Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-21

| beard.
! Witness thought it would have been much
simpler to have summoned Esterhazy to
| the ministry of war, especially as It was
| known that Matthew Dreyfus was about to
| publicly denounce him.
| NJ Demange remarked that the denun-
! citation of Matthew Dreyfus could not well
! have been foreseen when these romantic
! interviews with Esterhazy were occur
! ring, considering Matthew himself had not
contemplated denunciation.
Measures Against Esterhaxy.
| Gribelin replied at any rate it was known
! measures We're in progress against Ester
! hazy.
| M. Demange-'Why, then. since it was
| question of saving him. were false boards
/ and blue spectacles resorted to-
M. Gr.bc,in-''You had better ask Patty de
| Clam when he comes here Uaughter) Do
not imagine it amused me-" tRenewed
| laughter).
Replying to further questions. NJ. Gribe-
lin denied that he had ever opened a let
ter addressed to Pcquart.
Counsel then wanted to know why the
letter signed 'Sepranza' was not sent to
Picquart since all his letters were opened
at the ministry of war.
NJ. Gribelin-"As l never opened Letter
addressed to Colonel Picquart l do not
know
Col. Picqusrt asked permission to ques-
ton witness.
When l left the ministry of war;" said
Picquart. Il asked M. Gribeiin forward
my letters to the addresses he knew. Since
the letter signed 'Seperaaza' not sent
me. must ask Nj Gribelin if he did not re-
ceive Instructions from his chiefs to inter-
cept it,
NJ. Gribelin-"No. 1 never received such
an order"
Picquart, after protesting against the
manner in which his correspondence was
tempered with, expressed surprise that the
question of he employment of secret serv
ice money should be constantly mixed up
with the Dreyfus case. with which. he add
ed it had nothing whatever to do. He also
denied ne had given NJ. Leblois the slightest
Information regarding the secret doss:er.
and said the only document of the dossiec
revealed. and that was not by himself. was
the 'Cette Canaile de D" document.
which had been utilized by the enemies of
Dreyfus. There was also the ''Liberateur'
document. which was delivered to Ester
haZy, who used it to levy the most shame
full blackmail on the government.
Delivery of the BOrderenu.
Major Lauth followed He traversed the
ground covered by his evidence before the
criminal division Of the court of cessation
in regard to the circdms tances under which
Henry communicated the bordereau. lie
said that wren the 5ordereau reached the
intelligence department Henry was absc-
lutely the only officer who knew the agent
who furnished it. and was the only officer
known to the agent. Henry. he explained,
had appointments with the foreign spy in
question only in the evenings at or 8
o'clock at various places. it was
impossible for Henry to hand the
papers received to Col. Sandherr the same
evening. Therefore he took them home and
brought them to the Office in the morning.
Very often these appointne nts were kept on
Saturday, and Major Lauth believed the
acket containing the bordereau was hand
to Henry Saturday, September -. and
was taken to the office September "a.
"One morning.. said Lauth, cit may have
been September "a another date, though
it cannot matter much. l arrived at the Of
hce and was about to enter the room in
which l usually work when Col. Henry,
who was walking in the corridor, called to
me and took ne into his room. Capt. Ma
thon arrived simultaneously. We had
scarcely entered when Col. Henry showed
the packet received, and. exhibiting some
pieces he had pasted together. said:
1T is frightful. Just see what 1 have
found in this packet
We walked to a window. and all three
began to read the contents of paper.
| which was none other than the bordereau.
We disc used who could be the author.
Il must add that NJ. Gribelin entered the
room and was Informed regarding the dog
| ument At the same time the bordereau
| was only shown to Col. Sandherr half or
| ee-quarters of an hour later. when he
| arrived."'
| The Mission A Nancy.
Next discussing the Petit Bleu. Major
Lauth said 1t reached Col. Picquart, in
| closed in a packet. early in March. Incl
| dentaliy. the witness mentioned the mis-
| sion to Nancy. which Henry went. and
said that while he was absent his wife
came to the intelligence department to ask
for his whereabouts as she knew nothing
| Of his departure.
| 1T was the same with all officers of the
department. said Lauth. Our families
never knew where were going when We
were sent on a mission. and it was through
| the department that they correspondent with
| us That proves that things were not con-
Quoted in the fourth bureau as alleged by
| Col. Picquart and that the officers were not
| so negligent and careless he has as
| serted
| Witness maintained this also disposed OF
Picouarts assertion that Henry was in the
| ha bit of working at home in the presence
of servants AS matter of fact. he added.
| the officers were very reserved before their
families.
Continuing witness proceeded TO speak
| of Picauarts orders to destroy all evidence
! of the Petit Bleu having been torn and to
determine the office of origin by attixing
! a postmark, etc.
| THE spy Cuers," said Lauth. entered
, into relations with the ministry of war with
| the avowed purpose of revenging himself
on his government. He refused to accept
payment beyond his fare to Basic Cuers
was evidently agent provocateur who
| had been sent to But we were never
! able to get anything of the slightest value
| from him 1t has been said.' added Lauth,
that we builied him to prevent his speak
| ing. l wish the person who made the state
ment to come here and repeat it. The
truth is we bullied him. not to prevent his
speaking but because he refused to say
anything which was not known. and that
! means the same thing" LaughterD
Iauth Hcurd in Silence,