Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-26

described at length interviews which
he had With lcstcrhazy. saying tho
Observer offered lIsterhazy $500 for
certain documents and 4 confession
that die wrote the bordereau. as pub
liShod April %.
Replying to the court. MIR. strong
said that I.stcrhazy, while admitting"
n" aul norship Of the bordereau, said
the documents enumerated in it had
boon betrayed by Dreyfus to Germany
NJ. WE'LL ABSENT
NJ Henri Well. a former officer Of
called. hu't he WAS absent and his
deposition was read. The fsct: in 1hf.
case We're published April 20. M.Weil!'s
statement in substance was that Ester
i1aZy told him in 1894 that Dreyfls was
innocent but that this would not pre-
jaw. (S;ensatOnD
\ former sergeant Who was at one
time employed in the war office. testi-
fed 10 seeing Dreyfus copying the list
Of railroad stations mentioned in the
plan Of mobilization, to which Drcyfus
replied
order Of Captain less" t Ser All
NJ. GOBERT Is HEARD.
The evidence of the handwriting eN-
n@rts followed. NJ. Colbert after testi-
Iying TO the facts published! April %
and April u. vehementlv protested
against the insinuation that lie was an
interested witness. He referred to his
thirty years OF service during which he
had rcrortad on thousands III docu-
ments and added. visibiS- affectad:
Il protest against the term interest
lea expert, adding. turning towards
the prisoner. after all have 40 right
to complains when T look q this 1lnfnr-
tunate man now before YOU" (Great
IScnSl tion.) "#
The court closely followed NJ. Co
bert's exhaustive story Of his examina-
ton of the borGe-cau and his interview
With Generals MERCER, De Boisdeffre
and Conse.
NJ Colbert asserted that the hand
writing Of the 1,ordereau was natural
and fluent, but that it was almost un-
lntel!i&ible. whereas Drcyfus, even
when writing rapidly, always wrote
egibly.
GoSsE WAS ENRAGED.
n.nsii'' e'onse, y appears from the
testimony. was 81 as.tly enraged when
ne learned Ct the result Of Nj. C;ouer;,s
examination OF the horderau and Wis
ltcd the expert repeatedly.
1t was after NJ. Colbert had refused 10
incriminate Dreyfus that NJ Bertilon
was entrusted With the examination
LOT the 'hordereau and after a few hours
study. NJ Rertillon positively ;ittrf;u-
ted the bordsreau TO Dreyfus. From
that time forward NJ. Colbert heard no
more OF the Greyfus case. He was not
asked TO submit 4 report. #e
MAS NEWER THERE. H
| iDreyfus here declared in the most
positive manner that he had never
been at the bank of France.
There was q general movement of GU
rLGsity71i when M Bertillon Mas called,
and the interest deepened When tls
chief of the Identification department
advanced to the Witness bar He was
soon afterwards followed by four sol
daerS ana non-conlmisSioneG officer
|Dearing portfolios. drawing boards and
La variety of packages and palarner-
MALTA, which We're deposited on the
platform, to the amusement of the au-
;ience.
EERTILLCN MOSOTCSOUs.
In a 4nonotonous tone. NJ BeitIlion
proceeded in the manner of a school
boy rcrltinS 4 lesson To demonstrate
technically how ne reached the convic-
tion Ct Dreyfus' guilt, irciling the facts
published on April -.
The witness continuing, declared
DreHfus did not have recourse to imi-
i:tHns LISTER hays free handwriting.
because 1t required too long study ana
ne used The tracing process because it
1t easier 10 earu and more likely 70 be
successful
the comparatively incomprehenslb.e
larson, and many Of the audience left
the court.
suddenly the Wandering attention OF
those remaining in the hall was rivet-
|eti by the cryptosraphic remark enun-
Grated by NJ Eertilon in loud tones
We clearly have before Us i ia br,cat-
sn document. The one word always
rests upon The other, With Il divergence
81 l2o .niil!n1etres and 2.25 millimetres
mis- is u phenomena which is unnat-
ural'
NJ, Labor watched tie Specialist for
a few moments. and lhen returned 10
ms seat, holding III, both hands and
eNciaisning:
1t Is most extraordinary"
NJ. tbe1tl!lcn continued his explana-
lions and caused such a whirl in thu,
pralEs of his hearers that Colonel Jou-
aust finally remarked We must
nave fe" minutes rest"
When the session of the court was
resumed, NJ. Bertillon further demons
Strated
TRADE, AGAINST DREYFUs.
witness then INDUCED in a long ar
Sumentatire TRADE against the prison
or IKE a lawyer summing UP for the
prosecution. Dreyfus listened uninov-
ed.
NJ. Bertillon then announced that he
would give a practical demonstration
CT now the bordereau was fabricated
Dy means OF a key word The witness.
seated at the table, began TO copy the
bordercau on a sheet of paper similar
IN character to the famous documents.
.Nfter "a quarter of an hour Colonel
Jouaust suggested that it was not nee
cssary to finish the demonstration. and
W.. Eertlllon rose and showed the.
judges the result Of his labor. remark
ing:
u Was in a bad POSITION
me audience concluded from this
remark that the experiment had not