Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1899-08-16
The Inhman Treatment Given
Dreyfus is Read in the
Court Room.
LEBON, ROGET, MRS. HENRY
These Were the Witnesses To.
day-Lahori's Wound Urged
for AdjournIng.

RENNEs. August 16.-Immediately
after witnesses entered the court room
this morning Maltre Demsnge, counsel
for Dreyfus, applied for an adjourn
ment On account of Maitre Labori's alb
sence. Major General Garrlera, gov
ernment commissary, unexpectedly
arose and opposed the application in
the most vehement manner. The court
retired for twenty minutes and Colonel
Jouaust, on return, read the unani-
nous decision of the court rejecting
the application on the ground that the
reasons we're insufficient. Captain
Dreyfus listened to the announcement
with characteristic composure.
A feature of the days proceedings
was the story of the sufferings of Drey
fus at Devils Island prison off the coast
of French Guiana. Dreyfus wept in
the court room when the clerk read the
document recounting the details of the
incarceration.
Proceedings opened with the applica-
tion of Demange for an adjournment.
This was followed by the deposition of
GueriD, former minister of Justice Who,
however, only repeated the evidence
given before the court of cessation.
Lebon, former minister of the colonies,
big bearded man, then testified In justi
fcatlon of his instructions to treat
Dreyfas vigorously, declaring that ex-
treme stringency dated only from the
time he thought an attempt would be
male 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.
"No, | am here to defend my honor.
/ do not wish to speak of the atrocious
suffering which for five years /, a
Frenchman, and an innocent man, suf-
fered on the Isle du Diable."
Demange here asked that the official
re, ort of the treatment of Dreyfus Oh
the sle du Diable be read The clerk
of tie court did so and in sympathetic
tone recounted the narrowing tale of
Dreyfus' mental and physical sufferings
and lnAman treatment on the island.
Deep drawn breaths of indignation
came from the hearers as the
reading proceeded Dreyfus first
watched tie faces of the judges with
his usual composure but gradually, as
the story proceeded, and the incidents
of his awful existence were brought up
before him his eyes grew dim and tears
in 10 ond oinyulv frinx lp6
down his cheeks. Dreyfus could stand
it no longer and for the first time dur
ing the trial gave way TO his emotions
and silently wept. The faces OF the
audience expressed sympathy with the
prisoner emotion and even the cap
tain gendarmes, sitting beside Dreyfus,
turned and gave him look of uncon-
cealed compassion}
General Mercier who, with Lebon,
was seated in the front row of wit
nesses seats, listened to the reading of
the report unmoved, while Colonel
Jouaust followed it with an air of
bored tolerance. Lebon afterward re.
turned to the stand and added few
more words of justification of his con.
duet and then Colonel Jouaust ordered
the next witness.
Itwas the widow of Colonel Henry, a
French officer who committed suicide
in prison after confessing to forging
certain documents in the case. Her
evidence, however, was of little weight
She admitted the frequent visits OF
Esterhazy to her husband and said her
husband told her he had forged one
document, "in order to save the honor
of the country.
She gave the evidence in a matter-of.
fact way and was in no wise the sym.
pathetic figure that the anti-Dreyfas
ards tried to make her.
General Roget followed. His evi
dence was vitriolic diatribe against
Drey fas from beginning to end. 49,
The court adjourned uHtil tomorrow
on the conclusion of General Roget's
monolopue. Colonel Jouaust had pre-
viously asked Dreyfus if he wished to
saw ANYTHING, and the prisoner, who
during the time of General Roget's full.
mination against him, several times
made q movement as If to rise and re-
tort but was waved down By Colonel
.Jouaust, rose and i'll that voice which
is not agreeable at ordinary times but
when strangled with emotion, as it was
today, has thrilling effect on his hear
ers, cried, crushing his kept in his
hands:
"My colonel, it is frightful thinl
that every day they tear out my hear
and soul without my being able to re
ply. It is an awful torture for an in
nocent man and loyal soldier. 1t is {
frightful thing; frightfull frightful!'
the audience was profoundly stirred
and began to applaud The applause
was quickly suppressed. Demange theI
announced he would question Genera
Roget tomorrow.
LABoRfs CONDITION. -
RENNEs, August 16.-Labori passeI
a better night. lie had some sleep ant
his condition is more reassuring. Hi
assailant is not captured. 'ksf<
Ats p. m. today the correspondent o
the Associated press had just returned
from visit to NJ. Labori. He foun'
the lawyer worse. A slight fever ha
returned. The X-ray photographs ar
being developed, so that the position. o
the bullet is not yet known.
Revolution Not Ended.
NEW YORK, August I6.-A dispatel
to the Herald from Cape Haytien, says
rrha dafoat of fhn Jimfnnz forcan af y n