The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-27

Roars OF laughter greeted the reply Of
Col. Jouaust. president OF tho court-mar-
ttal who said:
.-oh. no: don't trouble yourself
Comedy Crews T1FessDe.
A the comedy WAS prolonged y grew
% tireeouae the audience brought cut
newspaperS and chatfed In low tones.
n. Jaures, q member Of the chamber OF
deputies and strong Dreyfusard, openly
showed his impatience. but was not re-
buked for % doing.
N. Bertillon at once advanced fresh
proof against the prisoner. namely. IN
the Dreyfus papers seized at the war OF
nce. and in which the specialist said ne
found two words had been traced A. he
proceeded the witness became Embedded
In paraphernalia- His lecture. delivered
Ia funeral tones. began TO pail ON the
Judges, who finally only paid tho most
cursory attention to the examples sub
mitted. One Of NJ Bertiilon's demonstra-
lions was handed to Dreyfps. who closely
ecrutinixed IL and returned the paper
with a disdainful shrug Of his shoulders
and without uttertng word
b. Bertillon. continuing. said:
"FulIy understanding the responsibility
Of 50 positive statements. ON my soul
and conscience / declare today, az did
In 1884. on my oath. that the bordereau
II the work OF the prisoner here" 06en-
oation.J
Dreyfus heard this assertion unmoved.
EesaeFhasy's Handwriting.
The witness was asked by the court how
he explained the similarity Of the hand
tsrhaxy. to which he replied that since
1874 Esterhaxy may have practiced imi-
tAfing writing Of the bordereau In order
To render possible the substitution OF
himself for the prisoner. In support OF
this theory ~. BeSSillon produced fresh
array Of plates which he alleged proved
his hypothesis In regard to Esterhazy.
There were murmurs of assent and dis
sent.
The witness pointed out that In Ester
hasy's writing there were certain calf
graphic biunders which he asserted did
not exist In the original bordereau. but
were found In reproductions OF the docu-
snent In consequences Of imperfections In
the methods employed to reproduce them.
This he said tended to prove that Ester
haxy had appropriated the writing Of
these reproductions.
..cstsrhaxy." exclaimed N. Bertilion. lis
Z man Of straw and scoundrel. ! have
said this In the commencement OF the
lola trial"
There was a sensation In court at this
remark which was turned to laughter a.
the witness. In his excitement. knocked
his portfolios 70 the ground.
II. Demangs asked N. Bertillon II he
had submitted Esterhaxy's handwriting
witness replied In the Affirmative, ex-
planning. however. that tho tests were
less. complete than In tho case Of the
prisoner.
Complicated ChaIn Of Reasosing.
Counsel reminded the witness that hs
said IN 1884 that he found in the ,borSiereau
. cryptographic signature. ssatf<d Drey-
fua."
n. Bertiilon replied that he was not now
positive on this point. to which he added
he attached mo Importance whatever
Referring to n. Bertiilon'a statements
yesterday that ne found IN the hordereau
words Dreyfus was In the hahi. Of using Ia
documents Of the war department. ~.
Dcmange asked how the witness accounted
Tor this. and the witness responded with,
some confusion that II was a necessary
counterpart Of the precautions taken by
the prisoner when he wrote the bordereau.
"In order to make out that he was the
victim Of y plot" C3ensation.)
Asked his opinion Of the letter from
nRaSh ~ "a
letter." from which the specialist alleged
tina prisoner took the keyword for his worh
on tho hordereau. u. Bertitlon replied tina.
he had no opinion on the subject. but he
maintained the letter had been written BY
the same system A. the hordereau
THAT Ii my hypothes,s." said the wit.
ness MANY similar ones can be found
tMurmurs Of disapprovaD
Laberi's searcktng Questions.
~. IAbori asked how ~. Bertillon recon
ciied the result Of the present experts
namely that the hordereau was written b,
Dreyfns tracing Eeserhaxy's handwriting
with his opinion In 1894. that the hordereat
was written by Dreyfas. unlces II had
been most carefully forged. To this 81
Bsrtillon replied that II was only hypothe
m whcfeupon NJ. Labori remarked tha
the forgery was then OF such . nature .,
to constitute proof for Dreyfus. ''yet today
Il II made proof against HIM"
Continuing. counsel said: ''Since the
witness admits Esterhaxy has written
by the same mathematical methods M
Dreyfus. why has he attributed the Dor.
dereau 10 Dreyfus rather than to Ester
hasyf'
NJ Bcrtilion--rt was on prcyfus' pad
the word interest. was found and
Estsrhaxy might have had access to this
word.
NJ. Labori~Does NJ. Bertillon admit
that Esterhagy Is a traitor
Col. Jouaust refused TO put the ques-
ton. tsensatien.t
~. Lahorf. continuing hts cuessions,
asked n. Bertillons opinion as to wha,
system OF defense might have been en-
ployed by the writer of the boriereau
II the document had been found on him.
The witness. In confused and barely
audible tone. declared that the prisoner
would have maintained that the dccu-
mcnt Was a forgery and would have al.
t.fa