Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-09-22
DREYFOS MAY BIZ SLAIN
Mutiny Of Cayenne Convicts Perhaps
Sounds Ills Deathknell.
GUARDS ORDERED TO SHOOT.
Have Strict Instructions to XIII Him
RHtker THIN Let Him Escape.
Colonel Picquart Causes
Sensation In Court.

Paris, Sept. 20. - The deputy repre-
senting French Guiana in the chamber
has received a dispatch announcing
that mutiny has taken place among
the convicts at Cayenne, the capital Of
French Guiana. The mutineers, it ap-
pears. overpowered and murdered their
guards, then stormed the military
storehouse and seized the arms and
ammunition there. They are now. ac-
cording to a dispatch, besieging the
principal prison, and it Is feared they
may succeed in freeing The 1000 con-
victs confined in the but ding. Re-en-
forcements have been teiegraphed for
to the island Of Martinique. but it is
said they will not arrive in time to
suppress the mutiny.
Dreyfus, the former captain of French
artillery whose alleged unjust convic-
ton in 1894 on the charge Of selling
important French military secrets to
the agent of a foreign power is SEEM
ingly on the point of being Investigated,
Is kept in solitary confinement on Dew
lis island, a small place not far from
Cayenne, where the mutiny. OF convicts
has just taken place. and 1t is not i'm
probable, therefore. that he may be shot
by his guards, as 1t is understood the
latter has strict instructions to kill
their prisoner if any attempt is made
to release him or if there Is any posi-
bility Of his escaping.
The commission appointed by the
minister of justice, NJ Sarrien. to exam
inc the documents in the Dreyfus case
and pronounce upon the ACCESSIBILITY Of
the government formally granting the
prisoner of Devils island a new trial
met at the ministry Of Justice. The
greatest precautions were taken to in
sure secrecy. 1t is understood the COM
mission will come to a decision by Mon
day next, when M. Sarrien will COM
municate it's finding to a cabinet coun-
cYl which will be presided over by Pres
ident Faure.
Picquart Speaks Ont.
The trial of Colonel Picquart and M.
Leblois, lawyer, on the charge of re-
vealing documents concerning the ma
tional defense commenced before the
correctional tribunal, but the public
prosecutor asked for an adjournment
on the ground that the prosecution of
OOlOHtI Ol tuc CHdI6c VI loI-
gerry and using forged documents had
been ordered by the minister of war.
NJ Labori, who was counsel for M. lola
during the letters famous trial. indig-
nantly opposed the adjournment, which,
he said, was an attempt to hand over
Colonel Picquart into the clutches Of the
military authorities.
Colonel Picquart then rose and made
too
He said:
"This is perhaps the last time l shall
speak in public. ] shall sleep perhaps
in the military prison Of Cherche Midi.
Therefore l wish to declare that If find
there the strangling cord Of Lemercier
Picard or the razor Of Colonel Henry it
will be murder, for l have no idea Of
committing suicide!"
The audience was intensely moved
and shouted "Vive Picquart!" The
judges however, after a short delibera-
ton, decided to indefinitely adjourn the
case, and Colonel Picquart was led
away between policemen.
Lenls refer Picard, the man referred
to by Colonel Picquart, was detective,
understood to have been employed in
the Dreyfus affair, who was found
hanged in his lodgings about a year ago
under circr.ms tances which did not in
dictate that it was certain he had COM
mitted suicide.