The San Francisco call., 1899-09-02

Counsel insisted, but Colonel Jouaust
waved him down, when NJ. Labor cried: .,
You suppress all awkward questions.
The stir caused by this lively retort had
not yet subsidized when the Government
comuissary Major Carriere, arose ana
begged to point out that the defense was
constantly asking leave to speak, and that
when he the commiSsary, asked TO 90 so
he was refused the necessary PERMISSION
TO which Colonel Jouaust replled:
Il have heard enough. Hold your
tongues BE quiet. The incident is
closed" prolonged laughter
Addressing CoIonel Plcquart, M. Labor
when did you know that the tring
manual was being copied?
Colonel Picuuart-Durins the summer OF
1896. at.
Nj Labori having remarked that this
was all he desired TO ask at present Cen
eraI Hippolyte Sebert, retired, oil the ma
testimony t1ist nc i1 By saying he did not think he
ought to withhold the evidence ne was
able to give, as he felt it would contribute
to the repatriation or luoiclai err, ra,,7 ne
a professional standpoint, polntlAS out
that the writer must have oeen low
classed man, negotiating directly with a
corresnondent on whose doleS ne was de-
nendent He said he was probably an OF
ficer, but certainly not an artlllery ON
Ger. adding that this was proved oy the
employment of expressions an artliIery-
man could not have used
The witness gave number OF instances
showing the dense ignorance displayed IN
gunnery technicalitles by the writer OF the
6ordereau, and amid profound silence Cen
erai Sebert declared that his study OF the
case had led him to the conviction that
the bordereau could not have been writ
ten nv an artillery officer nor by an omcer
haIoppinP TO a special arm OF the service
Who had passed through the polytechnl:
school.
!: -. - falt at knowing that the experts
of the highest standing in handwriting
had confirmed his opinion and had dls-
missed NJ Bertillon's assertions, saying
that on examination he, the witness, had
easily found proof of the worthlessness
of that demonstration. (Sensation.l
1T is painful for me- added General
Sebert ito express such an opinion on
the man whose name is connected with
the duplication of the anthropometric
method. which has done the greatest serv-
ice, But French science cannot give its
authority to lugubriations so pretentious
as those M. Bertillon brought here. L as
sert most emphatically that the bordereau
was not written by an artillery ot1lcer nor
bv an officer who passed through the poly
technic school
II have been sustained in giving my
evidence by my firm belief in the entire
innocence of Dreyfus, and am glad
have had strength enough to bring here
the stone which ! have to lay on the edi-
flee of repatriation which you are con-
structing so carefully and conscientiously
while holding aloof @ from OUTSIDE Is t passions: o
appeasement and peace which will restore
the country to an era of concord and
union" prolonged excitemenO
General Sebert expressed his opinion of
Valerio's evidence in support of M. Ber-
tillons system, saying that in spite of the
latter's talent he had not succeeded in
converting false theory into a true one.
NJ. Bertillon at this point exclaimed, Il
beg leave to speak.
Colonel Jouaust asked the prisoner II ne