Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-18
MRS. cRAwFoRp's REVIEW.

Associated Press Correspondent
Comments on the Dreytus Case.
Copyright. 1899; by Associated Press.)
Rennes, France, Aug. 1S.-Gen. Ro-
get, NJ. Be. ulll.s ,t-5se Investigating
magistrate; the widow of the late Lieut.
Col. Henry and Col. Picquart were on
the stand yesterday. Madame Henry
after Bertullus had deposed, asked
leave to speak. She stood up In a
stacy manner, raised her left hand and
said:
.'Je demande la parole" q ask to be
heard).
She wanted to contradict what Rer-
tullus had said regarding the friend
ship of her husband and Esterhazy.
What she said was ii trade learned by
heart and scarcely evidence. She want
ed to show that Bertullus could not pos
sibly have wrung an ,vowal from Hen
ry that he and Esterhazy formed an
association of traitors.
Her story conceded with what Gen.
Roget said on this subject. So far from
Bertullus appearing to suspect Henry
and crushing the latter with words of
suspicion, she said her late husband
had described that magistrate as
Charming" She said Bertullus even
embraced Henry when the latter was
taking his leave, circumstance which
struck the wife when she heard it as
boding no good. She jumped to the
conclusion that falsehood lay behind the
kiss and that Bertullus was a Judas.
This idea she then developed in pas
sionate pcroration that seemed a lesson
by heart.
Bertullus felt that it would never do
to argue with her, for tears were stand
ing in her eyes and the judges were
looking sympathetic. SO he said that
he preferred saying nothing to a lady
whose grief he respected and whose
amy excitement he pardoned.
Cen. Roget shov ed extraordinary
forensic ability. l 90 not know what
the military worth is of the generals
who are acting here as witnesses, but /
do not wonder at the old judges of the
court of cessation being jealous of their
argumentative capacity, their skill in
turning case inside out, in puzzling
innuendo, in casuistry and in elegant
verbal facility.
MERCER is wonderful in thsse re-
spects. Billot is not inferior to him, but
Roget Is the superior of botn in forensic
skill, acumen and susgestiveness.
Dreyfus was under Roget as an out
slider at the general staff and seemed
tortured by his arguments and the
points he made points that went home
to the military judges and were intend
ed to poison their minds. Finally he
could stand it no longer and starting
up, his eyes cleaning with anger, he
cried:
You deal only in augmentation. i
have listened to you for hours without
hearing single fact
There We're, nevertheless, some facts,
but they We're adduced to destroy the
credit of Col. Picquart, who was repre-
sented. when head of the intelligence
department, as playing a crooked part
and keeping back every piece of infor-
nation unfavora BILE to rDeyfus.
M. Demange made many happy points
in putting questions to Gen. Roget, who
lodged them with presence of mind ana
address. and when in a corner, with cool
impudence. Still Roget had the ear of
the court. He knows how to speak to
specialized military minds.
The evidence of NJ. Bertullus was. on
the whole, favorable to Dreyfus in the
Judgment of civilian listeners. Unfor-
tunately, his reputation is blowed upon.
He belonged when at Nice to the South
Railway gang, and as the magistrate
sent to investigate their swindle, played
into their hands. Roget alluded to this
and other doings of Bertullus and
showed that he did not respec. him.
NJ. Bertullus Is an epicurean and has
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