Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1899-08-21
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TO the ministry Of war. Replying to 4
4 Demange, M. Gribelin admitted havin
mixed up in Patty du CLAIMS and Her
rvs intrigues in favor of Esterhaz,
The admission created a sensation.
1t was by order of Colonel Henr,
witness added, that he (Gribelin) put 0
spectacles and went to Rue de Bout
hand Esterhazy the letter to which tn
latter was to reply yes" or mo" !
| was also Henry who ordered the wit
ness to accompany Putty du Clam t
Mount Souris park at the time Patty d
, Clam masqueraded under false beard
Colonel Lauth followed. He traverset
the ground covered by his evidence be
fore the court of cessation regardin,
the circumstances under which Henr,
communicated the bordereau.
Major Lauth protested at Picuuart'.
allegations against him in the course Of
the tavernier inquiry, when Picquart
represented Lauth as the instigator an6
perhaps also the writer of the Henr,
forgery.
Il declare" said Lauth, "that if b,
inspiring or writing I had share in any
way whatever in the perpetration of the
Henry forgery should have avowed it
the day Henry committed suicide. I am
not even now afraid of the razor nor
the rope of LIE Mercier Picquart nor
| even Of broken glass omelette."
ments of Picquart, Major Lauth, in con-
| clusion, declared Henry who knew no.
BODY on the newspapers, held quite
aloof from the press campaign organ
lied in response to the action taken by
the friends of Dreyfus.
After short adjournment the court
reassembled and the judges questioned
Major Lauth. They asked his opinion
of the Schneider letter of November 80,
1897. He replied it was authentic and
emanated from Agent Pierre.
Captain Juncke followed. He said he
was probationer simultaneously with
Dreyfus, but in another department of
the war office. He saw the prisoner a
great deal, and held conversations, in
which he alleged Dreyfus spoke of the
great sums he lost at gambling and of
his intercourse with loose women. Drey-
fus also boasted Of his large means, and
spoke with great relish of his comfort
able house and travels.
The witness, continuing, said that
Dreyfus was well acquainted with the
scheme for the concentration of troops,
and could trace it on any map, as most |
other probationers could.
Witness then detailed the work of the |
different bureaus, and proceeded to |
demonstrate that probationers were
cognizant Of plans for transportation
and the concentration of troops, and
now Dreyfus was ordered to draw up
report on German artillery, compar-
ng 1t with French artillery, and having
access to all the necessary documents
Regarding the Madagascar note of
Dreyfus, Juncke claimed that Dreyfus
old witness that his cousin had pro-
cured him interesting information.
Captain Juncke then spoke of the eff
orts of Dreyfus to secure the firing
manual, and discussed the theory that
henry might have divulged in the docu-
nents in the bordereau. Such supposi-
ion the captain declared utterly impos-
ible. The monotony Of the session at
his juncture was suddenly broken by
L. Bertullus. Captain Juncke was de- 7
cribing an incident with Mile. Pays, E
aid to have occurred in the magis-
rates office one evening when Ester
azy and his Mistress both in high spir- t
$, discussed what they should drink, e
nd Mile. Pays removed her bodice. Il
M. Bertullus rose suddenly, and in a h
'ud voice asked permission to speak. n
olonel Jouaust said he should have the +
oportunity later, and commanded him s.
sit down. Captain Juncke proceeded, "
nd his account of what occurred on p
lat occasion was punctuated with
lighter from the audience. M. De- a
ange asked Captain Juncke why he a
I'd not given the court of cessation in c'
of the character he adduced u
day as proof against Dreyfus, and u
ny he told the court of cessation he u
Id seen nothing in the conduct of st
reyfus to lead to the belief that he u
as traitor. This somewhat confused c(
e captain, who replied he had not
ought of it, but added he had adhered ca
to-day's statement about the char u
ter of the prisoner. al
After Juncke concluded M. Bertullus
OK the stand to deny that he had ex- re
essed disbelief in the guilt of Ester ei
~, as Juncke had said. Then the III
enc between Colonel Jouaust occur
l, after which court adjourned. hs
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