The times., 1898-09-07
MR.. DOOLEY ON DREYFUs.
He Cannot T'an whether the Cap
tain Is Guilty or Not.

tain liz Guilty or Not.
The clearest statement that has been
made of the nature of the charges against
Dreyfus the degraded French captain, is
by Mr.. Dooley. whose views find express
sion in the Chicago Journal. His view of
Zola's part in the affair is penetrating.
Il see be tn pahyipers,' said Mr.. Doo-
ley, that Col. Hinnery, tn man that sint
me frind Capt, Dhry-fuss to tn cage
has moved on. / suppose they'll give the
| Cap new thrile now"
Il hope they won't said Mr.. Hennissy
Il don't know amy thing about 1t, but
think he's guilty. He's Jew"
Well, said Mr.. Dooley, ''ye're thoughts
on this subject is inthrestin'. but not con-
elusive as Darsey said to tn Pollack that
thought he could lick him. Ye have
right to ye'er opinion an ye'er hold 1t an
nyhow. whether ye have a right to or
not. Like most iv yeer fellow-citizens
yez are impartial. Ye don't know amy
thihg about tn case. If ye knew amy
thing ye'd not have an OPINION wan way
or tn other. They'se niver been mat
ther come up in my time that tn Ameri-
can people was sure about as they
ar-re about tn Dhry-fuSS case. Tn
fr1nch are not sure, but theyse not
poiisman in this country that can't tell
ye JUS where Dhry-fuss was whin tn
remains iv tn poor girl was found. That's
because tn thrile was secret
IF I was an opin thrile an We heerd
tn tisti-mony an knew tn language an
saw III safe afther twas blown open, ye'd
be puzzled an not care a rush whether
| lh,.Ny.f fms l. Ii,
tay with his uncle at the Benny Birth
Club l haven't made up me mind wheth
er tn Cap done tn shootin' or not. He
was certainly in tn neighborhood whin tn
hre started, and tn polls dug up quite
lot OF lead pipe in his back yard. But
II wan thing to SUSPECT man iv dotn
JOB an another thing to prove that he
didn't. Me frind Zola thinks he's inno-
cint, an he raised tn diyvil at tn thrile,
I've heard. Whin tn judge come up on
tn bench an opined tn coort. Zola was
settin down below with tn lawyers. Let
us proceed says tn impartial an fair
minded judge. to tn thrile iv tn Hayn-
ious monsther Cap Dhry-fuss.' he says.
Up jumps Zola an he says in Frinch:
'Jackuse, he says. which is a hell of a
name thing to say to amy man. An
| they thrun him out. Judge says tn at
torney f'r IN difinse, an gintlemen iy tn
! jury, he says 'Yere a liar says tn
judge Cap, yer guilty an ye know it,
! he says. 'Th decision iv tn coort is that
| ye be put in cage an sint TO tn diyyifs
/ own island FIR tn r-rest iv yeer life he
/ says. Let US proceed to hearin' the tis-
timony. he says Call all tn witnesses
| at wanst,' he says, an lave thin have IL
out on tn fiure' he says. Be this time
! Zola had come back. an he jumps up an
! he -IapkmSP Ia N they
! thrun him out
Before we go amy farther says tn
lawyer f'r the difinse. I wish to sarve
notice that whin this thrile is over 1 in
| tind. he says. to wait outside. he says,
| an hammer tn hon rable court into an
omeiet.' he says. With these few re-
marks I Will close 'Th coort says tn
Judge. is always r-ready TO defind tn
honor iv France. he says. an if larned
! council win consent he says. TO step up
! here fr a minyit,' he says, TIL court II
put a sthrangle hold on him thatll not
do him a bit iv good he says. An"
he says. here's me OIL frind Path clam
he says. None iv VT er business says
| Pat Answered like a man an sojer.'
says tn coort. Jackuse.' says Zoa from
the dure way. An they thrun him out
| Call Colonel Hinnery. says III coort. He
| rray-fused TO answer. Good; tn case is
clear: Cap forged tn will. TIL coort will
| now ADJOURN fr DOOlS, an all ladin OIL
GERS iv tn ARMY not in disgrace already
! will assimble in jail and commit sui
eide. he says 'Jackuse, says Zola, an
| started fr tn woods pursued be his fell
low-editors. He's off somewhere in a
three now hollerin' 'Jackuse' at every
wan that passes. sufferin martyrdom f'r
his country an writin now an thin
| about it all. That's all / know about
! Cap Dhry-fuss' case. an that's all amy
/ man knows Ye didn't know as much
| Hennissy. till / told ye. ! don't know
| whether Cap stole tn dog or not
| What's he charged with?'' Mr.. Hen
messy asked in bewilderment
"Ill niver tell ye. said Mr.. Dooley
It's too much to ask
well. anyhow" said Mr.. Hennessy,
hes guilty. ye can bet on that