The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-21

| witness told Fabre that the documents
mentioned showed the writer could on
ly be an artillery officer. belonging tC
general staff, who participated in the
expeditions of the headquarters staff
in June and July, 1894. The position OF
Dreyfus correspondent with these con-
| dluonS, and Ito their great surprise
| striking resemblance was apparent
| in the writings of Dreyfus and the
anonymous letter. Witness further de-
| clared that only probationer could
| possess the information mentioned in
the bordereau. 1t was not only be-
cause of the resemblance of the hand
writing that suspicious were directed
| at Dreyfus, but because he was in a
| position to be acquainted with the
| documents enumerated.
| NJ. Demange wished to know why Col.
| D'Abaville said that in 1894 that in or
| der to discover the author of the bor-
| dereau he thought ii necessary to in
vestigate the officers who participated
in the expeditions of the general staff
| that year.
| Witness replied that he was induced
| to do so by the expression in the Dor
| dereau, Il am going to the maneuvres.
| for he considered the expedition of the
| general staff equivalent to the ma
| neuvreS, although troops We're not ac-
! tually present.
| Counsel pointed out that a great deal
of argument was founded on the eX-
| preston, II am going to the maneuv-
| res" Witness said it should not be for
| gotten that in 1894 the expression was
understood to apply to the expedition
| of the headquarters staff.
In reply to the usual question, Drey-
| fus said he had never held any CONVEX
sation with Col. Sandherr, the late chief
| of the intelligence department, who was
| so little acquainted with him that he
once addressed him by another name.
Greater interest in the proceedings
| was manifested when the name of the
next witness was announced-former
chief of the detective department,
Cochefort who was present when Drey-
fus underwent the dictation test in Du
Patty de CLAIMS office.
NJ COCHEFORT CALLED.
NJ. Cochefort declared he knew abso-
lutely nothing of the Dreyfus case when
Gen. MERCER summoned him to confer
with him on the subject of the bor-
dereau and the suspicious in regard to
Dreyfus. Gen. MERCER, CochefOrt con-
tinued, asked his advice as to the pro-
ceedure which ought to be followed,
and introduced him to Du Patty de
Clam.
Subsequently, after NJ. Bertillon's re-
port, the arrest Of Dreyfus was decid-
ed upon.
As the witness proceeded to describe
the arrest and the famous scene of the
dictation test saying that from the
first remark dropped by Du Patty de
Clam the prisoner displayed evident
uneasiness. The then chief of detec-
tives, placing his hand on the prison
er'S shoulder, said:
Capt. Dreyfus, in the name of the
minister of war L arrest you"
At the time of the examination of
Dreyfus witness gained the impression
that he might be guilty and so report
ed when the minister of war asked his
opinion.
During this formal examination,
Cochefort added, DreyfuS protested his
innocence very violently, and declared
he did not know what they wanted or
of what he was accused. Witness af-
forwards sealed up the papers de Clam
seized at Dreyfus' residence.
Replying to the court Cochefort said
that since his appearance. on the scene
he had nothing to do with the Dreyfus
affair, which was in the hands of the
military authorities. He had not then
seen the writing of the bordereau, other
wise his impression might. have been
modified.
During the course of his reply wit
ness mentioned EsterhaZy but his re-
mark was inaudibe.
After the remarks of NJ. Demange
Col. Jouaust invited Dreyfus to speak.
The prisoner replied:
No, 1 will reply when de Clam is
here"
NJ. GRIBELIN, PRINCIPAL ARCH
IVIST.
NJ Gribelin, the principal archivist of
the headquarters staff, was the next
witness. He testified with great v0iu-
bility and expressed the opinion that
hon Ilrax -frre-
was enacting a role by Systematically
denying all the charges against him,
even the most obvious and least import
ant things, and in declaring himself
ignorant of matters which should have
been known to every officer of the gen.
eral staff.
Witness said he was cognizant of
Dreyfus' relations with loose women.
In support of this assertion he men
toned an alleged voluntary statement
made by Matthew Dreyfus, brother Of
the prisoner, in the witness presence,
that he had been obliged to pull his
brother from the clutches of a woman
of this description living near the
Champs Elysees.
NJ. Gribelin recapitulated the discov-
cry of the leakings at military mead
quarters, the arrival of the bordereau,
etc, and of the system of espionage
conducted under cover OF diplomatic
Col .Jouaust-When was the border
eau received at the intelligence depart
ment?
NJ. Gribelin-The bordereau arrived at
one in the morning, September, 1894.
After examining it we did not hesitate
to attribute it to an officer of the head
quarters staff.
Col. Jouaust-When was it submitted
to Col. Sandherr?
NJ. Gribelin-Why, the very first day.
The witness added:"As the bordereau
arrived through ordinary channels or
what at any rate was regarded as SUCH
no doubt was entertained as TO its au-
thenticity."
Replying to further questions NJ
Gribelin positively asserted that Ester
partment. In regard to the dictation
test the witness recalled Dreyfus' reply
to Du Patty de Clam, when the latter
pointed out that his hands were shak-
ing, namely my fingers were cold.''
A member of the court-martial re-
ferred to NJ. Gribelins statements con-
corning the use Col. Picquart made of
the secret service funds and the witness
admitted the truth of Picquart's evil
dence that surveillance of Esterhazy
cost but little.
Questioned as to the alleged indiscre-
ton of Col. Picquart in showing Maitre
Leblois the witness admitted that when
he saw NJ. Leblois in Picquart's office in
the autumn of 1885, while the secret
dossier of the carrier pigeon was lying
on Picquart's table they had not been !
from the envelopes. The en- |
velopeS, he exclaimed, We're open but |
he admitted that this was customary
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