Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-17

the platform.
| 1t was the widow of Col Henry, the
| French officer who committed suicide
| in prison after confessing to forging
certain documents in the case. With
pale face and hand appraised before the
| crucifix she took the oath. Nine. Hen
| ry is of medium height and has COM
/ mon cast of features, and certainly
! could not be described as attractive.
| She at once put herself at ease leaning
forward with both hands resting on the
rail of the witness stand. In an atti-
tude of complete self-possession she
gave her evidence, accompanying the
words with frequent gestures. Her evil
| dence, however, was of little weight
| She admitted the frequent.
VISITS OF ESTERHAZY
! to her husband and said her husband
/ told her he had forged one document
/ Sin order to save the honor of the coun-
try" She gave her evidence in very
matter-of-fact way and was in no wise
the sympathetic figure the anti-Dreyfus-
ards have tried to make her.
/ Gen. Roget in undress uniform fol-
lowed. His evidence was a vitriolic
diatribe against Dreyfus from begin
ming to end.
The court adjourned until tomorrow
| on the conclusion of Gen. Roget
monologue
| Col. Jouarst previously asked Drey-
fus if he wished to say anything and
the prisoner, who, during the time of
Gen. Roget's Illumination against him,
several times made a movement as if
! to rise, and retort, but was waived
| down by Col Jouaust, rose and in that
! voice which is not agreeable in ordi-
nary times. but, when strangled with
emotion, as it was to-day-has a thrill
ing effect on his hearers, he cried,
crushing his kept in his hands:
My Colonel: 1t is frightful thing
that every day they tear out my heart
! and soul without my being able to re-
ply. 1t is awful torture for an inno-
cent man and loyal soldier. 1t is a
frightful thing, frightful, frightful'
The audience
/ PROFOUNDLY STIRRED,
began to applaud but the applause was
! quickly suppressed.
M. Demange then announced that he
would question Gen. Roget tomorrow.
The following is the evidence in de-
tail:
Ex-Minister Justice Guerin, the first
witness, said he knew absolutely
nothing of the facts in the case but
could repeat the surrounding circum-
stances, which he had already related
before the court of cessation if the
court martial desired
Col. Jouaust having explained to the
witness that the court-martial had no
cognizance of previous proceedings NJ
Guerin proceeded to repeat his evidence
as given before the court of cessation,
saying that at the end of October after
cabinet council, the premier invited
him to his room, where Gen. MERCER
Joined them, and explained that for
some time past documents had been
missing from the headquarters staff
and that in consequence of inquiries
made, suspicion attached to Dreyfus
Gen. MERCER, the witness continued,
added that he was convinced Dreyfus
was the culprit. He said he founded
his conviction on three facts: First,
j the bordereau, the author of which was
undiscoverable until Col Fabre, on re-
/ turning from the manoeuvres immedi-
ately after he saw the document, ex-
claimed:
why, 1t is Dreyfus's handwriting.
! Secondly, the nature of the document
enumerated in the hordereau in con-
junction with Dreyfus's employment in
different departments, proved conclus-
/ lively, according to Gen. Mercier, that
DREYFUS ALONE
had cognizance of all these papers, and
/ he alone could have disclosed them.
Thirdly, the dictation test and Drey-
fuss perturbation at the time.
Gen. MERCER. NJ Guerin then said,
in consequence of these convictions de-
elared his intention to ask the cabinet
to authorize the prosecution of Dreyfus.
A special cabinet met November L,
1894. TO consider the matter. The wit
ness forgot whether NJ. Casimir- Perier
or NJ. Dupuy presided. Gen. MERCER
handed the cabinet nothing but the
bordereau. After the minister Of war
had related the reasons for his suspi-
| cions the cabinet unanimously author
1 lied the prosecution of Dreyfus. NJ.
| Hanotaux alone made some reserva-
tioTs or diplomatic objections, based on
| the place where the document was
found; but it was agreed that in the
| event OF communicating Dreyfus,