The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-08
HIS LOOKS AGAINST HIN.
Appearance % nreyfus, Accoraing to
Ars. Cruwfora. Du~s Vet AuDeaa
II th~ SyAp1thotfe.

Appearance % nreyf1s, Acceraing To
Mes. Cruwlsra. Doxs Vet AHDea1
te The synpatAstie.
Copyrighted, 1883, by the Associated Press.
kkNNEe, Aug the ancient capital
OF Brittany wac never less moved. never
more sluggish than on this memorable day.
Z seemed hundred thousand miles away
Dreyfus had bean known to be excited.
but he had been keeping stiM upper lip,
and yesterday he refused to see the last
from Paris 81 his brother-in-law. He had
remarked to his brother, Matthew ORGY
fus. on the strangeness OF his tate; 50
strange that he himself could not yet
realize u. NOTHING, he said. astonished
him more than TO Ind factions disputing
fuziOusiy about hifA and TO learn that ne
was an object Of hatred 10 most OF the
officers. He said Il grseved him 20 think
that II there were an acauittal it would
not change their minds
But he was spared such unseemly mani
festatioIs as those which sno9k Io Oh
There was NO howifnx IN front Of the
10 tho traitor" or Death % the jew,
ists who had come TO report the trial
seemed calmed by the auietude OF this
V. ssp.e,ss a,S The sp Dr. scS o sna
And put up At different hotels, but they
have facitiy agreed to sink their differ
ences In each others company. They not
take their meals at the same tables and
Amieably pass to each other the dishes.
R&nnes does not want them to be the
atricai and 90 they 90 not pose d e. fe re
characters assumed for the drama.iovins
pi 10 id q e1isss IN Rennss that the eyes.
g s. n Mos her =, ss aes ei
senttnS Journalists oil the world over.
It never before occurred to me what q
far-reaching institution the press Il or at
were I'll mp at this morning. After
hurried meal we rushed TO the concert
room Of the Lycee. where the trial takes
PRISON prison ana s Win &c psPs Church asa forms
block surrounded by four streets. Military
preparations were going forward 70 pre-
vent lot of rouGhs coming from Paris
the street from prison TO the courtroom.
but nobody was to see him except the
military. which barred the street 10 the
right and left of the Lycee door. An ofli-
Lycee TO go to 4 window which he indi-
Gated tn. get glimpse OF Dreyfus. The
prisoner was to cross the atreet at ten
room Tor the summons e sp i, before
his judges.
Precisely at the time named The dnor
Of the military prison opened. and Drev
armesis. appeared He wore I brand. new
uniform. The stiff Innings had not yet
formed into the shape Of the figure. and
the whole suit seemed an awkward At.
The three rows OF gold braid that were
torn from his coat on the day OF his deg
radiation were glinting In the sun. The
msn was a. ettn ~ his uniform. He
NE hs.d .h y. nssd nlsn: e e on purposc but
OF man not used to freedom. and ex-
tremeiy measured ana mechanical FITS
hair is Of . rcddish-Gray. HIS neat nous
drawn and worn expression. the ewes fur
lively inGufring. az II looking out for trans
and pitfalls. His complexion is fresh. the
Kind Of FRESHNESS: that accompanies an
burn hair. The lips are rather thin. and
the chin is that OF strong man. In
deed. the chin contradicts the expression
Of the eyes.
Capt. Dreyfus crossed the hall close 10
me and entered q room, the door. Of which
cfosed behind him
I saw also the arrival OF the witnesses
cno wsrs ,,. tasen 70 the reetor's room
Zuriinden and De BoisdefYre were In unit
form. a. many ~ the saeid and suhaitern
ofieers we're. The widow OF Col. Henry
vas moss A.. an.ssiy sa,assa BY "e nsns S ps
BcisdeRre and Mercier She looks etaav
end not ladylike. Gen Peilieux kept aIoof.
CavaiEne,s chserfuiness seemed forced.
=
nlifhe ~ q boy. He wore . summer suit
of shepherd plaid. white wsistcoat and
. ssra. hat. Lieut.. Col. IIcguar, was in
the army people. Bun apparently Ne e al
card. and could airord 70 Be snalnersnnas' 'k
. No msmh i., q The Dreyfn. family vas
partiaans Of Treyfus had come
The concert room, where the trial II
held. has . vauited roof. The wslls are
= tab ~@.-fkn
OF famous Hresens- Just behind the seat
placed for Dreyfus b q tablet on which
the hast name t. that Of Roman.
was hs m sSnS q ss.h se eo ss
soldiers presenting arms Tn. Judges en-
tered from the WINGS and were In full
dress uniforms. They proceeded In Indian
die 20 their places behind a long table on
q slightly RAISED platform Col Jouaus..
the presiding ofncers II a man os fsgninsd
appearance not uninfeflectuai. ard has q n
defense ha~o STATS and desas on the n are
or platform 10 the left az the tssdrexs
table Tho seat OF the accused Ii Ia front
ana axe on The stag Facing 4 on the
preserving c6hcer. An were well In view.
Col. Jou4ust. IN steafofian yotre. de-
csared thet the trial be begun. and that,
as ordered. The accused be bsossxhs IA
All eyes we're turned upon Dreygus. H.s
ffesh Complexion axtonsshfd an TIE e.
ure remains clean hsist. He entered with
measured STEP. hts mole OF Sasutsnx fhs
court wss jefky ana very co-upnsss hs,s
his fingers betrayed nervousness. Hh
voice ~ not good. bat Ii was pas of uyar-.
tire for sve years. The FIRST incident Vas
the declaration Of the pressssns-sso1esn.I
Tat he bad EnimEted powef 30 rsH uff
n~ss~s- He then ordered those ~ ~ Ones
ney de- Be4urspatrr 10 be cited. The r.
dictment - shsf Of fss4
DfeyfD< answered cautiously all a,,ex
tons The Judge Wa fair. but evsaenssv
not frfer6ly. He showed himself. how
ever. sensible ana sofer-r .nE4d ana ira
pressed every one fAvorahfy
The aecu~d n unfortunate In nos sasr~
ibis. apart from hss sasFersaws A. snIa ~