Colonel Picquart.—“Yes.”
M. Labori.—“Then there were official reproductions?”
Colonel Picquart.—“Certainly.”
M. Labori.—“Were these photographs placed in the hands of experts?”
Colonel Picquart.—“I think so, but cannot say so positively. I was not then connected with the service.”
M. Labori.—“Does Colonel Picquart consider that the bordereau published by ‘Le Matin’ November 10, 1896, differs essentially from the authentic original?”
Colonel Picquart.—“It differs so little from it that it was asked who could have committed the indiscretion.”
M. Labori.—“Into how many fragments was the Esterhazy dispatch torn?”
Colonel Picquart—“I cannot say, but there were many. There were little bits no larger than one’s finger-nail.”
M. Labori.—“Was Colonel Picquart able to rearrange the pieces?”