The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-08

4 the following question:
rs Captain Alfred Dreyfus guilty of
having, in 1894, practiced Vaccinations
for the benefit of a foreign power by
delivering the documents mentioned in
the bordereau?
Task of the Courtmartial.
1.-The task of the courtmartial at
Rennes is the same as that of 1894.
The trial has been published and has
been conducted with all the fullness
possible to answer the requirements of
justice and public opinion. 1t is my
duty to discharge the task of justice
opinion to defend. / have carefully ex-
amined the documents, seeking scru-
pulously to ascertain the truth without
malice, without passion and without
fear"
Major Carriere then entered upon q
review of the case. He defended the
secret sessions as being necessary,
while they did not injure the diffusion
of light. He traced the espionage plot,
and the investigation showing the
traitor was Dreyfus; reviewed Dreyfus'
prosecution and trial and the judgment
of 1894.
THE proceedings said Major Car
riere, were conducted according to the
prevailing conditions. / will say moth
ing in regard to the moral character Of
the prisoner, the question of his gam
bling or consorting with loose women.
1t has been said that we military men
are not clever and are not tactful.
Maybe that is so. But we are simple
and upright people, who proceed di-
| rect toward our duty, and our acts are
always characterized by good faith.
Speaks of the Bordereau.
The major proceeded to examine the
bordereau, saying that apart from the
question of handwriting, upon which
the experts fell out, he thought that the
references to covering the troops and
the artillery formation were very sig
nificant Esterhazy. he pointed out,
would have had no difficulty in secur-
ing the firing manual before; he could
hardly have written that it was diff
cult to get, while Dreyfus could not
easily have obtained it.
Discussing the sentence about going
to the maneuvers, which has caused
so much controversy, Major Carrriere
declared it would have been impossible
for Esterhazy to write it. Continuing,
the major referred to the complexity of
the prisoners character, and proceeded
to dilate upon the impartiality with
which he had examined the whole case
upon which he asserted he had entered
with his opinion wholly uniformed.
Major Carriere added:
Believes Dreyfus Guilty.
81 said to myself, let US take the bull
by the horns. 1t was Picquart who
brought about the revision. Let US
study Picquart. I found his case per-
fectly constructed, and for moment
hoped we might acquit and rehabilitate
a
all to our advantage and no trouble
to repair a Judicial error of the judges
of 1894, whose honor has never been
impugned That would necessarily
have pacified the public mind.
But closer Investigation of Pic
quarts case showed assures. My mo-
mentary conviction of the innocence of
Dreyfus was transformed into a
stronger belief in his guilt, which has
been confirmed by the evidence of the
witnesses. and 1 come here to tell you
on my soul and conscience that Drey-
fus is guilty, and / demand the applica-
ton of article 76 of the penal CODE
The last statements of the govern
ment commissary caused great deal
of excitement in the court, which was
afterward adjourned for the day
When Major Carriere had concluded
Colonel Jouaust ordered the adjourn
ment of the court. Dreyfus rose quick
ly and apparently not detected. AS the
prisoner was passing counsel's table M.
Labor stopped him and whispered
Courage
Dreyfus smiled and nodded, and as
he proceeded, M. Jaures, the socialist
leader, and some of the others seated
on the benches before which Dreyfus
passed, repeated N. Labori's word of
encouragement.