The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-27

and if you like I Will again read the
notes"
Roars of laughter greeted the depre-
catory reply of Colonel Jouaust, presi-
dent IF the ccurtmartial, who said,
"Oh. no; don't trouble yourself"
Comedy Grows Tiresome.
AS the comedy was prolonged it grew
SO tiresome the audience brought out
newspapers and chatted in low tones.
NJ. Jaures, a member of the chamber
openly showed his Impotence, but was
not rebuked for so doing
NJ. Bertillon at once advanced fresh
proof against the prisoner, namely, IN
the Dreyfus papers seized at the war
Office and in which the specialist said
he found two words had been traced.
AS he proceeded, the witness became
imbedded in paraphernalia. His lee
ture, delivered in funereal tones, began
to pail on the judges, who finally only
paid the most cursory attention to the
examples submitted. One Of NJ. Ber-
tillon's demonstrations was handed to
Dreyfus, who closely scrutinized it and
returned the paper with a disdainful
shrug of his shoulders. and without ut
tering a word.
NJ. Bertillon said, continuing: Fully
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positive statements, on my soul and
conscience declare today, as l did in
1894, on my oath, that the bordereau is
the work of the prisoner here" (Sensa-
tion.)
The Prisoner Unmoved.
Dreyfus heard this assertion un-
moved. The witness was asked by the
court how he explained the similarity
of the handwriting of the bordereau
and that of Esterhazy, to which he
replied that since 1894 EsterhaZy may
have practiced initiating writing of the
bordereau, in order to render possible
the substitution of himself for the pris-
oner- In support of this theory, M.
Bertillon produced a fresh arrav &C
plates, which, he alleged, proved his
hypothesis in regard to EsterhaZy.
There were murmurs of assent and
dissent. The witness pointed out that
in Esterhazy's writing there were Ger
tain calligraphic blunders, which he
asserted, did not exist in the original
bordereau, but were found in reproduce
tions of the document, in consequence
of imDerfections in the methods en-
ployed to reproduce them. This. he
said, tended 10 prove that EsterhaZy
had appropriated the writing of these
reproductions.
''Esterhazy," exclaimed NJ Bertillon,
is a man of straw and a scoundrel. I
have said this in the commencement of
the lola trial"
There was a sensation in court at
this remark, which turned to laughter
as the witness. in his excitement,
knocked his portfolios to the ground.
Witness Is Confused.
NJ. Labor, continuing his questions,
asked NJ Bertillon'S opifion as to what
system of defense might have been
employed by the writer of the border
eau, if the document had been found on
him.
The witness, in confused and aud
ible tone, declared that the prisoner
would have maintained that the docu-
ment was forgery, and would have
adduced it as a plot.
NJ. Labori-In that case. the prisoner
must have foreseen the appearance on
the scene of a man so eminent as NJ
Bertillon, capable of imagining a sys-
tenn so ingenious as the one he exposed
today Naughter)
NJ. Bertillon retorted that in his opin-
ion, man of the ability of the accused
could have made model line in a
quarter of an hour every time he had
occasion to write.
Replying to further questions. NJ.
Bertillon admitted he had discovered
IN Esterhazy's writings peculiarities
similar to those in the bordereau
Dreyfus Makes Reply.
Colonel Jouaust asked the prisoner if
he had anything to say in reply to the
witness, and the attention of all pres
ent was Immediately riveted on Drey-
fus. who explained how the exclama-
ton, oh, the wretch" escaped his lips
yesterday
m. Bertillon, the prisoner said.
was constantly turning to me while
testifying and calling me the guilty
man. / retorted wretch to him. These
are the circumstances under which |
uttered the word. l have nothing to
reply to the deposition of the witness.
But there is one thing of which | am
absolutely sure, and that is that 1 am
not the writer of the bordereau."
Referring to his papers which were
seized at the war office, Dreyfus said it
would not be strange to see notes writ
ten by officers altered. He added:
l was shown yesterday a note rela-
tive to General Demeriebel. There
were in the document corrections made
by the chief of the department himself.
which shows that Immediately after
having written a note he handed it to
the chief of the department.
Referring to the so-called blottinp
pad letter, DreyfuS said this letter was
perfectly genuine. Madame Drevfus
can testify TO that point. No one here
will doubt the word of Nine. Dreyfus
and You, gentlemen, less than any
one" he added, looking steadily at the
judges.
Judge of the Former Trial.
Major Carriere asked the court to
confront Colonel Maurel and CAPTAIN
Freystmeter. As Captain Freystmeter.
his breast glittering with decorations
advanced with firm step and an air of
energy, he created d good impression
He wore short beard, turning gray.
and flowing blonde moustache. His
hair is almost Whit, though he is only
u years of age. He deposed, saving:
Il was judge of the courtmartial of
1894 My belief in the prisoners e,,iIt
was due TO the evidence of experts and
Colonel Henry and Major du Patty de
Clam. should say it was strength
ened by the reading of documents
which were communicated TO us. the
judges, in private room. Great SEN
sation.)
The secret dossier contained: First
a biographical dossier imputing to
Dreyfus acts of treason committed al
Pyrotechnic school at Bourgus. al the
military college, and while ON the head
quarters staff
Second. the document known as the
'cette CaQaille lie a. .1oo,,,,o,,.