The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-18
DEFENDED EsTERHAzY.


criticised the surveillance inaugurated by
Col PicQuart over Lieut.. Col. Horny.
This surveillance, he said, lasted several
months and included the interception of
letters addressed to Esterhazy. There had
I also been searches of Tenry's house dur
ing his absence. All these measures, the
| witness asserted, were carried out with
out authorization of the minister of war,
who was not even informed of them.
Moreover, he asserted, the Investigations
were carried on at the expense OF the
| secret service fund.
The witness also objected to Col Pic
quarts methods of watching Mile. Pays.
In regard to Esterhazy, Gen. Roget ad-
mitted that the former was a gambler
and an immoral character. But he as
serted:
While 1 have acknowledged his little
failings, 1 nevertheless maintain he has
been the victim of abominapye persecu-
ton"
Gen. Roget Eext spoke of the arrest at
Beltort of Quenelli, declaring that Pic
quart cooked up the allegation of spy
ing against Quenelli in order to attract to
himself the approval of his superiors
The witness then dwelt upon the alleged
services of Dreyfus to procure informa-
ton from the various bureaus in regard
to the mobilization and concentration of
troops, pointing out that, While intelligent
and Industrious, Dreyfus was far too
tnquisitive in matters which did not con-
Germ him, to the detriment Of his proper
duties.'
Replying to a question of the court.
Gen. Roget said that, so far as he knew,
Dreyfus had only once been given an
imaginary task as a test
The prisoner listened intently to the
witness. Dreyfus self-control contrasted
markedly with lis excitement of yester-
day.
DECLARED DREYFUS INNOCENT.
M. Bertulus, the examining ma gistrate,
was the next witness. There had been
lively anticipations of an interesting con-
frontation. The magistrate inquired into
the charges made against Esterhazy by
lis cousin, Christian, and 1T was expected
NJ. Bertulus would be confronted with
Gen. Roget, who so tartly criticised the
magistrate yesterday. But the president
of the C urt invited NJ. Bertulus to pro-
ceed with his deposition.
The witness spoke in a low, husky voice,
which was almost unintelligible to the
court and counsel. He was Intellectually
urged to raise his voice.
M. Beltulus described how Mai. RaVary
asked his assistance in examining the
secret dossier at the Cherche-Midi prison,
and hCW, after he had learned the con-
tents Of the documents, he declared to
Maj. Ravary that there was a flaw in the
dOssier, which would occasion the col
lapse of the whole case.
The witness explained that ne meant the
petit bIeu. 1t must be proved, he told the
major, that the petit bleU was a forgery,
and the work of Col. Picquart, and that
as long as that was not proved the case
could not hold.
Continuing, NJ. Bertulus recapitulated
the evidence he had given before the
into Du Patty de CLAIMS connection with
the ''Speranza" and Blanche" kilograms,
and the favorable impres sion he had ac-
CURED of Col. Picquart's honesty during
the course of the inquiry Witness re-
peated the story Of Col. PicGuart's dis
missal from the army and Picquart's de-
nunciation of Esterhazy and Du Patty de
Clara and dWeIt eXhauStiVelY on his Ia
borious inquiry into the charges against
Esterhazy, describing the papers found at
the residence of Mile Pays. where Ester
haZy sought refuge
NJ. Bertulus then related the notable in
terviaw between himself and Lieut.. Col
Henry, July 1S 1898, shortly before Henry
committed suicide. This naturally was a
painful recital for Nine. Henry, the
widow, who was much distressed and
wept silently as the dramatic scene when
M. Bertulus and Henry proceeded to seal
up the seized papers was depicted. The
magistrate repeated the whole story with
emphasis, and it had great effect upon
the audience.
After recapitulating his other evidence
before the court of cessation, NJ. Bertulus
energatically affirmed his belief in the
innocence of Dreyfus. He declared the
borde-eau was in three pieces and not in
little bits. He also said it did not reach
the war office by the ordinary channels
NJ. Bertulus also said his belief in the
innocence of Oreyfus was also based on
documents in the secret dossier which he
had seen. But what, above all, confirmed
the witness in his belief was the entire
absence of a motive which could have
tempted Dreyfus to commit such crime.
without motive" emphatically declar-
ed the experienced magistrate, there was
no crime"
The earnestness with which NJ BertuIus
insisted upon the innocence of the ac-
cCsed created profound impression upon
his hearers.
You have been toId'' he said, that
Dreyfus is guilty. For myself / believe,
ana believe profoundly, in his innocence. -
IF 7 come here to tell you so, you will
understand that 1t is because my con-
science tells me that in SC doing I am
performing a duty, an absolute duty.
The court Of cessation has declared
the bordereau to be the work of Ester
supreme authority in all matters of JUS
tice in France" (Sensation.)
At this juncture there was a brief sus-
pension of the session. When it was re-
sumed M. Bertulus was recalled, but he
had little to add of an interesting charac-
ter. When the prisoner was asked if he
desired to put any questions to the wit
ness he answered in the negative
COL. PICQUART MAGNIFICENT.
Col. Picquart was magnificent todav. as
he marched into court-taII and strongly
built dressed in a frock ccat, and wear
ing the ribbon of the Legion of Honor
in his bCttonhole His first words sound
ed through the court room like a trumpet
blast, as he replied to the questions of
the president, giving his name, ETC. His
advent was like fresh breeze. clearing
away the foul atmosphere of the previous
sittings. The colonel began his deposition
in the high, resonant voice of a man de-
termined to abide by every word uttered.
He was pale, but had a lcok Of grim
determination on his face. He looked the
members of the court-martial straight in
the eyes and at once assumed @ cold
demeanOr towards Them giving Col.
Jouaust, the president of the court, just
such Difference as the latter could de-
1and, but not scrap more.
The strength of character of Col. Pic
Huf'h Gnu 'itc 1OuCuUe he INTENDED TO
adopt was shown at the outset when,
having been already stopped by Col Jou-
aust from entering into certain expIana-
tiCns, he came to the reasons why he
entered the war office, and declared:
II am going to explain, in few words,
why I entered the war Office" adding in
a resolute tone, ''and that will nos be
much"
Picquart spoke palpably under the in
fuence of strong emotion, but throughout
he maintained complete mastery over
himself He accompanied his statements
With enerSetic gestures, and with an in