The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-08-08
The BEARING OF THEPRISONER
Calm but Earnest..Makesa Gate.
gOrical Denial of all Aecusa-
tlOns Against Him.
PRESIDENT OF COURTMARTIAL
Maintains a Brutal Demeanor
Towards Dreyfus.-Dramatlc
Incidents OF the Trial.

Copyright. 1890. by The Associated Press.)
RENNEs, Aug. 1.-THE ancient capI-
tai OF Brittany was never less moved,
never more sluggish than on this mem
orable day. 1t seemed hundred thou
sand miles away from Dreyfus and his
exciting case. He. Dreyfus, was known
to be a great deal excited, but he has
been keeping a stiff lip. and yesterday
he refused to see the last set Of photo
graphs of his children brought from
Paris by his brother-ln-law.
He had remarked to his brother,
Matthew Dreyfus, on the strangeness
of his fate, SO strange that he himself
could not yet realize 1t. Nothing. he
said, astonished him more than to find
factions dIsputing furlously about him,
and to learn that he was an object OF
hatred to most of the officers. He said
1t grleved him to think that II there
was an acquittal 1t would not change
their minds.
But he spared such unseemly mani
festatIons as those which so shook
Zola's nerves last year and terrified his
wife. There was no bowling in front of
the prison. There was no crying Of
Death to the traitor" or death to the
Jews" or anything like that. The Paris
Journalists who had come to report the
trial seemed calmed by the duietude Of
this dead city.
1t was expected that the Dreyfusltes
and undergraduates would shun each
other and put up at different hotels,
but they have tacitly agreed to sink
their differences In each others COM
pany. They not only lodge at the same
hotels, but they take their meals at the
same tables and amlcably pass to each
other the dishes. Rennes does not want
them to be theatrical and so they do
not pose as feroclous patriots, but are
glad to drop the characters assumed for
the drama loving public Of Paris.
No idea has Rennes that the eyes of
the world are upon her. although there
must be within her walls 300 press men
representing Journalism all the world
over. 1t never before occurred to me
what a far-reaching institution the
press Is, or ut least I never realized 1t
80 peculiarly. We were all up at this
morning and after a hurried meal, we
rushed to the concert room Of the
Lycee. where the trial takes place. The
prisoner was to cross the street from
the prison to the Lycee at ten minutes
past and to wait in a private room for
the summons to appear before his
Judges.
How Dreyrus Appeared.
Precisely at the time named. the door
Of the military prison opened and Drey-
fus guarded by a captain of gendar-
merle, appeared. He wore brand new
uniform. The stiff Innings had not yet
formed into the shape of the figure, the
whole suit seemed an awkward fit. The
three rows Of gold braid that were torn
from his culrs on the day Of his degra-
dalton were gilstIng in the sun. The
man was as stlft as his uniform. He
held his head high as II on purpose,
but his shoulders stopped. The step
was that Of man not used to freedom
and extremely measured and mechani-
cal. One might think he marked the
time as he walked.
His hair Is Of a reddish gray. his neat
moustache is frankly red. The face had
drawn and worn expression, the eyes
furtIvsly inquiring as II looking out for
traps and pitfalls. His complexion Is
fresh, the kind OF freshness that ac-
companies auburn hair. The lips arc
rather thin, and the chin is that of a
strong man. Indeed the chin contract
ed the expression Of the eyes. Lleuten-
ant Colonel Picquart was In plain
clothes and was cold shouidered by the
prmy people. But apparently he did
pot mind. He had played the winning
bard and could afford to be Indifferent.
No members OF the Dreyfus family were
anywhere visible. but most Of the lead
ing partisans Of Dreyfus had come.
At o'clock the coming Of the court
was announced In military fashion, the
soldiers presenting arms. The Judges
entered from the wings and were In full
dress uniform. They proceeded in In
dian file to their places behind long
table on slightly raised platform.
Colonel Jouaust, the presiding officer,
is mnn OF dIgnlncd appearance, not
unlntellectual and has an upright, mar
tial mir.
The counsel for the defense have
seats nnd desks on the stage or plat
form TO the left OF the judges table
The seat OF the accused ls in front and
also on the stage. Facing 1t on the
right side, are desks for the registrar
and prosecuting officer. All were well
In view. Colonel JouHust In stentor-
ian voice declared the trial begun and
ordered the accused to be brought In.
Al eyes were turned upon Dreyfus.
Ills frcsh complexion nstonIshed all.
The figure remains clean built. Hc en-
tered with measured steps. His mode
OF salutIng the court was jerky and