The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-17

veFy Bitter Towards Dreyfus.
RENNEs. France. August 1s-Ths
second trial BY court martial Of Cap
tain Alfred Dreyfus. Of the French ar
HIIery. charged with treason, was con-
tinued this morning. Major carrierer
the representative OF the government
refused to agree TO the adjournment Of
the case until Monday, applied for by
II. Demange, counsel for the prisoner
and Captain Dreyfus, owing to the muir
derouS attack upon the Maitre Labor,
leading counsel for the defense.
The feature Of the days proceeding
Wa the story Of the SufferlnEs Of Drey-
fus on Devils Island. his prison Oh
the coast Of French Guiana. Dreyfua
Wept in court when the clerk read q
document recounting the details of his
incarceration.
The proceedings opened with the ap-
plication Of NJ Demange for an adj
1ournmept. This was followed by the
deposition Of II. Guerin. the former
minister of justice, who, however, only
repeated the evidence he had given be-
fore the court Of cessation.
n. Lebon, the former minister Of the
colonies, a big. red-bearded man, then
TESTIFIED in Justification Of his instruc-
lions to treat Dreyfus vigorously, de-
cIaring that the extreme stringency
was only dated from the time thought
an attempt would be made to rescue
the prisoner.
Colonel Jouaust, president of the
court martial. asked Dreyfus If he had
any questions to put to the witness
and he replied. in an emotional voice:
mo. am here to defend my honor
I do not wish to speak OF the atrociouH
suffering, which, for Eve years, I, a
Frenchman. and an innocent man, suf-
fered on the lie du Diable."
n. Demange here asked that the ON
ciaI report Of the treatment Of Dreyful
on the lie du Diable. which was pub
iished In the newspapers last week,
should be read. The clerk OF the
court did 80. and in u sympathetic tone
recouhted the narrowing tale Of Drey-
fuss mental and physical sufferingl
and inhuman treatment on the island,
Deep-drawn breaths Of indignation
came from the hearers as the reading
proceeded.
Dreyfus at first watched the faces Of
the judges With his usual composure;
but gradually. as the story proceeded,
and Incidents of his awful existence
we're brought up before him his eyes
grew dim, and tears glIstened in his
eyes, and slowly trtckled down his
cheeks.
Dreyfus could stand 1t no longer. and
for the hrst time during the trial gave
way to his emotions. and silently wept.
The faces Of the audience expressed
sympathy with the prisoners emotions
and even the captain of the gendarmes,
sitting beside Dreyfus. turned and gave
him a look Of unconcealed compassion.
General Mercier, who. with N. Le-
bon, was seated in the front row Of
the witnesses seats, listened to the
reading Of the report unmoved, while
Colonel Jouaust followed 1t with an air
Of bored tolerance.
II. Lebon afterward returned to the
stand, and added a few more words in
justification of his conduct, and then
Colonel Jouaust ordered the next wit
meas to be brought In.
The audience had not recovered from
the emotion caused by this scene when
Madame Henry. the widow of Colonel
Henry, appeared in court, and entered
the witness stand, amid profound ST.
Ienee.
Colonel Jouaust addressing this
witness, said: I'VE thought, Madame
Henry, that your life, in common with
your husband, had placed you In pO-
sltlon to give interesting information.
beg you to tell the court what you
know"
Madame Henry deposed that towards
the end of September, 1884, after din
ner one evening, when her husband
told her paper had been handed him
as being very important. The witneSl
added:
"AS he did not return retired about
II o'clock. and asked him when he re-
turned why he was later than usual
He undId a narrow. transparent roll Of
paper and said: "There is q serious
matter here which have been requested
to investigate this evening
Shortly afterwards he re-entered the
room. holding papers and a letter
which he had Just pIeced together. He
placed them all in his hat. in order not
TO forget them In the morning. He
left on horseback. as customary. the
following morning. saying he had to see
Colonel sandherr as soon as possible.
what was his Impression on seeing
the bordereau?" asked Colonel Jouaust
The witness replied that Colonel
Henry did not know the author of It.
but said perhaps Colonel Fabre or Col
onel D'Abbeville knew.
Continuing. Madame Henry said:
when my husband returned from
w.