The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-30
Count Esterhaxy, Dissipated SPEND
thrift, the Real Traitor, IL Ore Ex-
listed, According to the Evidence.
TRIAL OF TWO AGITATORS
Ma. DERoULEDE AND MARCEL-HA-
BERT POSING As PATRIOTS.
Their Statements I'm the Assixe Court
Followed by Disturbances Outside
Dreyfus Proceedings Tame.

PARIS. May 29.-All interest here to-day
centered in the proceedings at the Palace
of Justice where two notable cases were
heard. The Court of Cessation this morn
ing took up the application for revision
OF the Dreyfus case and the Assize Court
began the trial of NM. Deroulede and Mar
cel-Habert for melting soldiers to insubor-
dination in connection with the election of
President Loubet The doors of the Palace
of Justice were opened at III o'clock. Per-
sons connected with the case, newspaper
men and others began TO arrive half an hour
previously There was much animation in
the vicinity OF the palace, but the crowds
were not large. Precautions had been taken
to preserve order inside and outside. The
colonel commanding the guard at the palace
secured reinforcements from the military
governor OF Paris. General Zurlinder, and
considerable forces OF military or mounted
police were assembled at the barracks and
in the vicinity of the court. The witnesses
who have testified in the Dreyfus case were
admitted by door on the left of the palace
and those connected with the trial of NM.
Deroulede and Marcel-Habert went through
a door on the right of the building.
Spectators about the palace were selling
seats az points of vantage for from 10 to 20
francs each, but the business done was not
as good as during the lola trial, when they
easily obtained 40 francs for seats. The
courtroom was filed with Partisan celebri-
ties. the greater part of the hall having
been reserved for ticket holders. Many
judges belonging TO the other courts were
among those present at the Dreyfus case
hearing.
The scene In the courtroom had all the
aspects of a solemn religious ceremony, and
elaborate precautions 10 prevent the expect
ed riotous demonstrations proved quite un-
necessary. Nothing indicated that anything
unusual was happening in the assembly.
The judges in their crimson ermine robes
and gold circled caps we're extremely pic
turesque. President Mazau and M. Ballot
de Bearpre. with their clean shaven coun-
tenances, resembled fine types of high eccle-
siastics. On either side of them were spread
cut twenty red robed councillors.
The entrance OF the judges reminded one
of a cathedral procession. A group of sum-
mer costumed ladies gave a touch of bright
color to the scere. Among the small audi
Chanoine. former minister OF war. and the
black.
DE BEAUPRE'S ADDRESS.
NJ. Ballot de Beaupre read his report amid
religious silence and in tones of singular
clearness and distinctness. The most char
acteristic feature of his address Is scru-
pulous impartiality. His first days task
was to summarize the ground and TO clas-
sify and explain the documents in his bulky
portfolio. Tomorrow he will give his per-
eonal opinion OF .he matter; but his aim ap-
pears to be to let the evidence. far as
possible. speak for itself. Only one judge is
absent. owing to illness. and the general be-
lief Is that revision Is secure. The Derou-
lede trial presented violent contrast, hav-
Ing all the appearance of lively first night
at the theater- Everything apparently had
been arranged TO give the chief actor an OPP
rortunity to display his histrionic powers.
The Dreyfus proceedings began at noon.
Amid profound silence the president of the
civil section of the court read his report on
the case. After recalling the contentious un-
der which the prosecution of Dreyfus was
Instituted in 1894. he dealt with the contra
dictory evidence of the experts in hand
writing and mentioned the protest of inno-
cence by Dreyfus. who said to Lieutenant
Colonel Henry: This odious accusation Is
Il
done me-" Henry replied that the matter
did not come within mis- competence.
NJ. Ballot de Beaupre then read number
OF eulogistic reports on Dreyfus when the
latter was a military school probationer on
the general staff. his interrogatory by
Lieutenant Colonel Du Patty de Clam. in
which Dreyfus persisted in denying having
had relations with any foreign embassy and
~
documents TO any agent relating to the de-
fense Of the country. The reporter after
wards described the scene in Du Patty de
OF detectives, NJ. Rocheford. and sketched
the history OF the Dreyfus family Accord
ing TO Du Patty de Clam, Dreyfus. when
he saw the resemblance TO his handwriting.
exclaimed: They have stolen my handwrit-
ing!"
II was also pointed out that Dreyfus
when the report OF Ormes-ChevilIes was
presented at the court-martial. protested he
had never seen the 40 short gun used and
that he did not know before July OF the
disposition Of the frontier forces. The pris-
oner also said he had not had a copy of the
hring manual. knew nothing OF the docu-
ments respecting Madagascar and said 10
the reporter OF the court-martial: II have
now been more than SIX weeks in confine-
ment swear am innocent. The son of an
Alsatian Protestant, l abandoned every
thing to serve France ana / am to-day
worthy of leading her soldiers on the battle
deld. The martyrdom I suffer Is atrocIous. -
HENRY'S TALK WITH DREYFUS.
M Ballot de Beaupre then dealt with the
ormes-chevilles report and Dreyfus's rela.
tions with married women. The report said
the first suspicion of Dreyfus emanated
from Colonel Fabre. who was struck with
the similarity OF the word artillery" In the
bordereau and in document written hs