Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-27

i duced it as proof of q plot. 'Jz5
Replying to further questions NJ. Fer
tillon admitted he had discovered in
Esterhaxy's writing peculiarities SIM
f! liar to those in the borderca;l.
| Colonel JouauSt asked the prisoner il
nc had :lnythins%to say in reply TO the
witness and the attention of ali present
was, Immediately riveted To Dreyfus who
wretch escaped his lips.
| M lsertillon." the prisoner said.
| was constantly turning TO me While
testfyinS ard calling me -thc guilty.
man ! retortcd: Wretch" to him.
These. are the circumstances under
Which uttered the word
NO REPLY TO MAKE
| II have nothing TO reply TO the dep
osition of the witness. But there is
orc thing Of Which l am absolutely
sure and that is that I am not the
! writer Of the abnrdereau.''
Referring to his papers. Which We're
seized at the war office. Dreyfus said
| il would not be strange to see notes.
written by officers altered
| Referring to the So-calle;1 blotting-
pad letter. Dreyfus said: This letter is
perfectly genuine. MADAME Drevfus
GAN testify to that point No one here
Will doubt the word of Madame ORGY
fus, and you. gentlemen, less than any
one he added, locking steadily at tho
judges.
uAfter a brief adjournment the govern
Ilnent cOmmiSSary. Major Carricre. call
lea upon Captain Valerie. Of the artil-
'ery. TO explain NJ Bertilon.s system
ana to give an opinion on thu subject
The captain said he thought NJ. BERTH
lens evidence might be summarized!
INTO sentence: Tho bordereau was
|Goctored and the document fabrica red
ny means of secret writing or wrtin.
with Il key, the word interest being
found on the 'blotting-pad letter ar
tributed to Matthew Dreyfus
MAJOR Carriere asked the court to
confront Col Maurel and Captain
F>reyaestetter.
AS Captain Freyaestetter. his breast
glittering With decora tons, advanced
WIN 'flrm step and an air Of energy
ne created q good impression He
debnsel, saying:
II so vas a Judge of the courtmartal
OF 1884 My belief in the prisoners
guilt was due to the evidence Of ex-
nerts and Colonel Henry and Colonel
| Du iPaty de Clam. I should say it was
strengthened by the reading of docu-
nlents which were communicated to us,
ens Judges, IN private room. (Sen-
He then told what the dossier con-
tained.
First. a biographical dossier, in1pu:-
lng to Dreyfus acts of treason, com
lnltted at the POLYTECHNIC school at
| A'ooA SIS, IIlc iIlllltafy college and
lNvhlle% on the headquarters staff.
'Second-The document known as
ttae,;s ssGette: eanal1le& -, ocuInen t.
E''AINTIGNCN saDOGUMENT:4
! Ihi rd,---2A ter which. by showing
the resemblance of the handwriting,
proved the genuineness of the .Cette
cah;allle de p, document. and which
was called the tD'Aivignon document.
| Ceres OF "OhHl
| tourth-A telegram from foreign
military attache very distinctly assert
ing the prisoners guilt
rms telegram, II 1 remember right
| ", continues Freyaestetter, was in
the following: terms:
Greytus is arrested. Emissary
! warmed. " tltenewed cries OF Oh! OhD
At TINS 1unctuEe General MERCER
and Colonel Maurel jumped slnAlta-
nsously and asked to speak. Their ac-
ton caused intense excitement which
became GREATNESS and Colonel Maursl
stood UP and both the former judges
|cGn1rontet each other with almost de-
fiant looks:
Colonei Alaurel said: In reply TO
efusstlcns or counsel for the defense
VINO would have made me say more
uliilit l W1ssaed. 1 declared l had read
oE4S one document. After reading that
docunsnt handed the dossier to the
clsik, SAYING: am. tired.
s[ol lI,l Maurel as ne spoke was
slsatiy eSc CIT, and trembied.
~ 'ta!n f,resaestetter was requested
20 give ms reductions concerning
eI!s ptoauctlon or a secret dossier at
LIE cou ,at n,astlal OF 1921: Ills manner
was quiet and collected as he replied:
r MOI only sdid l see them, but | assert
Colotel -ha va had them in his hands
;li3n; W:fl<ll IS more, assert that he
alaS'ae = commentary on each document
~. ~ passed slhro ot mis- hancs." Gins
iii :. -. sen. seiisslel on,
.eu.li esslns Co!ohel Jouaust Captain
=. ~. 81 lessl a sad:
y eauss ior my attltude my colo
lsi, is my ignorance ofsthe legal stat
u.ss ulu 'ot Know at AL thset was