The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-10-28

PARIS. Oct. 2E.-The court Of casSa-
tlon. which Is to decide upon the cues
ton Of reopening the case Of Alfred
Dreyfus the prisoner Of Devils Island,
VINO is a1egea TO have been falsely
convicted Of selling important military
plans to agents Of foreign power,
opened at noon to-day. The hall was
hlled with people. but there was no
Demonstration around the palace Of
justice
NJ. Bard opened the proceedings hy re-
ferrfug to the excitement and scan
dals caused by the case, even before
the appeal for revision Of the case
was looked. He then reviewed the MS.
tory Of the case from the arrest OF
Dreyfus, and said his condemnation was
for one OF the crimes which inspire unl-
versal horror, and It struck one OF those
in whom the country ha'd the most Sou-
dence.
contInuing, u. Bard spoke Of the eff
forts to obtain q revision OF the case,
referring to the denunciatlon OF Major
ESsterhazy. and reviewed Mime. Dreytus'
appeal for a revision Of the case.
IN SO doing, NJ. Bard said this appeal
was based ON the assumption that the
bordereau was written by Major Ester
hazy. He then pointed out that there
were suspicious facts which justify the
reauest for the revision. Mme. prey-
fus contended that her husband did not
write the bordereau which nearly all the
experts reported he did write. The court
therefore. would have to examine these
facts. and determine whether revision
was Justified,
M Bard added that the appeal for a
revision was decided upon in conse-
ouerfce OF the late Lieut.. Col. Henry's
confession that he had forged a deeu-
ment In the case.
N. Bard next read COL .Du Patty de
Clans report OF the arrest Of Dreytus,
then a captain Of the French artillery,
doing stan duty, in which the colonel
said that Dreyfus, while writing at his
dIctation betrayed intense excitement
"BH," NJ. Bard added, amid the SUR
prise Of his hearers, "the photograph
taken Of this writing does not give the
slightest indication that Dreyfus was
| laboring under excitement.
Dreytus, n. Bard also said, denied 70
Col Du Patty de Clam that ne mad ever
had relations, directly or inolrectiy'
wien GQTel&h pOWSIu'
During the session of the court an
uti-teYlslorlst mob num6eTipE ABOUT
/ 100 persons, and headed 81 MN. Dru-
mont, Mglievoye and Lasc, shouting:
"Vive TArmee" and "A morte les
Juifs,' attempted to enter the court Of
cassation. But the passage Of the mob
was barred by the police, and large re-
lnforcenints were sent to guard the aps
vy,on n11aa tio the court.
Great stress was laid by N. Bard on
| Col, Picduart's letter or July II, 1888, 10
the minister Of Justice. in which he gave
seven principal arguments against the
probability OF guilt OF Dreyfus, includ-
ing the impossibility Of Dreyfus procur-
| ing the plans Of fortresses and projects
for the movement OF troops undetected,
whereas Major Bsterhazy had Gree ae-
cess thereto.
This letter also cites interviews which
| Col, Picquart had with Generals Btllot
and Come, and says:
with the proof in my hand, nave
established the innocence Of Dreytus. :"
To this, General Come replied, ac-
cordlng to the letter to the minister OF
| jugtice: "what is 1t to you Il DreyfuS
is on DEVILS ISiandi
Col. E-icQuart-''But he IL Innocent.
| General Gonze-' you Know sheECleE
CORNER minister Of war; and Saussier
| CORNER military governor OF PaT4O are
mixed up in this affair. Do you wish
to compromise tiem?
The letter then continued that on
leaving General Come, Col. Plcquart
declared he was Convinced OF the inno-
cence Of Dreyfus. and he proposed to
fight the matter out, and reveal what he
knew.
in court,
After further references to Col. Pic
quarts charges that the ministry OF
war had tampered with documents and
manufactured evidence in the Dreyfus
case, and presentation Of the contra
dlctory statements Of Col. Picquart and
the ministry Of war, relative to the Sc
cret document alleged to have been
communicated to the court, the hearing
Of the case was adjourned until to-nior-
row.
The court house was emptled quietly.
There was no demonstration and no
cries Of any sort