Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-08-18
DRAMATIC WITNESS
The Wife of Lieutenant Colo
mel Henry, the Suicide.
An Interesting Day at The DreyfuS
Trial = n. BerfuIuS, Describes
The Relation Between Henry and
The DiSgraced EsferhaZY.

Rennes, Aug. I'm. Roget, NJ.
Bertulus, The investigating magis-
trate, the widow of the late Lieuten-
ant-Col. Henry, and Col. Picquarc
were on the stand today. Madame
Henry. after NJ. Bertulus had deposed,
asked leave to speak. She wanted ID
cor..radict what NJ. Bertulus had said
regarding 1le friendship Of her hus-
band and Esterhazy. What she said
was TRADE learned by heart and was
scarcely evidence. 1t, however, was
not wide of some points that NJ. Ber-
tJlus brought out. She wanted ID
show that NJ BeItulus could not pos
sibly have wrung an av0wal from
Henry that he and Esterhazy had
formed an association Of traitors.
Her story coincided with what Gen
eral Roget had said on this subject.
So far from Bertulus appearing to sus-
pect Henry and crushing the latter
with words cl1 suspicion, she said her
late husband had described the mag
istrate as Charming" She said Ber-
tulus even embraced Henry when
the latter was taking mis- leave, a or
cumstance which struck the wife when
she heard of it as boding no good.
She jumped 20 the conclusion that
falsehood lay behind the kiss and NJ.
Bertulus was a judas. This idea she
then developed in a passionate pero-
ration that seemed a lessen learned by
heart Madame Henry was very like
the late Mime. Agar, me actress, as
she indulged in this piece of dramatic
vengeance. Rertulus felt that it
would never do to argue with her, for
tears were standing in her eyes and
the judges were looking sympathetic.
There were some facts today, but
they were adduced to destroy the
credi.s of Col Picquart, who was rep
resented, when at the head of the in
telligence department, as playing 4
crooked part and keeping back every
pisce OF information unfavorable TO
Dreyfus M-itre Demange made many
happy points n putting questions to
General Roget, who lodged Them with
presence of mind and address, and
when in q corner, with cool impu-
denca. SILL Roget had the ear of the
court He knows how to speak
to specialized military minds.
The evidence of NJ. Bertulus was, On
the whole, Favorable to Dreyfus in the
judgment of the civilian listeners. IN
his reputation is blown
upon. He belonged when at Nice 10
the South Railway gang, and as the
sent to investigate their
swindfe, played into their hands.
Roget alluded to this and to other
doings CT Bertuius and showed that he
Cid not respact him. NJ BeTsulus is
an epicurean and has shocked the
Rennes people by his rather gay rela-
tions with a former actress. who.
somehow rolls in riches. Still, ne
seems to 'bs a fair and truthful wit
ness and his deposition must affect the
public
Col Picquart VIII be hard again TO-
morrow. NJ. Labori's assailant IS still
At a convent of Mar
sts at Cosson, near Rennes, the broth
ars are vainly searching for him
This has won sympathy for the cler-
.cal party, as it was thought brother
hood might she--er him. A hypothe-
sis that seems nearer to the truth is
hat he is a soldier who was given /
suit of clothing and told where to ex-
:hange 1t for q uniform which he |
eouId again don as soon as Labori was
shot.