The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-08-29
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greatest utility in the event or war ana
said regrets were frequent during the
last war in regard to the lack of spies.
Cuers, he pointed out, spoke French
admirably and therefore 1t could not
be maintained that only German was
spoken at the interview at BaSles be-
tween Cuers, Henry and Lauth
one of Cuers' special services, con-
finued the witness, was furnishing Ger
many with falsse Information. He
therefore. was sometimes obliged TO
say he had succeeded in suborning a
French officer, and in this way Cuers
was induced to declare he had obtained
the collaboration of an officer OF the
headquarters staff.
Proof OF this could be found at head
quarters in the dossier of false docu-
ments delivered to Germany
These documents, added Col. Cor
der, are no doubt in all the better or
der because the arehivist, NJ. GrlbelIn,
wears blue spectacles-" (Laughter.)
Col. JOuaust called the witness to or
der and the remark was Withdrawn:
witness declaring amidst pealS OF
laughter: 1T escaped me, Monster lie
President. I withdraw the spectacles."
Cordier then described the events
prior to the arrest of Dreyfus ana
showed that only a single real leakage.
namely the plans OF the fortresses, had
occurred at the time of his arrest The
document known as Cote Canaille de
D. he explained, was cOntempOr-
aneous with this leakage.
1T has been said said the witness.
chat I made q mistake on this point
and cOnfOunded the document with an
other containing the initial alone l
should like very much to see the dOcu-
Tnent in order to assure myself that II
had not been tempered with 1t is not,
however. of any Importance except 10
show that General ROgets evidence
concerning me is false from beginning
TO end" (Sensation)
General Roget asked leave to speak,
but Colonel COrdier continued showing
how the leakage of plans OF fortresses
was facilitated by the carelessness Of
headquarters staff and maintaining
that the leakage was still occurring
when the witness left the war office.
DREYFUS WAS GAY
Reverting to the manner in which
the suspicious against Dreyfus crystal
1ized. the colonel described the efforts
to pry into the prisoners life and said
the information at first received was
very bad and constituted strong proof
against the prisoner. Later, however,
it assumed quite a different aspect. 1t
was admitted that before his marriage
Dreyfus was not unimpeachable moral
", nor was he entitled to wear a
wreath of orange blossoms (Laughter).
But Cordier added, after his marriage
Dreyfus was quite different.
The witness also said that while
Dreyfus boosted of his conquests, he
(Cordier) was of the opinion that those
who bOasted the most accomplished the
least. -Laughter).
Dreyfus, he continued, Dragged a
great deal and probably now repented
having done so and Dreyfus' inquisi-
tiveness, according to the witness. was
probably explained by his knowledge
that he would not long remain on the
headquarters staff and he desired to
obtain all the information which might
be useful to him in after life.
The colonel then paid a tribute to the
memory Of Colonel SandheIr, who ex-
amined the immense mass of docu-
ments relating to espionage and un-
earthed the ''Cette Canaille de D.
document, which seemed to the witness
to date back to antiquity.
DOUBTS RETURNED.
In 1894 the witness regarded as in
sufficient the sole proof against Drey-
fus namely the bOrdereau. He did not
believe the prisoner was guilty, but the
fact that the judges were unanimous
In convicting him changed the witness
mind. His doubts, however, returned
when he saw that the date of the Dor
dereau received in September had been
fixed as May. Colonel Picquart's in
NestigatiOn and the infamous campaign
against Picquart increased the suspi-
ciOns of the witness.
In 1894" declared Col. Cordier en-
phatically, 4 had been treasured by
the unanimity of the judges and I was
absolutely convinced of the guilt of
DreyfuS. Now I am absolutely con-
WINGED of his innocence" Great excite
ment).
Next the witness discussed the at
lacks on himself. He said he was
aStOnlShed at being accused of being
sOured because he was not given charge
of the intelligence department in sue
cession to Col. Sandherr as everyone
knew I wished to quit the service sim
ultaneously with my friend Sandherr."
Replying to the president Col. Cor
der declared that the approaches of
the Dreyfus family to Col. Sandherr
were not attempts at corruption and
that Dreyfus brothers remark, "Our
fortune is at your disposal" was only
the expression of the family's ardent
desire to save an innocent member of
it.
Witness well remembered hearing
that Esterhazy and Henry were in the
Intelligence department together about
the year 1873 but he added ESterhazy
had not since been employed there and
if he had any relations with the depart
ment they must have been clandestine.
HENRY MADE MISCHIEF.
Replying to Col. JOuaust's request to
state what he knew regarding Henry's
relations with Picquart, Cordier said
good fellowship prevailed in the depart
ment until the appearance of Henry
who had been forced on Sandherr.
Henry had close relations with the su-
preme chief and his colleagues suspect
ed he might report what he heard in
the Office in the divisions and what oc-
CURED in the department.
Some supported Sandherr and others
supported Henry. Among the latter
was Gribelin. It was then while the
AaAOAA a. tAAelA Tic W4LAlGSS
handed over his department to Col
Picquart. Henry was much incensed
at being superseded by a junior officer
and resolved to do everything to sup
plant him and added the witness, the
Henry forgery could have had no other
object but to ruin Col. PicGuart with
the view of giving Henry his place.
Maitre Labor asked the witness what
he knew in regard to the arrest of
Dreyfus and Cordier replied that his
TecOHectiOns on that point were not
q 4 111T4 -,
recalling the names of those who were
present at the dictation scene, but he
was informed on several occasions as
TO what occurred. Il remember" he
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