The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-27
Confident That He Has Proved
Dreyfus Guilty.
BOASTS RAISED A LAUGH
Captain Freystmeter Sends the Prisoners
Stock Up Few Points-Shows
Up the Lying Tactics of
the Prosecution


Colonel Du Patty de Clam and the
military clique know it and are striv-
ing to the utmost to keep him out of
M. Laboris clutches. If they can pre-
vent Du Patty de Clam, who is now
called the "sick man of the Dreyfus
affair."" from appearing at the witness
bar they can effectively put the silence
of the tomb between truth and JUS
tice M. Labori is fighting tooth and
nail to drag him into court, but Col
onel Jousaust persists in refusing him
the necessary assistance. He declines
to send reputable doctors to officially
report on the state of Du Patty de
CLAIMS health, which every Dreyfusard
firmly believes is only diplomatically
effected and he will recover quickly
enough after the trial.
While, however, the Dreyfusards be-
leve Du Patty de Clam is not seriously
i'll, they feel a secret dread, which is
expressed in the significant remark, not
infrequently heard:
'Sandherr is Dead Henry committed
suicide and Du Patty de Clam will die"
The conformation to-day of Colonel
Maurel, Captain Freystmetar AMI Gen
eral Mercier was an instructive expos
uTe VI the anu ulSnOneSIy OF the
general staff, which the absence of Du
Patty de Clam alone prevented from be-
ing complete. The defense might de-
mand that an interrogatory commission
be sent to examine Du Patty de Clam on
his sick bed, but M. Labori and De-
mango despair of obtaining satisfactory
results therefrom. They want to nave
Du Patty de Clam in court and turn the
screws of the rack themselves.
M. Bertillon talked for two hours,
during which time even Colonel Jous-
aust felt constrained more than once
to bring him to the point. Then M. La
bori popped a few questions, which,
when the president of the court martial
condescended to admit them, were an
swered in an off-hand manner by the
witness, who thought it fit to show con-
tempt by barely looking at NJ. Labori
and to proceed at the same time to pack
his voluminous parcels and diagrams.
Captain Dreyfus also spoke few
words repudiating Bertillon's direct de-
nunciations, and then military wit
ness was put up to explain to the judges
what Bertllon really meant. He only
managed to be equally obscure.
To-day's session tore the last shred
of credit from Mercier. but added the
name of Freystmeter to the little roll
of heroes who have risked everything
in the defense of Dreyfus. One needs
passion now raging in France to ap-
preciate the height of moral courage to
which Captain Freystmeter has risen in
coming forward to the defense of the
truth against the army chiefs.
They are simply furious at the thor
ough exposure and all blame Maurel
for falling into the trap laid for him by
M. Labori in Thursdays cross-exami-
nation, although it is difficult to see
what else Maurel could have done.
After the court room had been cleared
and all the public We're supposed
to be excluded, General MERCER &C
costed Colonel Maurel in the court yard
and gave him piece of his mind, even
going to the extent of calling him
blockhead Maurel vainly protested
his helplessness and the impossibility of
warding off Labori's home thrusts in
view of Captain Freystmeter's testi-
mony. Finally Mercier left him in
temper.
Following are the proceedings in de-
tail:
The reappearance on the stage of the
court martial to-day of the properties
of NJ Bertillon, The distinguished eX-
pert was the signal of an outburst of
hiIarity on the part of the audience.
Before continuing his demonstration.
NJ. Bertillon replied to the comments
upon his evidence yesterday. In re-
u
"Oh. the wretch" the specialist as
serted that if Dreyfus, who had, up to
that time retained his self-possession,
so far forgot himself at that particular
point as to insult the witness, it was
obviously due to the agitation when
he saw his method of fabricating the
bordereau was discovered"
Modest BertiIIon.
MY extraordinary ingeniuos demon
stration yesterday proves the excel
lence of my SYSTEM" added the wit
ness.
NJ. Bertillon then resumed the expo
stion of the technicalities of his sys-
tenn, passing around charts, plates, etc.
Here followed a re-enactment of the
scenes similar to those of yesterday.
The prisoner was apparently quite in
different to what was going on, and the
judges and counsel alone attempted to
follow the specialist in his interminable
topographic problems.
The witness was heard to say during
his demonstrations:
THE system | have the honor to eX-
plain to- you can easily be carried on
under our eyes, and if you like / will
again read the notes"
Roars of laughter greeted the reply
of Colonel Jousaust. president of the
court martial, who said:
oh no, don't trouble yourself"
As the comedy was prolonged it grew
so tiresome the audience brought out
newspapers and chatted in low tones.
M. Jaures, a member of the chamber
or deputies and a strong Dreyfusard,
openly showed his impatience, but was
not rebuked for so doing.
M. Bertllon at once advanced fresh
proof against the prisoner. namely in
the Dreyfus papers seized at the war
office, and in which the specialist said
he found two words had been traced
AS he proceeded the witness became
imbedded in paraphernalia. His lee
ture, delivered in funereaI tones. began
to pail on the judges. who finally only
paid the most cursory attention to the
examples submitted. One of NJ. Ber-
tillon's demonstrations was handed to
Dreyfus who closely scrutinized it and
Tetlrned the na ner with 4 lisdain infnl