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with Esterhazy," replied Roget.
''one can never be sure of anything. q

I4aughter.)
Dreyfus then arose and emphatically
denied that he ever traced on map
any plan Of concentration or mobillza-
tion, nor ever had any knowledge Of the
details Of these movements, nor Of the
plan for distribution of various units
Throughout the departments. Let us,"
added Dreyfus. understand one an
other in regard to what is meant. as
sert did not know in detail the plan of
concentration. In regard to the circum-
day nothing precise was stated. There
was nothing but argument"
The audience here gave vent to ex-
pressions Of assent and dissent.
Bertullus, the next witness, told how
Maj. Ravary asked his assistance in
lexamining the secret dossier; how after
lexamining the documents, ne told Raw
ary there was flaw in the dossier
which would occasion collapse of the
whole case. He told Major Petitbleu Of
the forgery and of the work of Col.
P,cquart; that as long as that was not
proved the case could not hold. Bertul-
lus recapliulated the evidence he had
give before the court of cessation
and the favorable impression he ac-
quired OF Col. Picquart's honesty dur
lirg the course of the inquiry.
| Bertullus then related the notable in
terview between himself and Col. Hen
ry July is, 1898, shortly before Henry
committed suicide. Nine. Henry was
much distressed and wept silently as
Henry seated and the latter seized the
papers was depicted. Bertullus ener-
lgetically affirmed belief in the innocence
of Dreyfus, based in part on documents
| in the secret dossier, which he had
seen, but above all, was the entire alb
sence Of motive which could have
tempted Dreyfus to commit such a
crime.
| Bertullus concluded by saying he had
come to declare Dreyfus' innocence
| through profound sense of duty. He
reminded his hearers that the court of
cessation, supreme judicial authority of
France, declared Esterhazy the author
descended the platform and, standing
beside Bertullus, said her husband, on
the evening Of July is, told her Of a call
he made on Bertullus, and how charm
ingly Bertullus received him; that she
warned him against Bertullus, saying:
II am very much afraid his kiss was the
kiss of Judas" She added, amid the
/ ~ III
not wrong. This man is indeed the Ju-
das imagined.
Bertullus declined to reply to Mrs
Henry on the ground that she was
only woman
Col. Picquart was then called. He pro.
tested against the suspicion OF having
caused the disappearance of any docu.
ment relating to Dreyfus, and repellet
4 the assertion that he endeavored to pu
another officer in the place of the rea
j author of the bordereau.
{. Picquart declared: Beyond the Dor.
i dereau, there is nothing against Drey.
Ifus-absolutely nothing"
j Before he saw the dossier he had thu
| impression that it contained frightfu
accusations against DreyIus. When h,
became acquainted with it's contents
however, he found earlier impression:
entirely wrong. (Sensation.) Witnes.
had examined the bordereau and de
clared some of it could not have beer
disclosed by Dreyfus. Picquart saie
when the bordereau was discovered tn,
4 department where the information men
toned in it was being prepared, wa.
4 the one which should have been search
ed. That department was Patty d,
II CLAIMS, adding that search should have
been made of du Clam's private room
where he worked quite alone" (Sensa
tion.) Adjourned till tomorrow.
I Labort in Court.
Rennes. Augy. T.-Labori is progress
ing satisfactorily this evening. Th.
doctors declare that unless complica
ttons occur he will be able to be presen
in court Wednesday at the latest. He i.
In excellent spirits. The bullet will no
be extracted, unless 1t causes fever.
Yaqui War Near an End.
Il City of Mexico. Aug. 1.-THE lates,
Information from the federal troops un.
der command Of Gen. Torres is thai
they encountered the Yaqui Indians or
the left bank of the river between Po-
tam and Medano. BY successful flank
movement Gen. Torres surprised the
rebels at $3.50 o'clock in the morning anc