The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-17
COL. PICQUART'S EVIDENCE.
rur NV VINO BELIEHED DREYFUs
INNOCENT BEFORE THE COURT.

r.u, NJ His Search for the Writer of tho
pordcreau-Judges who Had Relations
uith the stnn omce-Du Patty de CLAIMS
Attempts to Surprise Dreyfus-E Evidence
~ Detectives Who Watched Dreyfus.
Serial CdJit Dispatch TO The sun.
,,r,.. Arril 1.-THE Figaro this morning
.,tl,.hes another installment OF the evidence
ICON before the Court OF Cessation in the
n,,,fus revision proceedings. 1t includes
,h,t NJ Col. Pirquart. whose advocacy OF Drey-
,,s,s Innocence led to his own arrest and i'm
,,.onmpnt. He described Gucnee as q low
do,ect,yc who was Col. Henry's riRht-hand
man col Picquart reported to President Cas-
irir. p%rier on the obscurity OF NJ. Bertillon's
evidence. He sent reports to Gen. Boisdeffre
=, N, rrorress Of the Dreyfus trial. and ex-
n,os.ed doubts as TO the conviction of the pris-
oner.
In sertember Col. Boucher ordered the wit
Mass =, discover the writer OF the borderedu.
lIo believed that an artilleryman employed in
,ba Third Bureau had written it. Col. Picquart
y nparcd the borderedu with the handwrltings
NJ all the employees and ound that it re-
.on blel none OF them. When. Gen. Gonse
o.ved attention to Dreyfus's writing Col.
TL,ou,rt relied on the family resemblance. but
f1 nn T. ~ Z ' " ASi ~ "b' NAl
,ha, steps had been taken to arrest Dreyfus.
who was summoned on the pretence that there
w,st 10 be a general inspection. after which he
was to Ioln a line regiment. When he entered
,be room Rouchez remarked. The inspection
has begun" Col piCIuart led Dreyfus to Gen.
Botsdctrre's room. Du Patty de Clam reported
IN Rouchc2 and the witness the results Of the
dic,ation test. alleging that Dreyfus had every
srnearancc Of guilt. Later Du Patty de Clam
was less triumphant. admitting that the strug-
Gle with prcyfus was exhausting. Then the
discovery was made OF the foreign and Ca
raiiIe de d letters.
D~rcytus's rrotestations OF innocence at the
trial were rather theatrical. Among the Judges
were officers who had had relations with the
STAFF Onire. notably Col. Eschmann. to whom
before the trial Sandherr said that Dreyfus
WAS guilty. and Capt. Gallet. who had discussed
the affair with Henry prior to the trial. Dur
ing pu Patty de CLAIMS evidence Maitre De-
mango asked him why he had interrupted the
dictation to preyfus with the remark What's
IN? You trcmble.' when D%reyfus's writing
shows NJ sign II nervousness. Du Patty de
Clam replied that he knew he was dealing
with q trickstrr. whom he was expecting to
slrprise. Il he had not been warned he would
have shown confusion. He showed none and
was therefore pretending.
Henry. noticing that Col. Picquart sat behind
Can't. Gallet. suggested that he tell Gallet to
ASK a certain question. Col. Picquart declined.
When the court resumed its sitting it was evil
dent that Henry had communicated with
Gauet, for the latter asked the Identical 1ues-
ton. In reply. Henry said: 81 know from an
honorable rerson that the traitor was in the
Second Bureau. Behold the traitorl' at the
same time pointing to Dreyfus. Asked to
name the person who had given him the in
formation. he gave evasive answers
At the lola trial Henry sought to create con-
fusion by his references to ar imaginary dos
sr and by seeking to produce the belief that
the ~"canaille de D" letter was not shown to
the Judges. yet none Of the witnesses. Gonse.
Du Patty de Clam. Gribelin or Lauth. protested
against Henry's manpuvres. Col. Picquart
stated that the secret dossier contained first
the draft in a foreign language. the same that
was mentioned by Gen. Roget; second. the
note in which Davegnon was named, and the
third. the "~canaille de D"letter.
The evidence given by Detectives Guenee.
Temps and Desvernire is also published.
Iiueree deposed that Col. Sandherr. after
Dreyius was arrested. commissioned him to
investigate his private life. Guenee reported
that nreyfus was addicted to gambling and
association with women. He notably fire.
Guented the house OF a woman named Bodson.
where a scandal broke out. a German officer
threatening to disclose Dreyfus's dealings with
Germany, The Bodson woman intervened to
prevent il. Henry sent Gribelin to Guenee
with Dreytus's photograph. Guenee admitted
that the report he made concerning Dreyfus
was based upon the gossip Of servants and
others. but when pressed to give their names.
refused on the ground of professional secrecy.
IOmps de nOSn1 TINT ha wal ordarad m do.
cover the bearer Of the borderedu to the Mdtin.
When evidence he obtained pointed to Teys-
%sonniere. one OF the handwriting experts
against Dreyfus. Henry dropped Temps and
employed Gribelin to continue the investiga-
ton.
Desvernire deposed that Picquart employed
him TO spy upon Esterhazy. whom he saw four
times at the German Embassy. Otherwise his
evidence was unimportant.
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