The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1899-09-07


most trying day he has vet gone
through. The strain proved too great
for him, and for the second time in the
course Of the trial he gave way to his
feelings and sought relief in tears.
The generals have branded him as n
traitor before the court, their sub
ordlnateS have pointed the finger Of
scorn at him, but he only once flinched
when the official report of his treat
ment on Devils island was read be-
fore him and the story Of his suffer
ings, physically and mentally, were
thrown wildly upon the screen Of his
memory-then he hid his face In his
sleeves and wept. He passed through
such a cricis yesterday when. after
Capt. Lebrun-Renault and witness
after witness had brought up before
him that January morning which ush-
cred i'll the scene Of his degradation.
Maj. Forzinetti, a man Of heart, told in
|Eimple words and unaffected manner
the story Of Dreyfus' struggle with the
|maddening temptation to take mis- life
md the intervention Of his wife as an
rngel, pointing out the road of duty.
Then again the prisoners breast
heaved with emotion and tear drops
trickled down his cheeks. He rose,
md after a forced effort, remained
rGim and spoke a few words as to his
denial to Col. Du Patty de Clam that
he wrote the bordereau. He then
turned 10 ForZinetti with a look Of
thanks for his consolation so needed.
Dreyfus then uttered these words of
heartfelt gratitude to his wife for the
courage she gave him.
1T is due to her that l am alive to-
day"
The prisoner could articuiate no
more. but sat down abruptly to con-
zeal his distress The proceedings con-
,luded few minutes later and he was
taken back to his prison where his
wife visited him. and in the presence
OF Nine. Dreyfus anu the gendarme
on guard he broke down completely.
The tension had been too much for
him. He sObbed convulsively and the
partner OF his SORROWS Joined him in a
solace of tears.
Capt. lie Brun-Renault and the sup
porters OF his assertion of the Dreyfus
confession had an inning lasting near
" the entire session, their dispositions
containing little but whate has already
been stated before the court of cassa-
ton. The captain said the explanation
Of the fact that he had not related the
ticident of the confession to President
Casimir-Perier was because he heard
himself called canaille' tcur) and
traitor" while waiting at the Elysee.
He however. could not explain why
he kept this to himself for so long
time instead of recounting the incident
before the court of cessation. Nor
did his explanation as TO why he de-
stroyed the pages Of his note book con-
tanning the record Of Dreyfus' confess
sion sound very convincing. Inc
witnesses made a repetition OF Capt.
lie -Renault's testimony. Maj.
Brondirdi an expert on the Dreyfus
case occupies a seat near the Judges,
and II is known that Col. Jouaust fire.
uucntly consults him during the pro-
cepdincs. Brondirdi is n Radical ana
said to be a violent anti-Dreyfusaru.
and Yesterday. in a quiet tone, asked
Col Guerin If he thought NJ. Wen.
who is friend Of EsterhaZy, also
knew Dreyfus. The latter at once
arose and declared he had never be-
fore heard Of We'll. The point of this
ouesticn was that EsterhaZy had
written TO Col. Jouaust, and undouDt-
edly referred to We'll as n go-between
with Dreyfus We'll is the man re-
ferred TO In yesterdays dispatch as
~, n mistake for "W". If relations
can be proved between Dreyfus ana
Well and EsterhaZy admits obtaining
reasonable information from wen,
then he could assume Dreyfus was
traitor. The generals, II suincieht e't
dence Of Observation-Disclosures
connection can be produced, can apan-
don the contention that Dreyfus wrote
the berdereau and admit EsterhaZy Is
the author Of it. This is possibly the
change of tactics on the part OF the
generals which has been limited ut re-