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THE O rAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , AUGUST 22 , 1899.
LEAVES IT TO THE WARDEN
That Official Given Authority to Assign
Contract for Prison Labor ,
QUITE A DEPARTURE FROM FORMER PLAN
Lincoln Cooperage Company MakcR
Jio Effort to Secure a Xew Contract -
tract LcldlgU Tutu In
a Did.
LINCOLN , Aug. 21. ( Special. ) At a
meeting of the Board of Public Lands and
Buildings this morning for the purpose ot
considering bids for prison labor it wan de-
elded to leave that matter to the warden of
the state penitentiary. It was determined
that he might assign contracts by and with
the consent ot the board. This Is quite a
departure from the methods ot the past , as
heretofore the board has always assumed
almost exclusive powers In letting the con
tracts for convict labor.
Warden Hopkins says that the two bids
on fllo at the last meeting of the board for
the consideration of this topic , are the only
ones ho bos in bis possession. The Lincoln
Cooperage company , at the head of which
Is Mr. Welsh , Is making no further effort
to secure a new contract. The two other
bids aro' from ex-Warden Leldlgh , who wants
a number oi men for labor In the cooperage
Industry , and from the Lee Broom and Dus
ter company , which desires a number of men
in the manufacture ot Its brooms and dus
ters. The two bids are on entirely different
propositions and neither of them may bo
accepted. Warden Hopkins says It Is not
too late for other bids to be sent in.
The board also decided this morning that
the superintendent of the school for the
fcebTo minded at Beatrice might call for bids
on tho. plumbing of this Institution on the
basis ( of repairs recommended by hla engin
eers and also recommended that he use his
own employes in putting In the plumbing
system.
Deputy Insurance Commissioner Bryant
this mor'nlri"g called the attenlon of the attor
ney general to the fact that the Catholic
Mutual Protective association is transact
ing buslnesa in the state contrary to the
statutes. .His letter reads :
"Dear Sir : 1 beg leaver to call attenlon to
the fact that a certain alleged fraternal in
surance association reported to bo by the
name of the Roman Catholic Mutual Pro
tective association , originating in some
part o'f Iowa , Isnow attempting to do busi
ness in * the etato' as a fraternal Insurance
coenpany , without having received license ,
either from this department or from the
auditor's office. They appear to bo oper
ating principally in the vicinity of Paters-
burg , in tbo county of Boone , this state. 1
refer you to one F. Warrant , ot Boone
county. "
A communication was received at the In
surance .department this morning from F. O
Simmons of Seward in rwhlch he specifically
denies-being In any way connected with the
organization known as the Royal Oaks. He
paid In part : "I am not an applicant for
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insurance in the Royal Oaks ; I have not as
sisted In organizing the society ; I am not a
member of that orderf'r Ho sent a similar
letter to the state audltpr.
Florence , the Infant daughter of Secretary
of State Portert'dled at 2 o'clock this after
noon after an Illness of' ten days. Funeral
arrangemehts have not yet been completed
SPLIT IN ANTELOPE COUNTY
Democrats nnd Populist * Conld Not
Accomplish ( Toulon Ench Will
Hnvc a Separate County Ticket.
Vfi'W' A1 | * < ' ' ? Ifr
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VoOnty' convention'
county , held In this city yesterday nominated
a 'full ' 'ticket. The candidates are : A. J
LeYcb" , treasurer ; -J. M. Cooklin , county
clerk ; Robert Rice , clerk of courts ; C. B
Va'u Kirk , sheriff ; L. M. Powers , euperln-
tenden't ; Dr. Hlldebrand , coroner. A com
mittee watted on the democratic convention
which , was'ln session , and brought back the
request' ' that iho democrats' be allowed to
name the candidates for sheriff and county
clerk. This-1 request > waa tabled by a large
majority , offer" acrimonious debate. The
democratic convention thereupon placed In
nomination John Maybury fpr sheriff , am
W. H.'L'chr for county clerk , and Instructed
the central committee to complete the ticket
FUIRBURY , Neb. , Aug. 21. ( Special. )
The fuslonlsts ; In convention Saturday
nominated the following ticket : County
clerk , J. P. Turner ; treasurer , S. M. Bailey
county judge , Thad Williams ; clerk o
district , court , C. .J. Rhodes ; sheriff , W. F
Bona'wltz ; superintendent , F. A. Carmony
surveyor , W. W. Watson ; coroner , Dr. H. L
Clarke ; cpmmlssloner , S. Clarke.
The sliver republicans were awarded th
4 treasurer and coroner , the democrats , clerk
sheriff and surveyor ; and the populists
judge , superintendent' ' and clerk of dtstrlc
court.
TRENTON , Neb. . Aug. 21. ( Special. )
Both democrats 'and populists send delega
tlons -Indlanola on the 29th to the judi
cial conventlqn , Instructed for White , demo
crat of Curtis , fo'r dlstrfct judge.
Democratic Delegates to Judicial Conven
tlon S. W. Bell , C. H. Paddock , W. A
Stewart , Q. V. Hunter , A. P. Leach.
Democratic Delegates to State Convention
J. M. Kellogg , A. W. Suiter. Joe Hassler
A. 'J. ' "Koonst , " R. Swart and J. B. Hunter.
A. W. Suiter was selected as chairman o
the -county central committee and W. H
Thornhlll , secretary.
The -state central commltteeman of the
AGE NO BAR ,
'Everybody in Omaha is Eli-
Old people , stooped with suffering.
Middle age , courageously fighting.
Youth , protesting 'Impatiently.
Children , unable to explain.
Baby , crying , can't tell why.
All In misery from their kidneys.
Only a little backache first.
Comes.when ypu catch cold.
Or 'when you strain the back ,
Backache is the first step of kidney trou
We.
We.Many complications follow.
Urinary disorders , diabetes , bright'
disease ,
Dean's kidney pills cure backache ,
Cure every form of kidney ills.
Plenty of Omaha proof that this Is so.
Mrs. Alex Long of 1913 Oak street , says
"I had kidney trouble for many years
suffered severely , was annoyed a great dea
nights from too frequent action of th
kidney secretions and had other ailment
often little understood , but which ar
caused by disordered kidneys. I saw Doan'
Kidney Pills advertised and had my bus
band get them for me at Kuhn & CO.'B
drug store. They did me so much good
that I continued the treatment and after
finishing two boxes I. felt like a different
woman , even at my advanced ago. I rec
ommend Doan'a Kidney Pills to every one
at every opportunity , for they are a reli
able kidney repaedy. "
Doan'a ' Kidney Pills , for sale by all
dealers , Price 50 cents. Mailed by Foa-
tcr-Mllburn Co. , Buffalo , N , Y. , sole agents
for the United States. '
Remember the name Doan' * and take
no substitute.
\
cmocratlc party WAS in town , but entirely
gnorcd the democrats and passed the day
with the populist meeting , where he made
a speech.
iBLWOOD , Neb. , Aug. 21. ( Special. ) The
opulUts held their countj- convention today
nd made the following nominations for the
ounty ofllces : A. K. Lewis , county clerk ;
George Bolan , county treasurer ; O. D.
Chase , county judge ; P. F. Dunn , county
herlff ; H. M. Wlldman , county surveyor.
The delegates to the judicial convention are
upposed to be favorable to W. D. Miller for
( strict judge.
HED CLOUD , Neb. , Aug. 21. ( Special. )
'ho populists held their convention In Blue
1111 today to nominate delegates to the
latrlct convention at Mlndcn. A solid Bcall
elevation was nominated.
SCHUYLEIt , Neb. , Aug. 21. ( Special. )
Fusion goes another year In Colfax county ,
everything having been carried out In ac
cordance with prearranged plans , the demo-
rats and populists holding separate con-
cntlons and afterward ratifying each other's
nominees. The democrats nominated" for
reasurer F. W. Shonka , present deputy
ounty clerk ; county superintendent , Frank
lenry ; coroner , Dr. Alger of Leigh. The
populists nominated Joseph Sucha clerk of
he district court ; A. C. McLeod , present
ncumbent , sheriff ; N. H. Mapes , present In-
umbent , county clerk.
Fnnlnn In Sixth Jnillclnl Dlntrlci.
'COLUMBUS , Neb. , Aug. 21. ( Special Tel
egram. ) The judicial convention of the
democratic and populist parties of the Sixth
Jtidlclal district convened In this city today
and nominated C. Hollenbcck of Fremont
and J. A. Orlmson of Schuyler as their con-
dldates for judges this fall. The fight was
centered on Grlmson of Schuyler , and his
nomination Is not taken In a very friendly
manner by the Platte and Nance county
delegations , and It Is thought that It Judge
Post Is the nominee on the republican ticket
bo will be elected.
LEASING OF SCHOOL LANDS
Statement from Commlmloncr Wolfe
on Ilcnnlt of Hid Ileccnt
Tour.
LINCOLN , Aug. 21. ( Special. ) Commis
sioner Wolfe ha Just completed another
-
tour of leasing school lands at public auc
tions , under the now school land law , In the
western part of the state , arid gives the fol
lowing statement showing the result of his
efforts on this tour in behalf of the school
children :
In Scotts Bluff county he offered and
leased all that was vacant , 7,530 acres , at
an average valuation ot 28 cento peracre. .
In Banner county he offered 18,840 acres ,
and leased 13,200 acres at an average valua
tion "of 33 cents per aero.
In Klmball county he offered 29,040 acres
and leased 14,960 acres at an average valua
tion of 25 cents per acre.
In Lincoln county ho offered 30,600 acres
and leased 25,560 acres at an average valua
tion of 40 cents per acre. J
In Deuel county he offered 33,612 acres , for
lease and leased 29,932 acres at an average
valuation of 47 cents per acre.
In Cheyenne county he offered 59,840 acres
for lease and leased 54.880 acres at an av
erage valuation of 32 % cents per acre ;
bonus , { 50.
In Keith county he offered 30,702 acres for
lease and leased 30,141 acres at an average
valuation of 67 3-5 cents per acre ; bonus ,
$230.
In Perkins county he offered and leased
all that -was vacant , 26.031 ocres , at an av
erage valuation of 23 cents per acre.
Thus it will be seen that on thU leasing
tour Mr. Wolfe offered 237,095 acres of
school land for lease and leased 202,195
acres ot the same at an average valuation
of 38 % cents per acre. These lands have
not heretofore been leased , or , if leased ,
very little If anything has been paid on the
contracts , and it has been necessary from
time to time to Cancel the same , so that ,
practically speaking , thjsilanq has , produced
no revenue during" of the time the state
has owned It. but will now yield annually
$4,701 for the benefit ofthe , schoolfundt. and ,
as the lessee has been allowed to establish
the price he was willing to pay for the
same , in open competition , this annual in
come is assured and may be increased
whenever the state deems it .advisable to
exercise its right to Braise tbo valuation of
this land.
In July the commissioner held similar
leasing auctions in eight counties on the
Elkhorn , west of Norfolk , -when he offeree
139,149 acres for lease and leased 120,919
acres of the same at an average valuation
of 77 cents per acre , thus securing upon
that laod an annual Income of $5,570 In ad
dition to cash bonuses amounting to $3,47-
for a few choice pieces which were leasec
at these auctions.
Uncle Jake has arranged to attend pub
lic auctions In Dundy , Hitchcock , Hayes
and Chase counties between August 28 and
September 2 , at which he will offer 72,000
'acres for lease to the best bidders in open
competition.
On September 5 and 7 he will offer 134,000
acres In Sheridan and Cherry counties for
lease to the best blders , and between Sep
tember 18 and 30 'wllll have similar public
leasing ? in Blalne , Box Butte , Grant , Har-
fleld , Hooker , Logan , Loup , Sioux and
Thomas counties , when be will offer 140-
000 acres for lease and later will have
auctions for leasing a few small pieces la
each of the counties named below , which
pieces are now vacant or may become va
cant by necessary cancellation ; Buffalo
Ouster , Dakota , Dawson , Dlxon , Franklin
Frontier , Furnas , Greeley , Kearney , Knox
Red Wllllow and Sherman counties.
During 1897 and 1898 Commissioner Wolfe
put 540,000 acres of this school land under
lease and has this far during the present
year succeeded in leasing 570,407 acres.
Met Acquitted.
SHERIDAN , Wyo. , Aug. 21. ( Special. )
A case which has attracted widespread in
terest throughout all of the northern portion
of Wyoming was concluded In the district
court for Sheridan county yesterday before
Judge Bramel , who -was called from the
Second judicial district to try it.
ThV > case was that of the trial of ex-
Judge William S. Metz on charges ot fraud
ulent and unprofessional conduct as an at
torney , upon which his disbarment was
Bought. .
The principal charge alleged fraud on the
part of Metz In the matter of the purchasa
ot valuable lands which a Chicago man
named James Terrlll had conveyed to a
woman , whom he afterward married , in
consideration of the promise of marriage.
Testimony was then taken for three days.
Among the witnesses were Judge Stotts , N ,
K. Grlggs , Judge Clark and other prominent
lawyers. The arguments -were made Friday
and Saturday and were very able presenta
tions of the two sides of the controversy.
Yesterday Judge Bramel rendered a deci
sion fully exonerating the defendant from
culpability In each and every charge made
against him.
Mm. Sarnh M , Wlniloir.
PLATTSMOUTH , Neb. , Aug. 21. ( Special. )
The death of Grandma Wlnslow todaj
after a few hours' Illness has cast a shadow
of gloom over the city , where she la so wel
known. Mrs. Sarah M. Wlnslow was 75
yeara of age and leaves two daughters anc
one son ; Mrs. Stephen A. Davis of this city
where she resided ; Mrs. J. S. Howard o
Benedict , Neb. , and Henry A. Wlnslow o
Kenesaw , Neb. The funeral will be belt
tomorrow and her body laid to rest beelda
that of her husband In Mt. Pleasant cem
etery ,
Clotliliiff Home Failure.
HUMBOLDT , Ne * . , Aug. 21. ( Special. )
Tbo clothing store of Q. Womack was closed
yesterday under a chattel mortgage given
to a Chicago wholesale house. The'xtenl
ot the liabilities have not been made public.
SlIOT DOWN IN COLD BLOOD
Prominent Nebraska Cattleman Instantly
Killed by a Sheepman.
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CRIME IS COMMITTED NEAR CHADRON
Quarrel Over PnnttirnRe night *
Online * Frank Cnll to Due HI * He-
roller ivltli Denilly Kftect
on ThoninH Itynn.
CHADRON , Neb. , Aug. 21. ( Special Tel
egram , ) Thomas Ryan , a prominent cat
tleman , was shot and Instantly killed by
Frank Cell , a young sheepman , fifteen miles
southeast of this city early this morning.
This disastrous affair Is the direct result
ot a feud that has always existed between
the cattlemen , who claim priority of right
on pasturage lands , and iho sheepmen , who
liavo Insisted that tio- ! were equally en
titled to the general us * of the land for the
grazing of their sheep.
.From reports coming In from the scene
ot the murder , It 1 learned that Ryan was
the aggressor and Insisted that young Cell ,
who Is but 21 years old , should move bin
sheep from where they were then grazing.
This Cell refused to do. Hot words were
exchanged , when suddenly , without a word
of warning , young Cell whipped out a re
volver , and taking deliberate aim , shot
Ryan , killing him almost Instantly. Friends
ot Ryan soon notified the coroner , but up tea
a late hour ho had not returned from the
scone of the tragedy.
Cell Immediately came to this city and
gave himself up. When questioned he
seemed greatly excited and nothing authen
tic could bo learned from him. The cold
blooded murder of Eckman , who was shot
down by cattlemen several months ago , Is
still fresh In the minds ot every one. In
view of the Intense feeling prevailing be
tween the two factions , the outcome of
the murder of Ryan will bo watched with
unusual interest.
The prediction Is made that more blood
Is likely to flow , unless some more definite
agreement can be satisfactorily agreed on
to govern tht rights of the cattle and sheep
men , who are constantly warring with each
other over pasturage lands.
CninimiccttiiHT nt l > yonn Cloaca.
LYONS , Neb. , Aug. 21. ( Special. ) Ths
Norfolk district camp meeting closed Us
services here last evening with a grand
march around the camp grounds. Yesterday
brought the largest gathering of people to
these meetings in the history ot the town.
The yesterday afternoon service was
marred by the report of a lad being drowned
In Logan , nearby. Ho proved to bo the son
of A. T. Little , a farmer living upon the
reservation. This little fellow was IB years
of ago and had .followed a number of young
men to a pasture bridge crossing the stream
and went in swimming with them. He was
not missed until after the boys had dressed
and they saw that there was one suit ol
clothes too many for their number. His
body was recovered in about twelve feet of
water.
CnmniiicctliiK ntVnnnn. .
WAUSA , Neb. , Aug. 21. ( Special. ) A
Methodist campmeetlng , In charge of Rev. H.
L. Powers of Lincoln , is in session at this
place. Much Interest Is manifested and a
largo number of people are In attendance.
The yield of wheat throughout this sec
tion is not quite up to expectations , only
averaging about twelve bushels to the acre.
On the other hand , oats re going sixty
bushels to the acre.
Heavy Ilnln nnd Windstorm.
ST. EDWARD , Neb. Aug. 21. ( Special. )
A heavy rain and wind storm visited this
section of the county last evening , but ao
far no damage has been beard of. Thresh
ing 'machines * are Mn great" demand "arounc
St. Edward' 'Although ih'ero ban been several -
eral new steam threshers shipped , in this
year there is still room for more.
JUDGE DROPS MASK
( Continued from First Page. )
chief of detectives , Paty do Clam placing
his hand on the prisoner's shoulder , said :
"Captain Dreyfus , In the name of the min
ister of war , I arrest you. "
Replying to the court , Cochefert said thai
since his appearance on the scene he hac
nothing to do with tbo Dreyfus affair" , which
was in the hands of the military au
thorities. He had not then seen the writing
of the bordereau , otherwise his impression
might have been modified. During the
course of his reply witness mentioned Ester-
hazy , but his remark was Inaudible.
After the remarks of M. Demange , Colonel
Jouaust invited Dreyfus to speak. The
prisoner replied :
"No ; I will reply when Paty do Clam is
here. "
IlrlnRM In Toneli of Scnnilnl.
M. Grlbelln , the principal archivist of the
headquarters staff , was the next witness
He testified with treat volubility and ex
pressed the opinion that when Dreyfus was
arrested In 1894 he was enacting a role
by systematically denying all the charges
acalnst him. even the most obvious anc
least important things , and In declaring
himself Ignorant of matters which should
have been known to every officer of the
general staff.
The witness said he was coenlzant o :
Dreyfus' relations with loose1 * women. In
support of this assertion he mentioned an
alleged voluntary statement made by
Mathleu Dreyfus , brother of the prisoner.
In the witness' presence , that he had been
obliged to pull his brother from the clutches
of a woman of this description llvlnc near
the Champs Blysees.
M. Grlbelln recapitulated the leakage at
military headquarters , the arrival of the
bordereau , etc. , and dwelt on the system of
espionage conducted , under cover of diplo
matic Immunity , by Agents A , B and C.
Colonel Jouaust When was the bordereau
received at the Intelligence department ?
M. Grlbelln The bordereau arrived at 1
In the mornlne on September 24 , 1894
After examlnlnc It we did not hesitate to
attribute It to an officer of tbo headquarters
staff.
Colonel Jouaust When was It submitted
to Colonel Sandherr ?
M. Grlbelln Why , the very first day.
The witness added ; "As the bordereau ar
rived through the ordinary channels , or
what at any rate was regarded as such , no
doubt was entertained as to Its authenticity. '
Replying to further questions , M. Grlbelln
positively asserted that Estcrhazy never
came to the IntelllEenco department.
la regard to the dictation test the wit
ness recalled Dreyfus' reply to Paty de
Clara when the latter pointed out that hli
hands were shaking , namely , "My fingers
were cold. "
A member of the court-martial referred to
M. Grlbelln's statement concerning the use
Colonel Plcquart made of the secret service
funds , and the witness admitted the truth
of Plcquart's evidence that the surveillance
of Esterhazy cost but little ,
Questioned as to the alleged Indiscretion
of Colonel Plcquart In showing Mattre
Leblols the secret dossier , witness admitted
that when he saw M. Leblols In Plcquart's
office In the autumn of 1896 , while the
secret dossier and the dossier of the car
rier pigeon service were lying on Plcquart's
table , they had not been removed from
their envelopes. The envelopes , he ex
plained , were open , but he added that was
customary.
Soiuo I'rvullnr TrnnMiiutloiiii.
When questioned concerning the "Llber-
ateur" document , Grlbelln admitted be Etlll
wondered bow it came Into Esterhazy's
hands and could not understand why
Isterhazy was not arrested when he (
brought the document to the ministry of
war.
Colonel Jouauit , the other judges and M.
Demange clooely questioned M , Grlbelln on
various points , and , in replying , witness
mparted some information regarding the
) etlt bleu and the circumstances under
which the secret dossier was communicated
to Plcquart.
Replying to M. Demange , M. Qrlbello ad
mitted having mixed up Paty du Clam's
and Henry's Intrigues in favor ot Eflter-
lazy. The admission created a sensation.
It was by orderof Colonel Henry , wit
ness added , ho ( Grlbelln ) put on spectacles
and went to the Rue de De Duoai to hand
Esterhazy a letter , to which the latter waste
to reply "yes" or "no. " It waa also Henry
who ordered witness to accompany Paty do
Clam to Mont Sourls park at the time
Paty do Clam masqueraded un'der a false
leard.
Witness thought it would have been much
simpler to have summoned Esterhazy to the
ministry ot war , especially as It was known
Mathleu Dreyfus was about to publicly de
nounce him.
M. Demango remarked that the denuncla-
character had been made. Ruled lines had
been erased. Moreover experiments showed
the address had been written In Ink made
of gall buts , while a superimposed word was
written In Ink made ot logwood.
Replying to the president of the court ,
Major Lauth sold that when ho photographed
the petit bleu ho did not notice any sign ot
erasure.
Picquart said the plate taken by Major
Lauth bore no traces ot erasure. The photo ,
graph alone had been tampered with.
Colonel Jouaust Was there any expert ex
amination ?
Plcquart Yes , It was a searching inquiry.
Besides the dossier in the TATcrnler In
quiry can be referred to.
Friend niallRna Dreyfni.
Captain Juncko followed. He said ho was
a probationer s multaneoualy with Dreyfus ,
but in another department ot the war office.
Ho saw the prisoner a great deal and held
conversations , In which , ho alleged , Dreyfus
spoke of great sums he had lost In gambling
and Intercourse with loose women.
"One day , " the witness proceeded , "when
wo were visiting the concourse Hlpplque
wo met three Immoral women who bowed
to us. Dreyfus returned their greeting , and
I said to him : "Well , for a married man ,
you have nice acquaintances. "
"He replied that they were old friends
of his bachelorship , and , pointing to one of
them , said her name was Valtesse and that
she had a house on the Champ Elyseo whcro
one gave nice parties , where pretty women
were to bo met and where there was much
gambling. Dreyfus also boasted of his large
means and spoke with great relish of his
comfortable house and travels.
The witness , continuing , said Dreyfus was
well acquainted with the scheme for the
concentration of troops and could trace 11
on any map , as most of the other proba
tioners could.
Witness then detailed the -work of the
different bureaus and proceeded to demon
strate that the probationers were cognizant
of the plans for the transportation and con
centration of the troops and how Dreyfua
was ordered to draw up a report on the
German artillery , comparing'It with the
French artillery andi having access to all
the necessary documents.
In regard to the Madagascar note , Drey
fus , Juncke claimed , told the witness that
his cousin had procured him interesting in
formation.
Captain Juncke then spoke of the efforts
of Dreyfus to secure the flrlne manual and
discussed the theory that Henry might have
divulged the documents In the bordereau.
Such a supposition , tha captain declared ,
was utterly Impossible.
. Later the witness corroborated the state
ment that Colonel Plcquart proposed post
marking the petit bleu" with the view of
proving its genulnenesS. "
, The' monotony of thojifsslon al this Junc
ture was evidently bro { en by"M. 'Bertullus
<
Captain Juncke was deseriblns incidents
with Mile. Pays , said to have occurred In
the magistrate's office one evening when
Esterhazy and his mistress , ' both In the
highest spirits , discussed what they should
drink , and ie added , Mile. Pays removed
her bodice. M. Bertullus arose suddenly
and , in a loud voice , asked permission to
speak.
Colonel /Jouaust "You will have an op
portunity later. "
M. Bertullus "I wish to speak at once. "
Colonel Jouaust "You will have an op
portunity In your turn , sir. You will have
It presently. Sit down. "
Captain Juncke proceeded and his account
of what occurred on that occasion was punc
tuated with laughter from the audience.
M. Demange asked Captain Juncke why he
bad not given the court ot cassation Information
mation of the character which he adduced
today as proof against Dreyfus , and why he
had told the court of cassation he had seen
nothing In the conduct of Dreyfus to lead to
the belief that be was a traitor. This some
what confused the captain , who replied that
he had not thought ot It , but added that he
adhered to today's statements about the
character of the prisoner.
Dreyfus Denies He Gnnililed.
Dreyfus , after 'being ' asked the usual ques
tion , replied : "I will not speak to the wit
ness of private confidences he has made to
me. It Captain Juncke's Ideas ot honor al
low him to divulge private conversation ,
mine do not. I have clean hands and I will
keep them clean. But there are a number
of facts to which I will refer. I will speak
first In regard to all the losses it is said I
sustained at the club at Mans. I declare I
was never a member of the Civil club at
Mans , never visited it and consequently
never gambled there. I am convinced that
the members of the club are very respect
able and ask you simply to have an Inquiry
made In order to know if I am speaking the
truth.
"In regard to the lectures in the offices ot
the headquarters staff at which It is asserted
I was present , they occurred in December ,
1893. I was absent at that time and consequently
quently did not attend the lectures. "
The prisoner then proceeded to show that
In July , 1894 , the probationers were In
formed by an official circular that they were
to paes a period of probation In the army ,
the first yearers In August and September
and the second yearers In October , November
and Decembr. Therefore at a period when
there were no maneuvers.
Regarding the officers directing the dis
patch of troops at various points Dreyfus
dwelt upon the fact that he at the time was
on a mission , and he was not at the
maneuvers at all ,
"We must be precise , " he added , "and not
play upon words. " ( Sensation. )
"In August , 1894 , " continued Dreyfus , "tho
second year probationers knew definitely
that they were to go to various regiments In
October , November and December , and that
consequently they would not attend the
maneuvers.
"I do not kqow , " he proceeded , "what
gofelp the witness had retained in order to
Slam and Madagascar. I did not understand
it very well. H Is certain that I should have
greatly desired to participate In any ex
pedition. It Is the natural feeling of every
officer. But I could never have bad in
formation through a cousin In the foreign
office , tor I had no cousin there , "
Regarding the plans for provisioning and
conveying troops , the prisoner said he
superintended the printing of them , turn
about , with the other probationers. The
entire work did not devolve upon him nnd
bo only eaw the small portion through the
printing press.
IlertulluB Ilepllen ( o Juncke.
When Dreyfus bad finished speaking ,
Colonel Jouauat Invited M , Bertullus to
speak , and the latter literally sprang up
the steps to the platform , and , leaning slde-
waya against the witneu box and iceaklne
slowly and distinctly , he turned to th6 wit
ness , Captain Juncke , and said :
"Monsieur lo President , I will not do
Captain Juncko the honor to reply to the
particulars with which he has regaled the
court regarding the visit to my office July
26 , I explained everything before the
United Court ot Cassation. I am here ,
heerfore , I have not been punished , nnd
.hereforo my explanations oatlsfled the
udgcs of the supreme court. "
M. Bertullus admitted he left the office
with the late Lieutenant Colonel Henry and
Captain Juncko and accompanied them to
.ho end of the gallery adjoining the office
iccauso he was peculiarly Interested In their
nvcstlgafton , which , ho added , had no re
sult.
sult.The
The magistrate greatly desired to know
what special papers they were hunting for ,
but did not succeed In learning , In spite of
all his efforts to extract the Information.
"Now , " continued M. Bertullus. "one point
Is clear , and In regard thereto I declare Cap
tain Juncke's wish was the father to the
thought , and ho Is wrong In saying I told
him I did not think Esterhazy was a traitor.
My conviction on this point , gentlemen , has
been unshaken since July 2 , the day I ar
rested him , because at the bottom ot my
heart I was convinced I was In the presence
of a traitor , of the sole traitor , and that In
tlon ot Mathteu Dreyfus could not well have
been foreseen when these "romantic" In
terviews with Estcrhazy were occurring , con
sidering Mathleu himself had not then con
templated a denunciation.
M. Grlbelln replied that at auy rate It
was known that measures were In progress
against Estcrhazy.
1'nty lie Clam Cnn Annwer.
M. Demange Why , then , since It was a
question of Isavlng him , were false beards
and blue spectacles resorted to ?
M. Grlbelln You had better ask Paty de'
Clam when he cornea hero. ( Laughter. ) Do
not imagine it amused me. ( Renewed
laughter ) .
Replying to further questions , M. Grlbelln
denied that ho had ever opened a letter
addressed to Plcquart.
Counsel then wanted to know why the
letter signed "Speranza" was not sent to
Ptcquart , since all his letters were opened
at the ministry of war.
M. Grlbelln As I never opened a letter
addressed to Colonel Plcquart I do not
know why. ,
Colonel Plcquart asked permission to ques
tion witness.
"When I left the ministry of war , " said
Plcquart , "I asked Jf. Grlbolln to forward
my letters to the addressee he knew. Since
the letter signed "Sepranza" was not sent
me , I must ask M. Grlbelln It he did not
receive instructions from his chiefs to In
tercept It ? "
M. Grlbelln No. I never received such an
order.
Plcquart , after protesting against the man
ner In which bis correspondence was tam
pered with , expressed surprise that the
question of the employment of secret serv
ice money should be constantly mixed up
with the Dreyfus case , with which , ho
added , it had nothing whatever to do. Ho
also Klenled ho had given M. Leblols the
slightest information regarding the secret
dossier and said the only document of the
dossier revealed , and that was not by him
self , was the "Cette Canaille de D " docu
ment , which had been utilized by the ene
mies of Dreyfus. There was also the
"Llberateur" document , which was deliv
ered to Esterhazy , who used It to levy the
most shameful blackmail on the government.
Henry Drlnga Bordereau.
Major Lauth followed. He traversed the
ground covered by his evidence before the
criminal division of the court of cassation
in regard to the circumstances under
which Henry communicated the bordereau.
He said that when the bordereau reached
the Intelligence department Henry waa ab
solutely the only officer who knew the
*
agent who furnished It and was the only
officer known to the agent. Henry , bo ex
plained , had appointments with the foreign
spy In question. ' only In evenings at > S > or 0
o'clock at various places , so It
was Impossible for Henry to blind the
papers received to Colonel Sandherr the
eame evening. Therefore he took them
homo and brought them back to the office
In the morning. Very often these appoint
ments were kept on Saturday and Major
Lauth believed the packet containing the
bordereau was handed to Henry Saturday ,
September 22 , and was taken to the office
September 24.
"One morning , " said Lauth , "It may
have been September 24 , 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. Captain Mathes arrived simul
taneously. We had scarcely entered when
Colonel Henry showed the packet he car
ried , and exhibiting eomo pieces he pasted
together , exclalmeo : 'It is frightful. Just
see what I have found In this packet. '
"We walked to a window and all three
began to read the contents of a paper ,
which was none other than the bordereau.
Wo discussed who could be the author.
"I must add that M. Grlbelln entered the
room and was Informed regarding the
document. At the same time the bordereau
was only shown to Colonel Sandherr half
or three-quartern of an hour later , when
he arrived. "
Next discussing the petit bleu , Major
Lauth said It reached Colonel Plcquart en
closed In a packet , early In March. Inci
dentally , the witness mentioned the mis
sion to Nancy , on which Henry went , and
said that while he was absent his wife
came to the Intelligence department to ask
for his whereabouts , as she knew nothing
of his departure.
Movement * Kept from Families.
"It was the same with all officers ot the
department , " said I > uth. "Our families
never knew where we were going wh n we
were cent ou a mission , and It waa
through the department that they col re
sponded with us. That proves that things
were not conducted In the fourth bureau
as alleged by Colonel Plcquart , and the
officers were not so negligent and careless
aa has been asserted. "
Wltnes * maintained this also disposed of
Plcquart's assertion that Henry was In the
habit of working at horn * In the prnaenco
of servants. As a matter of fact , be added
the officers were very reserved before their
families. Continuing , witness proceeded to
speak of Plcquart'o orders to destroy al
evidence of the petit bleu having been torn
and to determine the office of origin by
affixing a postmark.
"The spy , Cuers , " said Lauth , "enterec
Into relations with the ministry of war
with the avowed purpcse of revenging him
self on bis government. He refused to ac
cept payment beyond his fare to Basle
Goers waa evidently an ngo.it provocateur
who had been sent to us. Hut we were
never able to get anything of th < > cllghtcs' '
value from him. It has been taM , " addec
Lauth , "that we bullied him to prevent his
speaking. I wish the por.ioo who made
the statement to come here anJ repeat It
The truth is , we bullied him , not to prevent
his speaking , but because ho rrfuaed to say
anything which was not known , and tba
means the name thing , ( Laughter ) .
Major Lauth'b extremely lonh' deposition
was listened to In profound slleue. He
protested at Plcquart's ille.itlons against
him In the course of the TavKuier Inquiry
when Plcquart represented l.'aut1 ! as the
"Instigator and perhaps also 1'ie writer ot
the Henry forgery , "
"I declare , " cald Lauth , "that If , by in
spiring or writing it , I had a share in any
way whatever In the perpetration of the
Henry forgery , I should have avowed It the
day Henry committed auiciJe. I am not
even now afraid of the razor nor t'ae rope of
Le Mercler-Plcard , nor even of a broken
glass of melette. "
After controverting further statements ot
Plcauart. Major Lauth , In concluj'oa ' , de
clared that Henry , "who Vnow nobody on
the newspapcrii , held quite aloof from tbo
press campaign organized l.i response to
the action taken by the friends of
Dreyfus. "
AHlrtnii ( Jrmiliicnoa * of I.ottcr.
Afler a short adjournment the court re
assembled and the judges questioned Major
Lauth. They nskcd hla opinion ot the
Schneider letter of November 30 , 1S97. Wit
ness replied that it was authentic and ema
nated from "Agent Pierre. "
Replying to M. Demango , wttncra said ho
never saw the photograph certain news-
ispers asserted ho took , representing
Plcqunrt and Schwartzkoppen strolling arm
In arm at Carlsbad ,
" 1 suppose It was I who took It , " the wit
ness added , Ironically.
M. Demange : * 'I do not accuse you. "
At the Instance of M. Demange , Colonel
Plcquart again described the alterations ot
.ho petit bleu and declared that the test tlmo
he saw It , the day before ho started on his
mission , the petit bleu was still In the same
condition as when Major Lauth handed It to
aim in November , 1897. When Picquart saw
It In the possession ot General Pclllcux ,
Former minister of war , It seemed to him
that the handwriting bad been somewhat
modified and at the Tavcrnler Inquiry ho
noticed that alterations ot quite a'scrlous
Esterhazy was the key to the trial from
which Franco Is perishing. That Is why I
arrested him , and this conviction , gentlemen ,
has become more profound In proportion as
I proceeded with the case against Esterhazy.
I never could have said ho was not a traitor.
I did not.say so , because I think Estcrhazy
Is a traitor and I will maintain so to and
against everybody. "
General Gonse I wish to say a word.
Colonel Jouaust Please speak , general.
General Gonse "I should not have Inter
vened If I had not heard Captain Juncko's
evidence contradicted. Captain Juncko's ac
count of his conversation with M. Bortullus
and Colonel Henry In the corridor of the
magistrate's office Is perfectly correct , as
reported to me. These gentlemen called on
mo and repeated the conversation they had
with M. Bertullus and all Captain Juncko
told you ho Informed mo ot when leaving
M. Bertullus. The latter said : 'I know
Estorhazy. Now he Is a flashy fellow , a
nobody , a man of straw , but so far as
treachery is concerned , there is nothing In
it. ' "
Colonel Jouaust , addressing M. Bertullus ,
said :
"Did you use those words ? "
Politely Cnlln Him n Liar.
M. Bertullus "I will not contradict Gen
eral Gonse , who was not there. But I as
sert and maintain that Captain Juncko's
wish was father to the thought. I use the
most polite form of expression. "
It was thought the Incident was closed ,
but Colonel Plcquart jumped to his feet.
Colonel Jouaust "What , again ? "
Colonel Plcquart Insisted , and referring
to the petit bleu In order to demonstrate
how valueless was Captain Juncko's evi
dence , said the court had only to compare
the captain's evidence with the results of
the Ravary , Fabro and Tavernler inquiries
.to . see the contradictions betowen him and
Major Lauth. The court , ho added , then
would see the utter valuelessness of Captain
Juncke's statements. ( Sensation. )
The court then adjourned.
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