The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-17
The SKY DARKENS
OVER DREYFUS
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declaring Henry brought three of these
documents to the War Office, and that
they did not contain the mention of Basic
or (Aers. as stated by NJ. Bertulus.
The latter. however, has already shown
before the whole Court of Cessation, that
while he was mistaken in saying the
words appeared in those documents, they
did not appear in other papers seized at
Madame Pays residence.
General Roget who was becomlng
more and more excited, frequently wiped
the perspiration from his brow ana mos
tened his lips with water /.
AT this point the General Thought y
desirable to make a declaration that ne
did not desire it to be said that ne ques-
toned the good faith of some OF the VII
nesses who had been heard.
Continuing the General said:
M Casimir- Perier deposed before
tha Court of Cessation that an Ambassa-
dor called to demand an official denial
of the statement that important docu-
menfs were found at his Embassy. me
Ambassador, however, knew 1t was
fact. But, admitting that he did not
know it. there is nothing surprising III
fha occurrence, in view of the faclllty
with which Aftache A I'll don't mention
his name, as the Minister has forDidden
It'll. allowed compromising letters TO he
around. ] read one such letter Whicn
was very compromising to person
whose name / cannot mention. why,
therefore. should not the bordereau go
astray?
The General insisted upon the truth
If the statement tlrat Military Attache
.An and ..R''. under which letters he
referred to Colonel Scwartzkoppen, OF
the German Embassy at Paris, anu Ma
jor Penizzardi, of the Italian embassy
nj the French capital, at the time, work
ed together almost daily, and ne quotea
d passage from letter exchangea pc
tween them as follows:
m. Hanotaux, the Sly fellow, IS glad
at the Embassy denying. The Embassy
must deny"
In the same document, declared Cen
,eral Roget, was a name written twice,
and the name, he asserted, was that OF
Dreyflls. The name of Esterhazy, he
added was not found in any Of the
documents. none of which could be as
eribed to him with the exception of
the Petit Bleu, (which Colonel Picquart
discovered in. such an extraordinary man
ner."
The witness said he then felt great
uneasiness in regard to the document
containing the words "Cette canaille de
D.
A certain military attache, said the
General. later on in his testimony, I'M
formed Colonel Sandherr that there was
some one who initiated his handwriting
nerfectly. The name of Dubois, the
witness said, was found in the correspon-
dence Of the military attaches.
dubois" the General explained, was
an unfortunate who futilely tried TO
sell the secret OF the smokeIess powder
used in the French army.
eff said General Roget, no person
can be found to whom the initial ID
can apply to whom does it then APP
ply"
AS he made this remark the witness
faced about and looked fixedly at the
prisoner who, however, merely shrugged
his shoulders
Now continued the General, these
explanations furnished on this point by
III. Trarieux. former Minister OF JUS
tice) troubled me somewhat, but | do
not insist
Here General Roget paused, the ex-
citement under which he was tailoring
being almost uncomfortable. In thick,
choking voice, he continued:
And yet, in the presence Of disinter-
ested testimony like mime, You will not
allow preference to- be shown to the evil
dence Of persons who have benefited by
treason"
At this point the General broke down
and tears streamed down his cheeks.
As he was evidently greatly fatigued.
Colonel Jouansit suggested that he con-
tinue his testimony tomorrow. The oCi-
onel then addressed the prisoner asking
him if he had anything to say in reply
to General Roget.
Dreyfus replied:
mo my Colonel 1t Is frightful THAT
day after day for hours, i should thus
have my heart, my soul and my very
entrails torn without being permitted