The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-29
IT WEIGHS LIKE A PAIL
A Reluctance to Believe in the
Innocence of Dreyfus.
AN APPEAL OF JUSTICE
A Denial BY General CONS OF Colonel
Picquart's Aiieeations-rhe Acquit-
tai OF Dreyfus Would Mean Ter
rible Censure OF Others.

Paris. Oct. 2s.-ro-day's proceedings
at the court of cessation were devoid of
sensation. The only emotion caused
was on the reading of pathetic letters
from Dreyfus. A significant point was
the revelation OF the fact that General
Boisdeffre gave orders. after the Drey-
fus case was supposedly closed. for the
dossier, containing the borderau. to be
burned and expressed surprise after
ward to find that his orders had not
been executed.
Thus far the war ONCE has not been
represented In the present proceedings.
and there Is still but little hope OF the
IL as, however. looks somewhat doubt
ful. M. Dupuy succeeds In forming a
cabinet. He was premier during the
Dreyfus trial and his appointment de-
lights the anti-Dreyfusftes. who see In
II the indication that President Faure
has q greater sympathy for the army
than for the discovery of the truth. II
Is asserted that the father-in-law OF
Dreyfus has received a letter from the
prisoner In his own handwriting. For
merly only copies OF his letters were
transmitted and the new departure In
regarded as a favorable sign.
At to-day's session of the court OF
cessation NJ. Bard concluded his report
OF the Dreyfus case the first part OF
which was presented yesterday. M.
Mornard. counsel for Nine. Dreyfus.
urged an Investigation be ordered con-
cerning the divergency OF the testimony
Of the experts who examined the bor-
dereau In 1894 and In 1897. and also to
ascertain whether secret documents
were communicated to members OF the
court martial
There was no excitement outside the
palace OF justi-e. TIE public prosecutor.
NJ. Mana. followed NJ. Mornard. Ad-
dressing the judges. he said: Nobody
can now take the Drevfus a~a'r out ~
your hands. nor can you relinquish Il
without dereliction Of duty. Your de-
cisions must constitute for everybody
the expression OF truth and Justice. Re-
wise the trial then. gentlemen. or at
least prepare the road for Its revision
NJ. Mana concluded with denouncing
She "vNssSwo0s attacks upon the pvryf-
sans of revision and made a strone
plea that the court be not Influenced
by outside pressure. hut that II decide
In favor Of revision Of the case and the
immediate provisional liberation of
Dreyfus.
AZ this stage Of the proceedings NJ.
Rard read a letter from General Come
10 the president NJ the court OF cassa-
ton. In which the general sa'd: IT
have Just heard OF a memorandum in
troduced In court yesterday. In which
Picouarf accused me Of a dishonora BILE
action. I have never previously heard
~ this memorandum. and I wish TO
deny most formally P'cuusrt's aIieea-
ton. think nv word IL Of greater
value than that ~ a man imprisoned on
the suspic'on OF forgery."
Trio reaS'rg ~ the last statement
called forth loud protests In court. The
rero~ter added that as Colonel pic-
quarts memorandum was publicly
read. N was orlv Justice tn read Cen
eral conze's dental. The president OF
the court ordered that the GENERALS he
added to the documents In the case and
the court adjourned.