Notice sur l'examen du Bordereau [notice about the examination of the Bordereau]. A handwritten copy of a graphological report examining the handwriting of the Bordereau with which Alfred Dreyfus was charged; accompanied by photographs of Dreyfus's handwriting and sketches for the examination of the handwriting, out of the report by Alphonse Bertillon [France, ca. 1895?]. French.
Two booklets: in one booklet appears a handwritten copy of a report concluding that the examined document (the Bordereau) is a forgery, accompanied by photographs of the report composed by Alphonse Bertillon. The second booklet contains only photographs.
* Enclosed is a leaf with list of names of supporters and opponents of the disqualification of Theophile Crepon, Emile Leppellertier and Charles Petit, judges of the court of appeals during Dreyfus's petition for a revised trial.
Alfred Dreyfus (1859-1935) - A Jewish officer in the French army, was convicted of charges of treason, which he did not commit, when the French Army intelligence uncovered a missive (Bordereau) sent to the German Embassy in Paris with detailed information about secret military French documents. One of the witnesses for the prosecution in the Dreyfus Affair was the French Police Officer Alphonse Bertillon who testified that Dreyfus wrote the missive in spite of the fact that he was not a handwriting expert.
This report deals with the graphological examination of this missive, titled "Bordereau" and was composed, most probably, during the "Dreyfus Affair".
Two booklets, 32.5 cm. About 75 pp. Overall good condition. Some stains. Tears to covers of booklets.