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accept it. No reason was given and no ex.
PLANTATION made.

THE BoRDEREAU AND EsTERHAZY,
The proceedings now lapsed into dull expert
opinion on the quality OF paper In the bor
dereau. When this had been finished NJ La
bori astonished the spectators. though not the
Court by revealing the fact that witness Ger
nuschi In secret session yesterday broke down
and acknowledged himself entirely mistaken
in his Identification OF Dreyfus. M. Labor
asked the Court to investigate the illness OF
Cernuschi which was as extraordinary as his
testimony. The counsel read dispatches from
lawyer In Zurich. saying that Cernusohi had
been kept under restraint there owing to his
unsound mental condition. There were also
read letters and kilograms relating to various
crimes and eccentricities which Cernuschi had
committed.
A series OF letters from Esterhazy to various
persons was next read. in which everybody
onnected with the case was denounced in turn
NJ. Labori argued that the knowledge the
writer betrayed on various secret military
subjects proved strongly his role Of SPY. The
reading provoked another platform scene such
az Ia now daily feature. wherein Gen. Roget,
Capt Cuignet and Col PicQuart all appeared
together.
EVIDENCE ALL IN. ARGUMENT RrGUN.
After recess Major Carriere announced that
the evidence was all In. The Court ordered all
officers aud witnesses to retire and Major
Carriere began tho closing argument for tho
prosecution.
Major Carriere's delivery was painfully slow
and labored. He began BY Affirming that he
had no personal opinion OF the case since It
had been revised. The 1894 trial had like all
French military trials. been honorably con-
Quoted. Perhaps its methods were not always
commendable but It never lacked good faith.
The prosecutor then quoted the Court Of
Cassation's order for tho revision and for the
first time since the trial began the Limitation OF
the inquiry placed upon the present oourt-mar-
tial was clearly emphasized. Nevertheless.
Major Carrere proceeded to argue that Drey-
fus probably wrote the bordereau. a question
which the Court OF Cessation decided in the
| negative. He suggested various theories.
among them one Of his own that Dreyfus in
| drafting the bordereau unconsciously initiated
| both Esterhazy's and his brother Matthews
| handwriting.
Major Carriere proceeded to discuss teohni-
| cally the documents enumerated In the border
| eau. but his comments became disconnected
| and milling. Several times no came to o
| full stop. idly lingering the papers before him
| while an assistant prompted him. His speech
lost all continuity as he went on and became
almost childish. His mannerlsms excited the
| ridicule OF the audience as they have done sew
eral times during the course OF the trial. In
| fact his argument. which began logically and
developed force and strength for the first half
| hour, seemed to fall to pieces and the speaker
| completely lost his grasp Of the subject.
| Truth does not always look like truth"
This was tho cleverest thing In Major Oar
riere's plea He discussed with some detail the
| question as between the guilt OF Esterhazy or
| Dreyfus. arguing that Col. Schwartzkoppen
would not deal with an individual so unreliable
and eccentric as Esterhazy. He repeated the
| ~ in hat INF ar tinp
contained In the bordereau was not available
to Esterhazy. Military practice. continued
| Major Carriere. could find nothing against
Esterhazy. and those who knew the prudence
and care Of military Justice understand that
| this important decision was not reached with
| out good reason.
CARR1ERE's REMARKABLE CONCLUSION.
Finally Major Carriere's remarks took an
unexpected turn. and reached q elimination
| which rather surprised his hearers. He dealt
solely with Col. PicIuart's work. saying when
he tCarriarel first examined his reports and
evidence he became practically convinced that
Dreyfus was innocent.
But went further" declared the prosecut-
ing officer. Il examined Col. Picquart's con.
duct more carefully. went deeper than the
Court OF Cessation and discovered tricks
frauds. lies and Vaccinations whereby this
officer sought to involve Esterhazy and free
Dreyfus Then my eyes were opened. Their
l saw the whole monstrous plot on the part Of
Col. Fcquart. who has now convinced me o.
the guilt OF the man sitting there pointing al
Dreyfusl and demand his condemnation as {
traitor"
The listeners were completely puzzled a
this strange ming up and the savage as.
sault on Col Picquart. which was not based
on any evidence before the Court. 1t was i'm
Doss ibIA To understand and few ATTAIN ptad n