Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1899-08-04
DREYFUS At REHAES.
All His Food Supplied by the
Head Jailers and Tasted.
HIS LIFE on DEVILS ISLAND.

HIS LlEh OJ DEVILS ISLAND. .
Tortured In His Hut by His CustodI-
ans. Hho Endrayored Ia Every
Way to InnIct Punishmcnts Which
wou!d Hiring on Awful AEonies.
MartyrdurI ON the Sfax.
In his prison at Rcnncs Captain Al
bert Dgcyfus las become acquainted
with all the details of his own tragic
history. Two guardians taste al his
food, which is supplied from the head
jailer's table. Every day Nine. Drcy-
fus is allowed to visit him. Each
morning anil afternoon Drcyfus is al
lowed to walk in tie prison garden. \
guardian procrd"s him and one follows
him. They have orders to refuse to re-
ply to any questions he may ask them.
\ military tailor is making the cap
tain handsome new uniform, in which
he will appear at his trial. He longs
to put it on and assume command of a
body Of soldiers. Every room in the
local hotel Is rented for the week or the
trial Arthur Meyer VIII pay SlJ day
Tor MS room alone, ana prices are rlS-
ing. Some of the Witnesses in the case
have been asked a. high as 500 a
week for a room. The length Of the
trial is uncertain. DrrItus insists on
n complete Nlndlration, then an unIim-
ited inquiry. The government wants
to coniihc III" inquiry to the original
charges as reviewed hE the court OF
caSSaton, which would end tie trial in
tire" days.
From the lauily or captain llr'ytuS,
to whom he spoke of them, tn" New
York World correspondent has learned
OF the tortGrrS inflicted on tn" famous
military prisoner AIirr the drgrada-
ton he was embarked and confined IN
tie hold, where tn" heat was more
than lo0 degrees and the odorS Of the
boat Sick"ninE. lie literally had his
food thrown at h'm. pom arrival he
was lctt four days in N" hold with III"
merchandise ana was not allowed to
/ go on deck I" obtain a breath OF ar
/ IN" neat WAS NtiIilhE, ana he nearly
d.ed OF N"n""A'l"n.
TN I'rNlIN IS.ahd j." was smut up IN
q h"I SNrt"Uudrd Iy fence less tilan
"a inches from the wall barely space
"N"N&U ior a man to stand IN. HE
wall was 5" h'rh lie r"uId not even
S'" i"' h"r'%"h' ! ne h'i"Nure was
n
'ra'ru II from above. pfeyluS had
h"III"I" a'i"'NS "i SuI"cauoh' many
'!lHoH laiI'A-. over III NJ oi S'I"lhS'
- i''''" ll' "'l''F' MS JallrFs
N"u'" H'\' ne VIII 500" ne "'A''
ne H!"''afE ""'l"F uudHH "Iu'EfH
't4"t ar S"o"'' ne !'l INTO II' III,
closure. me p|h'ad'S WeF" raised
one l"ot from u" ground ana MS
J'IlcIS Sai" 'he "'F couid cooI 4IS
tec''
W men inc agitation III rance gre"
serious leooi sent 'rrS" ca"''' Tut
br'yluS III IRONS mere were no
irons Inc Ja'i'rS huilt hr'' ana OUT
oI rusty halIS IN" "ld IRON IoI2'i 'Ae
chtlnS' Inc chains were l"iI OF points
ANA ShaFp '''G''. "A'h 'H'! were put
on 'he prisoner 'n'E cut '"'" '"e "eSn
an" drew ploo" soon gaping ""uIIdS'
iii'o "n'''l 'le rusty IRONS lFrSS''',
tortured 'Ne captain lie suieFtd
great "So"'cH' ''"lSIehe set III, WI!
am "' "'''I'N nc C'l'"' 40" "'c
unworthy O. pl'!' crowned ,Hr J"'ItFS'
occ"S'oh'iIE 'ntH removed tue v''IiN' ;
'i'eh 'he WOUNDS Noui" h''i SHS"llI'
Al once 'hey "ouId ciap on 'ht cn"ihS'
anu 'ne "o"n"S ""u'd "7"'" E'pe
open foF TWO months 'he prisoner
was mus tortured anu nearly loSl MS
uduuS ana lcSl.