The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1899-09-14

play the intense emotion with whlcA
his heart. on this critical morning, .,
must have been bursting,
Scenes AbaHt the Tauh.
The inhabitants Of ;lennes generally
seemed to he going ahon, their bush
ness ms usual, though the police regu-
latlOns brcamc more aud more strict.
Anyone who stopped tor moment
within half a mile Of the Lyccc was rs-
qucsted 10 move ON 10y gcndarmes, who
appeared ON every side Of the square.
The front of the telegraph Office was
held by detachment OF dragons,
willie the other quiet streets were en-
liVcned from time Ia time by troops Of
dugoons marching through with their
shining helmets, and long horsr-hair
plumcs trailing behind. When the
court reached It's in,crniEsion there
wRs the usual rush To the cafes and
restaurants, where the case was again
discussed in all It's aspects.
NJ. DrmaREe Continues HIS Plea.
NJ. Drmapgc cJutnrrt his plea un-
III the court suspended its session at
ten o'clock, at which time d was an
rcunccd that counsel wutild need an-
other hour to conclude hiF speech. az
ter which the judges, " was added.
would retire to consider their verdict.
After NJ Drmaugr had spokea,
Mutrc I.ahori arose ana formally re-
nuuncvd his right 10 plead
The pcroratiun Uf " prmungc WIS
n splendid piece Of ora'nry, His voice
Numbered through tho court nni
echoed outside The ,iircrs and
troopers stationed IN ~" court yard
crowded around the rrtnucc 10 the
huii. standing on tipiuv iu catch u
glimpse Of the speaker. while inside
the hail ~ many nf tn audience were
moved 10 tears.
: FLEA to- Frrnrhmcn.
NJ. pcmanEr pointed to the contrast
hrtwccn the private H.. Df Esterhazy
and Drcyfus, and showed tina; Drry-
fus an DEVILS island. wa. constantly
turning his eyes to France and asking
justice from his chiefs while Ester
hazy was attacking ana hitting and
writing insulting hitter" 10 his chiefs.
After asking God 60 criightrn the
minds ~ the judges. ". nrmange con-
cluded with turn ny g. the audience,
in voice chokrd with ,mution. and
his hands trembling. n" slid:
You, gentlemen hc YOU for or
against me iu the INSPIRATION of the
sublime thought of NJ Naruard be-
fore the court of cnsslu,p. tell you
We are all Frruchmrn. .nScuucntly.
Jet us unite In rumm"r love uf the
fathcrlnud, love II lustirr and loy,
icy the army"
An ouiburst of chrr1s followed the
lawyers appeal. NJ hmangc sank
back In his seat, - though exhausted.
speech sLIIfuiIy Arranged.
The speech WIS very skillfully ar
ranged, and wns devoted tu drmolish.
ing stone boy stone the cdiiirc built up
10y the general stan. going over every
particular brought up In the bor
dcreau and rcfuting the arguments Of
Generals Msrcier and Roget. The law.
yer declared lac did not believe Henry
and Esicthu1y were nccumplices, 9th.
crNyisc Henry would have suppressed
the bordrrcnu. llut Henry might have
given information to Extrrhaly. I've
lirying him to be man of honor, aud
when he discovered. in 1896, that he
lad put his hand In that Of traitor.
hc committed forgery. upon which
counsel would not dwell. for the Of
fender had paid for II with his life.
Referring tu Mai Carricrr's words.
at WINS agreed that the pruhationcrs
should 60 Ia thr maneuvers,' NJ De
mange turned to the public prose
eutur aud asked. "Do you maintain
the word agreed"
Mai CarrieTe nodded yes.
To this counsel protested. and Mai.
Cnrricrc said Gen. DclinisdciTre had
promised to do all possible 10 give the
prubatinnerS satisfaction.
And do you call that an agree
mcni?" called N. Dcmnnge.
Perfectly" replied NJ. Cari'irre.
No Longer the same Idea.
lth We Nt hhNf Aht hhiH9
idea Of the value of the word In the
French language" retorted counsel.
Later, rcfutiug NJ lirrtillon's theo-
rics, NJ. Demnnge remarked that VI.
liertillou had rendered n great service
to society In creating the anthropomc-
tric system. but II must not he for
gotten that genius has n dangerous
ncighbor.
Treating the argument Of the gen
crrol STAFF that Esterhazy wns only n
man Of straw. counsel asked " this
was No why did EStcrhazy wish 10
commit suicide when Marthieu Drsy-
fus denounced him.
Again Asserts tits Innocence.
A loud clnpping of hands greeted the
conclusion of DemRuge's final deliv.
cred perioratlon.
Drcyfus. however, appeared impas-
sable. Hut ns he left the stage, he ex-
claimed Ia those aruud him. II am
not guilty"
The prisoners hcarcrs replied with
erieS of Courage, courage"
The Auti-Dreyfas Newspapers.
Paris, Sept. 9.-Thc anii-Drcyfns
newspapers here received contemptu-
ouky the news published in the off
cial portion of the Bcrlin ReichSan-
zeipcr concerning the Dreyfus case.
The Echo de Paris says: THE Ger
man government has mHdc a last at
tempt 10 save the traitor"
The Petit Journal says: The court
martial will attach the same impor-
tnnce 10 the statement as II would to a