The record-union., 1899-08-20

quart not to concern himself with the
handwriting of the bordereau, when he
commenced his investigations of Ester
hazy.
Then" asked M. Demange, sharply,
when you saw his handwritings were
! Identical with the writing of the bor-
dereau, that made no impression on
| your -
Evidently" replied the witness, 'the
handwritings had great resemblance. :"
| NJ. Demange-The honorable" person
already referred to was not in receipt of
pay you said just now?
! Gonz-The person was not an agent.
He indeed wished to procure US infor-
nation in and out of Europe, but he
concerned himself with agents, and his
expenses were paid.
| M. Demange-DO you regard this per-
son as a spy?
! General GonZ-He only supplied infor-
nation.
/ NJ Demange-Did you not say that
this person had been proposed for the
cross of the Legion of Honor, and that
| if he was not decorated it was because
some one interviewed to prevent it?
! General CONF never heard of it.
| Demange-Very good.
When Dreyfus was asked the regu-
lar question, he said: Il will reply di-
rect to the Secretary of the Ministry
of War, who said he saw me in the
offices after hours AS regards Cen
eral Gonz, am surprised that the gen.
eral officer repeats dinner gossip. There
is known to be insurmountable diff
Guilty in introducing any one into the
l "A g ics oh faIy
impossible for an officer to bring any
one into the Ministry"
To this the General replied: "No
doubt it is difficult
Colonel Jouaust-No doubt it is diff
cult, but it is not impossible. The Min
istry can be entered easily enough at
certain hours Dreyfus was in a posi-
tion to know that. (Sensation)
The prisoner will reply to Secrs-
tary Ferrel, who has told a lie. What
I have to say TO General Gonse is that
every time a friend came to see me at
the Ministry, even when a French off,
Ger, / was obliged to descend to the
| floor below, and even members of the
Chamber of Deputies who called on me
could not enter the Ministry. 1t was
consequently absolutely impossible un-
der the circumstances for a subaltern
to bring any one into the Ministry.
General Gonse declared that permits
could easily be obtained.
At this point Colonel Picquart re-
entered the witness box, in order TO
reply to allegations as to the way he
performed his duties. He denied a
number of General Gonses statements
regarding the arrests the witness or
dered.
Colonel Picquart also denied the ex-
traordinary methods of investigation
employed in the Intelligence Depart
| ment by his predecessor.
Counsel for the defense, after en-
phasizing the fact that even in the
opinion of General de Boisdeffre there
was a connection between the Ester
hazy and Dreyfus affairs, asked the
President of the court to request Col
onel Picquart to give information re-
garding the 100000 francs said to have
been expended for the surveillance Of
Esterhazy.
Picquart explained how expenditures
were regulated in the Intelligence De-
partment. While the witness was chief
of the department. General Billot, then
Minister of War thought it necessary
| to make a fresh distribution of the
amounts of the secret service fund
available at the different offices, and
the funds in the Witness Department
were diminished 5000 francs monthly
At this moment Picquart said negotia-