Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-29

General Roget's fnsfnuations. He declared
that when 1t became known that he was
going to testify he. was covered with mud
and treated a drunkard In order to mimi
mize the value of his evidence. He also
emphatically protested against a statement
of the Iibre Parole that he offered HIS
services to Matthew Dreyfus and said the
minister of war had authorized him, the
witness, to prosecute the newspaper.
In regard to the forged letter to Matthew
Dreyfus. continued Cordier, investigation
had showed that LIE Mercier-Picard I'M
doubtedly forged 1t.
General Roget having pointed out that
the letter in question was returned to the
headquarters staff through the post Colo
mel Cordier expressed surprise at the fact
that tho letter was not delivered to the
addressee, whose residence, he explained
was we'll known.
Mai Lauth again asked permission to
speak. but Col. Jouaust declared that the
incident was not connected with the prey
fus case, and that the discussion must be
terminated.
Gen. Roset-"very well. I will wait until
Col Cordfer states exactly where my depo-
sition Is false before 1 reply
Continuing, Gen. Roget proceeded to
make the same attempt as Gen. MERCER to
confound Capt. Freystaetter saying that
the leakages in regard TO the Robin shell
were only reported in 1S9S-1S9S. which he
said. necessarily invalidated the captains
statement that these leakages formed the
object Of the part of the secret dossIer in
1894
Capt. Freystaetter, however. merely men,
toned "a SHE'LL and not the Robin she'll
The general then denied that the 1eakages
in the ministry of war continued after the
conviction of Dreyfus, and said the infcr-
nation given to certain foreign power
before Dreyfus was convicted was quite
correct. while the information furnished
afterward was incorrect.
Col. Pfcquarts testimony in this cOnnec-
ton Roget asserted. untrue. All the
leakages subsequent to 1894 related to doc
uments anterior to the arrest of Dreyfus.
Dreyfus In Reply.
When asked if he had anything to say
Dreyfus promptly rose and said:
Il never had any share in the preparation
of plan 13, to which Gen. Roget alluded.
This plan was executed in 1891 I had
merely to superintend the printing of five
or six copies of it.
Gen Roget also spoke of a letter from
capt. Remus. j would be very glad to see
that letter. 1 know nothing of it,
Col. Fleur appeared on the witness box
to refute Col. Cordier's testimony. He de-
clared that August %. 1898. Col Cordier
said to him:
'Dreyfus is guilty. but there must be two
others. There are three of them
Col Cordier shrugged his shoulders and
admitted that just week before the ar
rest Of Henry he said forgery had been
committed at the headquarters staff but
the colonel added, he told the same thing
to others the day after the posting up of
the speech of M. Cavaignac, then minister
of war, was voted by the chamber of depu-
ties
Archivist Gribelin also advanced and pro-
tested against Col. Cordier's statement
He was followed by Gen. MERCER, who said
it was necessary for Cordier to say what
he knew about the arrangement of the Sc
cret dossier by Col. Sandherr. Gen. Mer-
cier caused a sensation by indorsing Col.
Cordier's statement with reference to the
alleged attempt of Matthew Dreyfus to
bride Col. Sandherr. The general said:
when Col Sandherr reported the inter-
view and / asked him his opinion of it,
Sandherr replied: He gave me the i'm
preston Of being an honest man resolved
to sacrifice everything for his brother