Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-09
THE PEOPLE INDIFFERENT.

THE PEOPLE INDIFFERENT.
/ Indeed. the Inhabitants of the town
seem indifferent and the incghborhood
of the Lycee and the prison Is desert
ed save for a few gendarmes. The
news of the publicat lon of Count Won
Buelow's speech in the Reldhsanzelger
reached Rennes to- night, and Is con-
sidered very important on the eve OF
htverdict, which, In some quarters, It is
thought will be regarded as q slight by
Germany If 1t be condemnatlon as
being tnntamount to- a public refusal
to take the word of Emperor william,
3 his mjnisters is I'm erely his mouths
According to the latest report. the
verdict may be delivered between 3 and
Tomorrow afternoon, the court adj
fJournlng after NJ. Demanges speech
until O'clock. n,
LABoRI WON'T SPEAK.
There is some criticism of M.tLabori,s
decision not to speak. The friends 6f NJ.
Demange thinking 1t his object to es-
cape his share of the responsibility In
the event of a verdict of condemnation.
M. Demange having once seen Drey-
rus condemned under his advocacy,
would naturally like. M. Labnri to share
the criticism this time, especially as NJ.
Labort has assumed such prominent
part In the proceedings.
MAITRB .DEMANGE SPEAKS.
a detailed report of the proceedings
follows:
Amid Intense silence AND holding the
keenest attention from. the audience,
Maitre Demange, shortly after the
opening of the proceedings of the Drey-
fus court-martial to-day, rose to make
the speech for the defense. His. OPEN
ing remarks seemed to meet with ap-
proyal.
> ..TJowevor solanp tte oocos,o, ,,o,,
be-, he-decIared, II must at the outset
protest with all my soul against the
allegation which one of the witnesses
did not shrink from uttering. This wit
ness did not hesitate to declare that
whoever advocated the revision of this
case-that As to say, whoever believed
In the innocence of Drcyfus-was work
ing against the army and against the
country. here declare that he does
not know me. and that he does not
know Maitre Labori. Neither NJ. La
bori nor myself would be here IL these
statements were true. Let me tell you
simply this:
1.-THE day on which, amid the shock
of furious political passions, saw let
loose over our country this tempest of
madness; When saw everything 1 had
learned TO revere and love since child
hood imperilled, I, Frenchman, the
son of q soldier, endured every tor
ture. When l turn my eyes towards
Devils Island where was buried alive
one who, from the bottom of my heart,
i believed to be a martyr, began to
wonder IL divine justice had not ADAM
idoned him. Since then I have recov-
cred. have hardened to the voice of
my conscience. and have pursued an
undertaking course, free from anger and
passion, not needing hatred or preju-
dice. I have done my duty. You will
do yours, which is to mete out Justice"
Z THE PRISONER'S POSITION.
Continuing, NJ. Demange said he
position, saying:
S when the case of the revision began
Dreyfus was a convict, and serious
5presumptions of his Innocence were
necessary before the case could be
taken up by the Court Of Cassation.,
To-day 1t Is for the public prosecutor
to prove his guilt. Let no one blame
us, therefore. lie we have not proved
the innocence of our client. The task
the government commissioner to show
he Is guilty of the abominable crime
Imputed to him."
~ NJ. Demange then protested against
the suggestion that it had been at
tempted to put Esterhazy on trial, ex-
planning that all the defense desired
was that the Innocence of Dreyfus
and that the court-martial should pro-
claim 1t, Counsel was satisfied that the
Judges 4 Of 1894 were honest, like the
present judges But If! the former had
seen Estefhazys handwriting they
would have pronounced a different YER
dict ID n n z & 6li b. i
THE gPRIsONER'S FIRST CRY.
Counsel .hen entered Slintp details.
dealing with the Information collected
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