The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-16

In the eyes of General Blllot, the 1oiiheh
Minister of War
At the conclusion of the report M. Lebon
asked leave to explain. He said
II do not dispute the accuracy OF the
report, but it is partial. Reference mas
been most carefully made to the pre-
carious health of the prisoner. But the
doctor never made a communication 10
me on the subject. do not hesitate 70
say that if he had done so should have
given orders to have the prisoner treated
as all invalids should be treated. 1t IS
with deliberate intent that have been
treated as an executioner."
Colonel Jouaust, turning to Dreyfus.
then remarked -
.tHave you anything to say in regard
to this depostion?"
Then the prisoner said
mo, my Colonel, ] am here to defend
my honor. / do not wish to speak here
Of the atrocious suffering, physical and
moral, which, for five years, l, French
man, and an innocent man, was subjected
to on the Isle due Diable.'
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
the emotion caused by this scene when
Madame Henry, in deep mourning, ap-
peared in court and entered the witness
box amM profound silence.
Colonel Jouaust, addressing this wit
ness, said
"We thought, Madame, that your life
in common with your husband has placed
you in a position to give interesting IN
formation / beg you to tell the Court
what you know
Madame Henry deposed that towards
the end of September, 1894, after dinner
one evening. her husband told her a
paper had been handed MIN as being very
Important The witness added
''As he did not return | retired aooul
eleven o'clock, and | asked MIN, when ne ne
returned, why he was later than usual.
lIIIe undid narrow. transparent roii ol
paper and said -
i There is a serious matter here which
have been requested to investigate this
evening. ~,
shortly afterwards he re-entered the
room holding papers and letter Whlcn
he had just pieced together. ne Plaeeu a
them all in his hat, in order not to forget
them in the morning. He lett on morse
back, as customary. the following morn
ing, saying he had to see Colonel Sano-
nerr as soon as possible
what was his impression on seeing the
bordereau?" asked Colonel Jouaust.
The witness replied that he, Colonel
but said perhaps Colonel Fabre or Colonel
d AbeviIIe knew
Continuing, Madame Henry said
when my husband returned from the
Cherche Midi Prison. after taxing Drey-
fus there, asked why he was on duty
! j have just carried out the most
taken TO the Cherche Midi an officer ac-
cused of the frightful crime of treason
Without naming Dreyfus,. he added
time ggs Hs foa IS an aiI unfortunate f. s fellow
I'm the last letter your husband wrote
YOU before his DEATH said Colonel
Jouaust, che used the words, What a
misfortune to have met such wretch 8
To this the witness replied
ssNo He did not say that He said
You know very well in whose interests
interests of the country. He used to say
to me- For thirty-three years l have
never acted except in the interests of the
Madame Henry then remarked:
'tYou know his sentiments gentlemen
He committed forgery on account OF Coi-
onel Picquart's proceedings, and It was
in order to save the army, compromised
by the dishonesty of its enemies tPro-
found senSation.)
%Did you eyer hear Colonel loF4s Joqaust [so1aus
Witness.
Henry is said to have addressed to Ma
jor EsterhaZy?H
Never" replied Madame Henry
On leaving the witness box Madame
Henry looked sternly at the prisoner
General Roget followed. He trayersed
the old ground, giving his reasons for his
conviction of the guilt OF Dreyfus. He
declared there was no charge against Es-
terhazy, with the exception of the resem-
blance of his handwriting to that of the
bordereau. Moreover, the witness added,
there mad been a new fact since the judg-
ment of the Court of Cessation, namely,
Esterhazy's confession, that he wrote the
bordereau. But, he added, EsterhaZy adj
vanced and withdrew his confession in
termittently If Esterhazy had rendered
services to the Intelligence Department
there would have been traces of them in
the cash book. But no money had been
paid Esterhazy, though, even supposln5
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 Colonel Sandherr.
But" declared General Roget, Il, who
knew Colonel Sandherr well, declare that
is false. Colonel Sandherr was absolute-
ly incapable of such an order. / add
that 1t is inadmissible because Colonei
Sandherr was the last person to know of
the existence of the bordereau, which was
| received In the ordinary way.
This bordereau was handed to Colonel
Henry and was brought by him to the
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| to others by Colonel Henry after he had
! pieced it together. Colonel Sandherr
only saw 1t later.
| 'Esterhazy has also said the document
| was stolen from an Embassy and brought
| by porter. 1t is false to say the Intel
| ligence Department ever had any re-
| lations with porter of that Embassy.
1t is possible Esterhazy is preparing 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
4 plicity of Henry and Esterhazy, the wit
/ ness said -
s.If Henry had been the accomplice of
| Esterhazy, how can 1t be admitted that
/ he, himself. brought the bordereau, which
| might have caused him to be suspected,
TO the Intelligence Department."
! General Roget, while testifying, COM
| stantly turned towards the prisoner, to
| tion which was, virtually, a speech for
/ the prosecution. The General discoursed
lengthily. on the famous scene with Col-
| onel Henry in the Office of M. Bertulus,
the Examining Magistrate, and said
| M Bertulus asked Henry to In
form the witness that. he. Mr. Bertulus;
| was friend of the Army, and begged
| the witness to call and see him when he
would communicate the result of his in
| yestigations into the Blanche and
"Sparanza" forgeries.
In reply" said General Roget, =
said:
him in my behalf. Tell him the in
| vestigatien does not interest me In any
way"
Il added that I was rather distrustfuI
| of this proposal. which, / pointed out,
| was perhaps a trap"
| The General added that M. Cavaignac,
In f,f IUs ny al a6 Of ic