The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-09-22
DREYfOS LtAvtS RtNhtS
Departs in the Middle Of
the Night
UNDER POLICE ESCORT

parture from Rennes Unknown-No
Demonstrations Along the Route-Ae.
compauied By Xxi. Brssher-At Dor
deaux they Inquire for the Nice Train.
Their Destination Unknown-Sup.
posed To be COmin. TO America.
Rennes, September 20-Captain AL
fred Dreyfus at 8 o'clock this morning
left the prison here in which he haG
been confined since his return from
Devils island, and proceeded TO Vern,
where he took a train bound for Nan
tes. His departure was completely un-
noticed
NJ, Vigufer, the chief of the secret
service, and NJ. DureauIt, the prefect,
arrived at the prison after midnight,
bringing the minister of wars order
for the release of Dreyfus The latter
walked from the prison to the Boule-
ward Laenne where he entered a wait
ing carriage and was driven to the
Vern station, outside the town. Mat
thien Dreyfus met him at the train and
accompanied him to Nantes.
While this dramatic turn in the Drey
fus drama was taking place all Rennes
slept and the departure OF the famous
prisoner of DEVILS island was no more
noticed than that of an ordinary trav-
eler.
The carriage which was IN waiting
was the same vehicle which took Drey-
fus to hiS prison when he returned
from DEVILS island. Dreyfus got in Op-
posite the house in which Maitre La
bori had stayed previous tc he @tter pit
I upon his life and alighted about 500
yards from the station and walked in,
regardless of the drizzling rain, The
Nantes train came in just rs he ar
rivedf. Alfred and Matthieu Dreyfus
quickly took their seats and The train
went out of Rennes, bearing DreyfuS
away, a free man.
A small crowd of people had waited
round the prison until midnight expect
ing the release of DryefuS, but 1t then
dispersed, thinking it too late for Drey-
flIS te leave
Madame Dreyfus left RenneS at noon,
accompanied by her father and friends.
Nantes, September 20.-Dreyfus ar
rived here this morning from Rennes,
accompanied by his brother, Matthieu
Dreyfrs; the chief of the secret police,
Nc. Viguier, and one policeman. The
party travelled as ordinary passengers.
The train reached the station at sly
, O'Clock, a. m. The Dreyfus brothers
alighted on the platform first, followed
by M. Viguier, who inquired if they
could have a private room. A waiter
, replying in the affirmative, the broth
ers entered a room and ordered two
glasses of milk, while M. Viguier and
, the policeman remained outside in the
, public bar.
; Inquiry was then made concerning
the Bordeaux train, which they were in
formed left at S:5S O'Clock a. m.~ All
four then entered the first class com
partment, in which there were already
other passengers. 1t was intended, by
thus refraining from an attempt to Sc
cure privacy, to avoid exciting curios-
, ity, and this apparently succeeded. M
Viguier and the policeman only wenz
as far as the first stop, Vertou, whence
r they returned to Nantes to catch the
: 1913 o'clock p. m. express for Paris
leaving the brothers to continue their
journey alone. 1t is believed the Drey-
fus aligted at an intermediate station
= to take fresh start i'm an unknown dl-
l rection.
Bordeaux, France September 20
3 The Petite Gironde says thai three
travellers arrived here .oday on the
= train from Nantes, one OF whom was
recognized as forme' Captain Dreyfus,
They went to a hotel. intimating their
intention to proceed by the Nice ex-
press.
q q Paris, September 20-M Menard,
clerk of the court of cessation, has been
dismissed after thirty~one years of SER
0 vice, for giving M. Quesnay de Beaure-
t paire, former chief Of the civil section
e Of that court information hurtful to
Dreyfus which fact transpired during
e the revision inquiry.
Major Hartmann, of the artillery,
= who gave testimony favorable to Drey-
f,,S o@ orfi a hos
4 been promoted TO be assistant manager
e of the army gun factory at Puteaux.
S Paris, September 20.-The Aurore
:. will tomorrow publish the following
declaration from former Captain Drey-
t fus:
i 'The government of the republic has
: given me my liberty. But liberty is
!, nothing to me without honor. From
today L shall continue to seek repara-
tion for the frightful judicial error Of
which I remain the victim. I wish
France to know by a defnitive judg-
ment that I am innocent My heart
Will only be at rest when there remains
not single Frenchman who imputes
70 me the abomfnable crime perpetrat-
ed by another
e London, September 21-The Times
publishes the following dispatch from
r Liverpool:
|, "A quantity of luggage has arrived
here from Havre and Folkestone ad-
dressed to Madame Dreyfus and rooms
I have also been taken at local hotel.
The luggage is marked for New York
Z and it is supposed that Dreyfus is 60
: !. ing TO America
: The Paris correspondent of The Daily
Telegraph says:
Dreyfus is so i'll that he can live on
, ly few months. The government has
. promised to watch over and protect
- him and has recommended that he live
. on the Riviera. 1t is not unlikely that
; he viii accept the villa offered him
: during the trial by the Prince CT Mon
te Carlo"