The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-08-18
IN DREYFUy FAVOR.
conlIausd lrom Flr.. r.gs.

on account OF peculati0n OF an agent
named Lajoui. who was corresponding
with certain foreign agent.
Major Carriers objected TO the discus
sion OF the snbjsct at this stage, saying
1t wonld be contrary to the spirit OF dis
cipline for the General to-discuss these
details. The president OF the court up
held the protest of the governments re port
tion OF Gen. Roget.
How was 1t you knew, " counsel asked.
"thas GCO.C0) francs was offered Esterhazy
II he would confess to being the author
Of tho bordereauY"
"I heard ~ the witness replied. from
the court of enquiry who. tried Estcrhazy
and from Esterhazy himself"
"Ah." exclaimed council, cit was Es-
tsrhazy who said it. just So" Laugh
ter.)
"Why was his residences searchedf" NJ.
De ranls asked, and the General an
swered: Yesterday at one time had the
document containing the words, 'Cette
oanaille de D. and might therefore
have had others"
"You admit then that he might have
interesting documents"
"In conducting AN enquiry one must
expect to lie searched"
= Turnlng to Dreyfus. Gen. Roget criod
81 k,ow very well that II was accused
Of an act of treason which had not
committed shoald lind arguments with
which to defend myself"
This assertion evoked murmurs, but the
General shouted: ''Why dose hs deny
even the most obvious things
II. Demange shrugged his shoulders
and said "Ah." The prisoner emphati-
cslly denied point blank some OF the Gen.
erals evidence. He said he never traced
on map any plan Of concentration
or mobilization or ever had any knowi.
edge OF the details Of these movements,
nor Of the plan for the distribution of the
yarioussunits throughout the department.
LIST US, said DreJfus, understand
one another in regard to what is meant
assert that did not know in it's details
OF the plan OF concentration. In regard
to tbs circumstances dwelt upon before
yesterday there was nothing precise
stated. There was nothing but argu-
ment.h
Ths audience here gave vent to expres-
sions of assent and dissent,
M. Bertul.us, the examining ,magis.
trate, was the next witness. There had
been lively anticipation OF an interesting
conformation. The magistrate enquired
Into the charges made against Esterhazy
By his cousin, Christian, and 1t was ex ..
peatsd that NJ. Bsrtullus would be con-
fronted with Gan. Roget, who so tartly
criticised the magistrate yesterday. The
president of the court Invited NJ, Bertullus
TO proceed with his deposition. NJ.
BeEtullus' declared how Major Ratury
asked his assistance In examining the
secret dossier at the prison and how after
he had learned the contents of the doou-
ments he declared to Maj. Ravary that
there was flaw in the dossier which
would occasion the collapse of the whole
ease. The witness explained that he
meant the petit bieu. 1t must be proven
that petit bleu was forgery and was
the work of Col Picquart and that as
long as that was not proven the case
could not held.
Continuing, III. Bertullus recapituiated
the evidence he had given before the court
OF oAssation, his investigation in Patty du
CLAIMS connection with "the Speranza''
and "BlRnch" kilograms and the favora-
BILE impression he had acquired Of Col.
Picquart's honesty during the course of
the enquiry.
Witness repeated the story of Col. Pic.
quarts dismissal from the army, and Pie
quarts denunciation of Esterhazy and
Patty du Clam, and dwelt exhaustively
on his laborious inquiry into the charges
against Esterhazy, describing the papers
found at the residence of Mime. Pays's
where Esterhazy sought refuge.
NJ. Bertullus then related the notable
interview between himself and Lieut..
Col. Henry, July IS, 1893, shortly before
he committed suicide. This, naturally,
was painful recital for Madame Hen.
~, the widow, who was much distressed
and wept silently at the dramatic scene,
when Bertullus and Henry proceeded
to seal up the seized papers, was depicted.
The magistrate repeated tine whole story
with emphasis AMI it had great effect
upon the audience. After rs-capitulatinr
his other evidence before the court of cas-
sation. NJ. Bertullus energsticalIy
affirmed his belief in the Innocence of
Dreyfus He declared the bordereau was
in three pieces and not in little bits. He
also said it did not reach the war Office
by the ordinary channel.
b. Bertullus also said his belief in the
innocence of Dreyfus was also based on
documents in the secret dossier which
he had seen. But, what, above all COM
mended itself to the witness, was the en-
tire absence of motive which could
have tempted Dreyfus to commit such
a crime.
without motive" emphatically de-
clared the experienced magistrate, "there
was no erime.''
The earnestness with which NJ. Bertnl-
lus insisted upon the innocence of the
accused created profound impression
upon his hearers.