The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-28
The Hearing in Detail.

I't1IS, NJCls Al.--I uC SOuII Ol SdSSd- tion assembled at noon to-day to hear the report of Counsellor Bard, who was assigned to investigate the application of revision of the Dreyfus trial. The small court room was packed, and a great crowd gathered outside. There was no demonstration, however, as the crowd was confronted with an enor- mcus force of police. M. Bard read a long review of the case, beginning with the letter of the minister of justice re- ferring Mime. Dreyfuss appeal to the Court of Cessation. He said that Mme. Dreyfus contended that her husband did not write the bordereau which some of the experts reported he wrote.
 He dealt not only with Lieutenant Colonel Henry's forgery and suicide, which, he said was sufficient in them selves to necessitate a revision of the trial but took up the bordereau and Major Esterhazy's connection there with, Colonel Picquarts discoveries, Lieutenant Colonel du Paty de Clam's action, etc., though he did not disclose any fresh facts concerning them, as the dossier sDs he received it contained only the pieces of evidence with which the world is familiar. The secret pieces, if such exist, are still in the custody of the war department. M. Bard declared that he had not found in the bordereau any of the points indicating that Drey- fus was guilty which Lieutenant Col onel du Paty de Clam had pointed out. In fact, he said, there existed asa.nst jo;o o+ oPc MI Bard read a letter written by M. Sar- rien, minister of justice, to the procu- reur general, declaring that Lieutenant Colonel du Paty de Clam had vainly tried to extort confession from Drey- fus. The reading of the letter caused a sensation in the court room.
 Another sensational part of M. Bard's report was the shorthand notes of the examination of the late Lieutenant Colonel Henry by M. Godfrey ,Cavaig mac, then minister of war, after Hen rvs forgery had been discovered These notes showed that the confession of forgery was only obtained with the ut most difficulty, Henry stoutly denying and then prevaricating to the effect that he only added one phrase of the genuine IGIL6I, dllu IilSu, WAell ullNcu to the last corner, protesting that he acted for the country's good The drift of M. Bards conclusions was that Comte Esterhazy was the real culprit, but that his condemnation would have meant the ruin of the intelligence de- partment M. Bard animadverted se- verely on withholding the secret dozier from Dreyfus himself as the presenting of the documents could not have com 1ror1ised the national interests and the course adopted was in fragrant viola tion of the rights of French citizens since 17S0. Although the proceedings thus far are so favorable to Dreyfus it must not be assumed that there will be any real clearing up of the mystery It look, rather, as though an attempt is being made to stifie the real truth by liberating Dreyfus without new trial It is asked by the Dreyfusites if the secret dozier exists as alleged, whot good purpose can be served by the Court of Cessation granting it. To- morrows sitting of the Court of Cassa- tion is awaited with much anxiety.
 During the session of the court, an anti-revisionist mob, number about one hundred persons and headed by NM. Drumont, Millevoye and asies, shouting .'Vive L'Armee," and "A Morte Les Juifs," (''Death to the Jews"), attempt ed to enter the court of cessation. But the passage of the mob was barred by the police and large endorsements were sent to guard the approaches to the court.
 Great stress was laid by M. Bard on Colonel Picquart's letter of July IA, 1898. to the minister of justice, in which he gave seven principal arguments against the probability of the guilt of Dreyfus. including the impossibility of Dreyfus' procuring the plans of fort resses and projects for the movements of troops undetected, whereas Major Fsterhazy had free access thereto. This letter also cites interviews which Col onel Picouart had with Generals Biilot and Come, and says:
 with the proof in my hands l have established the innocence of Dreyfus. !"