Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-08-26
CAUGHT BY LAB0RI
The Lawyer Succeeded in Proving
by a Captain That a Previous
Judge Was Liar.
FORMER COURT DOCUMENTS
The Audience Show Their Interest by Ere.
uuent Exclamations As Disconnected
Witness Squirms Under the Ques-
tions Of the Attorney.

RenneS, August 26.-At the trial or
Captain Alfred Dreyfus to-day AL
phonze Bertillon, chief anthropometrist
Of the department of the Paris prefec-
ture of police, resumed the testimony
interrupted yesterday by the adjourn
ment of court. Bertillon testified as a
handwriting expert, giving reasons for
of the famous bordereau, on which the
prosecution mainly depends to estab-
lish the charge against the prisoner.
The judges paid close attention to his
demonstrations. On conclusion, the
witness declared: II am convinced the
writer of the bordereau is the prisoner
sitting there" Dreyfus heard him with
out fiinchin~, with an expression of dis
dain.
M. Labori asked to have Captain
Freystaeter, a member of the court
martial in 1894 which convicted Drey
fus, called in contradiction of the depo-
sition Of Colonel Maurel, presiding
Judge, who testified that he only read
one Of the documents out of the secret
dossier communicated to the court mar
tial.
The captain said his conviction OF
the guilt of the prisoner was formed by
the evidence of experts in handwriting
and the deposition of Colonel Du Patty
de Clam, "and," he continued, Il must
add, some slight influence was eXer-
cised over my mind by hearing the Sc
cret dossier read
He said that all the documents were
read. This was in direct contradiction
of Colonel Maurel. Labori demanded
conformation of Captain Fraystaetel
with Colonel Maurel. The latter mount
ed the stage.
How do you explain this?'' asked
Labori.
The colonel replied savagely: Il said
I only read one document. I did not
say only one document was read"
This statement called forth Kisses and
indignant "Ohs" from the audience.
The witness was trembling with shame,
but, evidently determined to fight t.,
the last, threw fierce look of hatred
to Labori and the audience as the gen.
darmes shouted; ''Silence silence!
After this the audience listened spell
bound as Captain Freystaeter in a bold
voice told exactly what documents OF
the dossier were read, and how Colonel
Maurel not only read those documents,
but made comments on them. This
practically called Colonel Maurel a
thorough liar. He glared at the captain
ferociously. Freystaeter, however, was
not dismayed, and his words were spo-
ken in tone of fearlessness that car.
ried conviction.
"The secret dossier,' said Freystae.
ter, contained, first, biographical
dossier, imputing to Dreyfus acts Of
treason committed at the pyrotechnit
school at Bourges, at the military col
lege, and while on the headquarters
staff; second, a document known a:
'cette canaille de d'document;' third, {
letter which, by showing the resem
blance of the handwriting, proved thu
genuineness of the 'cette canaille d.
d'document,' and which was called 'th'
D'Avignon letter (Cries of 'Oh!o
fourth, telegram from a foreign mill
tary attache very distinctly asseverat
ing the prisoners guilt" (Great sensa
ton and lively Interruptions FOLLOWED
| this statement.)
"This telegram, if remember right
| ly," continued the witness, was in tn
following terms 'Dreyfus is arrested
Emissary warned" (Renewed cries o
| "Oh, oh!")
M. Paref Joufal, draughtsman, wa
called for the defense. He was accom-
panied by blackboard, upon which h
proposed to refute a portion of M. Ber
| tillon's problems. The witness sal
amid laughter that the demonstrate
would occupy not less than two hours
He then proceeded to chalk numbe
4 of caligraphic signs on the blackboar
and presented to the court photograph
of the writing of the bordereau and tn
lprisoners handwriting, pointing ot
their dissimilarity and entering int
elaborate explanations, which were NJ
Iconcluded when, at 1850 a. M, the coul
ladjourned.