The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1898-10-28
Question of Reopening of Case Is to
Be Decided by Court of
Cessation.
NINE. DREYFUS PRESENT IN COURT.
Report Received In London from
Paris states That Anti-Revisionist
Mob Became So Threatening
Around Palace of Justice That Law
yers Were Obliged to Flee.


Around Palace of Justice That Law-
yers Were Obliged to Flee.
Paris, Oct. 27.-The court of cassa-
ton, which is to decide the question.
Of reopening the case of Alfred Drey-
fus, the prisoner of Devils island, who
is alleged to have been falsely con-
victed for selling important military
plans to agents of foreign power,
opened at noon.
The hall was filled with people, but
there was no demonstration around
the palace of justice, the gates OF
which were closed, as a matter of pre-
caution, only ticket-holders being ad-
1nitted. The few spectators about the
place We're kept moving by the po-
lice, and inside the building municipal
guards We're stationed in all the cor
ridors leading to the court room.
Nine. Dreyfus in Court.
Maitre Laborie, who was counsel for
NJ. Zola during the latter's famous
trial, was seated among the lawyers
occupying the first row. Nine. Drey-
fus, wife of the prisoner, was pro-
yided with seat in corner. She was
presented by Maitre Mornard.
The Appeal Immediately Called.
The Dreyfus appeal case was called
Immediately after the opening of the
court. Reporter Bard opened the pro-
ceedings by referring to the excite
ment and scandals caused by the case,
even before the appeal for revision
of the trial was lodged. He then re-
viewed the history of the case from
the arrest of Dreyfus and said his con-
demnation was for one of the crimes
which inspire universal horror and it
struck one of these in whom the coun-
try had most confidence.
Continuing, NJ. Bard spoke of the eff
forts made to obtain revision of the
case, referred to the denunciation of
Maj. Esterhazy and reviewed Nine.
Dreyfusv appeal for revision of the
case.
BASED ON the BOrderenu.
M. Bard said this appeal was based
on the assumption 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 con-
tended that her husband did not write
the bordereau, which all the experts
reported he did write. The court,
therefore, would have to examine
these facts and decide whether re-
vision was justified.
M. Bard added that the appeal for
revision was decided upon i'll conse-
quence of the late Lieut.. Col. Henry's
confession that he had forged docu-
ment in the case, but M. Bard said
that forgery was committed in 1896,
and could not alone be regarded as
grounds for revision or for an an.
nulment of the judgment rendered in
1894. Notwithstanding the fact, NJ.
Bard said, that Lieut.. Col. Henry had
committed forgery, his evidence was
the most crushing against Dreyfus,
but, he continued, the evidence of a
forger is open TO suspicion.
There was, therefore, the presump-
tion of innocence, based upon fresh
facts, which led to the appeal for a
revision of the case, and there was also
SAOu14o w aSh MACt1tCA dAiy OlAC1 4dCt
had not been brought to light and il
Dreyfus was really the author of the
bordereau and the note written to Maj.
Esterhazy and found in the apartment
of Mdlle. Pays, in which the writer
asked what he should do respecting
the bordereau.
After referring to the fact that the
experts who examined the bordereau
differed widely in opinion, NJ. Bard
concluded with expressing the belief
| that if the bordereau was the princi.
| pal factor in the condemnation OF
Dreyfus, on the testimony of experts
his condemnation ought to be re-
| voked.
| During the session of the court an
anti-revisionist mob numbering about
100 persons, and headed by NM. Dru-
mont, Millevoye and Lasies, shouting
''Vive l'armee'' and "a Mort les Juifes, y
attempted to enter the court of cassa-
tion. But the passage of the mob was
barred by the police and large reen-
forcements were sent to guard the ap-
| proaches to the court.
LAWYERS FLEE.
Anti-Revisionist Mob Makes Demon.
stratiOn Mt Paris.
London, Oct. 27.-According to q
special dispatch from Paris, an anti.
! reviSiopist ,noh ornupd tho paloca nj