The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-22

The position of Dreyfus corresponded
with these conditions, and, ito their
great surprise" striking resemblance
was apparent in the writings of Drey-
fus and the anonymous letter. Witness
further declared that only proba-
toner could possess the information
mentioned in the bordereau. 1t was not
only because of the resemblance of the
handwriting that suspicious were dir
ected toward Dreyfus, but because he
was in position to be acquainted with
the documents enumerated.
M. Demange wished to know why
Colonel d'Aboville said, in 1894, that in
order to discover the author of the bor-
dereau he thought it necessary to in
vestigate the officers who participated
in the expeditions of the "eneral staff
that year
Witness replied that he was induced
to do ST. hv the expression in the bor
dereau. Il am going to the maneuvers,"
for he considered the expedition of the
general staff equivalent to the man.
euvers, although troops were rot ac-
tually present.
Counsel pointed out that a great deal
of argument was founded on the eX
preston, Il am going to the maneu-
vers." Witness said it should not be
forgotten that in 1894 the expression
was understood to apply to the eXpedi-
In reply to the usual questions. Drey-
fus said he had never had any conver-
sation with Colonel Sandherr, the late
chief of the intelligence department.
who was so little acquainted with him
that he once addressed him by an
other name.
Interest Increases.
Greater interest in the pro-
ceedings was manifested when
the name of the next witness
was announced-former chief of
the detective department, Cochefort,
who was present when Dreyfus under
went the dctation on test in Du Patty
de CLAIMS office.
M. Cochefort declared he knew alb
solutely nothing of the Dreyfus case
when General Mercier summoned him
to confer with him on the subject of the
bordereau. and the suspicious in le-
gard to Dreyfus. General Mercier,
Cochnfort continued. asked his advice
as to the procedure which ought to
be followed. and introduced him to Du
Patty de- Clam. Subsequently, after NJ
Bertillun's report, the arrest of Dreyfus
was decided upon.
AS the witness proceeded to describe
the arrest and the famous scene of the
dctation test. saying that from the
first remark dropped by Du Patty de
Clam, the prisoner displayed evident
uneasiness. At the time of the exam
inatlon of Dreyfus, witness gained the
impression that he might be guilty. and
so reported when the minister of war
asked his opinion.
During this formal examination,
Cochefort added. Dreyfus protested his
innocence violently and declared he did
not know what they wanted or of what
he was accused. Witness afterwards
sealed up the papers de Clam seized at
Dreyfus residence Replying to the
court, Cochefort said that since his ap-
pearance on the scene he had nothing
to do with the Dreyfus affair. which
was in the hands of the military au-
thorities. He had not seen the writing
of the bordereau, otherwise his i'm
preston might have been modified.
After the remarks of M. Demange,
Colonel Jousaust invited Dreyfus to
speak. The prisoner replied: mo, I
will reply when de Clam is here
A voIuble Witness.
NJ Gribelin the principal archivist of
the headquarters staff. was the next
witness. He testified with great volu-
bility and expressed the opinion that
when Dreyfus was arrested in 1894, he
was enacting a role by Systematically
denying all the charges against him,
even the most obvious and least i'm
portant things, and in declaring him
self ignorant of matters which should
have been known to every officer of
the general staff. NJ Gribelin reca-
pitulated the discovery of the leakage
at military headquarters, the arrival
of the bordereau, etc, and of the SyS-
TEN of espionage conducted under cover
of diplomatic immunity by agents A,
b and c.
Colonel Jouaust-When was the bor-
dereau received at the intelligence de-
partment?
NJ. Gribelin-The bordereau arrived
at l o'clock in the morning, in Septem-
ber, 1894. After examining it We did
not hesitate to attribute it to an officer
of the headquarters staff.
Colonel Jouaust-When was it sub
mitted to Colohel Sandnerr?
M. Gribelin-The very first day.
The witness added: LAS the border
eau arrived through the ordinary chan
nels. or what at any rate was regarded
as such, no doubt was entertained as
to its authenticity"
Replying to further questions, NJ
Gribeln positively asserted that Ester
hazy never came to the intelligence de-
partment.
A member of the court martial re-
ferred to NJ. Gribelin's statements con-
cerning the use Colonel Picquart made
of the secret service funds and the wit
ness admitted the truth of Picquarts
eNlueHCe Inal SuENellldnCe OF ESlernaZy
cost but little. Questioned as to al
legged indiscretion of Colonel Picouart
in showing Maitre Leblois the secret
dosSier, the witness admitted that when
he saw NJ. Leblois in Picquart's office
in the autumn of 1896, while the secret
dosser of the carrier pigeon service
was lying on Picquart's table, the doc
uments had not been removed from the
envelopes. The envelopes. he explained
were open, but he admitted that that
was customary.
Colonel Jousaust, the other judges and |
NJ. Demange closely questioned the wit