The Portland daily press., 1898-10-28
HOW pREYFUs WAS c coNWcTED.

INV OnC ~ WHO ~ GO'
M. Bard Reviews Remarkable Trial of
French Officer.
Paris, October 27.-The court of cassa.
tion which is to decide upon the question
of re-opening the Dreyfus case, opened
at neon today. A few spectators about
the palace were kept moving by the po.
lice and inside tie building municipal
guards were stationed in all corridors
leading to the court room and ticket hold
ers were admitted.
Maitre Labor, who was counsel for M.
Zola during the latter's trial. was among
the lawyers occupying the first row.
Nine. Dreyfus was provided with seat
in corner. She was represented by
Maitre Mornard.
The Dreyfus appeal Cease was called i'm
mediateIy after the opening of the court.
Reporter Bard opened the proceedings
by referring to the excitem ant and scaa-
dals caused by the case, even before the
appeal for revision of the trial was
lodg,d. He then reviewed the history of
the case from the arrest of Dreyfus and
crimes which inspire universal horror and
1t struck one of those in whom the coun-
try had the most confidence.
M. Bard spoke of the efforts made to
obtain a revision of the case, referred to
the denunciation of Major Esterhazy and
reviewed Mime. Dreyfus's appeal for re-
vision Of the case. In SO doing. M. Bard
said this appeal was based on the assump-
tion that the Bordereau was written by
Major ESterhaZV.
He then pointed out that there were
suspicious .factsH whloh justified the
request for the revision.
Mime. Dreyfus contended that her hus-
band did not write the Bordereau which
some of the experts reported he did write.
The court therefore would have to ex-
anime these facts ana decide whether
revision was justi fed. Mr.. Bard added
that the appeal for revision was decided
upon in consequence of the late Lieut..
Col. Henry's confession that he had forged
q document in the case, but NJ. Bard said
this forgery was committed IN 1870 ana
could not alone be regarded as ground
for a revision or for an annulment of the
Judgment rendered in 1894. Nevertheless
Col. Henry had committed forgery, his
evidence had been the most crushing
against Dreyfus and the evidence of a
forger was open to suspicion. There
was, therefore. the presumption OF inno-
C6nCo, DaS6Q upon lTcSu looo, WHlou iou
to an appeal for revision OF the case, and
there was also ground to ask whether a
new fact had not been brought to light
and if Dreyfus was really the author of
the Bordereau and not written to Major
Esterhazy and found the apartment of
MaGemoislle Pays, in which the writer
asked what he should do respecting the
Bordereau.
M. Bard next read Col Du Patty de
CLAIMS report of Dreyfus, then captain
in which the colonsl said that i)reyfus
while writing to his dictation. "betrayed
intense excitement "But,' NJ. Bard
added. amid the surprise Of his hearers,
s.the photo taken of this writing does
not give the slightest Indication that
Dreyfus was laboring under any excite
ment.'
Dreyfus, NJ. Bard also said, denied to
Col Du Patty de Clam that he had ever
had relations, directly or indirectly with
the foreign powers.
Du Patty de Clam S report further
showed that Dreyfus had to write in.
eliminating documents in ten d1nerent
ways, sitting and standing with and
without gloves and with ordinary ana
broad pointed pens.
Later. NJ. Bard cited further facts ia
yorable to the revision and expressed
astontshment at the manner III which
the whole affair had been conducted He
referrad to the fact that the residence Of
Col. Picouart had been searched, Whllo the
residence of Major Esterhazy, who was
directly accused, WAS not searched. lie