Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-19
NEWPORT NEWS, SATURDAY, AUGUST IS, 1899
to Paniz2ardi and not
vice versa as long believed.
------- DlI pA,HE DE. l,I.A II -----------

Dr@ytuS was not. the person referred
to in that document Picuuart showed
how Du Patty de Clam eadeavored to
ascribe the authorship Of the document
which, in reality did not exist. be-
tween the various documents in the in
dictnent againt Dreyfus.
The document referred to the French
agents journey to Switzerland, or
which acknowledgment is sold to have
been informed was only slightly com
nentcd upon by the witness as ne did
not attach Importance to it.
The minute detail with which the
colonel dealt With the evidence, clear
ness Of his language and his deduc-
tons had great effect upon the au-
dience and elected general admira-
ton.
HE WAVES IRONICAL.
The former chief OF the intelligence
department. concluded his examination
Of the first portion of the secret dos
sicr by saying:
May l be allowed to express deep
regret at the absence OF Major D,l
Patty de Clam. 1t seems TO me in
|dispensable that this officer. who wrote
the commentaries on the secret dos
sicr. should be summoned to give evil
dence here. He would give US his re-
miniscences and I would help him.
Laughter.)
But Colonel Picquart added.
since l am dealing With this ques-
ton of the commentaries of Major Dl
Patty &c Clam. permit me to point ou-
to you, gentlemen. that this document
was not the property of any particular
minister. l was classified as belong
ing to the intelligence, department. and,
as You see. it formed part of a Well
defined dossier-a dossier Which was
shut up in one of the drawers Of nv
lit. This commentary, therefore, is upin
a. secret dossier document which was
improperly removed from my depart
ment.' tsensatton.)
MANY FoRGERIEs
Continuing. the witness said: Men
ton was made yesterday of the dis
appearance of documents. That is the
case in point ...
| Turning to the second portion OF the
dossier, I'icuuart described number
| of documents in it as forgeries and
said the police reports therein contain
ed showed nothing serious against
| Dreyfus. He explained that they en-
ibodied the theme mostly utilized by
! police spies in order to dupe the in
ltelligence department and asserted
that their information was mostly
worthless. Embroidered, false Or pre-
pared in order to make interesting
|Ieading.
I SHOWED KEEN INTEREST.
! Dreyfus displayed the keenest in-
| terest in Picquart's protracte analysis
| Of the dossier, to Which the whole
I audi listened with profound at
}stentief,: n he enfbersof tire scu1r =
martial and the former ministers or
war We're equally interested.
! Concluding his exarninat icn OF the
secret dossier Col! PicQuart explained
how he had acquired the conviction
thar the bordereau was written BY
t,sterhazy and how he ascertaned
that the antiDreyfus proofs We're
worthless. He began by detailing how
| he first learned OF the existence ct
| Esterhazy and his efforts to discover
| lIsterhazy's name Was when he read
something, about him.
The witness earnestly asserted that
the first occasion on which he saw
| l.sterhazy's name was when he read
the address of the Petit l3leu He said
he was not acquainted With E,sterhazy
and never had Esterhazy watched
Previous to this the utmost efforts
aud to sho" Pcuuart know Esterhazy
before the discovery of the Petit Bleu.
THE LEAKAGE.
| turning TO the leakage at head
quarters, the witness described the n.-
sori;utions of Major Lauth, With the
how the spy promised information
about the leakage and how he, Pic
quart. was induced to allow Lieu.
Colonel Henry to accompany Major
Lauth TO Basic
Plcquart also described the vague re-
plles OF Henry when questioned on the
subject of Esterhazy before his de-
parture and the futility of the visit
60 Basle because OF Cuers refusal
when he saw Henry, to impart the
promised information.
Ihs incident caused the witness to
WONDER whether, instead Of trying to
make Cuers speak, Henry and Lauth
had not done everything possible 10
impose silence upon him.
After referring to Esterhazy's re-
putatlon for gambling and debauchea.y.
Col. Picquart said: Il knew EsterhaZv
was anxious to enter the war office
ana did not consider his desire favor
ABLY. l gave my impressions to my
chiefs, who approved all my steps, and
the application Of Esterhazy was re-
ljected.
INCREASED HIS ANXIETY.
His inslstence, however, only IN
creased my uneasiness regarding him
and l resolved to obtain q specimen Of
mis- handsome writing. I was inn
mediately struck with the similarity
OF mas handwriting and that of the
ooraereau and forthwith, had the let
tefs OF Esterhazy which were in my
possession photographed and showed
the photographs to Major Du Patty de
Cram and NJ. Rertillon Cthe handwrit-
ing experD between August 25 and
september s.
M. Bertillon said That is the writ
ing Of the 'bordereau.'
NJ. Bertillon tried to discover
where I had obtained the Handwriting.
but the only Information I Impaired
was that it was current and recent
handwriting.
M. Bertillon then suggested that it
was a tracing and ended by saying
mat II it was current handwriting t
could only nave ernanated from some
one whom the Jews had been cxercis-
ing Tor a year in initiating the writing