The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-08-22
JOUAUSTSHOWS HIS COLORS'
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was 1nunceu 10 90 90 " tnh expfessioD IN
| the bordoroau: al am going TO the
manouvres." for he considered the ex Be.
ditioE or rne general -taH equivalents to
the tnanouvres although troops were not
| actually present.
Counsel pointing out that great deal
Of argument was founded on the expires.
sion 81 am going to- the nanouvres, 'and
| 1884, the expression was understood to
apply to the expedition OF the headquar
| ters staff.
In reply to the usual question Dreyfus
remarked that he had never held any
conversation with Col Sandherr, the late
chief Of the Intelligence Department.;
| in fact, Sandherr was SO little acquainted
with him that he once addressed him BY
another name.
Greater Interest In the proceedings was
manifest when -the name OF the next wit
ness was announced, former CHIEF Of the
detective department., Coohefert, who
was present when Dreyfus underwent the
dictation test In Patty du CLAIMS office.
| NJ. Cochefers declared he knew abso-
iutely nothing of Dreyfus case when the
| minister OF war, General Mercier, sum-
moned him TO confer with him on the
subject of the bordereau and the suspic-
ions In regard to Dreyfus. General Mer-
cier, Cochefert continued, asked the wit
ness's advice as to the procedure which
ought to be followed and introduced him
to Patty du Clam. Subsequently after NJ [.
Bertillon's report the arrest Of Dreyfus
was decided upon.
Then the witness proceeded TO describe
the arrest and famous scene of the dicta.
| tion test, saying that from the first re-
mark dropped by Patty du Clam the pris-
oner displayed evident uneasiness Then,
continued the ex chief of detectives, Patty
du Clam. placing his hand on the prison
er's shoulder, said; Captain Dreyfus,
1 In. h.. - .t..s.
+ est you" At the time OF the examina-
tion OF Dreyfus, witness gained the im-
preston that he might be guilty aud SO
reported when the minister Of war asked
| his opinion.
During this formal examination
| Cochefert added that Dreyfus protested
is innocence very violently and declared
be did not know what they. wanted or of
what he was accused. Witness after
wards sealed up the papers Patty du Clam
seized at Dreyfus's residence.
After the remarks Of nj. Dem ange, Col.
Jonaust commanded Dreyfus TO speak.
The prisoner replied: "No, win reply
when Patty du Clam IL here
nj. Gribelin, the principal arohivist of
the headquarters staff, was the next wit
ness. de testified with great volubility
and expressed THO opinion that when
Dreyfus was arrested In 1894 he was en-
acting a role by systematically denying
all the charges against him, even the most
obvious and least important things, and
in declaring himself ignorant of matters
which should have been known TO every
officer Of the general staff.
The witness said he was cognizant of
Dreyfus's relations with suspicious wo.
men. In support OF this assertion he men
toned an alleged voluntary statement
made by Matthew Dreyfus, brother OF the
prisoner, in the witnesses presence, that
he had been obliged 10 pull his brother
from the clutches of woman of this
description living near the Champa
Elysees.
III. Gribelin reoapitulated the discovery
Of the leakage at military headquarters,
the arrival of the bordereau, ana dwslt
on the system of espionage conducted
underscoyer Of diplomatic immunity by
agents "a "B' and "C.o
Colonel JonAust-"W When was thu bor-
dereau received at the intelligence depart
mentf"
M. Gribalin--"The bordereau arrived
at one o'clock in the morning In Septeln-
Der, 1894. After examining IL we did not
hesitate to attribute IL TO an officer OF the
headQuarter' STAFF
Colonel Jouaust-"When was 1t SUBJ
mitted to Colonel SandheFrp'
nj. Gribelin-"Why,t the very first day -
The witness added--"As the bordereau
arrived through the ordinary channels,
or. whatat any rate was regarded as such,
no doubt wass entertained as to its au-
thenticity.''
Replying TO further questions Al.
Grieblin positively asserted that Ester
hazy never came TO the intelligence de-
partIuent in regard to the dictatiou test.
The witness recalled Dreyfus's reply to
Patty du Clam when the latter pointed
out that his hands were shaking, namely
my fingers are cold.'
The member Of the court martial re-
- s.xtf
ing the use; Col. picquart made of the
secret service funds ana the witness ad-
mitted the truth of Pscquart's evidence
that the surveillance of Esterhazy cost
but little.
Questioned as to the alleged jndiscre-
ton Of Col. Picquart In showing Maitre
lie blois the secret dossier, witness ,ad-
mitted that when he saw n. Leslois in
Picquart's office in the autumn of IS 4,
while the secret dossier and the dossier OF
the carrier pigeon service were lying on
Picquart's table, they had not been re-
moved from their envelopes. The enva-
iopes, he explained. were open, but that
WAS Gust omary.
When questioned concerning the
"Liherateur' document Grlbelin admitted
he still wondered how IL came into Ester-
hays hands and could not understand
why Esterhazy was not arrested when he
brought the document to the minister of
war.
Colonel Jouaust, the other judges and
ID. Demange closely questioned NJ Crib
elm on various points and, replying, wit-
ness impaired some information regard.
Ing ths petit bleu and the circumstances
under which the secret dossier was COM
inundated to Piequart.
Replying to III. Demange. NJ. Gribelin
admitted having mixed up Patty du
Clsm's and Henry's intTigues in favor Of
Esterhazy.
The admission created O sensation.
1t was by order of Col. Henry, witness
added, that he, Grihelin, put on spsota-
Giles and went to the Rue de Coal TO hand
Esterhazy a letter, to which the latter
was to reply yes or no. 1t was also Hem
ny who ordered witness to accompany Du
Patty du Clam to Mont Serious park at
the time Pat y du Clam masqueraded un-
der false beard.
Witness thought 1t would have been
much simpler to have summoned Ester
hazy TO the minister of wer, especially as
it was known Matthew Dreyfus W as
about TO publicly denounce him.
ID. Demange. remarked that the denun-
citation OF Matthew Drsyfus could not we'll
have been foressen when these roman
tic interviews" with Esterhazy were CO.
CURING, considering Matthew himself