The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-24
DREYfUS EVIDENCE
Testimony Given by Monod and ex.
Minister Hanotaux.
GUILT OF DREYFUS DOUBTED.
Hanotaux'S Secretary Said Mercicr
Committed an Awful Blunder.
ITALIANS EXPOSED COUNT ESTERHAzy
Said their Government Received Documents
from the Count.
ITALIANS EXPOSED COUNT ESTERHAzY
FOREIGNERS IN CHINA ARE HARASSfD
Powers May ne Urged to Make n
Remonstrnnce- All Pledges Are
Being violated.

Paris, April es.-rhe Figaro. continuing
publication OF the testimony given before
the court OF cessation in the nreytus re-
vision proceedings, prints the dispositions Of
Gabriel Monod aud NJ. Hanotaux former
minister of foreign affairs.
NJ. Monod in the course of his testimony.
said that at the end of December. 1894,
he dlned with NJ. Hanotaux and asked him
il he was certain OF the guilt OF Dreyfus
10 this query the minister replied; IT was
not | who tried him. have nothing 70
say"
After dinner NJ. Hauotaux's secretary
said when both wero in the street: you
know General MERCER committed fright
ful blunder
Thencoforth NJ. Monod doubted the guilt
Of Dreyfus. He investigated tho matter
and became convinced that Dreyfus was
not the author Of the bordereau.
In March, 1897, he wrote to NJ. Hano-
taux. imploring him to say II he believed
Dreyfus guilty but received no answer to
the letter. Subsequently in his presence
NJ. Hanotaux said; The only thing for
which I can never be consoled IS the ORGY
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t.ator no fuoroa, ,,ro,e ., AZ ttorota,,
/ who replied. II am trying to obtain eer-
tainty. 1t really needs more than firm
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| NJ. Monod said that when be was in Italy
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! from Dreyfug. But had several from Eater
hazy.
NJ HanotauA IN MS deposition explained
~ Nv wv nrn,,sna asra
teommenecd IN eplto Of his fIIanotaux's)
! protests on the grounds of the diplomatic
SIDE OF the ahair, lnterhational uIIiieui-
NJ tJann,a,r sa,d ~ he nn,,e,. saY y leG.
Ter from any sovereign on the aubieot that
none was ever offered him. and that the
Whoie story was laple' he nau pofcl
expressed an opinion as 70 me gg'lt Oh
breyius ana ne nau nor Hns"v,cu Ni' W.
nou peVause nu ~ not ,Jtt ~ cpOn,,,
express an oplIlou III Niltins' ~ ~
sion nc salu lha. ms Iv"p opi t ~ ,'i'
matter was IN eontoi my W." tne 'h''
caNohS nc ma" siFeu t"e NVu'"
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PARIS Apill -f'--ihe 'ls"'o' oon'lnu'us
It's publication OF testimony offered before
the court Of cessation in the Dreyfus re-
,.t ,.. a.. - aa,,,.tt,,,,
VISION iNquIy, s''es 'ou's ,ne uspD@-.'on
OF General billob recently minister OF Wal
General Bflot denied any knowledge
that Esterhazy had rendered services 10
.,, .,.o -. ~ i,,ar,.,a,ys ,,,,h
stan oiilcers' lie declared lhal tue hllpes
lion OF 10000 francs 10 Esterhazy would
bavc h.nn innossible because Of the re-
,.,,t,,.,
suleted resources Oh the i"'eHissnDu
bureau. He admitted that he had recon-
mendod Colonel picauart's prudence in The
i,,,,s,i,ati,, ai,,t,,, 10 ino.tn,tnato u.,or.
es',,' '''l,,''e ~, 80 go,
hazy and had refused TO authorize General
Boisdeffre to send Plequart to rorsoni,
He told of tho Iattcrs cndeayor 10 cntrap
,'.,.t
'st'' n"N' ~ 4"Fi'ius MN " WIN 4e'-
ter adding that he lBiliot) opposed this
plan
Finally Colonel Picauart seized one OF
EstcJbazy's letters while IN the post ami
on representations by General COM OF he
danger of such selzurcs he (BnloO de-
cided TO send Picqnarf into exile
Tho witness repudiated, however, any
idea of sending him on a periious mission
General Blllut denied ever having gaid
hat Dreyfus ought 10 be assassinsted Ia
concluding his evidence he maintained
The seriousness OF Colonel Picquart's con
dition.
Mr.. Strong, Parts correspondent OF the
London Observer, gave an account Of his
transactions with Esterhazy. when he
hrct interviewed him last October Ester-
hazy asserted that the general staff pos