The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-15
BAD FOR DREYFUS
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COURT
MARTIAL WE'RE NOT IN HIS
FAVOR ON MONDAY
ABSENCE OF LiDORl TIE CAUSE
MERCIER ESCAPED THE LEGAL IN
QUESTION THAT WAS IN
STORE FOR HIM
DEMANGE A DISAPPOINTMENT

for the OccasiOn-LabOri's Logic
and Scathfng CrOss-ExaninatiOn
Were Missed-COnfrOntatio of
Gen. Mercier by Former President
Casimir-Perier Fell Flat.
RENNES, Aug. 14.-There was an eager
struggle for seats in court today, and
$40 were seated. There were the usual
military honors. Immediately after Drey-
fus arrived, the president announced that.
in consequence of the applause and other
expressions Of opinion on Saturday, he
had decided that if there was any further
interruption the court would be cleared.
During the adjournment of the court in
consequence of the announcement of the
attempt on the life of NJ. Labori, there
We're violent alterations over the Incl
dent. M. Mercier, editor of the Gaulois.
expressed the opinion that all the news
papers ought to regard themselves as re-
sponsible for the outrage, whereupon
Nine. Savarin loudly protested, saying:
Tis you ought to be held responsible
for what has happened"
The clamor finally became SO violent
that gendarmes We're forced to separate
the combatants and take away the sticks
OF all those present, but calm was finally
restored, and the session was resumed.
Gen. Billots expression of esteem for
Col. Picquart and M Scheurer- Kestner
came as surprise. He only raised his
voice when he explained he sent the col
onel to Tunis owing to his meddline in
matters foreign to his duties, but he in
sisted on giving Col. Picquart mission
of danger, and at the same time en-
trusted him with a post of honor
M. Cavaignac gave his testimony in an
oratorical manner, with marked intona-
tion, and in the way he might have de-
hYered speech in the chamber of depu-
ties. He maintained his belief in the
truth of the confessions of Dreyfus. and
cortcnded that his IN. Cavaignac's) atti
tude throughout was that of a statesman.
Dreyfus did not create a very favorable
impression when, at the conclusion of NJ.
Cavaignacs testimony, he was asked If
he had anything to say. The prisoner re-
piled in a deelamatory fashion, with his
hand on his heart, that the court of cas-
sation had already disposed Of NJ. Cavaig-
macs arguments
The speech of NJ. Cavaignac, however.
certainly appeared to make an impression
on his hearers.
TO PREVENT MASSACRE.
During the short suspension of the SIT
ting of the court, NJ. Jaures, the Socialist
la.1ar -bo
the arrests made In Paris had for their
sole object to forestall Saint Bartholo-
new massacre of the Drevfusards, and
that the attempted murder of NJ. Labor,
at Rennes, was one of the scattered acts
of the projected massacre.
Dreyfus must undoubtedly have been
passiOnately moved by the attack upon
his champion, who, for all he knew,
might be dead or dying. but he main
tanned the same immOVability as hitherto,
and did not give in court the slightest in
dication of his emotions.
The dispositions of Gems Zurlinden and
ChanOine and NJ. Hanotaux were listen
ed to closely, but the session was utterly
devoid of any exciting incident, the mass
of the testimony being directed against
Dreyfus, and the lack of trenchant criti-
cism, owing to the absence of the de-
fense's right arm, naturally left an i'm
preston unfavorable to the prisoner
Gen. MERCER was acclaimed on leaving
the court and NJ. Casimir-Perier was
greeted with cheers and counter cheers
for the army. The gendarmes dispersed
the most noisy of the demonstrators but
there was no serious disorder
The shooting of NJ. Labori leading
counsel for Capt. Alfred Dreyfus, robbed
the morning session of its paramount in
terest The murderer, apparently, chose
today for the attempt because it was an
ticipated that NJ. Labori would crush Gen
MERCER, the former minister of war, with
his questioning.
SENSATION IN COURT.
The news of the shooting Of NJ. La
bOri caused an immense sensation in the
court room, where the usual audience had
assembled, awaiting the entrance of the
judges. NJ. Laboris absence had Just
been announced, when suddenly NJ Jau-
nay, syndic of the judiciary press, rushed
into the room and shouted:
IN. Labori has been shot"
All present gave a gasp of horror and
surprise and every man jumped to his
feet, and volley of questions was hurled
at NJ. Jaunay's head, who, crying, That
is all 1 know" rushed out of court again
followed by a number Of his hearers
Those who remained eXcitedly discussed
the crime and vigorously denounced the
authors.
Col. Jouaust, president of the court
when the news reached him. suspended
the sitting of the court-martial until 7:15
a. m.
1t appears that Nine. Labori herself
broke the news to the court and informed
NJ Jaunay of the crime, having rushed
from her husbands side to the court, cry
ing for doctor and shouting that her
husband had been shot
NJ. Demange, when court reassembled at
7:2O a. m, announced that, though his col
leagues wound was not so serious as at
first supposed, it would be impossible for
the latter to participate in the proceed
ings.
When the court-martial was resumed,
Gen. MerCier was confronted with NJ
Cas1mir-Perier, the former president of
France. The latter declared that Mer-
cier's story told on the witness stand
Saturday, of the imminence of war be-
tween Germany and France in 1894, was
grossly exaggerated, and complained of
the action of the then minister of war
CMercier), in moving $4,000 troops to the
frontier, without consulting them
AS it was NJ Labori's task TO take Cen
Mercier in hand and NJ Demange. asso-
ciate counsel, was quite unprepared for
the task, the few questions the latter put
We're practically of little effect, and Gen.
Mercier escaped cheaply. Moreover. NJ.
Demange was deeply affected by the at
tempt to assassinate his colleague and
was quite unable to do himself Justice.
The president asked NJ Casimir-Perier
to explain the circumstances of the con-