The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-09
He WILL Be CONDEMNED


Il have finished said NJ. Demange,
my examination of the secret doesier.
All France knows the worthlessness of
its contents. Yet, it is owing to it that
| the country has been distracted for
months, and it has been thought there
were developments and proofs in it
which might bring France to blows
with a neighboring power. You are
now acquainted with it. The secret dos
sier has been exploded.
You will pardon me the loss of time
l have imposed upon you. / will now
take up the circumstantial evidence"
A brief adjournment of the court was
here announced. Counsel was warmly
applauded as he took his seat.
On resumption of the session NJ De-
mango discussed the circumstantial evil
dence adduced in 1894. He said the
perturbation of Dreyfus at the dicta-
ton scene had nothing to do with
producing the idea of guilt in the minds
of those present Colonel Du Patty de
were all convinced beforehand of his
guilt, as a result of his evidence, which
they considered unimpeachable; so
much so that they wished Dreyfus to
blow out his brains, but Dreyfus de-
clined because he was innocent.
M. Demange successfully showed the
hollowness of the story of Matthew
Dreyfus' attempt to corrupt Colonel
Sandherr, the late Lieutenant Colonel
Henry's theatrical denunciation of
Dreyfus as traitor at the court mar
tial of 1894, and the reports of the de-
tectives.
He pointed out how the prosecution
had advanced as proof the alleged
statements of individuals who were not
in any war office. but whom they care
fully abstained from producing for ex-
animation, especially dwelling upon
Henry's statement in 1894 which has
since been admitted to be false, that
certain war office employee informed
him that Dreyfus was the culprit.
M. Demange then showed the empti-
ness of the gambling and lihertine
charges against the prisoner, and said
the simplest act of Dreyfus was mis-
construed, even his legitimate desire
to obtain knowledge being imputed as
crime.
Gould a spy have maintained the
naughty demeanor Dreyfus always
showed toward his comrades"
After demonstrating the falsity of
the evidence of M. Beaurepaire's wit
nesses. Muller, DuBrieul Villon and
Cernushi, counsel said the only proof
have sent it? Who wrote it? Com
plete light could only be shed on it by
the production of the notes enumerated
in the bordereau.
This had been said by General Eur
linden himself. But counsel asked the
court to remember with reference to
those notes that all General De Loye
could say was that 1t was not impossi-
BILE that Dreyfus might have possessed
them. This was all he could say when
it was a question of high treason.
NJ. Demange added: You will not
find this phrase In the mouth of wit
ness entitled to your respect, and it is
on the strength of such a statement
that Dreyfus Is to be proved guilty.
/ will not attempt to obtain such light
on documents, but since theories have
been promulgated. / will suggest one.
will seek to show that you must even
put aside the technical value of the hor-
dereau and the last effort of the prose-
cution. will seek to combat the circum-
stantial evidence it has evoked" ~
At the request of M. Demange the
court, at this juncture, adjourned until
tomorrow. .,..