The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-10-28
THE MORNING NEWS.
sia 1ilshed 1850. incorporated 1883
J. II. ESrILL. President
REVISION OF DREYFUS CASE.
,uGU lnsNTs MADE IN THE COURT
DV CESSATION YESTERDAY.

NJ Hard Opens the Proceedings and
u.,feVvs the Famous Case and
paints out the Grounds on Which
urvtsion Is Asked-TestimOny OF
tInndvriting Experts Unreliable.
n convicted on the BOrderean,
urevfus' Condemnation Should BE
Revoked.
Paris oct. H.-The Court of Cessation.
wa,ch is to decide on the question of re-
on.uing the case of Alfred Dreyfus, the
nr.soner Of Devils Island, who is alleged
IN have been falsely convicted of selling
io,uortant military plans to agents of
for.ien power, opened at noon to-day. The
rsu was filled with people, but there was
uo demonstration around the Palace of
Justice. the gates of which were closed,
lis a matter of precaution, only ticket
holders being admitted The few specta-
fors about the palace were kept moving
1y the police, and inside the building mu-
n,cipal guards were stationed in all the
corridors leading to the court room.
llaitre Labordi, Who was counsel for NJ.
Zola during the latter's famous trial, was
seated among the lawyers occupying the
drst row. Nine Dreyfus wife of the
prisoner. was provided with a seat in a
corner. She was represented by Maitre
Monard.
The case was called Immediately after
the opening of the court. Reporter Bard
opened the proceedings by referring to 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 uni
yersal horror, and it struck one of these
40 whom the country had the most conf
dence
Continuing NJ Bard spoke of the ef-
forts made TO obtain a revision of the case,
referred to the denunciation OF Maj. Ester
hazy and reviewed Nine. Dreyfus' appeal
LOT revision. In so doing. NJ. Bard said,
this appeal was based on the. assumption
that the bordereau was written by Maj.
Esterhazy He then pointed out that
there were suspicious facts which justify
the request for the revision Nine. Drey-
Jus codtended that her husband did not
write the bordereau, which some of the
experts reported he did write. The court,
therefore. would have to examine these
facts and decide whether revision was
justified.
NJ Bard added that the appeal for
revision was decided upon in consequence
of the late Lieut.. Col. Henry's confess
sion that he had forged a document in
the case; but, M. Bard said, this forgery
was committed in 1896, and could not alone
be regarded as ground for a revision for
an annulment of the judgment rendered
in 1884,
Notwithstanding the fact, NJ. Bard said,
thar Lieut. Col. Henry had committed
forgery. his evidence was the most crush
ing against Dreyfus; but, he continued,
Jhe evidence of forger is open to suspi-
con. There was, therefore, the resump-
Ion Of conscience, based upon fresh facts,
which led to the appeal for a revision of
the case, and there was also ground to
ask whether another new fact has not
been brought TO light, and if Dreyfus was
really the author of the bordereau and
note written 10 Mai. Esterhazy, and
found in the apartment of Nine. Pays,
- which the writer asked what he should
90 respecting the bordereau. NJ. Bard
next read Col. du Paty de Clam's report
OF the arrest of Dreyfus. then a captain
OF French artillery, doing staff duty, in
which the colonel said that Dreyfus, while
writing his declaration, betrayed in
tense excitement"
But NJ Bard added amid the sur
PRISE ofthis hearers. 1.-THE photograph tax
en- OF this writing does not give the slight
est indication that Dreylus was laboring
under excitement"
"Dreyfus," NJ. Bard also said, denied
10 Col. du Paty de Clam that he even
nad relations, directly or indirectly, with
foreign powers"
Col. du Paty de CLAIMS report further
showed that Dreyfus had to write incrm-
mal.ng documents in ten different ways.
81 mil xr-ifl ant
s.oNeS, and with ordinary and broad
POINTED pens
Later NJ. Bard cited further facts ia
o'ap-e to the revision, and expressed as
W"lshment at the manner in which the
WAole affair had been conducted. He re-
I..fed to the fact that the residence of
V' Picquart had been searched, while
tle residence of Maj. Esterhazy, who was
'1eo'Ly accused, was not searched.
ne reporter also severely criticised
9''J. Ravary's report on the charges
"sainst Maj. Esterhazy, and he further
"" mat the handwriting experts Bel
''nine and Narniard were lunatics whose
testimony was unreliable.
Nlef referring to the facts that the
APefts who examined the bordereau diff
req widely in opinion. M. Bard con-
N"t4 with expressing the belief that il
pordereau was the principal factor
me condemnation of Dreyfus on the
Ihony Of experts, his condemnation
ou@ht to be revoked
Durng the session of the court an anti
l'al2nist mob, numbering about 100 per-
r'.S ana headed by MN. Drumont Mile
a''r and Lasies. shouting, 'Vive Lar
and "a morte les JuifesH attempt
70 enter the Court Of Cessation. But
Passage of the mob was barred by
1' police, and large reinforcements were
ul 10 guard the approaches to the court.
.ieat stress was laid by NJ Bard on
w. flequart's letter of July IA, 1885, to
''s minister of justice, in which he gave
wen principal arguments against the
3oao oi!ity Of guX Of Dreyfus. includ-
'- lhe impossibility of Dreyfus procur-
5 me plans of fortresses and projects
oI tae movements of troops undetected
thereto.
G ms letter also cites interviews with
D.' Flcquart and with Gems Bilot and
Nonze, and says:
ltn the proof in my hands, have
'''dbiiSned the Innocence OF Dravfite