Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-08-18
PlCQUAR7'S TESTIMONY
Showed the Secret DOSSier on Which
So Much Depends to be a Forgery
|DREYFUS' CASE IS STRENGTHENED
BY the Convincing Tanner In Which the Colonel Dis
posed of All the Evidence Brought Out BY the Pub
lie Prosecutor--Max Nordau Says Acquittal Is Not
Certainty Suspicious Death of Colonel Lobe Who
Has Had Charge of the Guard.

Rennes, Aug. 1s.-The trial by court
martial of Captain Dreyfus was resumed
at 1925 this morning without incident,
Colonel Picquart continuing his testl-
mony. He spoke in the same loud, fear
less tone, and commenced by declaring
that he thought it necessary to reply to
General Roget's veritable rragnment of
him. General Zuerlinden. General Billot
General Roget and General Mercier were
present. At the outset of Colonel Pic
quarts remarks Roget interposed and
said he would reply to them. Colonel Pic
quart proceeded to discuss the secret dos
sier as the handspring of the condemna-
tion Of Dreyfus. He took up the consid-
Grafton of the documents, successfully re-
ferring to the writers and persons ad-
dressed as IA" and "B," occasionally
treating Of the "Cette canaille de D."
document.
Among those present in the court were
General Zurlinden and Billot, former
ministers of war. Maitre Mornard, who
argued the case in behalf Of the Dreyfus
family for revision of the prisoners SEN
tence before the court Of cessation, was
present this morning to assist Demange
| for the defense.
| At the conclusion of Picquart's deposl-
| ton Roget and Mercier rose together
and asked to be confronted with the wit
ness. The conformation, however, only
lasted few minutes, and did not prove
sensa tional, having reference to COM
para lively minor points. After Picquart
had reiterated his statement, court ad-
journed at II 40 a. m. until tomorrow.
The deposition Of Picquart occupied the
entire session.
After dealing with the testimony Of the
experts at the court martial of 1894, Pic
quart proceeded to examine the secret
/ dossier close analysis of which, he as
serted, was particularly necessary, owing
to the weight the document had with
members Of the court martial in 1894.
This dossier,' continued the witness,
may be divided into two parts. The first
contains three documents. One docu-
ment known as the d'Av.gnon document,
the terms of which are about as follows
Doubt the proofs; service letters; situ-
alton dangerous for me with French Off
GER; no information from any officer Of
line; important only as coming from min
istry; already somewhere else.
'"Two-Document containing the words,
'Cette Canalle de D."
"Thlee-Document which is nothing
but report of the journey to Switzerland
made in behalf of a foreign power"
THE second part of the dossier," con-
tinued Picquart, CONSISTED chiefly of a
supplementary review Of the first 1t con-
tanned the g.st of seven or eight docu-
r.; ,;nl, To r.
D. will serve for the purposes of COM
parison. 1t also contained correspond
ence Of attaches A and b. These initials,
it should be borne in mind, represent Col
onel Schwartzkoppen formerly German
military attache at Paris and Major Pam
izzardi, former military attache of Italy
at the French capital
At this juncture the colonel sad it
would facilitate his explanatio if he
were permitted to see the secret dossier,
adding, II have already had it in my
hands, but l fear my memory may fail
me on some points,
What you ask replied the president
of the court martial, lis impossible. The
minister's orders are absolute. The secret
dossier can only be examined under GER
tain conditions"
II regret it," answered Picquart, "but
l will try to refresh my memory"
The witness explained why Major de
CLAIMS translation of the d'Avignon docu-
meut, which has been passed as idiotic,
was open to doubt, and why the docu-
ment, if it had any meaning whatever,
was as applicable to Esterhazy as to
! Dreyfus. Regarding the correspondence
of the military attaches. the witness dem
onstrated the ins.gnificance of the infor-
| nation asked for. While de Clam regard
| ed the correspondence as convincing and
! as clearly indicating an officer of the Sec
ond bureau, P.cquart maintained the
terms of correspondence indicated the
: writer intended to ask friend, and not a
spy. for the information desired. Many
headquarters officers, he pointed out,
were on cordial terms regarding absolute
ly legitimate matters with foreign at
| taches.
| Picquart then took up the "Cette Cam
| allie de D." document. He called atten-
| ton of the court to the fact that it was