The age-herald., 1898-10-28

and large endorsements were sent to guard the approaches to the court.
 London October N.-According to special dispatch from Paris an anti-revis- ionst mob around the palace of justice where, in the court of cessation, the ap- peal of the Dreyfns case is being heard, became so dangerous that the lawyers fled.
 The Courier Du Soir says that the Teve- lations in the report of M. Bard before the court of cessation as to the part played bb some members of the general staff have produced a strong effect in military circles and "are likely to result in reaction tend ing to put an end to the antagonism be- tween the civil and military authorities The belief is general tonight that the court of cessation will pronounce neither for revision nor for annullment of the de- | cision in the Dreyfus ease, as either course would entail awkward consequences. To avoid these it is expected the court will decide that as the affair now presents itself there has been treason, and that therefore the condemnation pronounced upon Captain Dreyfus by the courtmartial cannot be upheld.
 Col. Piquart's Letter
 Great stress was laid by M. Bard upon Colonel Picquart's letter of July H. 1898, to the minister of justice, in which he gave seven principal arguments against the probability of guilt of Dreyfus, including the impossibility of Dreyfus procuring the plans of fortresses and projects for the movements of troops unprotected, whereas, Major Esterhazy had free access thereto.
 This letter also cites interviews which Colonel PicGuart had with Generals Eliot and Gonse, and say: With the proof in my hands I have established the innocence of Dreyfus."
 To this General Gonse replied, according to the letter to the minister of justice: What is it to you if Dreyfus is on Devils Island?'
 Colonel Picquart: "But he is innocent"
 General Gonse: You know Mercier (form- CT minister of war), and Saussieur former military governor of Paris), are mixed up in this affair. Do you wish to compromise them?"
 The letter then continued that on leaving General Gonse, Colonel Picquart declared that he was convinced of the innocence of Dreyfus and he proposed to fight the mat ter out and reveal what he knew.
 The statements upon the part of the re- porter caused a sensation in court.
 After further reference to Colonel Pic quarts charges that the ministry of war and the general staff had tempered with the documents and had manufactured evi- dence in the Dreyfus case and presenta- tion of the contradictory statements of Colonel Picquart and the minister of war relative to the secret document allowed to have been communicated to the court, the hearing of the case was adjourned until tomorrow.
 The court house was emptied quickly There were no demonstrat tions nor cries of any sort.
 Sensation of the Report
 The sensation of M. Bard's report was the shorthand notes of the examinatio of the late Lieut.. Col. Henry by M. Godefroy Cavaignac, the minister of war after Hen rvs forgery had been discovered. These notes showed that the confession of for gerry was only obtained with the utmost difficulty, Henry stoutly denying and then prevaricating to the effect that he .only added phrase to the genuine letter, and then, when driven to the last corner, good. . n ., -.t,.- -,
 The draft of M. Bard's conclusions was that Comte Esterhazy was the real culprit, but that his condemnation would mean the ruin of the intelligence department
 M Bard animadverted severely on the withholding of the secret dossier from Dreyfus himself, none of the documents to Dreyfus could have compromised the national interests, he said, and the course adopted was in fragrant violati of the rights of French prisoners since 1885,
 Although the meetings so far are so fa- vorabie to Dreyfus, it must not be assumed that there will be any real clearing up of the mystery. It looks rather as though an attempt is being made to stihe the whole truth by liberating Dreyfus without another trial.
 Tomorrow's sitting of the court of cas- sation is waited with the most intense anxiety.