Evening star., 1898-10-27
NEW YORKS OUTLOOK DREYFUS CASE UPCHARMAN BABCOCK
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Called in Court Of Cessation in
Paris Today.
FEW SPECTATORS , ALLOWED IN
M. Bard Presents the Cause of
the Prisoner
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PARIS, October 27.-The court of cassa-
tion which is to decide upon the question
OF reopenins the case of Alfred Dreyfus
the prisoner OF Devils Island, who is a.
legged to have Eeen falsely convicted of sell
ing important military plans to agents of 4
foreign power, opened al noon today. The
hall was filled with people, but there was
no demonstra ton around the palace OF JUS
tice, the gates of which were closed as a
matter of precaution, only ticketholders be =.
l:g admitted. The few spectators about
the palace we're kept moving by the PONCE
and inside the building municipal guards
were stationed in all the corridors leading
to the court room.
Matre Labori, who was counsel for NJ
Zola during the latter's famous trial, was
seated among the lawyers occupying the
first row. Madame Dreyfus, wife of the
prisoner, provided with a seat in
corner. She represented by Maitre
Mornard
Case Called at Once.
The Dreyfus appeal case was called i'm
mediately 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 revision of the trial was lodged
He then reviewed the history of the case
from the arrest of Dreyfus and said his
condemnation was one of the crimes which
inspire universal horror, and 1T struck one
of these in whom the country had the most
confidence
Continuing. NJ. Bard spoke of the efforts
made to obtain revision of the case, re-
ferred to the denunciation of Mai. Ester
hazy and reviewed Mime. DreyfuS appeal
for a revision of the case. In so doing NJ
Bard said the appeal was based on the as
sumption that the bordereau was written
by Maj. Esterhazy.
He then pointed out that there were sus-
picious facts which justify the request for
the revision; Nine. Dreyfus contended
that her husband did not write the bordc-
reau, which all the experts reported he did
write. The court therefore would have to
examine these facts and decide whether a
revision was justified.
Col. Henry's Confession.
NJ. Bard added that the appeal for a re-
vision was decided upon in consequence of
the late Lieutenant Colonel Henrys con-
fession that he had forged document in
the case; but, NJ. Bard said, this forgery
was committed in 1896 and could not alone
be regarded as ground for revision or for
an annument OF the Judgment rendered in
1894.
Notwithstanding the fact NJ Bard said,
mat Lieut. Col. Henry had committed forg-
cry, his evidence was the most crushing
against Dreyfus; but, he continued the evil
dehCe OF forger is open to suspicion.
Ihere was, therefore, the presumption of
conscience, based upon fresh fact, which
led to the appeal for Il revision of the case.
ana there was also ground to ask whether
another new fact has not been brought TO
llght and II DreyfuS was really tha author
OF the bordereau and note written to Major
Esterhazy and found in the apartment of
Mademolselle Pays, in which the writer
asked what he should do respecting the
b0rderau.
M. Bard next read Col. Du Patty de
cam s report of the arrest of Dreyfus
tnsn n captain of French artillery, doing
StaH duty, in which the colonel said that
Dreyfus, while writing his dictation be
tfiyed intense excitement"
NJ. Bard Surprises His Hearers.
But" M. Bard added amid the surprise
Of his hearers, the photograph taken of
this writing does not give the slightest in
dication that Dreyfus was laborng under
excitement
Dreyfus, NJ. Bard also said, denied to
Colonel Du Paty de Clam that he ever had
relations, directly or indirectly, with for
eign powers.
Colonel Du Patty de CLAIMS report further
showed that Dreyfus had to write in
terminating documents in ten different
ways, sitting and standing, with and with
CUT gloves, and with ordinary and broad
pointed pens.