The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-08-18
SITUATION IN FRANCE
How Matters are Prog gcessiDg In
the Famous Trial Madame
Henry's Testimony

stand today Madam Henry after NJ Ber-
tulus had desposed. asked leave to speak.
She stood up In STACY manner, raised
her left hand and said:
"Je demande / la parofe." q ask to be
heard.) She wanted to contradict what
NJ Bertulus had said regarding the friend
ship of her husband and Esterhazy. She
would be a handsome woman did not the
vulgarity Of the drinking house she orig
inally came from clins to her. Subaltern
officers among whom she sits seem en-
/ barrassed by her presence. What she
said was a TRADE learned by heart, and
scarcely evidence. 1t, however. waS not
wide Of some points. She wanted to
show that Bertuius could not possibly
have wrung an ayowal from Henry that
he and Esterhazy formed an association
OF traitors.
| Her story conceded with Gen. Roget said
on this subject SO far from Bertulus ap-
pearing to suspect Henry and crushing
the latter with words OF suspicion, she
that her late husband had described that
magistrate as charming" She said Ber-
tulus even embraced Henry when the lat
ter was taking his leave, a circumstance
which struck the wife wnen she heard
Of It as boding no good She Jumped to
the conclusion that falsehood lay behind
the kiss and that Bertulus was a judas.
This idea she developed In q passionate
peroration that seemed lesson learned
by heart Madame Henry was very like
the late Madame Agar. the actress. as she
INDUCED in this piece Of dramatic venge-
ance
Bertulus felt that It would never
do TO argue with her. rOr tears were
standing in her eyes, and the Judges
were looking sympathetic. SO he said that
he preferred saying nothing to lady
whose grief he respected and whose am
cry excitement he pardOned.
General Roget again today showed ex-
traordinary forensic ability. I do not
know what the military worth is OF the
generals who are acting here as Witnesses
but l do not wonder at the old judges
of the court of cessation being jealous
Of their argumentuve capacity their
skin In turning case INSIDE out. In puz-
zling innuendo, In conslstry and in ele-
CANT verbal facility.
MERCER Is IMPRESSIVE
Mercier Is wonderful iH these respects.
Bnlot is not inferior to him but Roget
Is the superior OF both in forensic skin,
acumen and suggestveness.
Roget Is a very able man. He is the
son OF gendarme In the PirensesA and
obtained his commission by passing the
examinations He Is lair, rather English
looking, regular In features and cold and
deliberate in manner. He speaks distinct
ly and rather slowly. but does not fall .nso
the defect into which Nine Henry fell. of
making every syllabel a long one.
Dreyfus was under Roget as an out
slider at the general stan and seemed tor
tured by his arguments and the points
he made, points that went home to- the
military judges and were intended to poi
son their minds. Finally ne could stand 1t
no longer and, starting up. his eyes gleam
ing with anger. he cried you deal only
in augmentation. l have listened to you
FOR hours without hearing a single fact.
There were, nevertheless, some facts
today. but they were adduced to destroy
the credit Of Colonel Picquart. who was
represented. when head OF the intelligence
deparement, as placing a crooked part
and keeping back every piece OF informa
ton unfavorable to Dreyfus.
NJ. Demange made many happy points
In putting questions TO General Roget
who dogged them with presence of mind
and address and, when in a corner. with
cool impudence. sun Roget had the ear
OF the court. He knows how to speak to
specialized military mlsds.
The evidence Of NJ. Bertulus was. on
the whole, favorable TO Dreyfus IN the
Judgment OF civilian listeners. Unfortu- |
nately his reputation is blown upon. He |
belonged, when AT Nice, TO the south rail |
way gang. and, as the magistrate sent 10 |
investigate their swindle. played into their |
hands Roget alluded to this and 10 other |
aoings OF Bertulus and showed that he |
did not respect him. NJ Bertulus is an |
epicurean and has shocked Rennes people |
by his rather gay relation with IA former
actress, who. somehow. rolls in riches.
5till, he seems 70 me a fair and truthful
witness and his deposition must affect the
public. Colonel Picquart will be heard
again tomorrow
NJ Labori assailant Is stiu undiscovered
a convent OF Marlsts at Common, near
Rennes, the brothers vainly searched for
him. This has shown sympathy for the
'lerioal party, as It was thought a brother
hood might shelter him.
A hypetothesi Is that seemed nearer 10 the
ruth is that he Is a soldier who was Civ
IN suit OF clothing and told where 20
exchange II for uniform. which he
aould again don as soon as Labori was
shot l can imagine a Breton soldier,
orimful OF hatred % the Jew and that
traitor Dreyfus" taking his life In his
hads ad going resolutely 70 kin Labori