New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-19
tention. The members Of the court narus' Ano
the former Ministers OF War were eQuaiiy IN

the IOTiUeT .hliietets " w.
terested
OF the latter. Generals Biilot and zuriinden
were I'm full uniform. General Mercier was at
tired I'm civilian clothes. Near them sat NJ ber-
tulus. the examining magistrate. who gave such
strong testimony for Dreyfus yesterday NINE
Henry. widow Of Lieutenant Colonel Henry VINO
Yesterday taxed NJ. Bertulus with being JUDAS
was not present.
Suspicious AGAINST EsTERHAzY.
Concluding his examination of the secret dos
ser Colonel Picquart explained how ne had ac-
ouired the conviction that the bordereau was
written by Esterhazy. and how ne ascertained
that the anti-Dreyfus proofs were worthless
He began by detailing how he first learned OF
the existence of Esterhazy. and his efforts to
discover something about him. He earnestly
asserted that the first occasion on which he saw
Esterhazy's name was when he read the ad-
dress ~ the petit bleu. He said he was not ac-
ouainted with Esterhazy, and never had Ester
bazv watched. Previous TO this the utmost et-
forts had been made TO prove the contrary ana
n show that Picquart knew Esterhazy before
the discovery OF the petit bleu. The Coiohei
emphasized this point. with the view as eN-
plained OF showing how certain newspapers hao
misrepre sented the facts. and he created miid
sir by adding: II shall have occasion 10 poin'
out other and similar examples
The witness then rebutted the charges against
him of unnecessarily delaying the prosecution Oh
Esterhazy. He said that his object was 70 a'oio
arousing suspicion in regard TO an object ""o'
perhaps. was entirely innocent
what q mistake" he added would nave
bean averted in 1894 had they acted In the same
wav in regard to Dreyfusr' This remark caused
murmurs Of approval In court.
What tho witness gathered about Esternazy
character. he continued, created the WORST I'M
nression UPON him. but he learned ho'iii"e "
connect Esterhazy with any act OF esP'''"e"'
Therefore he did not mention his suspicious All
agent however was ordered TO Watch ES'ei
bazv who had completely compromises h'i"'eA
through his relations with an EngIish company
~ which he had agreed to become uiie''oi
nr,o, could not be permitted In the case OF
French officer" said Picquart. Moreover Els
terhazv gambled led life OF debauchery' ana
lived with Nine. Pays
THE BAsLE INCIDENT.
,,,r,,ro 70 the leakage at headquarters the
,,,,,roos described the negotiations OF Major
Ia,,, with the spy. Richard Cuers, at Basic
chewing how the spy promised Information
about the leakage and how he Picquaro was
induced IN hermit Lieutenant Colonel Henry 10
accompany Major Lauth to Basic
Co,one, P,couart also described the vague re-
nl,ee of Lieutenant Colonel Henry when ques-
toned on the subject Of Esterhazy before MS
depart,Ire. and the futilty Of his visit 10 base
because of Cuers's refusal when ne saw Hehry'
to impart the promised information. This incl
dent caused the witness TO wonder whether' IN
stead Of trying to make Cuers speak, fieHiS
and Lauth had not done everything possible 70
impose silence upon him.
BEFORE the Basic incident Colonel Plcquart
had decided to speak 10 General de BoisdeHre
about Esterhazy. I'm answer to my request
said the witness, General de Boisdenre wrote
me asking me 10 meet him at the train on MS
arrival from Vchy. While driving from the rail-
road station 10 the Generals hotel told him
all I had done in regard TO Esterhazy. ainrm
that General de Boisdeffre knew that this ques-
ton was to remain secret between us. and that
I was not to mention IT except to the Minister
of War. I knew Esterhazy anxious 10
enter the War Office. and did not regard his
desire favoraby. I communicated my impress
sions 20 my chiefs. who approved all my steps,
and the application OF EsterhaZy was rejected
His insistence. however only Increased my
uneasiness regarding him, and resolved to OBJ
tain q specimen OF his handwriting. l was I'M
mediatey struck with the similarity OF his
handwriting and that OF the bordereau, and
forthwith had the letters Of Esterhazy which
were in my possession photographed, and showed
the photographs to Major du Patty de Clam and
NJ Bertillon (the handwriting EXPERT, between
August % and September o.
The Colonel emphasized this point because
NJ. Bertlllon affirms that he saw the photographs
in May 1896 and he made note Of them
whereas the letters not written on that
date.
The conflicting testimony OF Picquart and Ber-
tillon on this point had been used to discredit
the formers evidence.
Colonel Picquart. continuing. said that Du
Patty de Clam. seeing the writing, forthwith
declared that it was that OF Matthew Dreyfus.
the brother of Captain Dreyfus.
NJ du Patty de Clam maintained, said Colonel
Picquart. that the bordereau was the Joint work
of Alfred and Matthew Dreyfus. NJ. Bertillon
| also said: That is the writing of the Dor
| dereau."
M. Bertillon tried TO discover" continued
| Colonel Picquart where l had obtained the
handwriting, but the only information l i'm
| parted was that it was current and recent hand
| writing.
DRAGGED IN MATTHEW DREYFUs.
M Bertillon then suggested that II was a
| tracing. and ended by saying that II II was
current handwriting II could only have emanated
from some whom the Jews had been exer-
cisng for year in initiating the writing of
the bordereau
at NJ. Bertillons request left the photo.
graphs with him. When he returned them he
said he adhered to his opinion, and earnestly
asked to the original. When / saw beyond
a doubt that the handwriting the bordereau
| Eqfarhazy'a and seeing that the
| ments mentioned therein might have been sup
piled by Esterhazy. that the words I am going
to the maneuvres could perfectly we'll apply
10 Esterhazy and that Esterhazy had secre-
taries at his disposal to copy a document so
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