Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-08-21

admitted having mixed up Patty de
Ciam's aud Henry's intrigues 10 favor
of Esterhazy. The admission created
a sensation 1t was by order of Colonel
Henry, witness added that be fGribelinl
put on spectacles and went TO Rue de
Bout to hand EsIerhazy a letter, to
which latter was to reply yes or mo-.
II was also Henry who ordered the wit
ness to accompany Paty de Clam to
Mount Souiis park at the time Patty de
Clam masqueraded under false beard.
Colonel l.auth followed. He trav-
ersed the ground covered by his eyi-
dence before the court OF cassation In
regard to the circumstances under
which Henry communicated the bor-
dereau. Msj0r Lauth protested 1t
Picquart's allegations against him In
the course of the travernier inquiry,
when Picquart represented Lhuth as
the instlgator and perhaps also the
writer of the Henry forgery.
Il declare" said Lauth, that ii by
inspiration or writing 1t had share IN
any way whatever 10 the perpetration
of the Henry forgery, should have
avowed it on Che day Henry committed
suicide. / am not even now afraid of
the razor nor rope of le Mercier Pic.
quart nor even of broken glass ONE
lette.'
After controverting further state
ments of Picquart, Major Lauth In con-
.cluslon declared that Henry, who knew
nobody on the newspapers, held quite
aloof from the press campaign organ
lied in response to the action taken by
the friends of Dreyfus. nFt
After short adjournment the court
Ireassembled and the judges questioned
Major Lauth, They asked his opinion
of the Schneider letter of November 30,
1897. Witness replied it was authentic
aud emanated from the agent Pierre.
J Captain Juncke followed. He said
he was a probationer simultaneously
with Dreyfus but in another depart
ment of the war Office. He saw the
prisoner a great deal and held CONVEX
satlons, in which, he alleged, Dreyfus
spoke of great sums be had lost in
gambling and intercourse with loose
women. Dreyfus also boasted of large
means and spoke with great relish of
comfortable house and travels.
The witness continuing said Dreyfus
was we'll acquainted with the scheme
IuO VA ttVORo anu
could trace 1t on any map, as most
other probationers could. The witness
then detailed the work of different bu-
reaus and proceeded to demonstrate
that the probationers were cognizant.
of plans for the transportation aud con-
centration of troops and how Dreyfus
was ordered to draw report ON the
German artillery, comparing it with the
French artillery, and having access to
all necessary documents. In regard to
the Madagascar note, Dreyfus, Juucke
claimed, told the witness his cousin
had procured him Interesting Ihfor-
nation.
Captain Juncke then spoke of the eff
forts of Dreyfus to secure the firing
manuel and discussed the theory that
Hepry might have divulged the docn-
ments in the bordereau. Such sup
position, the captain declared, was ut
terly impossible.
The monotony of the session at this
juncture was suddenly broken by M.
Ber; ullus. CAPTAIN Juncke was de-
scribing incidents with Mile. Pays,
said to have occurred In the
magistrates Office one evening when
and his mistress, botl in the
highest spirits, discussed what they
should drink and Mile Pays removed
her bodice. ssos =.
M. Bertullus rose suddenly and in a
loud voice asked permission to speak.
Colonel Jouaust said he would have the
opportunity later and commanded him
to sit down. Captain Juncke proceeded
and his account of. what occurred on
that occasion was punctuated with
laughter from the audience.
M. Demange asked Captain Juneke
why he had not given the court of ces-
sation information of the character he
adduced today as proof against Dreyfus
and why he told the court of cessation
he saw nothing in the conduct of Drey-
fus to lead to the belief that he was q
traitor
This somewhat confused the captain,
who replied he had not thought of it
but added that he adhered to today's
statement about the character of the
prisoner.
After Juncke concluded, M. Bertullus
took the stand to deny that he ex-
pressed belief 10 the guilt Of Ester
hazy, as Juncke had said. Then a
scene between Colonel Jouaust and
Plcqnart occurred, after which court