The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-09
SECRET SITTING
OF the Dreyfus The
Day Taken Up with the ExamIna.
tion Ofthe DOssier.

OF the Dreyfus COurtmartiaI-The
Day Taken Up with the ExamIna-
tion Ofthe DOssIGr.
RENNEs, August s.-The police ar
rangements in the vicinity of the
Lycee this morning were exnctly the
same as those OF yesterday, but not
more than hundred persons had gath
cred at the early hour $3.50 o'clock fix
ed for the opening of the days proceed
ings in the trial Of Captain Dreyfus.
The prisoner was conducted to the
Lycee at 6:l5, and exactly the same pre-
cautions were observed as on yesterday.
AS soon as Dreyfus was inside the
Lycee, however, the police cordons
were removed ana the few spectators
were allowed to circulate freely in the
streets around the building.
No demonstration was made upon
the arrival on foot OF Maitre Labori or
Maitre Demange, counsel for Dreytus,
or the members OF the court martial or
Of General ChRnoine. formerly minister
Of war, who attends the court to give
necessary explanations as to the secret
dORsler. General ChanOine appeared In
uniform. His presence, II is expected,
| will be needed to-day or tomorrow.
Then NJ. Paleologue. one of the promi-
nent officials OF the foreign office, will
take up the task OF enllghtening the
Judges regarding the dossier.
General Chanolne was accompanied
| by an officer carrying leather wallet
in which were NJ. ChnnOlne's notes and
other papers referring to the dOssler.
which Itself remains in strong box in
q room contiguous TO the court room.
/ ta1 ats hoy Ia Ia1 nj
day by an officer specially detailed for
this duty.
The secret sitting lasted until ll:45,
when the court adjourned until to-mor-
row morning.
The day thus far passed quietly.
| There was n much bigger crowd than
| yesterday, assembled In the hope of
| obtaining u glimpse OF Dreyfus during
| the few seconds occupied by him in
crossing the Avenue de Ia Care on his
way back from the Lycee to his prison.
Dreyfus Well Guarded.
At the conclusion of the sitting the
crowd numbering about 1000 persons
and composed purely Of sIghtseers, was
| allowed to pass freely before the Lycee
until few moments before Dreyfus
| emerged. Then the chief OF gendnrmes
made a sign to his assistant. who blew
q whistle. Before the shrill sound had
| finished the Gathering OF hOOfs was
| heard and a moment later strong de-
tachment Of mounted gendnrmes, fol-
lowed on foot, gallopcd into the avenue
| from n side street, wheeled around and
| divided into two detachments. stretch
| Ing across the avenue, and cleared a
space OF three hundred yards In front OF
| the LyCee. The horsemen rode on the
sidewalks, clearing everybody out.
| Even the newspaper men were driven
away. Then n detachment OF infantry,
| headed by u bugler, dashed up at dOu-
BILE quick and formed across the avenue
from the door OF the Lycee TO the pos
tern-gatc of the Manutentlon. The SOL
/ dIers were stationed shoulder to shoul-
der, facing outwnrds and towards the
| spectators, who were crushed behind
the mounted gendarmes, a hundred
yards on.
Soon afterwards somebody shouted
Here he is," and the spectators, many
| OF whom had come from neighbOring
towns, expressly TO see Dreyfus craned
their necks and stood on tip toe. hoping
| to catch a view Of the famous prisoner
as, preceded and followed by gendRrmes
and with captain OF gendarmes be-
| side him, he passed through the lane OF
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eyes front. ana with soldlery Denrlhg,
but with the sllght, Jerky movement OF
the LETT arm ana sn9uIde5 OF tne con. n
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sword Drcyfus, however. being under
arrest, is deprived Of his sword.
Only Saw Head and Shoulders.
The crowd just perceived the prison.
er's head and shoulders as he passed
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