The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-16
DREYFUS WEPT.
Continued from First Page.)


The remarks of Dreyfus caused intense
excitement in court.
The prisoner uttered the words in loud
voice and with tremendous energy, which
created a profound sensation
The audience had not recovered from
Ine emolon caused by the scene when
Nine Henry in deep mourning appeared
profound silence.
said; we thought, Madame that your
life in common with your husband, had
court what you know"
end of September, 1894, after dinner one
evening her husband told her a paper had
been handed him as being very important
turn 1 retired about II O'clock and I
asked when he returned why he was
J later than usual
He unid a narrow, transparent roll of
There is a serious matter here which
1 nave peen requested to investigate this
Shortly afterwards he re-entered the
he had just p}eded tog sa He pfaeed
them all in his hat in order not to forget
back, as customary litytst the Following morn
ing he had to see Colonel Sand Herr as
What was his impression on seeing the
bordereau?" asked Colonel Jouaust.
The witness replied that Colonel Henry
did not know the author of it, but said
perhaps Colonel Fabre or Colonel d ABB
Continuing Nine Henry said:
/ ~. w hei m, my husband returned from the
Cherce Midi prison after taking Dreyfus
there asked why he was on duty and
d" I have just carried out the most pain
ful task an OFFICER. can have. have taken
the IrlgnLIul crime OF treason, Without
naming Dreytus he added; I beg you not
an Unfortunate fellow.
In the letter your husband wrote you
''he used the words: what a misfortune
to have. met such a wretch 4"
he 1faazs ~,
not say that. He said: You know very
well in whose interests I acted meaning
that he acted in the interests of the cOuu-
! try. He used to say to me: For thirty
three years have never acted except in
the interest Of the country "
Nine. Henry then remarked: You know
| his sentiments, gentlemen. He committed
forgery on account of Col. Picquarts
proceedings and it was in order to save
me army compromises BY the dishonesty
! asked the witness, ''of a letter Colonel
Henry is said to have addressed to Major
Never replied Nine Henry
On leaving the witness box Nine. Henry
looked sternly at the prisoner
| the old ground giving his reasons for
| his convictions of the guilt of Dreyfus.
| He declared there was no charge
| against Esterhazy with the exception
| OF the resemblance of his handwriting
to that of the bOrdereau. Moreover the
witness added there had been a new
fact since the Judgment of the court of
| CaSSaUOn, namely ESUernaZy s COMES
| sion that he wrote the bOrdereau. But
! he added, Esterhazy advanced and
withdrew his confession internationally.
! If Esterhazy had rendered services to
I the intelligence department there
would have been traces of them in the
! cash book. But no money had been
I paid Esterhazy, though even SuppOSing
| he worked out of pure benevolence, he
! would have been paid. Yet, there was
no trace of such payments. Esterhazy
! had said he wrote the bordereau under
/ the orders of Col. Sand Herr. But
/ declared Gen. Roget, Il know Col. Sand
Herr will declare it false Col. Sand
Herr was absolutely incapable of such
! an order. I add that it is inadmissible,
because Col Sand Herr was the last
| person to know of the bOrdereau which
was received in the ordinary way. This
| bordereau was handed to Col Henry
and was brought by him to the inteln-
| gence department. It was shown to
| others by Col Henry after he had
pieced it together. Col. Sand Herr on
| ~ saw it later
! 'Esterhazy has also said that the doc
| ument was stolen from an embassy
! and brought by a porter. It is false to
say the intelligence department had
/ any relations with a porter of that en-
| baSSy. 1t is possible ESterhaZy is pre-
! pairing some surprises for US between
now and the end of the trial. They
won't disturb me any more than other
surprises"
Referring to the question of the COM
| plicity of Henry and Esterhazy the
| witness said:
IF Henry had been the accomplish
of Esterhazy how can it be admitted
that he himself brought the bOrdereau
which might have caused him to be
| suspected, to the intelligence depart
ment2''
Gen Roget while testifying constant
| " turned towards the prisoner to see
! the impression made by his deposition
/ which was virtually a speech for the
| prosecution.
The general discoursed Iengthily on the
! famous scene with Col. Henry in the
! Office of NJ. Bertulus, the examining
! magistrate and said NJ. BertuluS asked
Henry to inform the witness that he,
! NJ Bertulus, was a friend of the army
( and begged the witness to call and see
| him when he would communicate the
result of his Investigations into Blanche
| and Speranza fOrgerieS.
In reply" said Gen. ROgert, I said:
| When you see NJ. Bertulus you viii
| thank him in my behalf. Tell him the
! investigation does not interest me IN
! any way I added that was rather
! a distrustful of this proposal which L
! pointed out was possibly a trap.
The general added that NJ. Cavaignac
! Cthen minister of war; approved of his
| course towards NJ. Bertulus.
The general next dwelt on the seiz-
| ure of papers at the house of Madame
! Pals on which NJ. Bertulus largely
founded his conviction of the guilt of
Henry owing to the mention in them of
| the name of spy, Richard Basic,
| where il was well known spies were IN
! the habit of meeting.
/ Then the general tried to refute M.
! Bertulus' statements declaring Henry
| brought three of these documents to
| the war office and that they did not
/ contain the mention of Basic or Cuers
! as stated by NJ. Bertulus. The latter,
| however has already shown before the
whole court of cessation that while he
was mistaken in saying the words ap-
! peared in those documents they did not
! appear in other papers seized at Mad
+ anne Pals residence.
| Gen. Roget. who was becoming more
| and more excited fren11anflv Wined per-