The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-08-18

she faid,
ION July IS. the day my husband called
on NJ. Bertuilus. the Colonel In the course
Of conversation that evening, told me
he had friendly and charming recsp-
tion. He described how tho magistrate
advanced to NEST him and held out his
arma l said to my husband, Are yol
sure Of this manf Are you sure he Is sin :
oeres am very much afraid that his kiss
was the kiss of Judas.'
There was great sensation in the court
at this statement of Nine. Henry.
81 was not wrong" she continued,
amid the breathless interest Of the court.
this man is indeed Che Judas imag-
ined.
Referring TO the paper which arrived
Mt the same time AS the bordereau. Nine.
Henry said;
"These papers were not all torn In q
thousand pieces. | was able to note that
personally. nj. Bsrtullus has maintained
that everything arrived In pieces That
is FALSE
The court here resounded with exclama-
tlons OF surprise and Madame Henry con-
cluded;
81 have nothing mora to say"
nj. Bertuilus said he did not desire to
reply to Madame Henry, adding; "She
is only woman"
II am not woman" exclaimed Ma
dame Henry, furiously, II speak In the
name Of my husband"
The incident caused great excitement
in court.
How shall reply to Madame asked
NJ. Rertullus ''She is defending the
name Of q dead man and that Of her
child" (Renewed. sensation.)
After gazing steadfastly at NJ. Bsrtul
lus, who was greatly moved, Madame
Henry 6eGcended from the platform and
took a seat beside Nj. zurlinden. Nj.
Bertulius forthwith left the court.
Col. Picquart was then celiei to the
witness stand. He protested most formal
ly against all supicion of having caused
the disappearance Of any document relat-
Ing to Dreyfus. Documents had disap-
penred but no was not connected with
their disappearance. he also repealed
with scorn the assertion that he had en-.
deavore1 60 put another officer in the
place Of the real author of the bordereau.
ut Is true the witness continued,
that the name of Capt. Dosval being
mentioned TO me as dangerous man, /
had him watched, and do you know, gen.
tlemen, by whom Dorval was denounced
BY his own cousin.' continued Picauart,
Major Du Patty du Clam" (Sensa-
tion.)
Col. Picquart next proceed to reply to
tbs. various attacks made upon him.
"These tactios," he said, 'are evident
ly pursued with the objsct Of lesseniug
the value of my testimony"
The Colonel next outlined his oonnec-
tion with Dreyfus at the military college
and afterwards at the ministry of war
where. owing to anti.semita prejudice
OF the general staff, he first appointed
Dreyfus to a department where proba-
tinners had no direct cognizance of the
secret documents. He then described
the CONSERVATION In the war office when
the treason was discovered and the relief
experienced when it was thought the
guilty person had been discovered. 1t
was then, the witness discovered the SIM
ilarity between the handwriting of Drey-
fus and that of the bordereau, and heshad
recourse to Du Patty dn Clam, "who
was supposed to have geographical knowl.
edge" (Laughtsr.)
Then the witness described what he
characterized as 1.-THE irregular steps''
taken by Gsn. Msroier to omplish the
arrest of Dreyfus.
"Referring to ths dictation tess, the
witness earnestly and emphatica!ly
affirmed that.hs saw no signs of.pertuba-
tion in the handwriting of Dreyfus on
that occasion, and, moreover. shortly
afterwards Du Patty du Clam admitted
ho had not found IL fresh charge against
Dreyfus.
beyond the bordereau" added the wit
mess. "there was nothing against Drey-
fus, absolutely nothing"
His impression during the investigation
was that the accused mans acquittal was
probable as the evidence WAS insutfieI client.
Witness believed he had even told the
minister of war that the condemnation
of tho accused could not be secured un.
less the court martial had bern shown the
secret documents which 1t had been
agreed to submit to the court.
The colonel next declared that in 1891
he did not know the contents Of the secret
dossier, but he believed like all other
officers. that 1t contained frightful
proofs against the prisoner. But, when
he became acquainted with It's conten is
he found that "his earlier impression >, I"
were entirely wrong. prolonged sense
tion.)
Picquart then recalled the vehement
protests of innocence which the prisoner
had not ceased to recall during all phases
of the degradation. tThe witness declare !
he was quite ignorant of the confession
Dreyfus was alleged to have made to
Capt. Lsbrun- Renault.
Continuing, Col. Picquart defended
bimfelf ngainst the charge that he had al
ways directed his efforts towards the re-
Mobilization of Dreyfus. He said he mad
only directed the Investigations made to