M. Labori.—“The jurors desire proofs. I shall furnish them by opposing the three official experts of 1894 to the three official experts of 1898 who passed on the same bordereau, for it is impossible to reconcile their testimony. That is why the witness will not answer. I repeat: Is the bordereau—and here I pay no attention to Dreyfus; call him Tartempion, if you will, but answer me—is the bordereau written in a running hand, or is it made up of traced words?”
M. Bertillon.—“It is impossible to answer that in a single word.”
M. Labori.—“We do not ask that you shall answer it in a single word.”
M. Bertillon.—“That is to enter into my deposition of 1894. I cannot do it.”
M. Clemenceau.—“Has the witness seen the Esterhazy bordereau?”
M. Bertillon.—“You torment me with questions.”
M. Labori.—“Has the honorable witness seen the thin paper original of the bordereau attributed to Major Esterhazy before the council of war of 1898, which is the same that led to the condemnation of Captain Dreyfus in 1894?”
M. Bertillon.—“I am willing to answer yes.”
M. Clemenceau.—“You are very accommodating.”
M. Labori.—“This is something, at any rate.”