Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-12
CASIMIR-PERIER
GIVES EVIDENCE
Denies That He Ever COmmuni-
Gated with Captain 0reyfus,
PRISONERS ODD SOUVENIR,
lie Kept the Text OF the uordcreau-
ne Thought ~ Proper TO retain
it-uss Not DiscOncertcd.

ne Thought ~ Proper to retain
it-wa. Not Disconnected.
Rcnncs. Aug 1.-THE red and white
facade OF the lyccc was bathcd In
sunshine az $50 o'clock this morning
when capt Drcyfus crossed the
Avenue do IN Care and entered the
building for the second public session of
his trial by court-mnrtIll The same
stringent police precautions were taken.
but barely twenty persons had gathered
TO witness his crossing.
col. Jouaust. president uf the court-
martial. and the other judges began ar-
irving shortly after ELK o'clock They
were followed by Generals Bllot and
/ Mcrclpr In uniform. The latter drove
| up in an open carriage and the small
crowd which had gathered hy this time
greeted him with cries uf "NiNU
L'Armur' aud "NlNv MorClgr' on
aiightinE at the door % the iycvr Gen.
Morolpr looked worry anxious but linz
mCdiatvly assumed "a smiling demuuuur
lie spoke few words to the officers ut
the gate and laughed. but his laugh
sounded false and his face. uH he as.
condod che half dozen steps and dlsup-
pcurrd within the iycrc, took uu uu yN-
preston OF anxiety. ~ Duaalmlrs pcriur
arrived on foot shortly ufiorNurl. The
crowd aalutyd him. Then came col
picuuurt. who was greeted with shouts
Of "Niye flcquart' which De- smlliugly
acknow lodged.
the session opened ut $3.50 with pre-.
ciucly The same fnrmal'tiyH us on Mon
day capt bteyfuH entered with the
same quick, jcrity stop.
CONTEMPORARIES STATEMENT.
Il Intend TO DO this. not because can
add anything useful TO what have ale
ready sud. bus uut 90 respect 90 my
conscience ard the judges ana o. take
TIE opinion ul men or gu1l talihI I
will NOT leave this place until I have
lufl au uutltsWhlu conviction that I
know NOTHING which might throw light
/ On the case and that have said all /
I know
The former pr,rlicn, then. 600 a loud
and dlHlngt voice, repeated the eyi.
| dencu be- had given before the court "
/ cessation iiv leaned. while sp'akIng
I against the witness rail and referred 90
| a bunch ~ papers which he held 10 his
/ hand The witness read the text OF the
| dispatch received by count Munster
! lsiydouhurr. tho German ambassador
% Paris. afrom Prince Hohsnlohc. the
| German imperial chancellor which tho,
| former communicated 90 NJ. CaHimir.
| Pcrer during visit 10 the Eiysgc
palace.
THE FAMOUS DISPATCH
Il rans
Ills majesty tho emperor. having
| every confidence lu the loyalty 90 the
president of the republic and the gov
| vrnmcnt " the republic h"Es your ~.
Ceilcncy 90 tel N. ouHImir-rcHor that
10 u proved the German embassy was
never implicated in the DrvyfuH affair
. His majesty hopes the government uf
/ the republic vii. not hesitate Go declare
/ 30. Without formal declaration. the
legend which here continues Goo spread
regarding the German embassy would
I compromise the position of ihu repre-.
HoIIENLoHE"
NJ. CJrHmlr-Prrler then rrCuuntcI
/ how hv had expressed Co the then pre-
I mlcf and minister Of war, hiH uHtuuisu-
mcnt anu Indignation ut the Interview
/ which Capt b. Bruu-Rrnuud gave the
| Figaro ON the subject % prvyfus The
/ witness then told Of Cot plgquurtH
visit to the Elyscg at the time OF tho
! trial In 1884, informing him that NJ.
! HcrtllluU'H demonstration mad little ~.
! feet on the Judges lie udded' u rr-
| ccivcd NJ ncrtillun Dec. u and 10 al the
Instance uf the minister " war who
| thought his demonstration very curious
| Interesting and conclusive. but l must
confess" said NJ Caslmir-pcrlor amid
a general litter IN court, that l Judged
them differently"
lie added; AN that was done and
said among the ministers was done
without my knowledge"
The witness then related the facts In
connection with the futile efforts of NJ.
Waldeck- Rousseau 10 prevent the first
court-mlrtial from sitting behind closed
doors and said he, the witness, had
never received any member of the
| Drcyfua family.
NJ. Caalmlr-Purier concluded this part
OF his statement by raising his voice
and speaking very cNcitedly with say
For the honor Of the chief mngis-
tracy, which ! occupied, Tor the honor
OF the republic, / viii not allow it 70 be-
said that I have exchanged "a word with
a captain 10 the French army accused
OF treason
This statement caused applause la
court which Col, Jounust speedily sup
pressed. threatening 90 clear the hall II
there was any repetition OF u,
\ THEArER-LIKE SCENE
The curtain rose today on the same
thcnter-likr scene as Monday The
judges in uniform We're seated ON the
stage behind the dark, clpth-coyercd ta-
! BILE on which, lu "a row, We're their kpplH
and caps with gay CulOrel plumeH and
! heavy, gold laced bands Every seat In
court was occupied, iu expectation OF "a
sensational scene, There were more la
dies present than ON Monday, The per-
sonago known as Madame Blanche tthe
white LADY, who has attended every
move In the Drcyfus ufair was again
present today wearing a supurh set OF
pearls, but owing 20 the expressed OBJ
lectluns " Col. Juuuust she changed
her conspicuous place ON tho right be-
hind him for more modest but still
noticeable position In the body of tho
hall
There was large sprlnkllng NJ uni
forms among the audience and q row Of
/ soldiers, with liked buyuurts, was again
arrayed AZ the bottom OF the hall, and
rendered houurH In the customary man
ngr 10. the judges as the latter entered
or left the court
PROCEEDINGS OPEN
The proceedings opened tamcly and
the hopes OF a sensational sitting began
to lag us the morning wore on, and
matters began 10 got tedious ls NJ,
Casimlr- Pcrler and Gen. Mcrglcr rcit-
49,. .NaH L. /.