Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-19

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knew that Imaginary sketches executed by
| the prisoner had been delivered abroad
| Gen Gonse-"I could not give positive
| answer to that question
| Q.-"Are there proofs that the documents
1 mentioned in the bordereau were delivered
| abroad?'
| A.-"There were no direct proofs, but
| their dispatch was certainly announced"
Proceeding, skvitness disputed Magistrate
| BertuluSy ACCOUNT of the interview with
Henry, but admitted that when he (Gen.
Gonse) handed Henry his forgery the lat
! ter insisted 1t must not be shown to Pic
quart. (Sensation)
| Replying to M. Demange, witness admit
| ted he had ordered Colonel Picquart not to
| concern himself with the handwriting of the
| bordereau when he commenced his investi-
! cations of Esterhazy.
Then" asked NJ. Demange sharply,
| when you saw his handwriting was iden-
| teal with the writing of the bordereau did
| that make no impression on you?"
Evidently" replied the witness, "the two
handwritinss had a great resemblance"
NJ Demange-'"The honorable person al
ready referred to was not in receipt of pay,
you said just now?'
He, indeed. wished to procure us infor-
nation in and out Of Europe, but he con-
cerned himself with agents and his ex-
penses We're paid"
M. Demange-"Do you regard this person
as a spy?"
Gen. Gonse-"He only supplied informa-
ton
M. Demange-"Did you not say that this
person had been proposed for the cross of a
Legion of Honor and that if he was not
decorated it because some one had
interviewed to prevent it?''
Gonse-'I never heard Of it."
Demange-"V good"
preyfus Criticises Gen. Gonse.
When Dreyfus was asked the regular
question he said: II will reply direct to
the secretary of the ministry of war, who
said he saw me in the offices after service
hours.
LAS regards Gen. Gonse, l am surprised
that the general officer repeats dinner-table
gossip. There is known TO be insurmount-
able difficulty in introducing any one into
the ministry of war, and it is absolutely
impossible fo- an officer to bring any one
into the ministry"
To this the general replied: "No doubt it
is difficult
Colonel Jouaust-"No doubt it is difficult,
but it is not impossible. The ministry can
be entered easy enough at certain hours.
Dreyfus in a position to know that
(Sensation)
The prisoner-'.I will reply to Secretary
Ferret, who has told lie. What l have to
say to General Gonse is that every time
friend to see me at the ministry.
even when French officer. l was obliged
members of the chambers of deputies who
called on me could not enter the ministry.
1t was consequently absolutely impossible
under ordinary circumstances for a subal-
tern to bring any one into the ministry"
General Gonse declared that permits
could easily be, obtained.
At this point Colonel Picquart re-entered
the witness box in order to reply to ale
cations as to the way he performed his
duties. He denied a number of General
Gonses assertions regarding the arrests
which the witness ordered.
Picquart also described the extraordinary
methods of investigation employed in .he
Intelligence department by his predeces-
sors.
Secret Service Funds.
Counsel for the defense, after emphasizing
the fact that even in The opinion Of General
de Boisdeffre, there was a connection be-
tween the Estarhazy and Dreyfus affairs,
asked the president of the court to request
Colonel Picquart to give information in re-
gard to the 1D0,o00 francs said to have been
expended for the surveillance of Esterhazy.
Picquart explained how expenditures
were regulated il the intelligence depart
ment While the witness was chief of the
department, General Billot, then minister
of war, thought it necessary to make a
fresh distribution of the amounts of the
secret service funds available for the Office
and the funds in the witness department
We're diminished by 5000 francs monthly.
At this moment, said PicqUart negotia-
tons of great Importance were in progress,
and an extraordinary expenditure had been
arranged beforehand.
This decrease in the funds continued
| Picquart, did not prevent me from pur-
suing the extremely interesting questions
upon which l was engaged. L made a men,
orandum, in which I asked for supple
mentary grant. and 10000 francs was
given ne. When the 1Gb,tO0 francs was
received Gen. Billot made another redistri-
button.
SCHNEIDER TELEGRAM DISCUSSED.
Paris Newspapers Take Widely Di-
verSins Views of II.
PARIS, August 19.-The Paris papers are
full OF comment on Col. Schneider's tele-
gram. The Rennes correspondent of the
Petit Blue says:
General MERCER will protest against the
allegation that the letter is forgery. He
declares that it is authenticated by COM
parison with other documents from the
same source"
The Figaro says:
General Mercier's only way to prove his
good faith is to name the person who gave