The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-20
OPINIONS DIFFER.
Expressions Regarding the Outcome Of
the Dreyfus Trial.
SOME SAY THERE WILL BE ATE
This Result Would Make the Prisoner
a Free Man.
JUDGES HAVE BECOME MORE LENIENT
Dreyfus Was Not Rebuked for Apostro-
phizlng Major Cuisnet.
AS YET THE OUTCOME IS DOUBTFUL
Since the Return of NJ. Dclcnsse from
n visit to Count MurnvieT There
HIS Been n Change.
Dreyfus Was Not Rebuked for Apostro-
phizing Major Cuisnet.
AS YET THE OUTCOME IS DOUBTFUL

copyrighted, 1899, by Associated Press.)
Rennes, August 19.-opinions differ as
to what the Judgment OF the Dreyfus
tribunal will be. Townspeople who know
we'll General German and General Lucas
of the army corps. think the decision will
be against the accused, On the other
hand, at the Hotel Emodere, where there
is now the great conversational news CEN
ter, the idea prevails OF reluctant juds-
ment in his favor
The tribunal certainly shares the feel
ings of the military witnesses. but there
are signs of coming around. I noticed a
member of the court martial watching
Dreyfus today with an expression of pas
sonate interest. Then again Colonel Jou-
aust, the president, did not rebuke him
for apostrophizing Major Cuignot who
led the procession of military witnesses OF
today nor order him, as he was wont to
do, not to speak until he was addressed.
Maitre De Mango is more hopeful, al
though acknowledging the perverse use the
nationalists are making of the Schneider
and Panizardl kilograms 10 initiate patriotic
sentiment. That party now demands the
full publication OF the secret dosser 50
as to heap disgrace on the military at
taches and the illustrious German prince
involved. prince who lived long in Paris.
l should not be surprised at tie. This
would enable the prisoner to leave the
court a free man. but would show that
half the judges believed him guilty.
The Schneider telegram is resented by
all but the Dreyfusltes as an attempt to
~ ah L Nf,y IN 2
to benefit the prisoners, but does not.
Military men say it would set the face
of the court martial harder against him.
The majority seem to adopt Captain Cuig-
nets opinion. 1t is thought, though not
expressed publicly, that the military at
taches have behaved abominably in the
Dreyfus affair; that the French govern
ment Is in possession of numerous speci-
mems of Schneider's handwriting; that the
document on which General MERCER relied
viii bear every test and that 1t has been
accepted by every minister OF war since
1894 and been compared with letters Writ
ten to six of them by Colonel Schneider.
Cuignet defended Esterha2y against PIC
quart and next against Du Patty de Clam
He gave fresh peeps at the secret military
dossier in which are many ordinary let
tiers from women, opinions on public men
and title tattle of spicy nature.
Cuignet said he was sorry the court had
not examined this volumlnous dossier'
which proved light. sometimes crude
light, ION spies of different categories. In
Guiding military attaches"
The latter. he remarked, were far from
being the only spies regularly kept up b!
foreign governments. 1t was only natural
he argued, that the military attaches
should accuse Esterhazy, but they knew
the traitor had been in the very heart o
the citadel in the general staff.
THE traitor" he exclaimed, lis not Els
terhazy, but Dreyfus.
| Here Captain Dreyfus lost his self-con
troll Starting to his feet, he violently
apostrophized Cuignet If he had been I
/ fish torpedo he could not have seemed more
I charged with electricity. But Cuignet di
/ not seem stung with anger. Cold as toa'
/ he went out with his invective, the dictiol
/ clear, measured and slow. He CONSTANT.
] drank sweetened water to moisten his pal
/ ate.
No new fact was brought forward b.
! Captain Cuignet, and every one tired o
I him.
! General de Bosdeffre was also wit
ness. He was cautious witness, but h
had TO support the other generals. He Gu
logized the suicide Henry. as worthy o
ithe fullest confidence and spoke of Pic
quart as "the organizer of the Dreyfu
! agitation"
| De Bo!sdeffre declared himself convinced
of the guilt OF the accused. Really thu