New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-22

the doSsier revealed, ana tndl was Hot y! H'''
self was the "Cette canaille de D docu-
ment. which had been utilized by the enemies
of Dreyfus. There also the 'hoerateur
document. which delivered to Esterhazy'
who used 1t to levy the most shameful black
mail on the Government"
MAJOR LAUTH TESTIF1ES.
Major Lauth followed. He traversed the
ground covered by his evidence before the
Criminal Division of the Court OF Cessation IN
regard to the circumstances under which Lieu
tenant Colonel Henry communicated the bor-
dereau . He said that when the bordereau
reached the Intelligence Department Henry
was absolutely the only officer who knew the
agent who furnished 1t. and was the only officer
known TO the agent Henry, lie explained, had
appointments with the foreign spy in question
only in the evenings, at or o'clock at Night
at various places, so 1T impossible for Henry
to hand the papers received to Colonel Sandherr
the same evening. Therefore. he took them
home and brought them to the office In the
morning. Very often these appointments were
kept on Saturday. and Major Lauth believed
that the packet containing the bordereau was
handed to Henry Saturday, September ~
and was taken to the office on September ~.
September "a or another date though It cannot
matter much, arrived at the office, and was
about TO enter the room in which usually work,
when Colonel Henry, who was walking In the
corridor, called to me and took me into his
room. CAPTAIN Nation arrived simultaneously.
We had hardly entered when Colonel Henry
showed the packet received and. exhibiting
some pieces he had pasted together. said: 1T Is
frightful Just see what I 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 dis
| cussed who could be the author.
ct must add that NJ. Gribelin entered the room,
and was informed regarding the document At
| the same time the bordereau was only shown to
! Colonel Sandherr half or three-quarters OF an
hour later. when he arrived"
Next. discussing the petit bleu Major Lauth
| said that It reached Colonel Picquart. inclosed
| In a packet, early in March. incidentally. the
| witness mentioned the mission TO Nancy, on
| which Henry went, and said that while the lat
| ter 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 knew where we
were going when we went on a mission, and II
was through the department that they CORE
! sponded with us That proves that things were
not conducted in the Fourth Bureau as alleged
by Colonel Picquart. and the officers were not SC
| negligent and careless as he has asserted"
OFFICERS WERE RESERVED.
The witness maintained that this also dis
posed OF Picquart's assertion that Henry was in
the habit Of working at home in the presence o!
| tg Of be odd cd
officers were very reserved before their families
The witness proceeded to speak of Picquart's
orders to destroy all evidence Of the petit bler
having been torn. and 10 determine the office
origin by affixing the postmark. etc.
The spy Cuers." said Lauth. entered into
relations with the Ministry OF War with the
avowed purpose Of revenging himself on hi:
Government He refused to accept payment. be
yond his fare to Basic Cuers was evidently ar
agent provocateur, who had been sent to us
But we were never able TO get anything Of tn,
slightest value from him. 1t has been said.
added Lauth. that we bullied him to proven
his speaking | wish the person who made tn,
statement 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
(Laughter)
Major Lauth's extremely long deposition wa
listened to in profound silence He protested
against Picquarts allegations against him II
the course of the Taverner Inquiry. when III
represented him the instigator and perhaps
also the writer, of the Henry forgery.
II declare" said Lauth. that II. by inspiring
or writing II, had a share In any way what
ever in the preparation OF the Henry forgery.
should have avowed it the day Henry commit
ted suicide / not even now afraid OF tn
razor, the rope Of Lemercier- Pickard. no
even OF broken glass omelet."
After controverting further statements OF Pic
quart Major Lauth, in conclusion. declared tina
Henry. who knew nobody on the newspapers
held quite aloof from the press campaign or