The record-union., 1899-09-07

Department and consequently the era
sure was not the work of Lieutenant
Colonel Picquarts
NJ Labori asked M. Pafeologue's per-
mission to read a document belonging
to the diplomatic dossier, conc1usively
proving, as he claimed. the genuineness
of the petit bleu.
M. Paleologue II do not know the
document referred to.
NJ. Labori - The document relates to
a conversation between Del Casse (for-
mer Prime Minister) and Count Won
Hunster-L -Ledenburg, German Embassa-
dor to Paris, in which the ambassador
is represented to have said that Colonel
SchWarzkoppen sent Major Esterhazy
a number of petit bleus (telegrams).
As regards the petit bleu in this case
Colonel Schwarzkoppen could not say
he had written it himself, because he
had not seen it. but the ambassador
said he believed that it had been sent
by him Colonel Schwarzkoppen)
Replying to M. Labori, M Trarieux
dwelt at length upon the charges, which
he described as fairy tales, against Pic
quart, who had been alleged to be an
agent in the pay of the Dreyfus family
put Esterhazy, an innocent man, in the
place of Dreyfus. the culprit.
NJ Trarieux read a letter which he
wrote to General Billot June l, 1898,
protesting against these falsehoods. To
this letter General Billot had replied
that he had not instituted the inquiry.
The Judges entrusted with the invests
cation of the Esterhazy case, notWith-
standing their conscientiousness We're.
NJ. Trarieux asserted, absolutely de-
ceived by stories then current The
judges accepted as gospel all the lies
of Esterhazy, who though acquitted,
was not tried.
Colonel Jouaust protested against the
vehement language of the witness, who,
he said, could not maintain statements
affecting judges. You are no longer
giving evidence" added the President
of the Court martial you are de-
livering a speech for the defense. You
have assumed the role of counsel for
the defense
M. Labori We have no complaint,
Mr. President.
NJ. Trarieux - I regret that this re-
mark should be made to me in such
terms, when l was merely replying to
questions.
Major Gallopin of the Artillery de-
posed that Dreyfus never asked him
for information. He once met Dreyfus
carrying package, and asked him
what it contained. Dreyfus replied
that the package contained secret pa
pers relating to mobilization, which,
he added. Il am taking to the geo
graphical department to be destroyed
as soon as printed.
Colonel Jouaust Ito the prisoner)e -
| Did you take these papers home?
The prisoner = do not think so.
Colonel Jouaust = Where did you
meet Dreyfus?
Major Gallopin = On the boulevard
at German. He was going to the
Avenue de FAlma where he was stay
| ing.
| Captain Dreyfus There must be
some confusion. 1t was perhaps trans
fer papers.
Colonel Jouaust - Did you say you
were taking the papers home?
Captain Dreyfus - do not remem-
ber.
Major Hirsch-Auer of the engineers
deposed that in 1894 he heard Dreyfus
express a desire. which was very le-
gitiniate, to attend the maneuvers.
The witness minutely detailed circum-
stances which made him positive that
Dreyfus proposed to attend the maneu-
vers, but curiously the Major had en-
tirely forgotten the dates.
Captain Dreyfus corrected Major
Hirsch-Auer on several points, and
added: "It is possible I expressed re-
! r n
maneuvers, but what is certain is that
we all knew we should not be present .
Major Hirsch-Auer suggested that
Lieutenant Colonel Picquart might con-
firm his (witness) statement that Pic
quart declared that Dreyfus never
asked to be allowed to attend the
maneuvers.
After the introduction of a letter pur-
porting to fix the date of the bordereau
August 6, 1894, the evidence of Lieu
tenant Colonel Du Patty de Clam, which
was taken on commission by Magistrate
Tavernier, was read In his deposi-
tion,- Du Patty de Clam began by re-
plying to attacks against him as a
soldier and citizen. He complained that
slanderous statements unsupported by
proof had been made regarding him.
The witness laid stress upon the fact
that the charges against him had been
dismissed and expressed the opinion
that the sole object Of his slanderers
was to impugn the judges who con-
denned Dreyfus in 1894. He denied
that he ever had relations with the late
Lieutenant Colonel Henry or that he
was concerned with the publication of
articles in the "Eclair" orswith furnish
ling Esterhazy with the document Lib
erateur."
Witness admitted that he had rela-
tions with Major Esterhazy, and re-
peated the explanations with refer
ence thereto, which he gave before the
Court of Cessation. With regard to the
Dreyfus case, the witness declared that
he was not connected with the discov-
Grey Of the bordereau 1t was only on
pressure, the deposition continued, that
the witness accepted the task of in
vestigating the charges in this case.
After detailing the course of this in
vestigation, Du Patty de Clam said that
the order for the arrest of Captain
|; Dreyfus had been distinctly issued
quite independent of the dictation test.
The witness then described the IA
NOUS oiStdlioi SceLe, III the course OIL
which he said Dreyfus displayed an
emotion regarding the cause of which
there might be differences of opinion,
but the fact, witness asserted was un-
deniable that NJ. Cochefort the chief
detective of the department, who was
present, regarded the prisoners ag.ta-
tion as an indication of his guilt Drey-
fus manifested his excitement by ner-
vous movements of the jaw, and eo1n-