Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-31

and this brought the latter 70 his feet
with thrilling declaration. He pointed
out that tine captain shook him by the
hand when he returned to the prison,
which is at variance with what Con.
Risbourg recounted. Moreover
cried Dreyfus, when q frightfu
charge has been hanging over mans
head for five years, people ought not to
talk Of convictions, but should bring
proofs. Otherwise, cease to undor-
stand the matter.''
This indignant protest caused deep
sensation in court.
Continuing. Dreyfus proceeded to
totally deny the story that he had made
a confession to Capt. Lebrun Renault.
A number of other witnesses were
heard, including NJ. Quesnay de
Beaurepaire's friend Muller, who was
responsible for the story that he found
marginal note on the subject of the
arrest of Dreyfus on {; newspaper in
Emperor Williams bedroom at Pors-
dam He testified to this effect.
| The refusal of Col. Jouaust to permit
| Gen. Roget to be called, which occurred
during the proceedings, was looked
upon as indicating desire to shorten
the case.
Rennes, France, Aug. 25.--The open
ing of tho fifth session Of the third
week of the second trial, by court
martial, of Capt. Alfred Dreyfus of
the artillery, charged with treason,
| occurred at 6.35 a. m. today, without
any extraordinary incident.
The clerk of the court read q medical
certificate. signed by two doctors
whose names were unknown to the
| audience, declaring it was impossible
| for Col. du Patty de Clam to leave his
bed.
Maitre Labori, leading counsel for
the defence, asked the president of the
court, Col. Jouaust, to instruct two
well-known medical men to examine du
Patty do Clam, but Col Jouaust refused.
Rowland Strong, an English news
paper man, was then called to the wit
ness bar, and deposed to the fact that
Major Count Esterhazy confessed to him
that no wrote the famous bordereau.
DECLARED IN FAVOR OF pREYFus.
The next witness was NJ. Colbert, an
expert of tho Bank of France, who can
claim the honor of being the first man
in France to have declared in favor of
Dreyfus. He reported, on examining
the documents in the Case, that Ester
hazy. and not Dreyfus, wrote the
bordereau. The witness opened his
deposition with brief personal state
ment, protesting against being char
acterized as doubtful EXPERT by
the military party. But" he added
in tones Of profound pity, and turning
towards Dreyfus, Il have no right to
complain, and am silent when l see
before me the unfortunate man who
sits there. -
A murmur of approval from the
audience greeted these words of sym
pathy.
M. Colbert then repeated the evidence
he had given before the Court Of Cas-
! sation. He gave his testimony in a
clear, convincing manner, and was most
! emphatic in attributing the bordereau
: to Esterhazy. Answering questions Of
the judges, M. Colbert declared bis
conviction that the bordereau was
written in running natural hand, and
said there was no tracing or Other
trickery.
Gen. Gonse asked to be confronted
with M. Colbert, and put number o.
questions. over one or two OF which the
witness stumbled, to the infinite salts
] faction of the military witnesses, who
smiled and exchanged joyful chances,
, M. Bertillon, the noted anthropome
ter, was called as the next witness.
! He requested permission to bring in his
! diagrams and Lapers. The request wa.
granted, and M. Bertillon retired for {
, moment, returning at the bead OF
: squad composed of an infantry sergean
and four privates, all staggering unde
/ the weight of immense leather satchels
bullying with documents. charts, DC.
which they deposited on the stage, q,
. a roar of laughter echoed Throughout
the court. Even the judges were unabl,
to suppress a smile, as they gazed OF
Y M. Bertillon's stage properties strewec
: over half the platform. A table wa
brought in, upon which the plans h,
t was using could be placed.
THE AUDIENCE BORED.
The witness began by saying tina
only intelligent men could follow hi
g explanations. The court was soon half
a emptied, as the audience, after smilin,
audibly at his extraordinary words
became bored, and went out.
M. Bertillon commenced his de
!, position at $50 a. m. 1t occupied tn
y whole of this session. and will, perhaps
i. occupy good part of tomorrow's SEES
y sion.
2 The court room presented curiou
!, scene while M. Bertillon, whom th
% Dreyfusards, in their most indulgen
i moments. describe as a "dangerou
y maniac,' spent the three remainin
:, hours of the session in explaining. /
i unintelligible terms, his "infallibl
y system" of proving Dreyfus was tn
author of the bordereau. The majorit
70 of the public, however, utterly unabl
to comprehend M. Bertillon's theories
had left the court room. Even La Dam
t. Blanche abandoned her post.
ID Meanwhile, M. Bertillon, wit
}, gestures and in the shrill, pitche
t. voice OF quack at country fail
to continued his monologue, producin
&, every minute some paper covered wit
ri wonderful heroglyphics, copies q
a which he presented to the Judge:
Of who. with an expression of owl-lik
i'd wisdom, carefully examined then
Y, Their heads clustered together, the
W eyes gazing on the long, wide strips
M paper, while NJ. Bertillon leaned owe
,g their table. trying to explain b
mystifying diagrams, which were afte
wards passed TO Mn. Labori an
g, Demange, who, however. apparent
or did not derive much profit from the
10 perusal.
d, Dreyfus gazed at the scene with
OF look of stupefaction.
OF The clearest utterance of M. Be
tillon, during the course of his demol
OF stration, was that the handwriting
no the bordereau "obeys a geometric
n. rhythm, of which | discovered IL
d. equation in the prisoners blottir
o. pad. The witness finally announce
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