The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-18

rest at Belfort of QuenelI. declaring
/ that Picquart cooked up the allega tons
OF spying against Quenelli in order TO
/ attract to himself the approval of his
superiors
The witness then dwelt upon the al
legged devices of Dreyfus to procure in
formation from the various bureaus in
regard TO the mobilization and concern
tration of the troops. pointing out that
while intelligent and industrious. Drey-
fus was far too inquisitive in matters
which did not concern him. to the det-
riment of his proper duties
Dreyfus Self-possessed.
Replying TO a question of the court.
General Roget replied that so far as he
knew Dreyfus had only once been given
an imaginary task as a test. The pris-
oner listened intently to the witness.
Dreyfus' self-cOntrol- Contrasting mark
eddy with his excitement of yesterday.
NJ. Demange asked Colonel Jouaust.
president of the court-martial. TO re-
quest General Roget to repeat the ex-
plantations which he had given before
the court of cessation in regard to the
part played in the affair by Major du
Patty de Clam, WhereupOn the witness
traversed the old ground in regard To
De CLAIMS steps 10 warn Esterhazy OF
the campaign said to be organizing
against him. The general said he be-
lieved the forged ''speranza'' letters
were written by Du Patty de Clam. or
instigated by him. Witness said he had
not acted against De Clam because he
saw nothing culpable in what he had
done to save Esterhazy.
With reference to the document lib
erateur, document forged in order to
secure the release of Esterhazy when
he was cOurtmartialed. General Roget
said he only knew how it reached the
ministry of war. adding that its disap-
pearance from that ministry was a
MYSTERY But he said. doubtless De
Clam could explain the matter.
Efforts to Save Esterhazy.
Counsel for the defense here wanted
to know how. under such circum-
stances, De CLAIMS Intervention in be-
half of ESterhaZy could be explained.
But the witness could only attribute
it to Du Patty de CLAIMS moral cOnvic-
ton of EsterhaZy'S innOcense.
In any case" said the general. "the
general staff must be entirely disasso-
ciated with the part played by Du Patty
de Clam in this matter"
Certainly" replied NJ. Demange
Il attach great Importance. to this
point" was the generals next remark.
NJ. Demange assented TO this. bur adj
ded. What l would like TO know is
ION dll iiilAbCGlAl man INT I<SNGAtldLy
was thought to need this kind of help?'
Qaughter)
1T is certain I should not have done
it." answered the witness, which caus-
ed renewed laughter.
General Roget then added that al
though he would not intervene himself
to save EsterhaZy. he did not consider
the course followed as being reprehen-
sible.
Was a Curious Proceeding.
II. Demange then questioned the wit
ness as to what he thought of Ester
hays attempt to obtain from an agent
a declaration that he had nothing TO
do with the affair to which the general
replied that he knew nothing of such
an attempt. But when Demange read
General Renaurd'S report on the sub
ject General Roget admitted that Es-
terhaZy's action was a curious pro-
ceeding for an innocent man to take.
Counsel then invited the special at
tentiOn of the courtmartial TO the wit
ness reply. Then he took the general
TO task for playing yesterday the Fart
of general accuser. particularly to-
wards Colonel Picquart. During the
course of his remarks, NJ. Demange re-
ferred TO the document known as the
petit bleu and the erasureS on it.
The general admitted the erasures
might have been made with the view
to giving the document a suspicious ap-
pearance. But he claimed Picquart
made the erasureS and inserted the
name of Esterhazy after taking the
photograph exhibited before the court
of cessation. The counsel insisted the
occurred after the petit
bleu left Picquart's hands. and de-
manded further explanations from the
witness. The general. however. said
he was unable to testify as 10 who fall
sified the document or when it was
done, but he did not think it was done
with the view of compromising Pic
quart.
Sparring Between Counsel.
At this juncture there was little
sparring between NJ. Demange and Ma
jor Carriere, the representative OF the
government. The former desired infor-
nation in rgard to the espionage or.
the Basic. Switzerland and the recall
on account of peculation OF an agent
named LAYOUT who was corresponding
with a certain foreign agent. Major
Carriere objected to the discussion OF
the subject at this stage, for he said
it would be contrary to the spirit OF