The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-13
GENERAL MERCER KISSED
And H0UNDED IN COURT
The Accuser Of Deyus Narrowly Escapes the Vengeance
Of the Crowd-Cursed by the Spectators -Dreyfus
Gaps Dramatic Climax President CAST
mir-Perer Testifies for the Exile
of Devils Island.

| facade of the Lycee was bathed in sun
shine at $40 o'clock this morning when
Captain Dreyfus crossed the Avenue de
la Care and entered the building for
the second public session of his trial by
lice precautions were taken, but barely
! 20 persons had gathered to witness his
, crossing. Colonel Jousaust, president of
the court martial, and the other judges
began arriving shortly after o'clock.
They were followed by Generals Billot
! and Mercier in uniform. The latter
| drove up in an open carriage and the
small crowd which had gathered by
this time greeted him with cries Of
"Vive iarmee" and "Vive Mercier." On
alighting at the door of the Lycee Cen
eral Mercier looked very anxious, but
| Immediately assumed a smiling de-
| meanor. He spoke few words to the
| officer at the gate and laughed, but his
laugh sounded falsely, and as he dis
| appeared into the Lycee his face took
on an expression of anxiety. M. Cast
| mir-Perier arrived on foot shortly aft
erward. The crowd saluted him. Then
| came Colonel Picquart, who was greet
ed with shouts of "Vive Picquart,"
which he smilingly acknowledged.
The session opened at $3.50 with pre-
cisely the same formalities as on Mon
day Captain Dreyfus entered with the
same quick, jerky step. His features
were pale and rigid. He took a seat
upon the platform, and the reading 20
the court of DR.. Ransom's report rela-
tive to the finding of document in
the lining of Dreyfus' waistcoat was
then begun.
Wanted a Souvenir.
The opening of the proceedings was
attended by sensation incident On
Dreyfus being shown by Colonel
Jouaust the document found in the
lining of his waistcoa by penitentiary
officer he admitted keeping it as a
souvenir copy of the bordereau. He
owned to this calmly and without any
trembling of the voice. Then he lis
tened calmly to the reading of DR.. Ran
SONS report by Major Carriere, the
prosecutor. which occupied about 10
minutes M. Delaroche-Vernet,o one of
the secretaries of the French embassy
at Berlin, was called. He is a man of
about 35 years of age, with a heavy
brown muStache, and was Smartly
dressed. He testified regarding the
translation of the Paysardi dispatch.
The curtain rose to-day on the same
rheater-lke scene. Every seat in the
sensational scene. There were more
ladies present than on Monday. The
parsonage known as Madame Blanche
Cthe white LADY,, who has attended
every move in the Dreyfus affair, was
again present to-day, wearing a su
perb set of pearls, but owing to the ex
pressed objections of Colonel Jousaust
she changed her conspicuous place on
the right behind him for a more mod
est, but still noticeable, position in the
body of the hall. There was sprnk
ling of uniforms among the audience,
and a row of soldiers with fixed bay
onets were again arranged at the bot
tom of the hall and rendered honors
in the customary manner to the judges
as the latter came or left the court
Calm Before the Storm.
The proceedings opened tamely, and
hopes of a sensational sitting began to
look as if nothing We're on, then began
to get tedious as M. Casimir and Mer-
cier reiterated what is already known.
But this was only the calm before the
storm, and when the storm broke it
carried every one in court with it into
a whirlpool of the greatest excite
ment.
Dreyfus. on entering the court room
to-day, saluted the president with SOL
dierly mien as on Monday last. and
the president. Colonel Jousaust, return
ing the salute. said:
sit down, Dreyfus.'
The chair of the prisoner was placed
further to the right of the platform
to-day. Instead of facing the judges,
DreyfuS sat with his back to the table
of his counsel. thus looking across the
platform straight at the rail at which
the witnesses stood.
Colonel Jousaust, Immediately after
the court had settled down, opened
the proceedings by asking Dreyfus the
following question:
I'm January, 1895. the director of the
penitentiary of the Isle Diable. in the
course of his duty, searched the clothes
you brought from prison. He found
this document in the inside pocket of
your waist coat"
The president here handed Dreyfus
the paper, and said:
do you recognize it as having be-
lonsed to ynn?'
DreYfuT said Yes my colonel
'Nhcse vas it,
Mine"
"Wiu Wv ter me how and under
what circumstances this document
car'e into ycur possession"
1T is a document | used during my
trial, in order to discuss the value of
the bordereau. / wish to keep it."
He Had the Right.
The military code gives you the right
to have copy of the document in your
case. This domument, therefore, was
legitimately in your possession. Why
do you wish to keep it?"
"As souvenir of the text of the bor-
dereau."
That was not property and therefore
1t was taken from you merely
wished to elucidate this point That
will do
Jousaust then asked Major Carriere if
he had any observations to make in be-
half of the government.
The major replied by asking to have
DIR. Ranson's report on Dreyfus read.
which the clerk of the court did
The report deals with measures of
surveillance over Dreyfus adopted dur
ing the NOYage of the prisoner to CAY