The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-03

that l did not wish to exaggerate them
is the fact that asked that General
Gonse order supplementary inquiry.
Colonel Jouaust-In what form did
M. Bertillon communicate the result of
his examination?
Colonel Picquart-verball ON two
occasions. AS regards General .Gonse' 8
letters [ handed them to a lawyer
when | understood that / was the OBJ
Ject Of abominable intrigues and when
received from my former subordinate,
Henry, While in Tunis, threatening let
ter which had been forwarded with the
assent of Generals Gorse and de Bois-
deffre. If this letter was published
cannot be held responsible for it.
General Gonse maintained that the
| Henry letter was written without his
assent and in reply to an insolent let
ter from Picquart. The latter, Gonse
said, saw Vaccinations everywhere.
He alleged that he was sent to Tunis
to be killed. The court could form it's
own conclusions.
Plot Against Witness.
Colonel Picquart remarked that he
brought the secret dossier to General
Gonse simultaneously with the border
eau and that the general consequently
was in position to judge of the prob
abilities of the innocence of Dreyfus
! M. Labor asked if General Gonse
knew of the plot Matched against Pic
quart and if he knew that letters adj
dressed to Picquart at Tunis were
opened al the war office, and the gen.
eral admitted that a letter was opened
in the intelligence department in No
vember. He added that suspicious let
! tiers were always handed to him by
Lieutenant Colonel Henry, so that he,
the witness, might report to the minis
ter of war on them.
M. Labori-To whom was the letter
addressed?
General Gonse-I do not know. No
doubt to the chief of some department.
Picquart-It was addressed to me per-
sonally.
NJ. Labori-Does General Gonse know
that the words in the letter in ques-
ton were used for the purpose of fab
ricating a telegram intending to de-
stroy the value Of the petit bleu?
General Gonse admitted that the ex-
pressions seemed to him suspicious. If
the letters were seized it was because
they were addressed to Picquart as
head of the department and it. was
thought they might relate to official
matters.
Opened Suspicious Letters.
He added that Picquart's letters were
only opened when they looked sus-
picious.
Colonel Picquart retorted that it was |
curious his opened letters afterwards
reached him without sign Of having |
been tempered with.
Counsel then questioned General |
Gonse relative to the opening of the |
SperanZi letter and the general replied |
that this letter was not addressed to
Picquart, but bore a curious address.
NJ. Labori-Why did General Pellieux
q Snriha tho latter tn PicOIarf whom he
had never seen?
General GonSe-I do not know.
NJ. Labori pointed out that the first
letter which was genuine was for
warded to Colonel Picquart after hav- i
ing been opened while the "Speranzi'
letter was retained. The latter could
therefore be regarded as the work of
forger. Great eXcitement.) -
. Colonel Jouaust-You are entering
INTO a discussion.
NJ. Labori sharply-No. By virtue of
article 319 of the code l merely say
what 1 think in regard to the evil
lence.
General Gonse replying further. +,
lwelt upon the fact that it was neces-
'ary that the intelligence departments ]
should know the acts of Colonel Pic 1
quart who had been removed on ac- !
cunt of his conduct. [
Inc henry Forgery.
M. Labori-Does General Gonse :
hink the Henry forgery was the result
f plot against Colonel Picquart?
General Gonse said he thought the i ,
orgery was IAN unfortunate proceed g
ng." Haughter.) He would have pre- +
ented it if he had been consulted. But q
e did not believe there was a plot
gainst Picquart. Henry desired tc
ave fresh proof against Dreyfus
hough fresh proof was not really re-. E
uired as the diplomatic dossier con- c
aimed ample proof. r
NJ. Labor protested against such 9 +
tatement and asked which document / il
the dossier implicated Dreyfus? f
Colonel Jouaust refused to allow the e
uestion and counsel thereupon re- t
larked that he reserved the right to O
orm what conclusions he thought v
roper on this point. b
Colonel Jouaust-Form as many con- E
usions as you like. a