The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-22

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to levy the most shameful blackmail on
| the government
| Major Lauth followed. He traversed the
ground covered by his evidence before the
criminal division of the court OF cassa-
ton In regard to the circumstances under
| which Merry communicated the bordereau.
He said when the bordereau reached the
! intelligence department henry was abso-
| lutely the only officer who knew the agent
who furnished 1t and was the only officer
| known TO the agent. Henry, he explained,
had appointments with the foreign spy In
| question only at or o'clock at night
at various places, so 1t was impossible Tor
| Henry TO hand the papers received TO Colo
mel Sandherr the same evening. therefore
| he took them home and brought them back
| TO the Office In the moraing Very often
| these appointments weiAhept on saturday
and Major Lauth believed the packet con-
tanning the bordereau vas handed to Hen
ry Saturday, September %, and was taken
to the office September "a.
Colonel Jouaust-You will have an OPP
portunity later
NJ. Bertulus-I wish to speak at once.
Colonel Jouaust-You VIII have an OPP
portunity In your turn, sir. You Will have
! 1t presently. Sit down.
Captain Jancke proceeded and his ac-
| count of what occurred on that occasion
was punctuated with laughter from the
audience.
| NJ De Mango asked Captain Jancke why
he had not given the court of cessation in
| formation of the character which he adj
| duced today as proof against Dreyfus, and
! why had he told the court OF cessation he
had seen nothing in the conduct of Drey-
| fus to lead 10 the belief that he was
| traitor.
! This somewhat confused the captain.
! who replied that he had not thought of
| that ant ad1al ha adhered n tOlaya
statements about the character OF the
| prisoner.
Dreyfus. after being asked the usual
| question, said: Il will not speak to the
witness. Ii Captain Jancke's ideas of
| honor allow MN TO divulge private con-
versation, mine dc not. / have clean
hands and Will keep them clean OF the
! number OF f1cts that / will refer to / will
| speak first in regard to the losses it is
said | sustained In the club at Mans. |
! declare was D1Vcr a member of the Civil
club a. Mans; never visited there and con
sequent(y never sambled there. / am con-
WINGED that the members of the club are
very respectable ana ask you simply to
have an inquiry made in order to know IL
| am telling the truth. In regard to the
| lectures III the ofhceg of the headquarters'
staff at which 1t Is asserted / was present,
| they occurred In December, 1898 I was
absent II. that time and consequently did
| no. attend the lectures
The prisoner then proceeded to show
| that in July, 1884,, the probationers were
iatormed by an offcia' circular that they
were to pass period of probation In the
army. the first years IN August and Sep
TENDER and the second years In October
November and December. Therefore. at a
period when there were no manegvers.
Regarding tho officers directing the dis
patch OF troops at various points Dreyfus
dWall I'm that at hat M
was on mission aud was not at the man
euvers at all. ''WH must be precise he
added, 'and not play upon words"
In August, 1894 continued Dreyfus.
the second year probatinners knew def
initely that they were to go to various
regiments in October, November and De-
cember and that consequently they would
not attend the manouvers."
II don't KNOW" he proceeded what
gossip the witness had retained In regard
TO Siam and Madagascar. did not under
stand 1t very we'll. 1t is certain that
should have greatly desired to participate
in any expedition II is the natural feel
c have had information through cousin In
the foreign office, for l had no cousin
' there
Regarding the plans for provisioning and
conveying troops. the prisoner said ne su-
perptended the printing % them tufr
duoul WIN lut OlHtI nIODb'iDNHTS.
The entire work did not devove upon
him and he only saw small portion
\ through the printing press.
y When Dreyfus had finished speaking
s. Colonel Jnuaust invited NJ. Bertulus to
speak and the latter literally sprang to
= the steps and ON the platform and lean
: Ing against the witness box, speaking
q slowly and distinctly. he turned to the
Witness Captain Jancke and said Mon
Ia 4 wi 1n IA at
Jancke the honor 10 reply to the particulars
with which he has RECALLED the court re-
garding the visit TO my office July 90
| explained everything before the united
court OF cessation. | am here. there
u fore. have not been punished and there
u fore my explanations satisfied the Judge
" Of the supreme court
n NJ Bertulus admitted that he left the
office with the late Colonel Henry and
Captain Jancke and accompanied them 10
II the end of the gallery adjoining the Office
$ because he was peculiarly interested In
l their investigation,
g Now" continued NJ Bertulus, "one
4 point is clear, and In regard thereto i
declare Captain Jancke's wish was the
father to the thought, and he is wrong
IN saying | told him did not think
> Esterha2y was traitor. My conviction
I on this point. gentlemen. has been nn-
shaken since July 2, the day arrested
MIN, because at the bottom OF my heart
] was convinced I was In the presence OF
a traitor, of the sole traitor. and that in
Esterhazy was the key to crime for which
France was pershing.
TITS conviction has become more strong
1 since that day. never could have said
he was not traitor. did not say SO
j because think Esterhazy is a traitor, and
: ! will maintain SO before everyone"
General Gonse.--l wish to say a word.
. Colonel Jouaust.-Pleass speak general
9 General Gonse,--I should not have In :
terrupted II l had not heard Captain
Jancke's evidence contradicted. Captain
Jancke's account OF his conversation with
NJ. Bertulus and Colonel Henry In the
corridor OF the magistrates office is per-
fectly correct as reported TO me. These
; gentlemen called on me and repeated
: their conversation they had with NJ. Bert
! illus and all Captain Jancke told you he
Informed me OF when leaving NJ Bertuius.
The latter said: II know Esterhazy. Now
he is fashy fellow nobody man OF
, straw, but. SO far as treachery Is concern
ed. there Is nothing IN it,"
Colonel Jouaust, addressing NJ. Bertulus
4 said: Did you use those words?
M. Bertulus.--I will not contradict Gen.
! eral Gonse, who was not there. But I