The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-07

i right to adopt such line of action a!
my responsibility and the rights of thu
defense compel me to take
Colonel Jouaust (sharply)-Sit down
by order.
Patty de CLAIMS Deposition.
After the Introduction of a letter pur.
| porting to fix the date of the border
eau as Aug. s. 1894 the evidence Of
Lieutenant Colonel du Patty de Clam
which was taken on commission by
Magistrate Tavernier, was read. In his
deposition. Du Patty de Clam began by
replying to attacks against him as a
I soldier and citizen. He complained that
/ sianderous statements unsupported by
| proof had been made regarding him
! The witness laid stress upon the fact
that the charges against him had been
dismissed and expressed the opinion
| that the sole object of his sianderers
4 was to impugn the Judges who con-
| demned Dreyfus in 1894.
He denied that he ever had relations
| with the late Lieutenant Colonel Henry
or that he was concerned in the pub
lication of articles in the Eclair or with
furnishing Esterhazy with the "docu-
ment librateur."
The witness admitted that he had had
relations with Major Esterhazy and re-
thereto which he gave before the court
of odSS ation
With regard to the Dreyfus case, the
witness declared that he was not con-
nected with the discovery of the border
eau. 1t was only on pressure, the depo-
sition continued, that the witness ac-
cepted the task of investigating the
charges in this case.
Order For Dreyfus' Arrest.
After detailing the course of this in
yestigation, Du Patty de Clam said that
the order for the arrest of Captain
Dreyfus had been distinctly issued
quite Independently of the dictation
test. The witness then described the
famous dfctation scene, in the course of
which he said Dreyfus displayed an
emotion regarding the cause of which
there might be differences of opinion,
but the fact was undeniable that M.
COchefort, the chief detective of the de-
partment, who was present, regarded
the prisoners agitation as an indica-
ton of his guilt. Dreyfus manifested
his excitement by nervous movements
of the jaw, and complained that his
fingers We're cold.
Du Patty de Clam defended himself
against the charge of being a. torturer
of Dreyfus and his family. He said he
had been entrusted with the transmits
sson of the prisoners letters to his wife
and that he had always treated Ma
dame Dreyfus with the greatest con-
sideration. With regard to the date of
the bordereau, Du Patty de Clam Elk
pressed the opinion that it must have
been written between TIE 18th and Goth
of August, 1884.
Regarding the interview with Drey-
fus, Du Patty de Clam declared that he
never said to Dreyfus, The minister
knows you are innocent"
What Dreyfus Said.
The minister of war never spoke of
delivering documents in order to OBJ
tain others. What Dreyfus said was:
mo. no, major, do not wish to plead
extenuating circumstances. My coun-
sci has promised me that in three, five
or six years my innocence will be adj
mitted.''
Later Dreyfus said: Major, know
your belief; 1 have not opposed it. I
know you are an honest man, but I as
sure you you have made mistake.
Seek what you call my accomplices and
what I cali the culprits and you will
find them
The prisoners last word to him was
seek"
The deposition of Du Patty de Clam
made no reference to cases connected
with that of Dreyfus. The deponent
swore that everything contained in his
statement was true. The deposition
concluded with copies of letters from
Madame Dreyfus, showing that his re-
lations with her had always been of the
most courteous character.
The courtmartial adjourned for the
day at 11:50 o'clock.