Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-09
Judges Discuss the Dossier at a
Secret Sitting.
PRISONER is A SICK MAN
Wonderful W Ill Power Alone Gives Drcy.
fus Strength to Stand the Ordeal.
Physically He Is Very Weak. Pub
lie Interest In Case Grows.
DIV Telegrapll.l

(By Telegraph.)
ltENlNES, Aug S-The police arrange
morning We're precisely the same as
those of yesterday, but not more than
a hundred persons had gathered at the
early hour $3.50 o'clock fixed for the
opening of the days proceedings in the
trial of Captain DreNfus.
The prisoner was conducted to the
LNccc at 6:15 and exactly the same
precautions We're observed as on yestcr-
day. The secret sitting lasted until 11:i5
when the court adjourned until tomor-
row morning.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press learns that the courtmartfal was
able this morning ito consider only
part Of the secret dossier. The docu-
mcnts were submitted to the judges in
the order in which they were ella SSifi-
cd. General Chamoin gave lucid ex-
plantations of the points which We're not
clear to Col. Jouaust. General Chamoin
took the documents individually and
explained them.
WILL SUM UP LATER ON.
Major Carrierc Will later on state the
conclusion he draws from the dossier.
Maitres Lahori and Demange, WHO gave
close attention to General Ch;tmoin's
explanations. did not enter ir'to the
discussion of the subjects, today's con-
sideraton Of the dossier being OF a
general character and more in the
nature OF a preliminary examination.
The secret dossier remains in q strong
box in a room contiguous to the court
room.
This strong box is guarded night and
day by an officer especially detailed
for that duty.
Up TO the ersd Of the Sitting, the day
passed quietly. There was a much big
ger crowd than yesterday assenlled in
the hope Of obtaining a glimpse Of
Dreyfus during the few seconds occupi-
ed by him in crossing the avenue De
La Care on his way back from the
Lycee to his prison. The crowd mum
bered about 1000 persons and was COM
posed purely of sight seers who were
allowed to pass freely before the Lycee
until 4 few minutes before Dreyfus
emerged
sNTRElME PRECAUTIONS.
Then the chief of Eendarmerie made
a sign to its assistants. who blew
whistle. Beforethe s'hrill sound had
finished the clatter OF hoofs was heard
and a moment later a strong rctari1m ant
of mourtcd gcnd;.rmes fo.crwcd Nv
gendahncs on foot. gallope,l into the
avenue from 4 side street, Wheeled
around and divided into Two deta h.
ments. stretching across the avenue.
The horsemen rode on the sidewalks.
newspaper men were driven away
Then a detachment of infantry, head
ed by a bUslcr dashed UP at the double
and formed across the avenue from the
door Of the Lycce to the Postcrn gate
Of the Manutcntion The shoulders weic
stationed shoulder to shoulder. facin,
oEiWards ana toward 1hc spectators
who We're crushed behind the mount
ed Gcndarmes a hundred yards off
ENTER 1DfHICY1FJTS.
soon afterwards some body shouted
He he is" and the spectators many
Of them having come from neighboling
towns, expressly to see Drcyfus, crancd
their necks and stood on tip-toc, hop
ing to catch a View of the famous
prisoner as. preceded and followed by
gendarmes and With a captain of
gendarmes beside him he passed
through the lane Of soldiers, with a
quick military step. eyes front and
with soldiery bearing, burt with the
slight, jerky movement of the left arm
and shoulder of the continental Of
ticcr accustomed always to resting his
hand OF the hilt of his sword. Dreyfus
however, being under arrest. is depriv-
ed of his sword The crowd just per-
ceived the prisoners head and should
ers as he passed by the gaps between
the heads of the infantrymen. whose red
kepis. dark blue TUNES and bright red.
baEgy trousers. threw a band Of color
across tho roadway.
LESS THAN A MINUTE
Less than a minute was occupied in
crossing the roadway and Immediately
after Lsreyfus reached the wall of the
Manutcntion the Positerngate was
thrown open ard he disa rpeared With
in.
The thrill whistle WAS again heard.
the Gendarn,es wheeled around and
Ea!lopcd back to their barracks, the
crowd quickly dispersed and in a
few minutes the vicinity of the Lycee
was almost deserted.
The condition Of Dreyfus is aisuuiet-
ing. His wonderful will power alone
is lending him strength to go through
the present ordeal! ;Physicially no js
very weak. His stomach refuses an
solid food and he is only able to take
milk. His family is very anxious