The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-29
DREYFUS REVISION
Court Of Cessation Filled
Today To Listen To
Debates.

[By Gable to Thae Associated Press.1
PARIS. May 29, 1S99.-The Court OF
Cessation met today to hear the DEBATES
in the application for a revision OF the
Dreyfus case. 49,
ciated Press on Saturday night, will con-
sist of the reading Of the report oI the the
President of the Civil Section OF tne
Court, NJ. Ballot de Beaupre; a speeedm ny ny
Dreyfus. and an address upon the part
of the Public Prosecutor. M Manau, aIter
which the Court will retire to delr9erair,gi ssi,i
upon a verdict which, it IS expected, VIII
be rendered on Friday or Saturday.
The door of the Palace of Justice were
opened at eleven o'clock PERSONS COLI
neeted with the case, neWspapermen n ana
others began to arrive half an hour pre-
yiously. There was much animation IN
the lobbies of the Palace, but the croWds
tensiye precautions were taken to pre-
serve order inside and outside the bulld7
ing. The Colonel commanding the usual
guard at the Palace has special felnIorees
ments, sent by the Military Governor OF
Paris. General Zurlinden, under his com
mand and considerable forces of military
and mounted police have been assembled
at the barracks in the vicinity of the
Court.
The witnesses who have testified in the
Dreyfus case We're admitted py a uool on
the left of the Palace and those connects
ed with the trial of NM. Deroulede ana
Marcel Habert, for melting soldiers TO IN, m
subordination in connectlon WIN tie
election Of President Loubet, which is
also before the Court today, were admit
ted by door on the right OF the pulia-
ing. -,
ing seats at points of vantage for from
ten to twenty francs each, but the DuSl-
ness done was not as good as during the
Zola trial when they easily obtained lorly
francs for seats.
The courtroom was filled with Parlsian
celebrities, the greater part OF the nan
having been reserved Tor tlcket-hoiuerss.
Many Judges belonging to other courts.
were among those present and aDsolute
tranquility prevailed. There were ABOUT at,o
twenty ladies among the audience nllng
the galleries
The proceedings commenced at noon,
amidst profound silence, the President OF
the civil section of the court reading ms
report on the case. After recalling the
conditions under which the prosecution of
Dreyfus was instituted in 1894, he dealt
with the contradictory evidence OF tne
experts in handwriting and mentiohheo Inc me
protest of innocence by DreyfuS VINO sdlu
TO Lieutenant Colonel Henry.
"1This odious accusation is the death OF
NV life. | must have justice done me-,
Henry replied that the matter dld not
come within his competence
M Ballot de BeaCpre then read NUM-
her of eulogistic reports on Dreyfus, when
the latter was a MlllIarg Scnooi M 70. propa- ,.,,a
tnrv bv Lieutenant Colonel du Patty de
Clam. in which Dreyfus persisted IN DENY
ing having had relations with any Iorelsl
Embassy and his tatement that he nad
not given any documents to any agent re-
lating to the defence of the country.s
The reporter afterwards described the
scene TN Du Patty de Giants office, in the
presence Of the Chief of Detectives, M.
cochefert, and sketched the history Y OF +, the q
Drevfus family According to Du Patty ue
Clam. Dreyfus. when he saw the resem-
blance to his handwriting, excla med
aThey have stolen my handwriting
TT was also pointed out that Drey1us,
when the report of Ormes- -Chevilles was
presented at the court-martial, protested
he had never seen the 12o short gun used
and that he did not know before July
Of the disposition of the frontier forces.
The prisoner also said he had not had
cory of the firing manual, knew nothing
If fhe documents respecting Madagascar
and said to the reporter Of the court
martial a,-z
In confinement. | swear | am innocent:
The SON Of an Alsatian Protestant,
abandoned everything to serve France,
and I am today worthy of leading her
soldiers on the battlefield. The martyr-
dom | suffer is atrocious."
M Ballet de Beaupre then dealt witt, with
the Ormes-C -Chevilles report OF Dreyfuss
relations with married women.