The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-19

added, they we're handed to the runhc
prosecutor. =
Gen. Roget's questioning was evidently
with the view Of eliciting the confession
from Col. PicQuart that In the QueneiA
case he communicated to the judges DOC
uments unknown to the defense, as ne no"
accuses the general staH OF doing IN the
Dreysus case. The general concluded WIN
angriiy repeiling various statements OF
Pfcquart IN regard to his connection win
the press, and a dialogue apparently whoi-
~ unconnected with the present trial ioa-
lowed. @a4
Mercier Makes Some Denlals.
Gen. Mercier promptly replaced Gen. Ro-
get
Col. Picquart," MERCER said. has stat
ed that ordered him to convey documents
TO Col. MaureI. That is false. l never
handed any packet to Col f1cqaar. LOT
Col Maurel. / never mentioned secret
In reply Col Picauart said: II remem-
Der perfectly handing a packet to Col. Mall
rel"
Gen. Mereier next deniel Gel. Picauarrs
statement relative to a meeting with Gen.
Come during the afternoon OF January ..
1895, when the latter was greatly excited
at the prospect Of war.
THAT cannot be the case said Gen.
sfercier. "Gonze will make a deposition
on the subject. don't know what he will
say. But be could not he apprehensive OF
war that afternoon, since l myself had no
apprehensionS on that score.
Col. Picquart replied that he adhered to
everything he had said. Gen. Come, the
witness explained was excited because he
knew of the action OF an ambassador to-
ward NJ. Casimir-P erier, then president OF
the republic. Gen. Mercier next referred TO
Picquart's statement that the DAvignon
document was communicated to the court
martial in 1894 He said:
Il deny 1t positively. The only docn.
ments communicated were the Panizzardi
telegram, De CLAIMS commentary. the note
of the italian attache in regard to the
French railroads, and the report Of Cue
nee"
Col Picquart here pointed out that he
had only expressed his belief on this sub
jec..
Gen. Mercier further thought it incum-
bent upon him to reply to the allegations
Of Col picquart regarding the responsible
ity of De Clam relative to the communi-
cation to a foreign power OF a note deal
ing with notifications in the artillery.
This note is said to have been prepared
In Gen. Mercier's department
IT declare" he said, ''that inquiry has
shown that the document was drawn up
not by Du Patty De Clam, but by Col
Mason, In another department, though the
record of it has disappeared"
In regard to the bordereau Gen. Mercier
reafflrmed that II reached the ministry
through the ordinary channels.
DE CLAIMS Missing Commentary.
Demange at this juncture commented
upon the disappearance Of De CLAIMS COM
mentary. TO which Gen. MERCER answered.
1.-The commentary was prepared for me-"
Counsel. however. insisted that although
it was prepared for Gen. Mercier. the COM
mentary was included in the doss.er and
ought to be forthcoming.
The court then adjourned for the day.
Picquart's Long Siege.
Picquart spoke for five hours. and ais
voice at the end of that time showed signs
OF fatigue. His testimony was followed
with the closest attention by the members
OF the court-martial and by hts audience.
and during the brief suspension of the
court Gems Mercier. Roget. Billot and
Boisdeffre and other witnesses saun.ered
together in groups down the courthouse
grounds and gathered In groups. anima teddy
discussing PIcauart's evidence, which,
though ii contained but few new facts.
was so clearly placed before the tribunal
and was spoken SO effectively that it would
he hard to repeat the impression he made
yesterday.
DfeyfuS Listened Eagerly.
Dreyfus drank In all the witness words,
which came as balm To the wounds in
fiicted upon him by MERCER and Roget.
and the prisoner frequently and closely
scanned the faces Of his judges, as though
seeking to read their thoughts.
Picquarfs Feat Of Memory,
Picquart's deposition was a fine per-
Torrance. Spoken without notes. and In
View of a mass OF facts adduced 1t must
be ranked as a feat of memory
The members of the court-martial took
copious notes during P.cquarts testimony,
and 1t was quite evident the several ex-
plantations he gave came as fresh light.