The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-10-28
DreyfuS May Be Liberated Without
Another Trial.
EXPERTS ARE LUNATICS
LAWYERS FLED AT APPROACH
CT MOB.
Presentment of Case For Dreyfus By
Reporter Bard Was Able-Drift
of His Conclusions Pointed to Es-
terhazy As Real Culprit-Czar
Nicholas Said to Favor Revision

Paris, Oct. 27-The court of casa
ton, which is to decide upon the ques-
ton of reopening the case of Alfred
Dreyfus, the prisoner OF Devils island,
who is alleged to have been falsely
convicted of selling important military
plans to agents of a foreign power,
opened at noon today. The hall was
filled with people, but there was no
demonstration around the palace of
Justice, the gates of which were closed,
and, as matter of precauuon, only
ticket-holders were admitted.
Aiaitre La Borie, who was counsel for
~. Zcia during the latter'S famous
trial. was seated among the lawyers
occupying the first row. Mrs. Dreyfus,
wife of the prisoner, was provided with
4 seat in a corner. She was represented
BY Mature 2lornard.
The Dreyfus appeal case was called
Immediately after the opening OF the
court. Reporter Bard opened the pro
ceedings by referring 70 the excitement
and scandals caused by the case, even
before the appeal for a revision of the
trial was lodged. He then reviewed the
history of the case, from the arrest OF
Dreyfus, and said his condemnation
Was for one of the crimes which inspire
universal horror, and it struck one OF
ti.ose in whom the country had the
most confidence.
WERE SUSPICIOUS FACTS.
In so doing, NJ. Bard said, this ap-
peal was based upon the assumption
that the bordereau was written by Ma
Jor Esterhszy. He then pointed out
that there we, e suspicious facts which
justified the request for the revision.
II. Bard added that the appeal for a
revision was decided upon in conse-
oCence of the late Lieutenant Colonel
Henry'S confession that he had forged
q document in the case; but NJ. Bard
said this forgery was committed in
1896, and could not alone be regarded
as ground for q. revision or for an an
nulment of the judgment rendered in
1894.
N. Bard next read Colonel Patty du
CLAIMS report of the Dreyfus arrest,
then a captain of French artillery, do
ing staff duty. Colonel Patty du CLAIMS
report showed that Dreyfus had to
write discriminating documents in ten
different ways, sitting and standing,
with and without gloves, and with
ordinary and broad-pointed pens.
Later NJ. Bard cited further facts IA
vorable to the revision, and expressed
establishment at the manner in which
the whole affair had been conducted.
The reporter also severely criticised
Major Ravaris' report on the charge
against Major Esterhazy, and he fur
Benhomme and Vardiard, We're luna
tics, whose testimony was unreliable.
After referring to the fact that the eX-
perts who examined the bordereau
differed widely in opinion, NJ. Bard
concluded with expressing the belief
that the bOrGereau was the chief fac
tor in convicting Dreyfus, and on the
testimony of experts his condemnation
ought to be revoked.
N-r1r ND 1,xvr,T-c- MOD
During the session Of court an anti
Dreyfus mob numbering about 100 per-
sons, and headed by Nj. Drumont, Mil
levoye and Lascs, shouting ''Vive Far
meet" and "a mOrte les juifes,' at
tempted to enter the court of cessation.
But the passage of the mob was barred
by the police, and large reinforcements
We're sent to guard the approaches to
the court.
The belief is general tonight that the
court OF cessation will pronounce
neither tor revision nor annulment of
the decision in the DreyfuS case, as
either course would entail awkward
consequences.
To avoid these. it is expected the court
viii decide as the affair now presents
itself there has been no treason, and
that, therefore, the condemnation pro
nounced uDon Dreyfus by the court
martial cannot be upheld.
London, Oct. 27.-According to a spe-
cial dispatch from Paris, an anti-revis-
ionist mob around the palace of JUS
tice, where the appeal in the Dreyfus
case is being heard. became so danger
Gus that the lawyers fed.