The River Falls times. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1894-1933, 1898-11-01

Paris, Nov. 1.-The court of caSSa-
tiCn has decided TO grant revision OF
the Dreyfus case and will institute
supplementary inquiry, The court,
however. has declined to order the re-
lease of Dreyfus. The decision of the
court is as follows:
I'm view Of the letter Of the minister
of justice dated Sept. 20, 1898; in view
Of the arguments of the public prose
cutor denOuncing to the court the con-
demnation pronounced by the first
court martial of the military govern
ment of Paris on Dec %, 1894. against
Alfred Dreyfus, then Il captain of ar
tillery attached to the general staff in
view of all the documents in the case
and also of articles AS to 446 of the
code of criminal procedure amended
Ivy the law of June 10, 1895, relative to
the admirability of an application in
proper form for revision.
''WhereaS, the matter has been
brought before the court by the public
prosecutor in virtue of the express
order of the minister of justice. Where
as. the application comes within the
category of the cases contemplated in
article 443 and has been introduced
within the period fixed by article 444.
Whereas, the judgment a revision OF
which is demanded, has the force of a
chosen judge. Whereas, the documents
produced do not place the court in q
position to decide all the merits of the
case, and there is ground for making a
supplementary inquiry.
For these reasons the court declares
the application to be in proper form
and legally admissible, and states that
it will institute a supplementary in
curry, and declares that there is no
ground at the present moment for Gle
Gliding on the public prosecutors appli-
cation for a suspension of the penalty"
The judges of the court were occu,
pied for three hours and a half in con-
sidering the judgment. The public,
whose admission to the court was reg
ulated with the greatest care, awaited
the decision with marked calmness.
The public crowded into lobbies and
there was evident anxiety to hear the
verdict. There was no demonstration
when the court rose.
Decision Approved.
Paris, Nov. Nowhere was there
any sign of agitation yesterday. The
CIV WIS Quiet. LIE dulI-S0IullC Dd-
pers vainly endeavor, by abusing the
actions of the court of cessation, to
lash the populace into hostile demon
stration, but the people seem more in
clined to resent the culpability or i'm
becility of the high officers of the gen
eral staff who allowed themselves to
become the prey Of INSCRIPTIONS of
fcers. The report of the officials dep
uted to investigate the Dreyfus affair
is awaited 1t is believed that facts
are being concealed in order to shield
the headquarters staff. Most of Paris
approves the decision of the court OF
ca ssation. although the Gaulois and
the Eclaire declare that revision is by
no means certain. The Liberte bows
TO the decision but does not think that
it will end the agitation The an
nouncemenr is made that Comte Ester
hazy has been deprived of his mem
bership in the Legion of Honor. The
Dreyfus case seems to have delayed
solution of the cabinet crisis. NJ. de
Freycinet is again hesitating to accept
the portfolio of minister of war on the
ground that in the role in which the
Protestants have played in the Drey-
fus case it would be risky for two
Protestants, him and NJ. Gibot to hold
the portfolios of war and justice.