Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-10-29
DREYFUS REVISION,
Court Urged to Do What Its
Conscience Dictates,
PROSECUTOR SECONDS BARD.
He Asks in Addition Provisional Re-
lease Of the Prisoner.
LETTER FROM GENERAL COME.
He Indignant Denies Accusations
Made in Picauart Memorandum In
troduced on Tbursday-No Excite
mcnt About Court-ROom.
ment About C6urt-Room.

PARIS. October 2S-At to-day's session
of the Court Of Cessation, NJ. Bard, the
reporter concluded his report of the
Dreyfus case, the first part Of which was
presented yesterday, as detailed in these
dispatches. He said this morning that
the court should make every investigation
necessary TO enlighten them, and place
the whole trouble in evidence. 1t was FOR
the court to decide what remained to be
done. The task was 2 delicate one, but
that was no motive to avoid it.
He concluded as follows: you have
great duty to fulfil. Do what your con-
science dictates"
NJ. Mornard. counsel for Madame Drey-
fus urged that an investigation be or
dered, concerning the divergence of the
testimony OF the experts who examined
the bordereau in 1894 and 1897, and also TO
ascertain whether secret documents were
communicated to the members of the
court-martial.
COURT LESS CROWDED.
The court was less roTded than yes
terday. but the same stringent precau-
tions we're taken. There was no excite
ment outside the Palace Of Justice.
The public prose .utor NJ. Manau, fol-
lowed NJ. Mornard. Addressing the judges
lac said:
Nobody can now take the Dreyfus af-
fair out Of your hands; nor can you re-
linquish it without dereliction of duty.
Your decision must constitute for every
body the expression of truth and justice.
Revise the trial. then. gentlemen; or. at
least. prepare the road for its revision"
NJ Manau declared the court could not
annul the sentence imposed upon Dreyfus
without q retrial of the prisoner. He add
ed: you must fix the responsibility. If
Dreyfus is innocent, the culprit must not
go unDunished.'
ARGUMENT SUPPORTING BARD.
The public prosecutor, continuing. pro-
ceeded to argue on the same lines as Nj.
Bard the reporter of the case, urging a
revision Of the trial. and dwelling upon
the fallibility of the writing experts. He
also suggested that Major Esterhazy
| should testify on the subject Of the bOr-
dereau.
NJ. Manau concluded with denouncine
"the villainous attacks on the partisans
OF revision" and made a strong plea
| that the court be not influenced by out
/ side pressure, but that it decide in favor
! OF a revision Of the case. and the imme-
! date provisional liberation of Dreyfus.
LETTER FROM COME.
! At this stage of the proceedings NJ
| Bard read a letter from General Come
to the president of the Court of CASA
ton. in which the General said: IL have
Just heard of a memorandum introduced
in court yesterday, i'm which Picquart ac'
cuscd me Of a dishonorable action. / have
never previously heard of this memoran
dunn. and | wish TO deny most formally
| Picquarts allegations. / think my wore
| is of greater value than that OF a mar
Imprisoned on the suspicion Of forgery
The reading of the last statement call
ed forth loud protests in court. The re
porter added that as Colonel Picquart'
| memorandum was publicly read, it wa.
only justice TO read General Comes de
nial.
The president Of the court ordered tina
the Generals letter be added to the docu
ments in the case, and the court adjourn
/ ed