The Portland daily press., 1899-08-26

he stoopsd to any anti-Dfeyfus trick. nc
matter how mean. but he played all par
ties equally false.
III. Scheurer .Kestner. The Senator.
The first public men no promine tly
took up the cause Of revision !. lin July,
1e9I, An able champion, who was not
afraid OF consequences.
Maitre Fernand Labori. counsel Of Zoif
aud Picquart. Also now appeari ng al
Rennes.
Maitre Demange. Dreyfus' counsel al
the court-martial and during the present
trial.
Handwriting Experts. trial
No I'm. Gobert,% NJ. Pelletier,* NJ
Charavny.| III. Icy ssonnisre, and III.
Bertillon lola trlhl-M. Paul Meyer, :
NJ. A. Molisier,* NJ. IL. MoliEier.* nj.
Paul MoriRud,* AZ. City, NJ. Bournon,
and DIR. Herioouft Esterhazy trial-M.
CouaId,l NJ: Belhommei and NJ. Vari-
nard. lean pro-Drefyus. III. Charavay,
was at first against Drefyus, then changed
his views. All the witnesses at tie Zola
trial considered that Esterhazy wrote the
bordereau. tiave IL az their opinion that
Dreyfus wrote the bordereau, the three
called at the Estsrhazy trial AFT rming
that they believed Dreyfus traced the
bordereau from Esterhazy's handwriting
in order to conceal his own guilt aud in
criminals another. III. Bertillon lent tbs
comic side to the affair, drawing up a
weird design OF fortress with defenses to
indicate his views on caligraphic differ
ences. 1t was received with shrieks of
laughter at the lola trial, and utterly
discredited his view. None of the ex-
perts favoring Esterhazy are men of much
repute.)
General Mercier-Minister Of War (No.
VEN Der 1sq3-January. 1881 when Drey-
FMS was arrested. His bitterest foe, and
utterly limpiacable: 1t was he who lait
secret evidence before the court-martial
judges.
Nj Cavaignac-Minister of War (Ooto-
Der. lS15-April, 1896; June, 1S9s-Sep-
tember, 1S99), announced the discovery OF
Henry's forgery, but reaffirned his belief
In the.guiit. of Dreyfus. He Is cousin o
De Clam.
Lieutenant Colonel Henry ioquart's
successor to the intelligence department
10 supply non-existent evidence, forged
a telegram In the secret dossier. On dis
covery and arrest he cut his throat in
Mount Valerien.
Lieut.. Col. Du Patty de Clam, the melo.
dramatic villain Of the piece, set trapstc
surprise Dreyfus by debating to him the
text of the bordereau. Warm supporter
of Esterhazy, acted the part of the "veiled
lady" assisted in forging kilograms to
entrap Picquart. and did the dirty work
of the War Office. Since disowned by
all and expelled from the army.
Oonerai Zurnnuen, War minister (JAni
uary, I695-Oc.ober, 1880, former Mill
tary Governor of Paris. Chiefly memora-
BILE for his expression in the Chamber OF
absolute conviction OF the guilt OF Drey-
fus. A tine type Of military blusterer.
III. Delegorgue, President ut the Zols
trial. Made history By his stock saying
in favor of the War Ofiioe party: :" The
question shall not be pnt."
General Bnlot, Minister of War april,
1S96-June, 1881 during the time of the
case that there were more than SEQ differ
emit documents involved In the secret dos
sier--wild screeds--and not more than 81
were at all relevant to theIpoints ut issue.
This, brethren, is dossier. How would
you like to be sent to rot on DeviFs island
by such construction of justieef
In all law, military or civil, primitive
or on appeal, 1 regard the Hrench as mon
sters with big NJ. I would sooner pc
tried by jury impanelled in hell than by
the modern French system, swayed by
tbs passions Of tumult and the mob.
That Is all there Is to this Dreyfus case
and the secret dossier. where abundant
opportunities for forgery, revenge and all
species of insanity and infamy can readily
swi IN on the surface of the pond.
ALVAN S. S0UTHWoRTH.