The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-18

l SACi PiSSCilNSs w iletl sic 5ciu was q IL
rade learned by heart and scarcely evil
dence. 1t. however, was not wide of
some points that Bertullus brought out.
| She wanted 20 show that BertulluS
| could not possibly have rung an avowal
| from Henry that he and Esterhazy had
! formed an association Of traitors.
Her story coincded with what General
| Roget said on this subject So far from
Bertullus appearing to suspect Henry
and crushing the latter with words of
suspicion, she said her late husband
mad described that magistrate as
charming. She said Bertullus even
embraced Henry when the latter was
taking his leave, a circumstance which
struck the wife, when she heard of it
as boding no good. She jumped to the
conclusion that falsehood lay behind the
KISS and that Bertullus was a Judas.
MS idea was then developed in a pas
slonate peroration that seemed a lesson
learned by heart. Madame Henry was
very like the late Madamoiselle Agar,
the actress, as she INDUCED in this piece
OF vengeance. Bertulus saw that il
would not do to argue with her. So he
SAID he preferred saying nothing to a.
lady whose angry excitement he par
doned.
General Roget again to-day showed
extraordinary forensic ability I do not
know what the military worth is of the
generals VINO are acting here as wit
hesses; but L do not wonder at the old
judges of the court of cessation being
Jealous of their argumentative capacity.
their skill in turning a case inside out,
in puzzling innuendo, in casuistry and
In elegant verbal facility. Mercier is
wonderful in these respects Billot Is
not inferior to him; but Roget is the
superior of both in forensic skill, acu-
men and suggestiveness Roget is a
very able man. He is the son of gend-
arme in the Pyreenes and obtained his
commission by passing the examina-
tions. He is fair, rather English look
ing, cold and deliberate in manner He
speaks distinctly and rather slowly, but
does not fall into the defect, into which
Madame Henry fell, of making every
syllable a long one.
Dreyfus was under Roget as an out
slider at the generals staff and seemed
tortured by his arguments and the
points he made points that went home
to the military judges and were intend
ed to poison their minds. Finally he
could stand it no longer and starting
up, his eyes cleaning with anger, he
cried: "You deal only in argumenta-
tion. I have listened to you for hours
without hearing a single fact"
There were nevertheless. some facts
to-day: but they We're adduced to de-
stroy the credit of Colonel Picquart, who !
was represented, when head of the in
telligence department, as playing a |
crooked part and keeping back every
piece of information unfavorable to |
Dreyfus Maitre Demange made many |
happy points in putting questions to |
General Roget. who lodged them with
presence of mind and address, and,
when In corner, with cool impudence.
Still Roget had the ear of the court.
He knows how to speak to specialized
minds.
M. Labori's assailant is still undis-
covered. AT convent of Marists, at
Cesson, near Rennes, the brothers vain
ly searched for him. This has won
sympathy for the clerical party as 1T
was thought brotherhood might shell
ter him. An hypothesis that seems
nearer to truth is that he is a soldier,
who was given a suit Of clothing and
told where to exchange it for uni
form, which he could again don as soon
as I.abori was shot. I can imagine a
Breton soldier, brimful Of hatred to the
Jew and "that traitor Dreyfus,' taking
mis- life in his hands and going resolute-
" to kill Labori.