The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-03
DREYFUS AT THE DRY DOCK.
Scenes at the Trial by Wireless
Telegraphy via Mole st. Nicholas
and Webster.
From the Kansas City Star.

From the Kansas City Star.
NJ. de Herzog testified to seeing NJ. Drey-
fus conversing with a German military
attache
Direct examination. "Where were you
when you saw them?"
Il was inside the opening to the en-
trance to the aperture in the ambrasure
of the outside window"
Where was the defendant sitting at
this timer" Great excitement)
He was sitting, my colonel, on the We
randall of the piazza drinking Rhine wine
and seltzer." cloud cries from the Bour-
bonists, "a bas Germansv' and "A bas
sehzer!O
How many bottles had he drank?"
II count with the grande sorrow and
envy twenty-five"
(Amid loud cries defendants advocate
addressed the court.)
"Ah, the canailie, he say twenty-five,
see twenty-five, not the twenty-four-he
has not made out the caseP'
cloud cheers from the gallery, during
which a force of gendarmes was sent out
by the court to bring in the empties)
A striking illustration of the fairness of
the court of Rennes was shown in the hy>
dropneumatic brake in gun Nc. 100.
! Counsel for defense urged Dreyfus had
made a bad break. The prosecutor rose to
| question of personal privilege, saying:
M Dreyfus' advocate has the heart of
guinea pig, the ears of a chimpanzee-
| and, craving your honor's pardon-is the
grande magnifique liar of all France"
The prosecutor" replied cousel for de-
Tense, lis the tail cut off I'm canaille. he
is un perjurer noir, I'm gmlet-eyed, ring
boned, spawned liar that is to laugh
MY advocates, said the court this
is but a small difference OF opinion. and
you may both be right" Then, turning to
| a group of the prisoners friends, "You
may take my reply which way you jews"
NJ. de Baurel testified that, peeping
! through the closed shutters Of a deserted
house in the Rue de Boulogne, he saw NJ
| Dreyfus in full military regalia at a
dance.
Tel the accused what you saw him do
ing
"Ah! the traitor; the traitor. My poor
Francel (Checkng his tears and pointing at
the covering prisoner, his voice rang out
with the denunciation)
He was leading a german"
| (After the gendarms had cleared the gall
| lery and the vivandiers had restored dis
/
1.-THE prisoner came out and spoke to
you, did he not?"
Eyes, my advocate. He say he loose one
of his gloves! Bah! he insult me with so
poor of lie"
what were you doing in asvacant house
and why were the shutters closed?"
Gust for a blind
| (The defendant covered lower in his
chair and the judges looked merclless)
But that traitor" continued the wit
ness, why does he come out like a chf
fonier and search all over the street
Why? Let the pig of a prisoner speak,
! During the imp essive silence M. Dreyfus
staggered TO his feet. folded his arms, ard,
looking full at his accusers, spoke)
For the honor of my name 1 will now
speak. II was, my generals-for KID
.
Gen. Roget wept when he was testfying
against Dreyfus. When 1t came to the bor-
| dereau allegation the alligator shed tears
"Ah, mon. colonel" exclaimed NJ. Drey-
fus. See! See! A has Roget! He shed the
crocodile tears"
The senior counsel for NJ. Dreyfus was
plainly growing bitter. Pointing a vibrat-
ing index of scorn to the witness box e
exclaimed: Now, Patty de Clam, don't
you rubber your little neck!'
During the morning session. while the
bordereau was being explained, the Cover
nor of North Lorraine caused great excite
ment by shouting across to the Governor
of South Lorraine: Don't you think this
border row Is rather dry fuss?" (The
two Governors then went out, followed by
a crowd of royalists shouting "Vive lie
Bourbon!O 49,.