The San Francisco call., 1899-08-26

suit The audience watched this strange
spectacle until Colonel Jouaust shrugged
hls shoulders and then the spectators
knew that NJ Bertilon had failed 10 sat
isfv them. NJ Bertillon noticed this and
said more apologetically, Il was TOO DadIy
placed.
Nj. Demange of counsel for the defense
returned TO CounseIS table, ana IN re-
Spouse to a look of inquiry from Dreyrus
whispered d few words to the prisoner,
with shrug OF his shoulders ana smile
on his face. Dreyfus appeared perfectly
Colonel Jouaust then at 11:45 o'clock ad-
iourned the court, and Vi. BeTtlllon packed
Ip ms belongings and the soldiers carried
crowded around NJ Labor asked him for
his impressions. He said there was
certain resemblance to the bordereau,
'.Buf that is all. NJ. Bertillon only did
what dozens could do. 1t only proves he
is clever forger. That is all.
Following are the more important pro-
ceedings in detail:
Headquarters staff, was then called, but
he was absent and his deposition was
Iished April 20. NJ. Weilfs statement in
substance was that Esterhazy told him
in 1894 that Dreyfus was innocent but that
this would not prevent his conviction, be-
cause he was a Jew (Sensation.)
A former sergeant, who was at one time
employed in the War Office, testified to
railroad stations mentioned in the plan Of
mobilization, to which Dreyfus replied,
ut is true, but l copied the. list by order
of Captain Bese." (Sensation.)
The evidence of the handwriting. experts
followed NJ. Colbert, after testifying to
the facts published April % and April "a.
ton that he, was an interested witness.
The court closely followed NJ Gobert's s
exhaustive story of his examination of the
bordereau and his interviews with Cen
l. la fra nj
NJ Colbert asserted that the handwriting
of the bordereau was natural, but that it
was almost illegibie. whereas Dreyfus,
even when writing rapidly, always wrote
most legibly.
The witness asked General Gonse If an
envelope accompanied the bordereau, as
he NJ. Colbert. wished to see what the
writer's careful caligraphy was like, ex-
planning that the address of a letter was
always in a firmer hand than its contents.
General Gonse refused the request on the
ground that the witness must not know
the names of the addresses. The general
also refused to allow the bordereau to be
photographed, alleging that if the War
photograph it all Paris would be ac-
duainted with the bordereau the next day.
Gaughter.) Thereupon the witness re-
marked:
General Gonse, this is very interest
ing Confession
NJ Colbert then suggested that the work
be intrusted to the Prefecture of Police
where NJ Bertillon is the photogra pher
Until then. the witness said, he had never
heard of NJ. Bertillon as a handwriting
expert saying he became an expert for
this special occasion, when he was called
into the War Office. (Laughter.)
General Gonse, 1t appears from the tes-
timony, was greatly enraged when he
learned of the result of NJ Gobert's ex-
animation of the bordereau and visited
the expert repeatedly. The latter always
insisted on learning the name of the sis-
pect.
1T was not proper" said NJ Colbert.
"for me to accuse any one without being
perfectly cognizant of the facts, especially
in circumstances of so grave a nature
(Sensation) / would not accuse any one
anonymously. for to do so would be con-
trary to the law"
Amidst laughter in court the witness
described how, from an examination of
an official report on Dreyfus, from which
Dreyfus' name had been removed, NJ
Colbert had the malicious satisfaction of
telling General Gonse the name of the
officer they wanted. to arrest 1t was
after NJ Colbert had refused to incrimi-
nate Dreyfus that NJ. BertilIon was en-
trusted with the examination of the