The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-09-22
MAY Be DREYFUS'
DEATH KNELL
Mutiny Among French Pris-
oners at Cayenne
1000 MAY BE FREED
DEVILS ISLAND NEAR, AND
DREYFUS' GUARDS ORDERS
HORRIBLY EXPLICIT.
THE COMMISSION ON A NEW TRIAL
twill Come to a Decision Monday. Colonel
Pcquart's Prosecution Ordered on The
Charge Of Forgery. Picquar's
0utburst Cheered.

London. Sept 21.-The Deputy repre-
senting French Guiana, in the Chamber.
has received a dispatch announcing that
IA mutiny has taken place among the
convicts at Cayenne, the capital of
French Guiana The mutineers over
powered and murdered their guards, then
stormed the military storehouse and
seized the arms and ammunition there.
They are now. according to the dis
patch, besieging the principal prison,
and it is feared that they may succeed,
in freeing the 1900 convictS confined in
the building.
Reinforcements have been telegraphed
for to the Island of Martinique but it
is said they viii not arrive in time TO
suppress the mutiny.-
Devils Island. where Albert Drcyfus,
the former captain in the French "rtil-
lery. is confined, is but a short distance
from Cayenne. 1t is possible that the re-
volt Of the conyicts may be his death
kneli. for his guards are under strict or-
ders to kill him if any attempt is made to
release him, or il there is any possibility
Of his escap.ng
COLONEL PICQUART'S CASE.
Paris. Sept. 21.-The papers here say
the Minister of War General Chanoine
has examined the documents in the
Dreyfus case and has ordered the prose
cution Of former Colonel picquart. on
the charge of forgery and using forged
documents.
The trial Of Colonel Picquart and NJ.
Leblois. a lawyer, on the charge Of re-
yealing documents concerning the M
fional defense. was TO have begun to-
day before the Correctional Tribunal.
The public prosecutor, however, asked
for an adjournment OH the ground that
the prosecution of Colonel Picquart on
the charge of forgery and using forged
documents had been ordered by the
Minister of War. NJ. Labori who was
counsel for NJ Zola. during the latter s
famous trial, Indignantly opposed the
adjournment, which, he said, was an at
tempt to hand over Colonel Picquart
into the clutches of the military authori-
ties.
Colonel Picquart then rose and made
this statement:
'.I'his is, perhaps, the last time l shall
speak in public | shall sleep, perhaps,
in the military prison of Cherche Midi.
Therefore, | wish to declare that if /
find there the strangling cord Of Lemer-
cier Picard, or the razor of Colonel
Henry, it will be murder, for | have no
idea of committing suicide"
The audience was intensely moved and
shouted:
''Vive Picquart."
The judges, however, after a short
deliberation. decided to indefinitely adj
journ the case and Colonel picquart
was led away between policemen.
Lemercier Picard. the man referred
to by Colonel Picquart, was detective,
understood to have been employed in the
Dreyfus affair, who was found hanged
in his lodgings about year ago, under
circumstances which east some doubt
upon the theory put forward that he
committed the deed.
\ DECISION BY MONDAY.
Paris. Sept. 21.-The commission ap-
pointed by the Minister nf Justice, NJ
Sarrien, 10 examine the documents in
the Dreyfus case and pronounce rpon
the advisability Of the Governments form.