mixed up I'm espionage.
NJ. Labor: That goes without sayln'
But excuse me. NJ. le President II Ia
never been said that Dreyfus had an az