New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-18
THE DREYFUS REVELATIONS.
COLONEL P1coUARTs TESTIMONY BEFORE
THE COURT OF CAssATIoN.

Paris April 17.-Continuing the publication OF the
evidence given In the Dreyfus revision proceedings
before the Court OF Cessation. the Figaro PRINTS
further testimony Of Colonel Pcauart In the course
of which the witness referring 10 the alteration IN
the petit bleu said he never retoucned the pho'o
graph The alteration, he declared was MADE AT
ter no left the Information Bureau. He did not
know Esterhazy before he got the petit pieu "ne"
he received that document he inquired ABOUT hS-
terhazy. and the report he received was unfavor-
ahfe An investigation showed that he was In
straitened circumstances and was doing shady
things and had tried to get possession OF MS
wfe's dover.
REsEMBLED EsTERHAZY's WRITING
Colonel Picquart asserted that as soon as ne sa"
Esterhazy's writing he was struck Win IT'S S""
iarity 10 that Of the bordereau. He re-eNA"'''eo
the secret dosser and found the document equa"S
applicable to Esterhazy and Dreyfus he hne"
thai Colonel Henry and his subordnates were
sn,,,,g on him and accused Colonel Henry OF being
the author OF all the machinaton aga'ns' nun
since 1895 He did not know, he saiu. "ne'"''
Colonel Henry had intercourse with Es'eihhn',
when he showed General Gonse the similarity OF
the writing of Esterhazy and that In the poroeiea"
General Gonse was opposed 10 taking the opiino"
of experts He noticed in the letters 'na' Ms i"
,l, were writing 10 Dreyfus indications mat cary
stems would be taken 10 secure revision oil tue
case The press campaign In favor OF ,e'o'
coincided in time with his telling Oehe'ai oe ~
deffre that he convinced OF the i""oSe' "
Drevfus Colonel Picquar said he was sruch "'
the silence of Colonel du Patty de Clam VINO was
rover mentioned I'm the campaign. The Coionai
Information Bureau sent him letter addresseu
IN Drevfus which was similar 10 that sent 10
Esterhazy by a yelled woman, but later ne discoV-
cred that II forgery
Colonel Picquart told the Court that the uocu'neh'
hearing the phrase "Canaille de D was IA
no way applicable 10 Dreyfus. on ACCOUNT o, '' i
incredible explanations given as to the '""''"'' "
which II was acquired
COULD NOT REFER TO DREfFus'
Colonel Picquart said he believed IL inpcSs'o'e
that the documents constituting the secret dossier
could refer TO Dreyfus and asserted that al tue
close of tie conversation he had on the SUBJECT
with General Conse the latter exclaimed iheh IL
seems We are mistaken" and told him PicauarV
IN convey 10 General de Boisdeffre. Chiei OF ine
General STAFF At that time Gonses ADVICE 'na'
the two matters ought TO be distinct; h,.h tho
Dealing with the Irregular manner III "anomptnd
a conversation I'm which Colonel du Paty oe lam
told him that Dreyfus. after denying the au
ship Of the bordereau. said Us Wr'u'S ,h,s CON
nec,ion Colonel Picduart noted a story toiu "!
Con ma ndant Esterhazy at his trial 10 ,hs
that a certain Captain Brault had asheu ioi
suecimen of EsterhaZys Handwriting 49,. ~. T..
Colonel Picquart alluded TO the protests o! III. IN
nocence made by Dreyfus and 10 the Iact wa. e
alleged confessions to captain leprun- III, ha 70
never verified and therefore coua oh h. whan
e. 6rSt took over the direction of the Intelligence
Rureau General de Bosdeffre told him the Dfey
fus afar was only beginning. ana asked nm ~, 10
investigate II Describing these Investigations ne
related how Captain Lauth. In endeaVorlnR 10 re,
constitute the fragments OF the peut Dicu i1u'''
there were apparently two separate letter-cards'