Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-06-03
NEW TRIALNOW SURE
Partisans Of Dreyfus Are Com
fdent Of AcquittaL
ESIERHazY The REAL CuLPRIr.
NJ Banot-Beanpre. Presidents OF the
Criminal Dfvfsioa 81 the ceurt
Of Cas-atton. Fayor. Dr~y-
fas I'm Hf. Report

Of Cas-atton. Saver. Drey-
f~s I'm Hf. Report
PARIS, May 30.--It is absoluseiy GER
tain that the court OF cassaticn wsn
adopt the views Of NJ Ballet Beaupre.
the president 0f she criminal division. IA
toring revision or the trial Of Drey fus
In 1894 and ordering a new court mar
tiaL There arr precc.leats where courts
have rendered judgment in direct oppo-l
sitlou 90 the conclusions of the reporter
appointed % inquire into and pass an
opinion upon the evidence In the case.
fhs government will take no ofscfRf
steps toward the return of Dreyfus 20
France until the Judgment of the court
~ en- ssasion ia pronounced. should the
court order n new trial the same ~ the
port az which the prisoner will dieem-
bark viii remain profound secret Up
on has arrival preyfus viii BE immedi-
atSly handed over % the military nu-
thoriticS
The general feeling In Paris among
the parfisans and opponents az Tsrryfus
alike Il that % relief Ills partisans ara
confident of his aeqaittai. and his oDpo-
ncnts are rejoicing at thc prospect that
the last WORT la the matter viii b. icfr
O. the military. There are no signs of
excitement ia the city. hut a special
meeting ~ the cabinet vas held ycster-
day 90 decide upon measures ~ pcccau-
tlen In case 81 trouble arising ia thu
courts or in parliament
The proceedings commenced az nom
amid profound silence. the president of
tho civil section ~ the court reading his
report on the case. AFTER recalling The
conditions under which the prosecution %
llrey fu~ was instituted IN iSs4t ae dealc
with the contradictory evidence of the
experts in handwriting and mensi~aed
the protest cf innocsece BY preyfus. who
said tu Lieutenant Colonel Henry, This
odious accusation is the death ~ my life.
( must have justice dtne me." Henry
replied that the matter did not corna
wishin his comeetencc.
After readinx ~. Mornnrd's defense.
whifh concludad ~ maiuteiolax that che
,eairelai eft.lrltte of the sordereAa aD.f
she uiorai eridence cropplne oat during
the inquiry pointed not % DreyfuA. hat
Ga Esterhaxy a. the cuiprit. ~. Ballot
Beeupre dealt with the question cf mo-
tive. lie read the police report furnishes
] by Al Suenco. the detective. al unravor-
si.i- io Dreyfus. and reports OF fhe pre-
lecture 90 police. pointing cut that there
had been a confusion 20 Drcyfus With
others 81 the same name who had been
miXcd up with gambling aud disrenutatle
female associates. The latter ceporss
we're not produced nt the trial Ina iSof.
NJ Ballot Besuurc then pointed out
| that nrcyfus could not have acted "a a
traitor from anger or disappointmeuf. az
he had the finest prospects % an excel
lent military carccr. Ou the other hand.
Estcrhuzy. the REPORTER alleged. was a
soldier of fortune. always begging from
the money lenders
Continuing. the reporter rpad letters
written by Esterhazy abusing France and
the FRENCH army. these producing s deep
impression upon the audience. Tie -
terred 20 a letter written BY Esterhazy
, 20 Baron Rothschid. dated June "a
iS;iI. 70 the effect that IL his applicatio
, for money were refused he would have
no reOurce but Co XIII bis family and
then to commit suicide. Such. said the
reporter. was Estrrhazy's language on
the eve of the date when the bor,lereau
, was placed The Inference 20 be drawn
was that Esterhazy sought Ia treason rs-
sources necessary 20 carry on a life of
dissipation
. At this point. with the evident approval
, or all who hsteucd. VI Ballot Beau.
pre- qaoted from NJ. Mornard's statement
as follows
Although Justice has been rendered
more or less impotent with regard 90 Es
ternnzy BY the latter's acQuittal of shs
rharge Of being the author OF the horde
reau, Il Is none the less the dufv az ~.
supreme court 10 restore 20 liberty Ar
innocent man unjustly condemned"
frior 20 the adjournment NJ Bailof
beaupTe read a letter from the Rrsfisl
general Talbot. who In 1904 vas attach
ed 20 the British embassy In Paris. RECT,
fying the deposition OF General Maroul.
de Galhfot- This letter reached VI. Ma
zenu through diplomatic channels In /,
Gcperai Talbot said that MARQUIS "a
Gailfos had misintorpreted his tTaIbot'sl
words. as he bad never had personal re-
. iatsons with Esterhazy IN the way o.
espionage. hns had simply heard thar Es.
terhaxy's character was well known ~
the foreign military attaches.
The court adjourned az half past q
when very few or the public yet remain
. al Ia fho ~-fof-ftv-