The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-08-18
DREYFUSARDS HOPEFUL
Picquart and Bertullus Shell
the Enemy's Camp.
LABoRrs CONDITION FAVORABLE

Roget Loses HIS sang FrOlu UnSAel
Demange's Cross observation-disclosures
Henry's PitifuI Attempt to Bolster
Up the Prosecutions Case.
Rennes, Aug. 1S.-Yesterday was dis
tinctly a Dreyfus day in court, although
all the witnesses had been summoned b.
the prosecution. General Roget, unde
cross examination, proved a very differ
ent witness from the arrogant, intoler
ant officer who the day previous tauntet
the prisoner and told the court martha
what view it should take of the entirt
case.
Magistrate Bertulus, by reason of hi
almost inaudible voice, was rather {
poor witness, and his testimony did moi
carry the full weight to which it was en-
titled. 1t is in connection with his evi
dence that criticism of the judges seems
for the first time necessary. They ap
peared as though they did not care
whether they heard him or not.
Never We're the tables turned more
demonstratively than in the attempt tt
create theatrical scene at the close OF
NJ Bertulus' testimony. Nine. Henry, in
what was intended to appear as spon'
,taneous effort to defend her husbands
memory and spoil the effect of the wit
ness declaration, denounced NJ. Bertulus
as he was leaving the witness box. He
listened quietly and impassively even
when she, in the climax, threw back hel
widows veil and, pointing her hand at
him, almost shrieked the name, Judas.
NJ. Bertulus turned without emotion to
the court and, although unfortunately his
words were not heard in the body of the
hall, said: 81 sympathize with this wo-
man. She is doing a natural thing and
do not blame her; but, Mr.. President, l
cannot allow the court to retain the i'm
preston that this scene is spontaneous.
/ received before coming to court today
an anonymous letter in which | was in
formed that Nine. Henry would de-
nounce me at the close of my testimony
and would call me Judas Here is the
letter"
The witness quietly handed the paper
to Colonel Jouaust. Nine. Henry turn
ed pale, but remained silent and another
of the desperate tricks of the anti-Drey-
fus party was exposed.
Picquart's Impressive Evidence.
The judges received Colonel Picquart.
their former colleague, who is undoubt-
eddy still a suspect in their eyes, with
some traces of prejudice, which was
natural and perhaps inevitable. 1t was
a tremendous task for him to win their
attention, interest, respect and finally
their confidence by sheer force of truth
and logic.
1t is unnecessary to repeat what he
said for scarcely a fact was adduced
but what is known to everybody who has
followed the history of the affair. Cen
eral Roget undoubtedly made some inn
preston on the judges, but the contrast
between him and Colonel Picquart was
enormous and did not fail to impress all
who listened to the evidence. General
Roget's harangue was nine-tenths by
potheses and argument and one-tenth
distorted fact, while Colonel Picquart' s
testimony was nine-tenths hard facts
and one-tenth deduction.
Colonel Picquart spoke with great
rapidfty and force. He frequently turn
ed toward Dreyfus, who was hanging
upon the witness words, and exclaimed
with a sweep of his hand, "How could
Captain Dreyfus do this?" or Elbow
could Captain Dreyfus do that?" He
compelled the attention of the judges and
the audience as no other witness has been
able to do.
When Colonel Picquart finished with
the bordereau, he had absolutely destroy
ed it as an discriminating pieces of evil
dence against Dreyfus. When the hour
of adjournment was reached, the SEES
sion closed for the first time with evil
dent regret on the part of the judges and
the spectators alike. Today Colonel Pic
quart will continue his mastery exposi-
ton of the truth.
Maitre Labori Improving.
Maitre Labori of Captain Dreyfus'
counsel, who was the victim of an at.
tempt at assassination ON Monday, is i'm.
proving and will be able to give direc
tions to Maitre Mornard, who is taking
his place temporarily Maitre Labori's
assailant is still at large, and it is moi
likely that he will be captured.
The attempt made upon the life OF
Maitre Labor was evidently the resul,
of a plot. A letter was sent to the com
missary of police Monday warning him
that it was intended to make an attempt
upon the life of General MERCER. Con
sequently the police and detectives sur
rounded the general and left the other
principals in the drama unprotected.
NJ. Labor had made great preparations
for the cross examination of Genera
MERCER on Monday, and it is asserted
by the Dreyfusites that the attempt te
put Labori out of the way was due tc
Mercier's fear that Labor would succeed
in duplicating the eX-minister in the for.
geries of the secret dossiers.