The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-08-26

this would not prevent his conviction be-
cause be WIS a jew. tsensa'ioM.
A former sergeant WHO was at one time
omuloved ln The War Once, testified %
eceing Dreyfus copying the hst of rai-
road stations mentioned ln the plan or
mobilization. to which nrcyfus re1ied:
"rt h. true hut copied ihe ,iat by osder
of Captain Bossc" (sCn-atoal.
The evidence Of the handwriting experts
followed.
NOT INTERESTED.
n Colbert. after testifylng t0 The facts
published April 22d and April Hth, wee
hcmcntly protested against the ins.nuaton
that Doe was an interested witness. He
referred 20 hls thirty years of service
during which DE had reported on thou
sands OF documents. and added. NisioY
affected: 81 protest against The term 'ln-
tcresicd expert add'ng. turning TO-
wards the prisoner "after al J nave
no right 90 complain when ! look at this
unfortunate man now before you '"re"t
seusauon).
The court closely followed NJ Gobert's
exhaustive story OF his examination oil
the bordercau and his interview Wl.n
Generals Mcrcicr. DeB0lsdenrc and Gonse
NJ Colbert asserted that the handwriting
of tho bordereau was natural ana huenI
and that II was almOs, iiegible. whereas
Drcvfus. even when writing rdpidiy al
ways wrote leGiby.
General G0nse. 1T appears from ine 'e@u-
mony was greatly cnraged when he ieaIH-
cd Of the result of NJ. Goberts eXamina'
zion OF the b0rdorcau. and visited the eN-
pori repeatedly. To was after N. Colbert
had refused % incrimnate Dreytus mat
II Portflon was entrusted with the eN-
animation OF the bOrdereau. and alter
fcu. hours study NJ Bert.llon positively
attributed the bordcreau TO Dreytus. FROM
that time forward VI. Colbert hedrh no
more Of tho Dreyfus case. He was hol
asked 90 submit a report on the DOT
deroau as the same was submitted 10 MN
and DE proceeded TO point out the idehu'y
of letters therein. which letters were ao-
mutodly written by Esterhazy' saying that
fre resemblance was not apparent IN
Drcyfus' handwriting.
an, evDert refused. in reply 20 qucs-
tion bv the court 10 admit that the hor-
darc3u was written in "a disguised hand
he said n had been written with great
r,pfdfy. precluding an idea of doctoriug
or tracing.
Dre,fus here declared in the most posi-
tive manner that he had never been "a.
the Bank of France where n. Colbert was
employed or had relations with anyone
there.
There was "a general movement of cu-
rosifv when NJ BcrtIl0u the WeIl-hnoWn
Anthromopemeter COR handwriting eXlcrp
was called and the interest deepened when
the chief of the Identification Department
advanced to tho witness bar He was
soon afterwards followed by four soldiers
ana nou-commissi0ned ofhcer bearing
portfolios drawing boards. and variety
of packages and paraphernaAa, Which
were deposited on the platform 10 the
amusement of the audience.
NJ Bertllon prefaced h.s evidence by
saving his explanations would oe under
stood only by a very limited number ana
therefore NE asked the cart TO perm
him 10 refer 90 documents which me hda
brought. in order To- make his evidence
more nteligible. Gnughter)
The specialist then unpackei pdch's'
OF photographs plans, etc., ana announcer
table was brought into requisition 10 h'iu
the mass Of papers produced. ih
rnonotonous tone. NJ. Bertiiion proceeaea
I'm the manner OF a school boy recllihs d
lesson to demonstrate technically how ne
reached the conviction of Dreyius. suii'
rocltmg the facts published Apfll y
fms dH not have recourse Go imitation ot
Fstorhazv's free handwriting because
required too long 90 study and he used the
tracing process because N ST. easier 10
learn ana more likely 90 be successful
pREYFUS STUPEFlED.
Drovfus apDeared t0 be siupehed Dy inc
ornarentlv incomprchensibie jareon ana
many of the audience left the court sud
de,iv the wondering attention of those
remaining I'm The hall Was rNiiea "E dle
crvptoaraphlc remark cnunciaied ny w.
periUlon I'm loud tones I'VE clearly nave
d fore us fabricated document Ihe one
word always rests upon the other Wlih
divergence of l25 milNmetres ana 20
miimctros This is phenomena "hich
is unnatural"
Al. Labori watched the specialist for
s,,, moments and theu returned to hl7
seat. holding up both hands and eNciairn-
tug:
"It rs most extraordinary.
Al Iertnlon continued his explanations
and caused such Whiri in tine brains OF
his hearers that Colone. Jouaust finally
remarked: "We must have few minutes
rest
when the session of the court was re.
summed. N. Rertlllou further demonstrated.
N lIiIf.rr AiItil IAl'NNll-f|t 900 o. t'tr
.moutatito TRADE against the prisoner Ike
"a lawyer summing up for the prosecution.
Drcvfus listened uumDyed.
d. Bcrtulon then announced that De
would give practical demonstration of
how the b0rdereau was fabricated by
means OF "a kcywoTd The witness seated
al the table began % copy the ioraerecu
on q sheet OF paper similar in character
10 the famous document. After quarter
of an hour Colonel Jouaust suggested
that il Nas not necessary To finish the
demonstration. and NJ. Bertillon rose and
showed the judges the result of bis labor
remarkng. "I was iu q bad position -
The audience concluded from The remark
that the experiment had BOT succeeded.
and the expression on the judges faces
seemed 10 bear out this opinion
The court adjourned for The day at Ia5
A. ~.
DOSSIER TRANSMITTED.
PARIS. August 25.-Thc Minister OF
War. General the Marquis DC Gaifet has
transmitted the dossier of the Taycn.cr
inquiry into the conduct Of Colonel Du
Patty de clam 90 the court martial at
Ronncs. as requested by Mai're Labor,
leading counsel for the defence, on Wed
nesday last
THF CLAIMS OF