The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-08-26
EXPERTS IN DREYFUS CASE
TESTIMONY ON THE HANDWRITING
 OF THE BORDERE4U

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 Work or Esterhuzy, Not of Dreyfus-
 "' hortillon's Demonstration of His
 system-Appurent Failure to Impres.
 inc Judges.
 Rennes, Aug. 25.-The opening of the hl'h session of the third week of the second trial by court-martial of Capt. Alfred Dreyfus of the artillery, charged with treason, occurred at 635 a. m. to-day.
 The clerk of the court read medical certificate, signed by two doctors whose names were unknown to the audience, declaring it was impossible for Col. Du Paty de Clam to leave his bed to come to Rennes and testify.
 Maitre Labori, leading counsel for the defence, asked the president of the court, Col Jouaust, to instruct two well known medical men to examine Du Paty de Clam, but Col. Jouaust refused
 Esterhazy Confessed
 Rowland Strong, an English news paper man, was then called to the wit ness bar and deposed to the fact that Major Count Esterhazy confessed to him that he wrote the famous borde- reau
 The next witness was M. Colbert an expert of the Bank of France, who can claim the honor of being the first man in France to have declared in favor of Dreyfus. He reported, on examining the documents in the case, that Ester hazy, and not Dreyfus, wrote the bor- dereau.
 The witness opened his deposition with a brief, personal statement, protesting against being characterized as a doubt full expert" by the military party.
 But he added, in tones of profound pity and turning towards Dreyfus, T have no right to complain and am silent when. see before me the unfortunate man who sits there.'
 A murmur of approval from the au- dfence greeted these words of sympathy.
 M. Colbert then repeated the evidence he had given before the Court of Cas- sation. He gave his testimony in a clear, convincing manner, and was most emphatic in attributing the bordereau to Esterhazy.
 Answering questions of the judges, M. Colbert declared his conviction that the bordereau was written in a running natural hand, and said there was no tracing or other trickery
 Gen. Gonse asked to be confronted with M. Colbert and put number of l questions, over one or two of which the l witness stumbled, to the infinite satis- l faction of the military witnesses, who smiled and exchanged joyful glances
 Bertillon Arrives.
 M. Bertillon the noted anthropometer | Cor specialist in the measurement of the | human body), was called as the next witness. He wore dark-blue frock coat and, to the general surprise of the audience, entered the courtroom with out single paper and carrying a high hat in his hand instead. But the aston ishment was shortlived, the first words of M. Bertilon being request to per init ! his diagrams and papers to be brought in The request was granted and M. Bertillon retired for moment
 Later he returned at the head of squad composed of an infantry sergeant I and four privates, all staggering under the weight of immense leather satchels, bulging with documents, charts, etc., which they deposited on the stage as a roar of laughter echoed through the court
 Even the judges were unable to SUD- press smile as they gazed on M. Der tillon's stage properties strewed over l half the platform. A table was brought In, upon which the plans he was using could be placed The witness began by saying that intelligent men could follow his ex- plantations, and the court was half ,mptied as the audience, after smiling audib1y at his extraordinary words and soon became bored and z went out M. Bertillon commenced his deposition l 1t S:30 a. m. It occupied the whole of l his session, and will perhaps occupy a good part of to-morrow's session. /
 "A Dangerous Maniac"
 The courtroom presented curious . ;cene while M Bertillon, whom the < Oreyfusards in their most indulgent , describe as a dangerous naniac," spent the three remaining r tours of the session in explaining, in :, terms, his 'infallible sys- r em" of proving Dreyfus was the au- hor of the bordereau. The majority of he public, however, utterly unable to M. Bertillon's theories, had ]. sft the courtroom. Even La Dame 3lanche (the White Lady) abandoned er post. 4 In the meanwhile M. Bertilon, with estures and in the shrill, pitched voice f a quack at a country fair, continued ' is n1onologue, producing every minute 1 :, ome fresh paper covered with wonder 1] hieroglyphics, copies of which he l ------ -------------- l r |, \ |