The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-19

gave such strong testimony for Dreyfu'
yesterday. Nine. Henry, widow OF
Lieutenant Colonel Henry, who yester
day taxed M. Bertullus with being q
Judas, was not present.
Concluding his examination of the sec
ret dossier, Col. Picquart explained
how he had acquired the conviction tha
| the bordereau was written by Ester
hazy, and how he ascertained that the
anti-Dreyfus proofs We're worthless.
He began by telling how he first
| learned of the existence of Esterhazy
and his efforts to discover something
about him,
Previous to this the utmost efforts
had been made to prove the contrary,
and to show Picquart knew EsterhaZy
before the discovery of the Petit Bleu
The colonel emphasized this point,
with the view, as explained, of showing
how certain newspapers had travested
the facts, and he created a mild sensa-
ton by adding: II shall have occasion
to point out other and similar exam
pies.
The witness then rebutted the charges
against him of unnecessarily delaying
the prosecution Of Esterhazy. He said
his object was to avoid arousing suspi-
cion In regard to an officer who, per-
haps, was entirely innocent.
What a mistake" he added, would
have been averted in 1894 had they act
ed in the same way in regard to Drey-
fus."
This remark caused murmurs of APP
prevail in court
What the witness gathered about Es-
terhazys character, he continued
created the worst impression upon him
but he learned nothing to connect Es-
terhazy with any act of espionage.
Therefore he did not mention his sus-
picions, An agent, however, was or
dered to watch Esterhazy, who had
completely compromised himself
through his relations with an English
company, of which he had agreed to
become director.
'That could not be permitted in the
case of French officer" said Picquart.
Moreover, Esterhazy gambled, led
life of debauchery and lived with Nine
Pays"
Turning to the leakage at headquar-
ters the witness described the negotia-
tons Of Major Lauth with the spy
Richard Cuers at Basic, showing how
the spy promised information about
the leakage and how he, Picquart was
induced to allow Lieutenant Colonel
Henry to accompany Major Lauth to
Basic.
Picquart also described the vague re-
plies of Henry when questioned on the
subject of Esterhazy before his depart
ure and the futility of the visit to Basic
because of Cuers' refusal, when he saw
Henry, to impart the promised informa-
ton. This incident caused the witness
to wonder whether, instead of trying to
make Cuers speak, Henry and Lauth
had not done everything possible to i'm
pose silence upon him.
Before the Basic incident, Colonel Pic
quart had decided to speak to General
de Boisdeffre about Esterhazy.
"In answer to my request" said the
witness, Generals de Boisdeffre wrote
me, asking me to meet him at the train
on his arrival from Vichy. While driv-
ing from the railroad station to the gen.
erals hotel l told him all I had done
in regard to Esterhazy.
Il affirm that General de Boisdeffre
knew that this question was to remain
a strict secret and that I was not to
mention it except to the minister of
war.
II knew Esterhazy was anxious to en-
ter the war office and / did not regard
his desire favorably. / communicated
my impressions to my chiefs, who APP
proved all my steps, and the applica-
ton Of Esterhazy was rejected.
'His insisteuce, however, only in
increased my uneasiness regarding him
and I resolved to obtain a specimen of
his handwriting. I was Immediately
struck with the similarity of his hand
writing and that of the bordereau and,
forthwith, l had the letters of Ester
hazy which We're in my possession, pho
tographed and showed them to Major
Du Patty de Clam and M Bertillon. the
handwriting expert, between Aug .25
and Sept. 81
The colonel emphasized this point be-
cause M. Bertillon affirms he saw the
in May, 1896, and made a
note of them, whereas the letters had
not been written on that date. The con-
ficting testimony of Picquart and Ber-
tllon on this point had been used to dis |
credit the formers evidence
Colonel Picquart, continuing, said |
Patty de Clam on seeing the writing,
forthwith declared it was that of Mat
thew Dreyfus, the brother of Captain
Dreyfus.
The witness continuing, said" You
know" he maintained that the Dor |
lereau is the joint work of Alfred and |
Matthew Dreyfus.'
MIR. Bertillon said: That is the writ
or of the bordereau.'
IN. Bertillon tried to discover where
had obtained the handwriting but the |
only information impaired was that it |
was current and recent handwriting.
IN. Bertillon then suggester that it |
was a tracing and ended by saying
that If it was current handwriting it |
could only have emanated from some
,ne whom the Jews had been exercis-
ng for year in initiating the hand
writing of the bordereau.
''At M. Bertillon's request / left the
with him. When he re-
.urned them he said he adhered to his |
opinion and earnestly asked to see the
original. when ! saw beyond a doubt |