Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-08
Today's Session Of Dre7fus Court
Martial Was Secret.
CROWDS TRY TO See PRISONER
Paris Paper Predicts Dramatic
Coup in Dreyfus' Favor
GENERALS MAY BE ARRESTED

ments in the vicinity of the Lycee this
morning were exactly the same as those of
yesterday, but not more than 100 persons
had gathered at the early hour (6:30 o'clock
fixed for the opening of the days proceed
| ings in the trial Of Captain Dreyfus. The
prisoner was conducted to the Lycee at 6:15
am, and exactly the same precautions
were observed as on yesterday. AS soon as
Dreyfus was inside the Lycee, however, the
| police cordons were removed, and the few
spectators were allowed to circulate freely
| in the streets around the building.
No demonstration was made upon the ar
rival on foot of Maitre Labori or Maitre
| Demange. counsel for Dreyfus, or the mem
| bers of the court-mertial, or of General
| Chanoine, former minister of war, who at
| tends the court to give necessary expiana-
| tions as to the secret dossier. General
Chanoine appeared III uniform. His pres
| ence, it is expected, will be needed TO-DAY
or tomorrow, when M. Paleologue, enc OF
| the prominent officials of the foreign once,
| will take up the task of enllghtenlng the
| judges regarding the dossier. General CAa-
noine was accompanied by an oInceI cary
ing q leather wallet, in which were NJ: cha-
nOine'S notes ana other papers referring 10
| the dossier which itse T remains i'll strong
! box in a room contiguous to the court room.
| This strong box is guarded night and day
| by an officer specially detailed for TINS duty
Today'S Sitting secret
| The secret sitting lasted until 11:f5 am,
| when the court adjourned until tomorrow
morning.
| There was a much bigger crowd than
yesterday assembled in the hope OF OBJ
tanning a glimpse of Dreyfus during the
| few seconds occupied by him in crossing
/ the Avenue de ia Care on his way back
| from the Lycee 10 his prison.
| At the conclusion of the sitting the
| crowd, numbering about 2,oUo persons ana
| cOmposei purely OF SightseerS, was allowed
| to pass freely before the Lycee until q
few moments before Dreyfus emerged.
| Then the chief OF GenGarmerie made a sign
| to his assistant, who blew whistle Be
| fore the shrll sound had finished the ciat-
| ter of hOofs was heard, and a moment later
| a strong detachment of mounted gen
| daT1nes, followed by gendarmes on foot,
| galioped into The avenue from a side street,
| wheeled round and divided into two de-
| tachments, stretching &cross the avenue
| and cleared q space of .to yards in front
| Of the Lycee. The horscmeu rode on the
| sidewalks, clearing everybody out. Even
| the newspaper men were driven away.
| I hen q detachment of infantry, headed by
| a bugler. dashed up at the double and
| formed across lhe avenue from the door OF
! the i.ycee to the poStern gate OF the Manu-
| tention. The soldiers We're stationed shoui-
| der to shoulder. facing outward ana
| toward the spectators, who were crushed
| behind the mounted gendarmes, q hun
| dred yards off.
Effort to See the Prisoner.
| Soon afterward somebody shouted: Here
| he is" and the spectators, many of whom
had come from ncighboring towns express
| ly to see Dreyfus, craned their necks and
stood On tiftoe hoping to catch view OF
the famous prisoner as, preceded and fol-
iOv. ed by SeniaTUeS and with a captain oi
| gendarmes beside him, he passed through
| the lane of soldiers with a quick military
| eya with SDl1jeIiE bearing
but with the slgAt, jerky movement of the
| lett arm and shoulder of the continental
| officer accustomed always 70 resting his
hand on the hilt of his sword. Dreyfus
| however, being under arrest IS deprived o1
| his sword. The crowd Just perceived the
prisoners head and shoulders as he passed
| by the gaps between the heads OF the in
| tAntrymen, whose red kepiS, d&rk-biue tu
mics and bright, red, baggy trousers, threw
a band OF color across the roadway.
| Less than minute was occupied in cross
| ing the roadway and Immediately afte
DreyfUs reached the wall of the Manuten
tion the pJsteru gate %as thrown open ant
he disappeared within
| The shrll whistle was again heard, tn
gendarmes wheeled around and gallopeC
back to their barracks, the crowd quickl!
| dispersed and in a few minutes the vicinit!
of the Lycee was almost deserted
| In the meanwhile, Colonel JOuaust an,
the other members OF the court-martial
Major CarrieFe, the official reQresentati
of the government and General Chanoine
all in full uniform, as yesterday, left tn
Lycee by The main portal the crowd salut
ing them respectfully
Dramatic Coup Predicted.
| PARIS, August S-The Jour today say
there are grave contradictions in the evi
dence of General Mercicr and former Presi
dent Casimir-Perier before the court q
Y cessation, and it understands counsel 10
Y | Dreyfus are preparing a dramatic couI
: | Counsel proposes when the respective depc
| SitionS are ted to the court ma IT a
| to charge either General MERCER or
Y | Casmir-Perier with perjury. under articl
: 127 of the military code. An arrest woul