New-York tribune., 1899-08-31
NEARLY ALLF0RDREYFUS'
PREPONDERANCE OF EXPERT
TESTIMONY FOR PRISONER.
THE COURT vISIBLY IMPRESSED By
THE EVIDENCE - ESTERHAZY INDI.
GATED AS THE REAL TRAITOR.
fBY CABLE TO THE TRIBUyE.l

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Rennes. Aug 3O.-The prepcnderance Of tho
testimony Of the handwriting experts. which
closed to-day with the evidence OF NJ Giry,
member Of the Institute. is decidedly favorable
for Dreyfus, and such. judging from the ques-
tons put by Colonel Jouaust. Lieutenant
Colonel Tirogniart and Captain Beauvais, was
clearly the impression made upon the Court.
OF thirteen experts only three-Berton and
his understudy. Captain Valerie. and Teysson-
nieres-affirm that Dreyfus is the author OF
the bordereau Four experts-Giry Molinier.
Meyer and Charavay-are absolutely positive
that the bordereau is in Esterhazys handwrt-
ing. Two experts-Paraf-Java and Bernard
have completely demolished Bertillon's theory.
and declare that the bordereau was written in
natural handwriting, not that OF Dreyfus.
Pelletier also agrees with Paraf-Javai and Ber-
nard that 1t is not In Dreyfus's handwriting
Three experts-varnard. Belhomme and Couard
testify that the bordereau is not In Ester
hazys handwriting. but decline to affirm that
1t is In Dreyfus's handwriting.
MOLINIERs STRONG TESTIMONY.
OF all the expert testimony that OF NJ. Moii-
nier. professor In the School OF Manuscripts pro-
duced the greatest effect on the members Of tho
court martial for, besides his conclusive tech
nical demonstrations. Molinier said the involved
phraseoogy and the use Of unnecessary words
which are apparent in the bordereau make
1t highly improbable that 1t done by q
tedious process Measurements from key
word were also ridiculous. Suppose that Drey-
fus the author OF the bordereau; he would
have wasted time in Initiating the handwriting
Of EsterhaZy. who was known to be In corre-
spondence with schwarzkoppen. Molinier's
tk,x
cier, who by a strange indulgence OF the Court
is allowed together with General Roget to act
practically in the capacity of counsel for tho
prosecution sprang to his feet and succeeded
in making the clerk read the evidence Of
Grenier who testified before the Court of Cassa-
tion that Esterhazy had changed his handwrit-
ing in 1897 piece Of evidence which points all
the strongly 10 Esterhazy being the real
author Of the bordereau, and forecasts a change
in the tactics OF the prosecution.
Since yesterday there is distinctly new de-
parture in Colonel Jouausts methods Of con-
ducting the trial. He now directs the evidence
more strictly before the court. namely. whether
or not Dreyfus wrote the bordereau
The hearsay evidence Of Picot. a member Of
the Institute who said the Austrian attache.
Colonel Schneider, told him in substance that
Esterhazy was the real traitor, fell fiat on tho
Judges, although the Court listened eagerly to
General Roget who in his role Of junior counsel
for the prosecution made spicy little speech
In behalf of French officers against foreign
attaches.
{ -sUEAQrEfs FAVORABLE ADMISSION
The testimony OF General Deloye, director Of
French Artillery, was favorable to Dreyfus as
showing that artillery officer like Dreyfus
would not have made the technical blunder OF
referring to the hydro-pneumatc brake Of the
field gun 100 short" as hydraulic brake" as
the person who wrote the bordereau did. Gen.
erai Deloye also showed that the opportunities
to secure information enumerated In the bor-
dereau were common to many officers, In the
line as we'll as STAFF. besides Dreyfus C. L B.