Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-07-01
He Is Hurried from the Landing
Into Prison at Rennes,
SCENE OF TRANSFORMATION
Meeting Bctwccn Drcyfus and Ills
wife wna Most Touching Pub
lie ~ Tranquil.


The prisoner appeared to be In good
health. He wore a blue suit. grey over
coat and soft felt hat. Ills hair Is
turning gray and his beard IL OF a
reddish color. He held himself very
erect.
The landing OF Drcyfus at Quibcron
was almost unnotccd.
At . O'Clock yesterday evening the
guardship Caudan put TO sea 10 meet
| the sfax, which had been sighted. The
usual hustle attracted many people 20
tho harbor but as they SAW nothing
the crowd dispersed The only persona
remaining were those who knew who
the person 10 be landed was.
The weather was most stormy ana Tor
time 1t was feared It would be im-
possible 20 effect "a landing.
For hours the Caudan and staN
/ pitched and rolled. II seemed impoa-
/ siblo to approach them In the roush
/ sea.
| The chief OF drtcctives: NJ. Honnion, a
| commissary OF police. and a force %
| gen dnrmcs ana police Inspector ~
| nnlly at 1 u. M. "a cutter manned ny
! ten men and IN charge uf a naval uul-
| Ger. put on from the Cuudan and went
| alongside the SfnN. The boat rowed 10
I
4 company OF Infantry was drawn up
| at the landing point,
| Droyfia. who had been brought
ashore IN the boat. was Immediately
! placed under the guard of captain Of
engineers and "a sergeant and corporal
| OF gen d'armcs. who formally handed
the prisoner over 20 M.Niguie. The
/ latter then entered a landau with
! nrcyfua and two detectives ana start
ed FOR the railroad station.
Drcyfus did not speak "A word. He
personally opened the door OF the CONE
partmcnt OF the special train, consist
/ ing OF three carriages and q baggage
car. which was In waiting When the
| train was about 20 start the local
| health officer refused 20 permit brcyfus
20 leave on the ground that he had Just
arrived from the colonies. The matter
wus quickly arranged, however and
the train proceeded.
Drcyfua was only visible for mo-
ment n ihe reporters.
The train stopped NJ nabeinis. three
kilomctcra from Renncs There the
party alightcd ana quickly entered a
carriage drawn by two horses, which
Immediately started az sharp ad-
vace. Il was $3.50 a. m.
Al the level crossing OF the line. a
wngonetto containing the project ~ the
department of lille ct Nillainc NJ.
Niguic and three inspectors, Joined the
party.
An amusing incident occurred there.
The woman In charge OF the crossing.
when told that n she watched she
would see Dreyfus. asked:
who is prcyfus2 have never seen
nor heard Of him"
The drive from Rnbclais 10 Rennos
was without incident, owing 20 the
precautions the prisoner passed unn0-
. La o. "a
men reading the posters there ala not
turn their heads, little suspecting who
was passing,
The clock was striking when the
crowd, which had been waiting since
midnight around the prison. the pea-
pie beginning 10 think themselves the
victims OF a practical Joke. saw u
landau surrounded by gen d'armoa be.
/ yond the station. Then they all cried
with one voice, There he IT," At this
cry the people started on TO meet the
carriage and suddenly troops and
mounted gen d'armeH hurried mad,
~ forward, yelling and shouting as II
accompanying "a nrc engine instead of
accompanying a prisoner, The car
rlage was driven 50 fast that Il covered
the distance within few minutes
passing the watchers like flash. II
was a race for the prison between IN,
troops, the prisoner and the pupulace
The gates then opened suddenly and
about twenty gen d'nrmcs rushed Out
and barred the street, pressing back IN,
crowd with rifle stocks.
The transformation from tranquility
10 Wild scene of gesticulatlon almost
dches description. The audiences OF
the movement stupcncd everybody ~
much as apparently II did the prison,
or, whose face showed from the quick
ly passing carriage, But beyond the cN
CARNATIONS NJ surprise and curiosity
there were no cri0s OF any sort raised
Preceded by his guards Dreyfus en-,
tered the prison and was consigned Il
the care o. the governor and was tax
en- to % cell on the second story. Tn,
rain fell heavily an night, but the sur
shone out brightly whom Drcyfus enter,
ed the prison. The governor Of the pris
on sent Nine, nreyfug tho news OF IN,
arrival Of her husband and she immcdi
ately went Ia the governor ana asket
permission 20 see the prisoner. I.eav,
being granted, the faithful wife en-
tered the prison almost unobserved ant
was conducted 10 cell No. $50 accom-
panied by Madame Huyet The meeting
between the long parted husband an,
wife was most touching. They re-
manned long claspcd In each other
arms, tears and smiles interminglinl
with tender cndcarmcnts,
Up TO noon there has been no HlgI
Of a public demonstration.
/ fNMNNnF july III ne ran AMI ia
zctte's account Of the landing OF Drey
fus says;
He was almost entirely hidden b,
! "a hooded cloak ana nH thOrc was mo
light beyond a few lanterns, n was onl,
possible 10 catch the bnrest glimpse %
his unkompt grey beard ana hagEard
nnNioua features. Amid a few TINT,
cries OF "Abas Dreyfus'" which tn
gen d'urmes sllenced. he entered q car
rlage which drove TO the station az
rapidly as the Intense darkness per
mitted."
Brcst France, July 1.-The SfaN hn
Just been signallcd passing Sey islam,
about three hours distant, outside o
! Rrest.
The landing OF Dreyfus at Qulberol
was complete surprise 20 the adj
miral and other authorities here. 'wh
even now have not yet been ofllciall!
notified OF the fact,
Madame Dreyfus Issued from tn
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