Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-22

Demange closely questioned M Gribelir
on various points, and In replying witnes:
impaired some information regarding tht
petit bleu and the circumstances under
which the secret doSSier was communi
Gated to Picquart.
Replying to NJ: Demange, NJ: Gribelin ad:
mitted having mixed up Patty de CLAIMS and
Henry's intrigues in favor of Esterhazy
The admission created a sensation.
1t was by order of Colonel Henry, wit.
ness added, he, Gribelin, put on spectacles
and went to the Rue de Douai to hand Els.
terhazy q letter. to which the latter was to
reply yes or no
1t was also Henry who ordered witness
TO accompany Patty de Clam to Mont Sou
ris park at the time Paty de Clam masQue.
raded under false beard
Witness thought 1t would have been much
simpler SIM .ir to have ~ summoned Esterhazy to
known that Mathieu Dreyfus was abou,
to publicly denounce him.
M. DemAEse remarked that the denuncia-
have been foreseen when these romantic
interviews with Esterhazy were occurring
considering Matthew himself had not con-
templated a denunciation.
NJ. Gribelin replied that at any rate II
Was known measures We're in progress
against EsterhaZy.
N; N5eI}fan R}sfmanfgs.s,Why; NJ then. since it was
ana blue spectacles resorted to?"
NJ: Gribelin-"You had better ask Patty
de Clam when he comes here. daughter
laughter)
:. Replying to further questions, NJ. Gribe-
IN oemed that he had ever opened q
letter addressed to PicQuart.
Counsel then wanted to know why the
letter signed "Speranza" was not sent to
Picauart, since all his letters were opened
at the ministry of war.
NJ Gribelin-"As l never opened n let
.Soia ter addressed @ to Colonel Picquart, do not
Colonel Picquart asked permission to
question witness.
When / left the ministry of war" said
Picduart, I asked NJ. Gribelin to forward
my letters to the addresses he knew Since
lhe !etter signed .Speranza' was not sent
me, must ask NJ. Gribelin If he did not
receive instructions ms from his chiefs to in
NJ Gribelin-"No, 1 never received any
such order.'
Picquart, after protesting against the man.
ner IN which his correspondence was tam
PeIeu Win, expressed surprise that the
question Of the employment of secret serv-
zee money should be constantly mixed up
win the Dreyfus case, with which, he add-
eu, II mad nothing whatever to do. He also
denied he had given NJ. Lebler the slight
sier and said the only document of the dos
sier revealed, and that was not by himself,
was the 'Gette canaille de D. document,
which had been utilized by the enemies OF
Dreyfus. There was also the "Libera teur''
document, which was delivered to Ester
may, who used it to levy the most shame
LII on tn6 government.
Major Lauth followed. He traversed the
ground covered by his evidence before the
criminal division of the court of cessation
In regard to the circumstances under which
Henry communicated the bordereau. He
SAID that when the bordereau reached the
intelligence department, Henry was abso-
luteiy the only officer who knew the agent
who furnished 1t and was the only officer
known to the agent. Henry, he explained,
had appointments with the foreign spy in
question only on the evenings at or 8
Q clock at night, at various places, SO it
was impossible for Henry to hand the pa
pers received to Colonel Sandherr the same
evening. Therefore, he took them home
and brought them back to the office in the
were kept on Saturday, and Major Lauth
believed the packet containing the bor-
dereau was handed to Henry Saturday,
sseptember septebe y and was taken to the office
One morning. said Lauth, at may have
been September "a, or another date, though
it cannot matter much, 1 arrived at the
office and was about to enter the room in
which usually work, when Colonel Henry
who was walking in the corridor, called
to me and took me into his room. Captain
scarcely entered when Colonel Henry show
ed the package, and, exhibiting some
pieces he had pasted together, said: 1T
Is frightful; Just see what 1 have found
in this packet.
1--WE walked to window and all three
began to read the contents of a paper,
which was none other than the bordereau
We discussed who could be the author
Il must add that NJ. Gribein entered the
room and was Informed regarding the doc
ument. AT the same time the bordereau
was only shown to Colonel Sandherr half
or three-quarters of an hour later, when
Next discussing the petit bleu. Major
Lauth said it reached Colonel Picquart,
inclosed in packet, early in March In
cidentally, the witness mentioned the mis-
sion to Nancy: on which Henry went, and
SAID that while he was absent his wife
came to the intelligence department to ask
his whereabouts, as she knew nothing of
his departure.
1t was the same with all officers of the
department, said Lauth, our families
never knew where We were going when we
were sent on mission, and 1t was through
the department that they corresponded
with us; That proves that things were
legged by Colonel Picquart"
Witness maintained this also disposed of
Piequarts assertion that Henry was in the
habit of working at home in the presence
Of servants. AS a matter of fact, he added,
I he officers were very reserved before their
FAMILIES. Continuing, witness proceeded to
speak speak OF Picquart's orders to destroy all
torn, and to determine the office of origin
py aInxing a postmark.
into fesPPKons sPK euerS %f sSs said Laqth
wit with the avowed purpose of revenging him
self on his government. He refused to
accept payment beyond his fare to Palse
who had been sent to us. But we We're
never able to get anything of the slightest
value from him. 1t has been said," added
Lanth l1ea tir that we bullied him to prevent his
Ine @ statement to come here and repeat it.
The truth is we bullied him, not to prevent
MS MS speaking. but because he refused to
that means the same thing" OaughterS
MAJOR Lauth's extremely long deposition
was was listened @ to in profound Silence He
nh! MIN In the course of the Tavernier inquiry,
when Pfcquart represented Lauth as the
Instigator and perhaps also the writer of
Y declare" said Lauth, that IT, bv
inspiring or writing it, 1 had a share in
any any way whatever in the preparation of
i the haeny dsyv Hseryy should have
the II rope OF LIE Mercier-Picard, nor even ven
Of broken glass omelette.''
After controverting further statements
oI S,cquaIt, Major Lauth, in conclusion.
neciared that Henry, who knew nobody
fbe the held quite aoof from
Dreyfus." 'ii'' Vi
After short adjournment. the court re-.
assembled and the judges questioned Ma
tor Lauth They asked his opinion Of tbe
Schneider letter of November 20. 1897. wit.
ness ne replied that it was authentic and en-
agent flerre.'
Replying to NJ. Demange, witness said
he never saw the photograph certain news
papers asserted he took representing pic
quart and Schwarzkoppen strolIing arm in
arm at Carlsbad. i ~
witness added Ironically. 49, ''e
NJ: Demange-"I do not accuse you"
At the instance of NJ. Demange. Colone,
picquart again described the alterations Of
me petit bleu and declared that the last
time he saw it, the day before he starfet
on his mission. the petit bIeu was still in