Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-08-17
TO-DAY'S TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
In Favor of the Accused.

Rennts Aug. l1.-At The resumption
of the Dreylus court martial this morn
ing General Roget flushed his testi-
money. He denied that the postal
card, by which Picquart had been led
to suspect Esterhazy, had been tam
pered with at the foreign office. For
the rest, General Roget's testimony
consis; ed in more destinations and ar
guments without evidence.
Next came NJ Bertulus, the examin.
ing magistrate whose seizure OF papers
at the house of E5terhszy's mistress, led
to his belief in the guilt of Col. Henry.
He repeated his testimony before the
court Of CESSATION including Henry's
famous confession to him. When Hen
ry was examined by Bertulus, the latter
said 10 him: "Esterhazy and Du
Patty de Clam are guilty. Let the
latter blow his brains out; justice will
have its course with E3terhazy. He i
now making charges against you
which may lead your enemies TO accuse
you of supplying him with the docu-
ments." Henry, on hearing this, was
speechless. Then throwing his arms
around the magistrates neck, he cried:
Save US for the honor of the army.
Esterhazy is scoundrel" NJ. Bertulus
told how had examined all the evi
dence in the case aud was absolutely
convinced that Drey fus was an innocent
man. NJ. Bertulus gave his grounds
for the belief in Esterhazy's connection
with the bordereau.
Mime. Henry was here given permits
sion to question the witness. She ask
ed: "Did you not commend my hus-
band for his sincerity?" "On the con
trary," replied Bertuus.
The next witness was Lieut.. Col. Pic
quart. He testified that after the
prisoners conviction when he (Pic
quartz was head Of the secret intelli-
gence bureau, General De Boisdetfre ask
ed him to find motive for the treach.
cry. Picquart sent detectives to inves-
ligate Dreyfus's relations with women,
but learned that these were only RI
mors. He was first led to believe Drey-
fus was innocent when there was
brought him the postal card in pieces
which had been taken from the waste
basket OF the German embassy. Pic.
quart found Esterhazy's name on the
caro-. Inquiry was made into Ester
hazy's character, and it was found ne
was always having documents cop
led. Picquart secured specimens OF
Esterhszy's handwriting which were
found to startlngly resemble the borde
reau. Picquart took his discoveries TO
General Gonse. The latter on seeing
the proofs exclaimed that there bad
been q mistake made but told PicquarI
to keep matters quiet. When the war
minister (Cavaignac) ordered an investi
CATION of Esterhazy's case, Picquart al
leges, Esterhazy was informed of it.
Shortly after this Col. Picquart was
sent to Tunis on a dangerous mission
After his recital OF his first acquaintance
with the case, Col. Picquart said: II
have other things to say and will tel
all, but now do not wish TO break the
direct chain Of evidence" Picquart
said he resemblance of Dreyfus's hand
writing to the borderau was only ru-
| NOR.
Dreyfus eazed gratefully at his defend
er. Col. Plcquart asked how Dreyfus
| could know the military secrets which
I had been betrayed when he (PicquarD,
as chief of the intelligence bureau, did
not know them and which could have
been known only in the bureau OF Du
Patty de Clam. The innuendo in this
last remaak caused sensation. The
court then adjourned until tomorrow.
Paris. Aug. 1.-THE Figaro prints
today telegram, signed Schneider,
from Ems stating that the letter alleged
to have been written by the Austrian
military attacbe at Berlin declaring
Dreyfus had relations with Germany is
a forgery. l. was used by NJ. Cavignac
il his testimony as further evidence OF
the prisoners guilt.
Rennes, August IA painful
scene took place at the trial to,
day, when NJ. Bertulus finish
I'd bis ties iuony. He had told OF
the miserable confession of Coonal
Henry. The widow of Colonel Henry,
took the stand. She said "When my
husband returned from his visit to
Bertulus, he said he had charming
reception. He told me the magistrate
greeted him with outstretched arms,
and embraced him. said to him
Are you sure of the man. fear his
Kiss was the kiss Of Judas. Then turn
ing to Bertulus the widow said II was
not wrong, this man is the Judas l
imagined"
M. Bertulus said he did not care to
reply she was only woman.
II am not a woman" cried Nine.
Henry, 81 speak in the name of my nus
band"
"How shall I reply" said Bertulus,
':he is defending the name OF q dead
man and that of her child"
Paris, Aug lex Minister of War
De Freycinet says that if he is not sum
moned before the Rennes court martial
| he intends to seek some other way Of
refuting parts of General Mercier's evi.
dence.
The Kronmann Murder.
New York, Aug. 17.-Wiliam Neu-
feldt aged 25, who claims to be a cousin
of Mrs. Annie Kronmann, he woman