The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-20


DrSvfus II the end or August. and inch
dentaIfy tie major protested against CO.
picouart.s tnsfnuations against Du PaiS
de Clam. He then returned 70 the secret
doesier OF the war office. from which. No
DECLARED. tbe court was sure 70 dfaw 81
poetant conclusions.
2eturns 60 the Deesaes.
..The fsst portfon of the dossief." -
said. ..sfows that ID 1s93 there Was csn-
slant leakage Ia the ministry Of war.
1--WE have proofs Of the plans OF fsftin-
cations reaching the hands OF fDFeiSn
power. II II known 70 certainty rom
the Ietter Of IN agent Of foreign power
that the Gtoten plans emansted from the
ministry OF war. A VAST network o. es-
psonage had therefore been osEaaizea
against us, headed BY agents belonging
70 the same power ~ a fCoi- Scnwartze-
toppen. the German military attacne) ins
accents ~ other powers also coiIApoIa1ns.
The witness then invited the courts
sneciai attention 70 this dossier. IN which
- saM would be found ample proof o.
the prisoners guilt.
Dreyfss Gives fain the Lie.
A. tbs stage Of the proceedings Dreyfus
rose and interrupted the witness. shouting.
ssThat IL . manifest Hc.'
After this the witness recited In detail
hi reasons for the belief that the agent
supplying the information was q French
staff officer. He then endeayored to show
hat fraffic with foreign military attaches
could only have been carried on By pro-
bationer In the department occupied BY
DEsyfus-
The witness especially referred to the
Panfxsardo telegram Of November :, lsss.
which, - explained. left m impression on
him that in 1874 Dreyfns Was an old friend
q The Italian government.
Another document Of the dossier, ac-
cording 70 Maj. Cuignet. showed beyond
DISPUTE that the bordereAu actually passed.
Through The hands Of Col 6chwarts-
koppen.
Thh 10 the witness established the au-
thsnticlty OF the bordereAu. IN examina-
ton OF which. he pointed out. proved
Schwartxkoppen and Panizxardi had the
closest relations In all the matters OF
espionage.
The Sehneider Forgery.
Referring next TO the dispatch Of Col.
schneider former Austrian military at
tache a Paris, denounctag a. forgery
Z letter purpofting 10 have been written
By the attache. in which he was represent.
Cd az referring to efforts being made BY
acknowledgement and Panizxardi to conceal
their relations with Dreyfus. the witness
maintained that Gen. Merciers state
ments on the subject were frequent ana
that the authenticity Of the letter had been
proved The intelligence department. he
added. had other documents from the same
attachs In ita possession. Mai. cuisnst
pointed out that the Schneider document
was included In tho doasier. and that NJ.
chamoin. who had the documents In his
charge, had shown II to the court In be-
half Of the ministry Of war. Therefore.
witness claimed, Col. Sehne:der's contrx-
d.ction was really addressed to the French
government. (6ensationJ
Besides. added cuignes, II wiah to
point out that the attache issuing the de-
Quence than his allies. II Is therefore pos
sibie that this denial was imposed upon
him." (Rencwed sensatiou.)
Tho witness dwelt admiringiy on the
conclusions Of ~. Bertiiion that Esterhaxy
had learned 70 initiate the hand writing Of
the boFdereau after its publication In the
Matin. He then reviewed the police re-
ports on DreyfuA Heplying to . question
Of the court, Cuiznet described the cir
cumstances of the discovery OF the Henry
diacovery and how Il was that the pro-
hationers did not participate IN the ma
neuven of 1894. although they had long
believed they would attend.
Casriere Does Not Iadorse Csignet.
Maj. Carriere. the governments COM
mlssary, at this juncture said he thought
u desirable to remark as the representa-
tive Of the government that he must not
be understood 10 iniorse all Nal Cnsgnet
had said with reference to a foreign mill
iary officer who at the present moment
held a diplomatic appointment in France"
tsensation.)
Excuses HeavTa Forgery.
Replying TO n. Demange. Maj cutgnet
insisted that II Henry committed forgery
''it was ia the interests Of the country"
To this statement counsel retorted:
you did not say that 10 the court Of
cessation
AZ the request OF III. pcmange. thu
majors deposition before the court Of
cessation. relating to Henry's motives
and De CLAIMS share In tho preparation
Of the forgery, WAS read. II showed
that Cnignet emphatically declared be-
fore the court OF Cessation that he was
convinced an Investigation would easily
show that DE Clam was the principal
author of the Henry forgery.
Witness claimed he thought he was
doing his duty TN saying all that Is on
my mind"
Witness Greatly Confused.
do you ADHERE asked counsel. 80
al you have said before the court OF
cassation.'
This question greatly confused the Wit
moss. who attempted 10 explain By say
Ing he was 'oniy arguing at that time.
and that II Is not for him to Judge Patty
Dc Clam"
u. Demange pointed au. that in spsta
Of the many arguments ,.sa, Maj Curns,
had advanced against Ips Clan. III. .,,,,t