Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-08-20

Dreyfus, ESterhaZy and Picquart cases.
1.-The first question | will ask here
is said the witness, lis Dreyfus gull
ty? My conviction of his guilt is based
on three grounds.
'First-His confession to Captain
Lebrun Renault.
"Second-The technical nature of the
contents of the bordereau.
"Third-The results of the examina-
ton of the secret dossier.
4 will add to these three points the
evidence of the expert Bertillon,
(laughter), and as indirect proof, the
means employed by the Dreyfus fam
lily to secure the prisoners rehabilita-
ton.
Il protest that a campaign has been
undertaken against justice, truth and
our country"
The Majors outburst of heroics
evoked cynical smiles and indications
of dissent, coupled with marks of assent
from the assembled generals.
Continuing the witness reasserted
that the bordereau was written by
Dreyfus at the end Of August, and, in
cldentally the Major protested against
Col. Picquart's insinuations against
Patty de Clam. He then returned to
the secret dossier of the war Office from
which he declared the court was sure
TO draw important deductions.
he first portion of the dossier," he
said, shows that in 1893 there was a
constant leakage in the ministry OF
war. We have had proof of the plans
or Qualifications reaching the hands OF
foreign power. 1t is known to a GER
talnty from the letter of an agent OF
the foreign power that the stolen plans
emanated from the ministry of war.
A vast net work of espionage had,
therefore, been organized against US,
headed by agents belonging to the
same power as IA Colonel Schwartz
koppen, the German military attache),
the agents of other powers also coNab-
Grating"
Witness then invited the courts spe-
clal attention to this dossier in which
he said would be found ample proof of
the prisoners guilt.
At this state OF the proceedings Drey-
Jus rose and interrupted the witness,
shouting:
That is manifest lie.
After this the witness recited in de-
tail his reasons for the belief that the
oSSAl supply iDS the llIIOl uldIlOIl Was d
French staff officer He then endeav-
ored to show that traffic with foreign
military attaches could only have been
carried On by probarioner in the de-
partment occupied by Dreyfus The
witness specially referred to the Baniz-
zardi telegram of November 2, 1894,
which, he explained, left an impression
on him that in 1884 Dreyfus was an old
friend of the Italian government.
Another document of the dossier, ac-
cOrding to Major Cuignet showed be-
yond dispute that the bordereau actu-
ally passed through the hands of Col.
Schwartzkoppen. This, to the witness,
established the authenticity of the Dor
dereau and examination of which he
pointed out, proved acknowledgement
and PaniZzardi had the closest relations
in all matters of espionage. Referring
next to the dispatch of Col. Schneider,
former Austrian military attache at
Paris, denouncing as a forgery a letter
purporting to have been written by the
attache, in which he was represented
as referring to efforts being made by
SchwartZkoppen and PanizZardi to
conceal their relations with Dreyfus,
witness maintained that Gen. Mercier's
statements on the subject were correct
and that the authenticity of the letter
had been proved. The Intelligence de-
partment, he added. had other docu-
ments from the SANG atta2he in its pos
session.
Major Cuignet pointed out that the
Schneider document was included in
the dossier and that M. Chamoin, who
had the secret documents in his charge,
had shown it to the court in behalf of
the ministry of war. Therefore, wit
ness claimed Col. Schneider's contradic-
ton was really addressed to the French
government" (Sensation).
Besides" added Cuignet, "I wish to
point out that the attache issuing the
denial is a person at home of less con-
sequence than his allies. 1t is there
fore possible that this denial was inn
posed upon him" (Renewed sensa-
tom
The Major dwelt admiringly on the
conclusions of NJ. Bertillon that Ester
hazy had learned TO initiate the hand
writing of the bordereau after its pub
LEGATION in the Matin. He then review
ed the reports on Dreyfus.
Replying TO a question of the court,
Cuignet described the circumstances of
the discovery of the Henry forgery and
how it was that the probationers did
not participate in the manoeuyres of
1894, although they had long believed
they would attend.
Major Carriers, the governments
commissary, at this juncture said he
thought it desirable to remark, as the
representative of the government, that
he must not be understood to endorse
all Major Cuignet had said with REF
erence to a foreign military officer who
at the present moment held a diplo-
matte appointment in France" (Sen-
sation.)
Replying to NJ. Demange, Major Cuigz
net insisted that if Henry committed
forgery sit was in the interests of the
country"
At the request of NJ. Demange, the
majors deposition before the court Of
cessation relating to Henry's motives
and Patty de CLAIMS share in the prep
aration of the forgery was read. It
showed that Cuignet emphatically de-
clared before the court Of cessation
that he was convinced an Investigation
would easily show that Patty de Clam
was the principal author of the Henry
forgery.
Witness claimed he thought he was
doing his duty lin saying all that is in
my mind"
Do you adhere asked counsel, "to