Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-18

m"nt M the SHAPE ut Hu-Cnllpd lnfur-
nation" which examination has proved
Dreyfus displayed the keencst intcr-
cft In Picqunrts protractod analysis of
the dusslcr 60 which the whole audi
gncc listened with profound attention
The members " the court martial and
the former ministers OF war were equal
~ Interested.
Concluding his examination " the
secret dosHler Col. plCuuart explained
how he had acquired the conviction that
the bordCrcau was written by Ester
hazy, and how he aacertained that the
ant-prcyfus proofs were worthless.
\ MAsTERTUL PRESENTATION
Col Picquart practically occupied the
whole OF todny'a sitting with master
ful presentation Of his side OF the case.
lie spoke for i've hours. and his voice
at the end of that time began 10 show
signs Of fatigue. His testimony was
followed with the closest attention hy
the members of the court-murtlal and
by the audience. and during the brief
suspension Of the court Generals Mur.
cicr. Roget billet ans DE BulsdenrH
and other witnesses aauntervd together
IN groups down the court house grounds
and gathered ln groups intimately dis
eursing ficqunrts evidence. which
though u contained but few new facts.
was 20 clevery placed before the trib-
uual and was spoken so effectively that
~ could not fail 20 repeat the Impress
sion he made yesterday
Drcyfus drank Ia all the witness
words. which came as balm 10 the
wounds inflicted upon him by MerCior
and Roget. ana the prisoner frequently
and closely scanned the faces % his
judges. as though seeking to read their
thoughts
From the standpoint " the specta.
tors. the session was the most event
ful one since the opening " the TRIAL
Even tho conformation at the end
lacked the dramatic force VI the siml-
lar Incidents which have marked ole
most every previous sitting plcquarta
deposition was nnc performance.
Spoken without notes and Ia view o.
the mass Of facts adduCtd, II must be
ranked Us feat % memory
The members " the cuurt.murtlul
took copi0us notes during flCquhtta
testimony. and % was quite evident that
several of the explanations he gave
came na fresh light Then, when Pie.
quart concluded both Gen. Roget ana
Gen. Mcrclor jumped up and asked Co
be- heard contradictory. Col. JpuauHt
asked Gen. B0gct 10 speak urftt Tie
thefcupon faced Col picquart who rg-
piled promptly 20 HE question:. when
the general delivered iu % theatrical
manner and with frequent gestures.
Gen. Merclcr adopted % quictcr de-
meanor Neither. however, said any.
thing which could be- described as dam
aging 10 Col picquartH evidence.
Court adjourned til saturday.
Tho witness then rehutted tho charges
against him Of unnecessarily delaying
the prosecution OF Estyrhuzy. lie said
his object was Co avoid urouslng Hus-
plclun in regard Co an officer who, per-
hapH. was entirely Innocent,
What the witness gathered about
have been ayortcd IN 1885, had they act.
Cd ~ the same way Ia regard To Dr"y-
This remark caused murmurs Of APP
prevail In court
What the wlucas gathered about
EstcrhaEy'a character, he continued.
created the worst impression upon him.
but he learned nothing to connect Ea-
terhazy with any act u espionage,
when I saw beyond a doubt that
the handwriting ~ the bordcreau was
Esttfhuzy'u ana seeing that documents
mentioned therein might have been
supplied By Esicrhazy that the words,
I am going Co the manuuvrus' could
perfectly well apply 60 Egtyrhazy and
that EsterhaEy had secret ndvic'H nt
his dlfuoani TO copy document 20
yolumlnous as the airing manual
resolved TO consult the secret doaaler
10 see what part ~ the trcachcry might
myself whether the dussicr contained
anything indicating Estrrhazy
II frankly admit I was stuprnci on
reading the secret durTrr ! expected
90 find matters Of gravity therein ana
found nothing but document which
might apply Just as much 60 Ester
hazy as TO prryfuH an unimport!nt
document mentioning d'Avlgnpu and "a
document which % seemed absurd Co
apply 20 Drcyfus. namely, tho 'tcttc
Cannille de a. document
Lastly 1 recognized a report APP
pended IA the handwriting VI 4onz,
which appeared 90 be- az least as worth
less as the second document IL was
then evening. I had stayed late alone
at the office In order 90 examine IN"
documents thoroughly, ! thought u
over during the night and the next day
/ explained the whole matter 10 Gen.
de nolsdcffre I took 60 him the secret
dossler. the fac similc of the bordereau,
the petltblcu and the principal papers
connected with my investigation OF Ea-
tcrhazy.
II wonder now n had one or two In
tcrvieWf. But / sim see Gen. de Bois-
dcnre aA he examined the dpssier with
me, stop before he reached the end
and toll me TO 20 into the country,
give an account OF the AFFAIR 10 Gen.
Gouz and ask his advice
before starting 10 see Gen, Gonz
I NNNlNA "a NNhNf ANAN lAhHH ~ NNltN W.
which I made Sept 1, containing my
resume ~ the Estcrhnzy Unur When
/ Informed Gen, GonE ~ all which had
occurred he remarked $50 mistake has
been made
After my Interview with Gen. Gonz
I did not work any longer on my own
initiative. | said nothing more until
the return of Gen. Gong, sept 10, AZ
that time Estcrhazy was at the great
maueuvrea."
Next the witness dwelt on the rumors
In September 1896, OF the project OF re-
placing Droyfus by a man Of straw
and the discovery OF the forged Wcyler
letter supposed 60 be connected with
the same project, ~ about the same
time the campaign for ana against
.Dvyfus was started BY the newspa-
pers,
Al this stage OF his deposition co.
picqunrt, who had been speaking for
two and half hours was vlslbly dis
trcased He had one attack N cough
Ing. hut managed 20 continue, Col,
Jouaust not showing any inclination 10
suspend the session ~ the court In or
der TO give him needed rest
The witness then turned 90 the news
papr attacks ON prryfus, saying that
the Information regarding the border
eau contained In them convinced him
that II had been Inspired by some one
closely connected with the Dreyfus AZ
fair,
LIST or KILLED AND WOUNDED.
Gen. Otis Reports Recent Losses OF Amer
la Hal