Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-22

said that since his first appearances on
the scene he had nothing to do with the
Ereyfus affair.
He WATTS FOR PATTY DE CLAM.
Col. Jouaust invited Dreyfus 10 speak.
The prisoner replied: No: 1 will reply
when Patty Gle Clam is here"
M. Gfibelin, the principal archviss
OF the headquarters staff. was the next
witness. He testified With great voiu-
hiitE.
The witness said he was congnizcat
OF DreyfIs' relations With loose woman.
NJ. u. Grbelil recapitulated the dis
coHorv of the leakage at the military
Headquarters. Col. Iouaust asked:
" When Was the bordereau received At
the intelligence departments"
NJ. Gribelin: 1T arrived between i ana
o'clock in the morning iii Septeinber,
1894. After examining it we did not
hesitate to attribute it to an officer Of
the headquarters staff"
When questioned concerning the
'I.iberatcnr document Grobelin said he
still wondered how it came into Drey-
fus' hands.
Replying to NJ. Demange. NJ. Gribclin
admitted having mixed up Patty de
CLAIMS and !Henrys intrigues in favor
of Esterhazy. The admission created 4
sensation.
DI1AIANGE EXAMINES HIM.
Maitrc Dcmange questioned the wit
ness at length as to the relations he
tween witness. EsterhaZy ana Patty dc
Clam. but NJ. Grebelin put him Off S".ith
the suggestion that Maitre Demange
had better question Patty de Clam when
that gentleman arrived. This caused 4
general laugh.
Colonel Picuuart questioning the wit
ness declared incidentally that Ester
haZS on securing the Liberateur do.u-
ment had utilized it ito levy shameless
hiackmail on the government"
Major 1-:luth followed. He described
HenrE's relations With the foreign spies.
Describing the presentation of the Dor
dereau at the Office he said: "Ont. morn
ing. it may have been September ~ or
another date. though it cannot matter
much. I arrived at the office and was
about TO enter the room in which I
usually work. when Colonel Henry. Who
WAS walking in the corridor. called to
me. and took me into his room. Cap
tain Nation arrived simultaneously
TT is FRIG HTFIL.
We had scarcely entered when Coll
onel Henry showed the packet received
and exhibiting some of the pieces lie
had pasted together. said:
Il is frightful. Just see What I have
found in this packet"
Said the witness:
We walked TO Il window and all three
began to read the contents of paper,
which was none other than the border
eau: We discussed who could be the
-au thor.-~e's
II must add that NJ Grebelin entered
the room and was informed during the
same time but the bordereau was only
shown to Colonel Sandgerr, half or
three-quarters of an hour later when
he arrived
Next. discussing the Petit Bleu Ma
lo1' Lauth said it reached Col Pic
quart enclosed in a packet early in
March
FIe protested at Picquarts allegations
against him in the course of the La
WERNER inquiry, When Picquart repre-
scented Lauth as the instigator and
perhaps also the Writer Of the Henry
forgery.
Il declare" said Lauth, that if. by in
spring or writing it had a share in
any way whatever in the perpetration
or the Henry forgery. I should hay
avowed it the day Henry commtted
suicide am not even now afraid of
the razor nor the rope of LIE Mercier-
!lcquart, even OF Il broken glgss ONE
ette.''
Afser controverting further state
ments of Picquart. Major Lauth. in
conclusion, declared that Henry, WA
knew nobody on the newspapers, held
quite aloof from the press campaign
organized by Me Dreyfusites.
LES Rl:TlT BI.EIT
At the lnstanc& of NJ. Demange, Col
onel Picquart again described the all
teratlonS of the Petit Bleu and declar-
ed that the last time he saw it, the day
before ne started on his mission it was
IN the same condition as when first
handed him Captain Juncll was then
called to the stand
Witness saw the prisoner a great
deal and detailed conversations in
which he alleged that Dreyfus spoke of
great sums he lost in gambling and in
intrgues With loose women
One day" the witness proceeded
when We We're visiting the concoursa
hippique we met three immoral women
who bowed TO us. Dreyfus returned
their greeting when I said to him: We'll.
Tor q married man you have nice ac-
Iuaintances- He rerIied that they were
rold friends OF his bachelor days and
pointing to one Of them he said her
name was Valtesse and that she had a
house on the Champs Elysee where she
save elegant parties, where there was
much gambling.
Dreyfus also boosted Of his large
means and spoke with great relish Of
his comfortable house and travels
OVER OLD GROUND
witness Went over a great deal of old
ground regarding the possible sources
ofl9reyfus information. The monotony
OF the session at this juncture was sud
denly broken by M Rertullus. Captain
Jnnck was describing incidents with
Vile: Pais, said to have occurred in the
masistrate's office one evening, when
lstsrhazy and his mistress, both in the
highest spirits, discussed what they
should drink and he added Mile. Pals
removed her bodice. exposing her bare
arms and breast. NJ. Bertillus rose sud
denly and, in a loud voice asked per-
mission to speak.
Colonel Jouaust: ..You will have an
opportunity later
once" y -
Colonel Jouaust: You will have an