Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-03
TIDE HAS TURNED,
CONTINUED FROM PAGE THIRrElsa
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Plate OExcitement)
GONsE VS.. PICOTrAnw

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GONsE vs.. PICQUART.
General Gonse and Colonel plcq-..,
then had an exchange Of words. couc.n.
ing NJ. Bertillon's conclusions.
Colonel Jouaust: In what form d1 %
Bertillon communicate the result of b.,
examination?
Colonel Picquart: verbally on two o,.
caslons. As regards General Gonees l...
tiers. I handed them 10 a lawyer when
understood that / was the object n
abominable intrigues. and when rs.
ceived from my former subomua's
Henry, while in Tunis. a threatening ...
ter. which had been forwarded VITA tl.
| assent Of Generals GOnse and De b...
deffre. II these letters were published
cannot be held responsible for f."
Colonel Picquart remarked that D..
| brought the secret dossler 20 Genera
Gonse simultaneously with the borlere.g
and that the General. consequently. was
IN position 20 judge Of the probablf..
OF the innocence of Drcyfus
PLOT AGAINST PICQUART
NJ. Labori asked % General Gousa krev
Of the plot Matched against Picquarl. and
quart at Tunis were opened at OBJ. W.-
Office, and the General admitted tha.
letter was opened In the Intelligence I..
partment IN November
lie added that suspicious letters w.-.
always handed 70 him 10y Licuten...
Colonel Henry. so that he Gho Witrs.
might report 20 the Minister Of War d,
them.
NJ Labor: To whom we the letteral.
dressed?
General Gonse: do not know N5
doubt 10 the chief Of some departm aat
Colonel Picquart: IL was addressed %
me. personally
NJ. Labori Does General Gonse know
that the words IN the letter In question
We're used for the purpose Of fabricat.g
a telegram intended 10 destroy the value
Of tho petit biou"2
General Gonse admitted that the expll-
nation seemed 10 him suspicious. N th.
letters were seized IL was because the
We're addressed TO Picquart as the head
Of the department. and St was thou.t.
they might relate 90 official matters liz
added that Picquarts letters welc only
opened when they looked suspicious
Colonel Picquart retorted thar if was
curious his opened letters Afterwards
reached him without a sign 0f HAVING
been tempered with.
THE SPERANZA LETTER.
NJ Laborl pointed out that tre FIRST
letter, which was genuine. was forwarded
10 Colonel Picquart. after having been
opened, while the "Speranza" letter was
retained The latter could. Therefore. t.
regarded as the work OF a f0rger. (Gro,t
excitement)
NJ. Labor: Does General Conse think
the Henry forgery was the result of a
plot against Picquart?
General Gonse said he thought tho
forgery was IAN unfortunate proceed
ing" Uaughter) He would have pre-
vented il If he had been consulted. but
he did not believe there was plot against
PicQuart. Henry desired 10 have fresh
proof against Dreyfus. though fresh
proof was not really required. as tho d.
plomatic dossier contained ample proof"
NJ. Labor protested against such
statement, and asked which document o.
the dossier implicated Dreyfus.
Colonel Jouaust refused 10 allow the
question.
Here General Roget reappoarea on The
scene. and amid the keenest attention ol
all described the forgery against Fcquart
as resulting from his discovery that
erasures had been made IN the Petit
blue"
DE FOND-LAMOTTE.
NJ de Fond-Lamotte. former artl-
lery officer and now an engineer. was ths
next witness. lie testified that no was
a pr0bationer simultaneously with Dres-
fus. The witness said that iu August.
Sg4, he borrowed the firing manual from
Colonel Picquart and kept IT. as long as
lo liked. NJ lie Fond-Lam0tte also
.ormed by circular. dated May IS. 1891.
not 10 attend the manoouvres The OBJ
ect OF antedating the bordereau The wit
less added. was 10 make IL OF date prior
20 that Of the circular n had since been
attempted 10 attain the same object by
the circular.
Witness also pointed out that for Drey-
ms 10 have been able 20 write the horde
-eau it would have been necessary fcg
aim 10 have the firing manual I'm his pos
ession before the manocuvres. which was
impossible. The charge. therefore. coli
apsed.
THAT Dreyfu,s did not write the horde
eau the witness was absolutely certain.
WHAT CONVINCED HIM
General Roget finally asked W. La
notte from what time his belief in tha
prisoners innocence dated
~. LamOtte. From the time Of the pub
ication of the proceedings before the
court OF Cessation. / was expecting
roof Of my comrades guilt, and I was
when i saw that the date
II the borlereau had been altered
The court briefly retired. and after
ward announced that IL had been decided
o hear the remainder OF Major Hart-
nann's evidence Tin camera" on Monday.
NE court then adjourned.