The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-10-29
REVISION OF DREYFUS CASE.
urropTER BARD CONCLUDES HIS
ARGUMENT BEFORE THE COURT.
pubItc Prosecutor Manau Insists
that the Case lie Reopcne" anu
the Guilty Parties Exposed.

Paris, October 2S. Al to1ay's session
| OF the court OF cessation in the palace OF
Justice NJ. Bard. the reporter. concluded
his report on the Dreyfus case, the first
| part of which was presented yesterday. lie
| said this morning that the court should
| make every cation necessary to en-
tighten them and to place the whole truth
| in ~ idsi,ce. 1t was for the court 10 de-
| eide what remained to be done The task
| was a delicate one and it was no motive
| to avert. He concluded:
| "You have a great duty to fulfill. 10
what your conscience dictates"
! NJ. Mornard counsel for Nine. Drsyfus,
! urged that an investigation be ordered COR
| corning the emergency OF the testimony
| Of the experts who examined the bordereau
in 1924 and 1897. aud also to ascertain
| whether secret documents were communal
| Gated to the members OF the courtniartiai.
| The court was less crowded than yes
| terday. as the same stringent precautions
| were taken. There was no excitement out
| side the palace of justice. Only few
persons assembled about the building am
| the streets In the negnborhood presented
| thei. every day appearance.
| The public prosecutor. NJ. Manau. fol-
lowed NJ Mornard Addressing the Judges.
he said:
| fair OF your hands, nor can YOU reiinluish
| it without derelction of duty. Your de-
cision must constitute for everybody the
| expression of truth and justice.
Revise the trial. then, gentlemen, or
| at least prepare the road for its revision
NJ Manau declared tho court could not
annul the sentence imposed upon Dreyfus
| without a re-trial OF the prisoner He
added. "You must fix the responsibility.
| II Dreyfus Is innocent the culprit must
moi go UNPUBLISHED.
| 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
| fallibilty Of the writing experts He also
| suggested that Major Esterhazy should tes-
THY on the subject of the bordereau. say
| ing
| "He can admit Its authorship with i'm
| punity since a courtmal.ial has acquit e. !
him OF being the author of it. But what a
scrt,ee BE has rendered to the country in
| contrasting that he is its author and what
a service he will render to-unhappy Drey-
| fus."
NJ Manau concluded with denouncing
| ''the villainous attack on the partisans OF
| REVISION and maze 4 strong pied LndL the
| court be not influenced by outside pres
sure but that 1t decide in favor Of a revis-
lon OF the case and immediate provisional
| liberation OF Dreyfus.
| At this stage of the proceedings NJ. Bard
| read letter from General Golz TO the
| president OF the court Of cessation IL
which The general said: Il have just heard
of memorandum introduced in this court
yesterday in which Picqualrt accused me
OF a dishouorable act. have never pre-
viously heard of this memorandum and
| wish to deny most forclbly Picquart's al
legations. | think my word of greater value
than that of man imprisoned on the sus-
picion of forgery"
Tho ieaifng OF the last statement called
forth loud protests in court The reporter
added that as Colonel Plcquarts memo
rGndum was publicly read II WIS only JUS
tica TO read General Gonz's denial. The
president Of the court ordered that the
generals letter be adIsd to the documents
in the case and the court adjourned.