Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-26

| certain resemblance to the bordCreau
adding: But that is AL NJ. Bcrtinon
only did what dozens could do. 1t only
proves that he is a clever forger That
is all
Rennes. Aug. 25.-After VI. Bertillon.
| the handwriting expert. who is at the
head of the anthropometric department
| Of the prefecture of police of Paris.
| had concluded the first installment Of
| his so-called demonstration of the
! guilt Of Capt. Drcyfus. a prominent
Dreyfusard referred to him as The fin
| de steele Cagliostro."
The Dreyfusards refuse to regard
| him as anything but the prince Of
/ quacks. They cover his remarks with
ridicule and protest that the admission
Of his fantastic theories as evidence
before the courtmartial is a disgrace 10
/ France.
Nevertheless. even the DreyfuSards
do not deceive themselves as to the ef-
feet ". Bertillon's testimony or dem
onstration may have upon the Judges
who. they fear, will be gullcd by what
the Drcyfusards consider spurious
All the Judges have passed through the
E1colc Polytechnique, the highest school
of science in France: and they are thus
peculiarly Interested in surh "evi-
dence" as NJ Bertillon's. Moreover,
with the aid Of the innumerable dia-
grams ana specimens Of writing which
h. submits to them. they may be able
u follow his reasoning inteIIigibly,
which is more than any member Of tho
audience could DO. today.
Ii the judges accept Bertillon's prem
ises-that Dreyfus, as an expert SPY,
ala not write ordinary handwriting,
hut i'm close imitation, even contriVing
TO give the letters the appearance OF
having been traced i'll order to ~ able
to repudiate them as a forgery if de-
tectcd-thcn the structure built upon
this groundwork may BE- scientifically
correct.
Even Dreyfus. when shown NJ. Bcr-
| tillon's demonstrations. admitted tho
ingenuity and plausiblity Of the sys-
tenn though he naturally declared that
! i was built upon Il false basis.
\ remarka bl, feature Of i. Bertl-
tons deposition was the heat ana *
citcment which III put into what was
/ expected to I've a calm. dispassionatr
exposition of his theories.
/ The Eco Dc Paris announced. today
| that the counsel of DrcyfUs had OBJ
tanned poSSe*Sl"iI III III 1, i,
ments mentioned IN the porHer'au III
| Estcrhazy's writing when thCE ""u''
produce IN court. next "e'N' II ~
! d" theatre / ne cor
| Associated frcS" ill"'l',' - II 80 r
| 4 comp tent Dfty luS'liu iu'i 80 &c
| afternoon. lie was assured l'I'I .'''
| statement was erroneous but was also
told that the defence Intended III the
event of capt. Drcyfus heii8 re-FoIi-
ment 20 C"i"ii' ~ z., MIN. Han
proving ms .'.'l,, ,l,,,,,,t ,,.o,,I1
reason 20 oe'''
n Si'iil'"
NJ. ,,,,.,..,,,n,,orr
berllh, Aus' pnl,.s, ,,.a. I'LL
mere q iI ,ha CONTINENTAL Of
fitness stand at Rennes. yesterday, by
n Nortian def Muller, d friend Of NJ.
o,,oerov 40 Beaurepaire Ghe former
iudoe of the civil section of the court
- cassation). that he had seen news
,.nar the Iibre Parole. bearing a
noetagn stamp. in Emperor Williams
bedroom at Potsdam and that on the
rannr we're certain words in German.
meaning .Dreyfus has been arrested
couId not possibly be true.
n was pointed out that His Majesty
irvariabIv puts his desk in order before
leaving his room and that nothing is
left lying ar"uliu ~ - l. +bn any of
should iaH y III tbinrs awav. Be
his Va'el 10 pa" a,sn said the Emperor
sideS' It. r5ad yyboIe newspapers. but
no,s III clinnings, which. later, are
o ,..aarnoratod in scrap books.
1t. ,rs o5-The minister Of war.
r. C. ,,,,.,.,,is ne EalIifot. has trans
zen ~ Iassier of the Tavernier en-
hal!leu M III conduct Of col. Du Patty