New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-03

latter the General said. saw Vaccinations
everywhere He alleged that no was sent to
Tunis 10 be killed. The Court could form its
own conclusions
Colonel Picquart remarked that he brought
the secret dossier 10 General Gonse simultsne-
ousv with the bordoreau. and that the General.
consequently. was In position 10 Judge Of the
probabilities Of the innocence ~ Dreyfus.
N Labor asked n General Gonse knew ~ the
plot Matched against Picquart. and II he knew
that letters addressed - Picquart At Tunls were
opened At the War Office, and the General ad-
mitted that a letter opened in the lnteli-
gence Department IN November. He added that
suspicious letters We're always handed 70 him
General Gonse) by Lieutenant Colonel Henry.
So that he. the General might report 70 the Min
lister Of War on them.
VI Labori-ro whom was the letter Addressed
General Gonse-G do not know. No doubt ~
the chief Of some department
Colonel Picquart-It was addressed m per
sonay.
NJ Laborl-Doe. General Gonse know that the
words in the letter in question were used FOR the
purpose Of fabrcating telegram intending 70
destroy the value Of rho petit bleu?
ADMITS SUSPICIOUS EXPRESSIONS
General Gonse admitted that tho expressions
seemed 70 him suspicious n the letters were
/ seized " was h''du~' iiF9 WIZ fi'.'i'''O' ~
Ffcquart as head Of the department. and it was
thought they might relate 10 official matters He
added that Picquart's letters were only opened
when they looked suspicious.
Colonel Pcquart retorted that it vas curious
his opened letters afterward reached him with
out sier Of having been tempered with
Counsel then questioned General Gonse rel
alive 10 the opening Of the "Speranza' letter.
and the General replied that this letter vas
not addressed 20 Picquart. hut bore curious
! address
NJ Labor WHY did General Pellieu1 asc1hs
the letter 70 Colonel Pic1uart. whom he had
never seem
General Gonso-I DO not know
NJ labor pointed ont that The first letter.
which was genuine was forwarded 70 Colonel
/ P!couart after having been opened. while the
"sperarza" letter was retained The latter could-
therefore. be regarded as the work Of a forger
Colonel Jouaust-You are enterirS into dis
cuss:cn.
NJ Labor Csharply) No Monsieur le Priest.
dent Ply virtue Of Article 3l9 * the Code I
merely say what think n regard 70 the evt-
dence
General Gonse replying further. dwelt upon
the fact that Il was necessary that the iutelli
eence department should know The acts Ok
! Colonel Picquart. who had been removed on
account Of hts conduct
NJ Labori-Does General Gonse think tho
! Henry forgery was the result ~ plof against
! Colonel Picquart?
General Gonse said he thought the forgery
was an unfortunate proceeding Naughter1
! He would have prevented it II he had been cor
suited But he did not believe thero was plot
against Picauart Henry desired to have FRESH
proof against Dreyfus though fresh proof VAS
not really required as the diplomatic dosser
contained ample proof
NJ Labor protested against such statement
and asked which document NJ the dossier inn
plicated Dreyfus
QUESTION EXCLUDED.
Colonel Jouaust refused to allow tho ques-
tion and counsel remarked that he reserved the
right to form what conclusions he thought
proper on this point
Colonel Jouaust- Form rs many conclusions
as you like.
N. Labor next referred 70 tho attempt to
bride Commissary Temps. and erasures IN the
petit bleu.
General Gonse declared that the petit bleu
already had traces Of erasure before IT was
first photographed
This NJ Labor vigorously denied. and asked
that the evidence of the experts proving the
contrary should be read
Here General Roget reappeared on the scene
and. amid the keenest attention ~ all. described
the forgery proceedings against Picquart "a
| resulting from the witnesses discovery that
erasures had been made In the petit hleu
1T was General Zurlinden' Roget added.
"who ordered Pcquart 10 be prosecuted as
sumo responsibility for all my own acts but
for my own acts alone. [ am surprised that
the defoEce should arraign me on this point
NJ. Labor declared he merely wished 70 show
that the erasures could not he ascrihed 70 Pic
quart and that therefore. they ought not 70
have formed the basis Of a prosecution against
him Then counsel again asked that the ex-
pert evidence on the subject be read. and Colo
mel Jouaust promised Il should be read on Mon
day
on three occasions VI Demange asked Gen
eral Gonse to explain why Picquart, on seeing
the petit bleu. proposed to lay a trap for Es-
,erhazy. unless the petit beu vas addressed -
Esterhazy But he ELECTED no reply until Gem
oral Roget came 10 the rescue and said Pic
quart knew Esterhazy coming % Paris IN
any case and if he sent decoy letter Ester
hazy would have appeared TO como in response
10 H. whether he had done SO in reality or not
NJ Labor declared that this was untrue. and
Pcquart maintained that his conduct through
out was perfectly straightforward
NJ LAMOTTE SPEAKS FOR DREyFUs.
NJ DE- Fond-Lamotte. a former artillery on
cor and now an engineer. Was the next witness
He testified that he Was prohatiorer stimuli
taneously with Dreyfus. Tho witness said that
in August lS94 he borrowed the firing manual
from Colonel Picquart and kept II AS long as hs
liked
IN 1894 tho witness continued. firing man
uals we're given to whoever asked for them"
NJ Demango-Can the witness who was on
the headquarters STAFF With Drevfus. say
whether I'm 1884, he thought no would 20 ~
F the manpuVres