The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-22

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Rennes, August 22.-The second day of Z"
the third week of the trial of Captain
Alfred Dreyfus on the charge of treason
began at $3.50 o'clock this morning. NJ =
Labori was present. He drove to the
court in a carriage and entered the hall
at $3.50 o'clock. The audience greeted
him by standing up and by a general
clapping of hands. Labori looked well
and walked quite briskly, but holding
his left arm close to his side In order
= not to disturb his wound. Captain
Dreyfus on entering, smilingly shook
hands with him.
Colonel Jouaust addressed a few words
of congratulations to Labori and ex- :"
pressed the profoundest indignation of
the tribunal at the attempt to assas-
sinate the counsel. Labori was much
moved and thanked Colonel Jouaust IN
an eloquent speech.
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London, August 22.-The special cores
pondents of the London papers at Rennes
are beginning to comment upon the
changed aspect of the trial. To begin with
Captain Dreyfus is becoming his own advo-
cate. He has ceased his passionate, me-
chanical blank denials and now defends
himself by we'll arranged arguments and
short speeches. He takes frequent notes.
This together with M. Demanges careful
checking of statements is beginning to dis
concert the witnesses for the prosecution,
who are now making more positive detailed
statements and are observed putting their
heads together and whispering.
M. Demange's cross-exam amination shows
that the witnesses are quite unprepared
and scowls and shakings of the head, indi-
eating displeasure, are not infrequent on
the part of General Roget and the other
generals when their suoordinates are nom
plussed.
Much Irrelevant Tittle-Tattle
The Rennes correspondent of the Times
says: 1.-The sittings of the courtmartial
are fast degenerating into a medium for
pouring out odious and irrelevant title
taale. The greater portion of the matter
put in as evidence today (Monday) would
shame the gossip of an afternoon tea party
OF village spinsters. In the presence of
such a debauch of old wives tales, no won
der the little messenger who sits ON the
platform below the bench of the prosecu-
tion ready to run errands for the court,
went to sleep Most of US were tempted
TO do the same.
This reiteration of twice-told ta,es, ..e
irrelevance of which was long ago demon
strated, is becoming intolerably monoton-
Gus. The generals and former ministers sit
there on the front benches with the wit
nesses like lot of confede-ates, whisper
ing in each others ear, while a comrade
is at the bar. and comparing notes with
one another. During the recess they are
actually seen promenading with the judges
in the court yard of the Lycee. General
Roget, for instances, accosts a Judge after
having affectionatey tapped him on the
shoulders. Before the close of these aston
ishing proceedings some hundred of kodaks
will have recorded for all time the tell-taae
proofs of the surprising intimacy between
the judges and the military witnesses.
The Jouaust Incident
Colonel Jouaust provoked burst of
spontaneous disapproval at the close of
today's proceedings by exclaiming: What
again., when Colonel Picquart asked him
leave to speak.
Il am still convinced for many reasons
that in the struggle between Picquart and
the staff officers, it is this brilliant cham
pion of light who is winning. Nobody has
yet caught him mapping but his adversar-
les are each day revealed in chamelon-like
attitudes of Standardization, which are
gradually becoming so numerous that it
seems absolutely impossible for the judges
to fail to draw the necessary conclusion"
THE FRENCH SHORE DIS pIIrE