Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1899-08-31
IS A LIAR
..,.c TO THE EVIDENCE OF
s.pr. FREYsTAETTER.
r.nDer of the oourt-M"rfi"i O
81. n,.credits Col. Mnurel and
wercier : NJ. Bertiiion Con-
y. n Amusing Testimony I'm
-. ne Attempts by Handwrit-
rat. 20 Prove Dreyfus' Guilt
-.areous Partially Of Col.
.,.u.t Is Again I'm Evidence.

I, - the third week of the second
~ court-martial of Capt. Alfred
tns Of the artillery, on the charge
...on began Saturday morning in
|rcee, NJ. Alphonse Bertiilon, CHIEF
n apthropometric department OF
bsris ~prefecture Of police. resumed
.stimony, interrupted the day be-
Il the adjournment of the court
aay. In this case M. Bertillon
N as n handwriting expert and
|sis reason for believing Dreyfus
,ho author of the famous border
mon which the prosecution main-
rsnds TO establish the charge
\ the prisoner.
comic aspect Of M. Bertillon's
Imance again appealed to the
e1Ips of the audience, though the
nsid close attention to his dem
(tous which were concluded at
m. the witness saying in a de-
tory tone: Il am convinced the
Of the bordereau is the prisoner
there"
fins heard him without 1inching
.Ith an expression of disdain,
h. showed in a still more notice
manner Just before the special
testimony. when M. Demange
him a paper which Nj. Berth.
a submitted to the judges as
rlng proof Of the guilt Of the
The prisoner perused 1T for
minutes and then handed 1t
Eith a shrug Of the shoulders and
uttering a word.
was a highly dramatic scene
the end Of the session. Maitre
leading counsel for the de-
asked to bave Capt. Freystaet-
Of the members Of the court
Of 1894 which copyicted Drey-
lied In contradiction OF the
on Of Col. Maurel, the presid-
e upon that occasion, who had
that he only read one Of the
BITS out of the secret dossier
heated to the court-martial.
plain, who Is a finely built Of
ID who has a handsome, honest
kcended the platform with a
D and fearless air. When he
led to recount what occurred
his conviction of the guilt of
( )oRer was formed by the evil
the experts in handwriting,
POSITION OF Col. Du Patty de
and" he continued, 81 must
he slight influence was eXer-
|er my mind by hearing the
bssier read"
ltness was then questioned as
Ter one or more of the docu-
fere read, and he said they
read. This was in direct con-
Of Col. Maurel, and M. La
bnce demanded the confronta-
Capt. F~reystaetter with Col.
The latter mounted the stage
II ented a miserable object. his
IS clearing out beneath heavy
and looking around him with
|hang-dog look.
M . you explain this?" asked
81 E colonel, at bay, replied saw
81 only read one document. l
"a ay only one document was
/ Rffement called forth an out
nisses and indignant "ohs"
oru audience, which looked upon
Infamous confession. The
embling with shame, but evil
ermined to fight to the last,
Perce look of hatred at M.
nd the audience as the
shouted: SILENCE. silence"
|, the audience listened spell
! Il APT. Freystaetter, in a dis
,;x voice, told exactly what the
! X OF the dossier were. and
MI laurel not only read those
out made comment on
m, was practically calling
Porough liar, and the colonel
Ae captain ferociously. The
IT, lWeyer, was not dismayed,
'0~ |oros, spoken in a tone Of
=. Iearlessness, must have
! slcuon to every nearer.
ler then asked to be heard
himself by the side OF
9 forbidding appearance Of
Sc Plen, both dressed In civil
W was In striking contrast
81, unfiinching attitude Of
- VINO wore the smart uni
eg taln OF artillery, with med
east. 1t was a remarkable