Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1899-08-17

for the distribution OF the various
units of troops throughout the de-
partments. "Let u.s. added Dreyfus,
understand one another in regard to
q is meant. / assert that did not
lS in detail the plan of concentra-
" "A In regard to the circumstances
y q upon before you yesterday. moth
iio ecise was stated. There was
nt but argument" The audi
enIS .. e gave vent to expressions of
asst, "a d dissent.
DE- e continued the examina-
lion. was it you knew that
6o0,00 & cs had been offered to Es-
terhaz. e would confess to being
the aus # the bordereaux?" Il
heard ii ene witness replied, "from
the court of inquiry which tried Es-
terhazy. and from Esterhazy him
self" .Ah!" exclaimed the counsel.
"it was Esterhazy who said it? just
so. tLaughter.) Why was his resi-
dence searched?"
Bertullt.s, the next witness, told how
Major Ravary asked his assistance in
examining the, secret dossier, and how
after examining the documents he told
.,svary ,nefe Vas 4 fIaw In The dossier
which would occasion the collapse of
the Whole case, He told the major of
the Petit Blue forgery and the work
of Col, Picqllart, saying that as long
as that was not proved the case would
moi hnld.---s suansutpS- raoari t.Alatad- .Ai..,-
evidence he had given before the court
of cessation, and the favora ble impress
sion he had acquired of Col. Picquart's $
honesty during the course of the in
quiry. Bertullus then related the not.
ed interview between himself and
Col. Henry, July is, 1898, shortly be-
fore Henry committed suicide. Nine
Henry was much distressed and wept
silently as the dramatic scene when
Bertullus and Henry sealed the seized
papers was depicted. Bertullus ener-
getically affirmed his belief in the in
nocence of Dreyfus. He said it was in
part based on the eldocuments in the Sc
cret dossier which he had seen. But
above all, there was the entire ABSENCE
of motive which gould have tempted
Dreyfus.to commit such.,a criine.
Bertullus concluded By saying that
he had come to declare Dreyfus inno-
cent through profound sense of duty.
He reminded his hearers that the court
of cessation. the supreme judicial an.
thority of France, had declared Ester
hazv the author of the bordereau.
Then Madame Henry .ascended the
platform, and. standing beside Ber-
tullus, said her husband on the even
ing of July 1s, told her of call he had
made on Bertullus, and how charming
" Bertullus had received him.. that
She warned him against Bertullus, say
inc: y am very much afraid his kiss
was the kiss of Judas" She added
amid the breathless interest Of the
court: Il did not wrong him. This
IGan aim. ! indeed th1 Judas ! i'm imagined a q
Bertellus declined to reply to Mrs.
Henry L the ground rEat She
issass ss.onl u :w1u,url.s Col. ,picauart
was then .cal lied and protested against
the Suspicion of his having caused the
disappearance of any document relat-
ing to Dreyfus.. He repclled the asser-
tion that he endeavored to put another
officer in the place of the real author
of the bordereau.
Picquart declared: '.Beyond the
bordereau there was nothing against
Dreyfus, absolutely nothing"
Before he, saw the dossier he had the
impression that:it contained frightful
evidence against Dreyfus. When he
became acquainted with its contents,
however. he found his early impressions
entirely wrong. (Sensation). The wit
ness had examined the bordereau, and
declared that some of it could not have
been disclosed by Dreyfus. Picouart
said that when the bordereau was dis
covered. the department where the in
formation mentioned in it was being
prepared. was the one which should
have been. searched. That department
was Patty de CLAIMS. A search should
have been made OF de Clam's private
room, where he worked quite alone.
(Sensation). The court then adjourned
till tomorrow.