Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-17


quisitive In matters which did not concern
him, to the detriment of his proper duties. ;
Replying to n question OF the court, Gen
eral Roget said that far as he knew
Dreyfus had only once been given an i'm
Rginary task as a test.
Dreyfus shows seIf-ContrO1.
The prisoner listened intently to the wit
ness, his seIf-controi contrasted markedly
with his excitement Of yesterday. NJ. De-
mango asked Col. JOuaust, president of the
court-martial. to request Cen Roget to re-
peat the expia ma tons which he had given
before the court of cessation In regard to
the part played in the affair by Maj. Du
Patty de Clam. whereupon the witness tray-
ersed old ground In regard to Patty de
CLAIMS steps to warn Esterhazy of the
campaign said to be organized against him.
The general said he believed the forged
.SperanEa' letters were either written by
Patty de Clam or instigated by him. Wit
ness said he had not acted against Patty
de Clam because he saw nothing culpable
In what he had done to save EsterhaEy
With reference to the document hber-
ateur." document forged in order to Sc
cure the release of EsterhaEy when he was
court-martialed, Gen. Roget said he only
knew how 1t reached the ministry Of war,
ministry was a mystery. But. he said.
doubtless, Patty de Clam could explain the
matter.
Counsel for the defense here wanted to
know. how. under such circumstances,
Paty de CLAIMS Intervention In behalf of
Esterhazy could be explained. But the
witness could only attribute it to Patty de
CLAIMS moral conviction OF Esterhazy' 8
innocence"
I'm any case" said the general, the
general staff must be entirely disassoci-
ated with the part played by Du Patty de
Clam in this natter
Certainly" replied NJ. Demange.
Il attach great Importance to this point,
was the generals next remark.
Question of Esterhazy's Guilt.
NJ. Demange assented to this, but added:
innocent man like Esterhazy was thought
to need this kind of help" Iaughter.)
1T is certain should not have done it,
answered the witness, which caused renew
ed laughter.
General Roget then added that although
he would not have interviewed himself to
save Esterhazy. he did not consider the
course followed as being reprehensible.
NJ. Demange then questioned the witness
as to what he thought of Esterhazy's at
tempt to obtain from an agent a declara-
ton that he had nothing to do with the af-
fair. to which the general replied that he
knew nothing of such an attempt.
But when NJ. Demange read General
Reunourd report on the subject Roget adj
mitted that Esterhazy's attempt was Ger
tainly curious proceeding" for an inno-
cent man to undertake.
Counsel thereupon invited the special at
tention OF the court rtial to the wit
ness reply. Then he took the general to
task for playing, yesterday, the part of
general accuser. particularly toward Col.
Picquart. During the course of his remarks
NJ. Demange referred to the document
known as the Petit Bleu and the erasures
i'll 1t. The general admitted the erasures
might have been made with the view of
ance. But. he intimated, Picquart made the
erasures and reinserted the name of Ester
haZy after taking the photograph exhibited
before the court of cessation.
Counsel insisted the classification occurred
after the Petit Bleu left Picquarts hands
and demanded further explanations from
the witness The general, however, said he
was unable to testify as to VINO falsified the
document or why it was done, but he did
not think il was done with the view of COM
promising Picquart.
court Sustains Carriere.
At this juncture there was a little SPAR
ring between NJ. Demauge and Major Car
riere, the representative of the government
in the case The former desired infornla-
ton IN regard To the espionage meeting at
Basic. Switzerland, and the recall ON ac-
count oI pecUisI.Ion OT an agent named La
JouI, who Was corresponding with d certain
Ioreign agent. MAYOR CdlIiere obJected 10
the ulscusslon Oh me SUBJECT at TINS stage,
Ior, he >aiu, IL would De contrary 10 me
slhIlt OF uloc4pIne Tor the general To dIs-
cuss THESE ue.aIls. The pIes..enl OF the
court upneid me protest OIL tue government
representative, ana Nj. Demange continued
his eAanI4ndti Un OF General rOset
How was Ii YOU Knew, counsel asked
the witness. that USu,vov francs was olcr-
ed EsIerhaZy II ne Would confess TO beng
the auJnor OF the Dordervau.
Il heard IT. the Witness replied, from
the court of inquiry which tried Esterhazy
and from Esternazy himself"
An" exclaimed counsel. 1t was Ester
haZy who sad II. Just so,' Q-aughlerJ
ny Was ms Ies.aence searcneo?" NJ
Demanse then asked, and the general an
swered:
containing the words 'Cette CanaIlle de
D. and might, therefore, nave had
others"
You admit then,' asked NJ. Demanse,
that he might have had interesting docu-
ments?'
When one is conducting an inquiry,
said the witness, he must expect anything
and search accordingly"
Admitting" counsel then said, that rs
terhazy was the agent OF the Dreyfus fam
lily and that he hao agreed to assume, as
suggested. the prisoner guilt, how do you
Explain the fact that Esterhazy, upon sew
eral OCCASIONS, wrote statements calculated
10 compromise The case OF Dreyfus?''
Court tonVaised witt. Laughter
With Esterhazy, replied Gen Roget,
one can never be sure of anything
lLanghter) lie is such an extraordinary
fellow. L do not know what he max be do
ing today, nor what he Will do tomorrow
These statements of tn general con-
vulsed the court with laughter, which
seemed to initiate the witness, who was
growing nervous under the searching ex-
animation of counsel.
Turning To Dreyfus, Gen. Roget cried. in
i loud voice:
Il know very well that if | was accused
an % treason which | had NOT c.,,n