Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-21
WHITTIER DREYFUS !?
He Seems TO Be En- Route
for Nice,
HIS DEPARTURE UNNOT|CED,
Ali RenneS Asleep When Ia Left The
Prison There.
CARD FROM THE FORMER OFFICER
Liberty Is Nothing to Him, He Says,
without Honor, So That He VIII
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NANTES. September 2O.-Dreyfus ar
rived here this morning, from Rennes,
accompanied by his brother, Matthew
Dreyfus; the chief Of the secret police,
NJ Viguier, and one Policeman. The
party travelled as ordinary passengers.
The train reached the station at sI7 A.
| NJ. The Dreyfus brothers alighted on the
platform first, followed by NJ. Viguier
| who inquired IL they could have a pri-
vate room. a waiter replying in the af-
firmative. the brothers entered a room
and ordered two glasses OF milk, while
NJ. Vlguier and the policeman remained
outside in the public bar
Inquiry was then made concerning the
Bordeaux train, which. they were inform
ed. left at 1858 A. II. All four then enter
ed a first-class compartment, in which
there were already other passengers. 1t
was intended, by thus refrainng from an
| attempt TO secure privacy, to avoid ex-
citing curiosity and this apparently sue
ceeded
NJ. Viguier and the policeman only went
as far as tho first stop. Vertou. whence
they returned TO Nantes, to catch the
1913 p. NJ. express for Paris, leaving the
! brothers to Continue their journey alone
1t is believed the Dreyfuses alighted at
An intermediate station, to take a fresh
start in an unknown direction.
DEPARTURE FROM RENNES.
RENNES, September 2O.-Captain AL
| fred Dreyfus, at O'Clock this morning.
| left the prison here in which he had been
confined since his return from Devils
| Island and proceeded to Vern, where he
took train bound for Nantes. His de-
parture was completely unnotlced.
NJ. Viguier, the chief of the secret SER
| vice. and the Project, NJ. Dureault. ar
| rived at the prison after midnight, bring
| ing the Minister OF Wars order for the
release of Dreyfus The latter walked
| from the prison to the Boulevard I.aenne,
where he entered a waiting carriage and
was driven to the Vern station, outside
| the town. Matthew Dreyfus met him at
| the train and accompanied him 10 Nantes.
While this dramatic turn in the ORGY
| fus drama was taking place all Rennes
slept, and the departure of the famous
prisoner of Devils Island was no more
noticed than that OF an ordinary travel
Ter.
TRAIN TAKEN FOR NANTES.
tTho carriage which was I'm waiting was
the same vehicle which took Dreyfus to
his prison when he returned from Devils
Island. Dreyfus got in opposite the house
where Maitre Labori had stayed previous
10 the attempt upon his life, and alighted
about 800 yards from the station and
walked in. regardless Of a drizzing rain
The Nantes train came in just as he ar
rived. Alfred and Matthew Dreyfus
quickly took their seats. and the train
went out Of Rennes, bearing Dreyfus
away, a free man.
a small crowd of people had waited
round the prison until midnight, expect
ing the release Of Dreyfus, but IL then
dispersed, thinking it too late for Drey-
fus to leave
Madame Dreyfus left Rennes at noon.
accompanied by her father and friends.
THE PARTY AT BORDEAUX.
BORDEAUX, FRANCE. september %
The Petite Gironde says that three
travellers arrived here to-day. on the
train from Nantes, one Of whom was
recognized as former Captain Dreyfus
They went TO a hotel, intimating their
intention TO proceed by the Nice express
CARD FROM DREYFUS
PARIS. September 2O-The Aurore will
tomorrow publish the following declara-
ton from former Captain Dreyfus:
THE government of the republic has
given ME my liberty. But liberty is no.
thing TO me without honor. From to-day
| shall continue TO seek reparatiOn for
the frightful judicial error Of which |
remain the victim wish France To
know by definitive judgment that am
Innocent. My heart will only be at rest
when there remains not a single French
man who imputes to me the abominabe
crime perpetrated by another.
(Signe0 ALFRED DREYFUS."
DREYFUS ENEMY DISGRACED.
PARIS. September 2O-M. Menard. clerk
of the Court Of Cessation, mas been dis
missed after thirty-one years service.
Tor giving NJ Quesnay de Beaurepaire
former chief of the civil section Of that
court. information hurtful TO Dreyfus,
which fact transpred during the revision
inquiry.
DREYFUS FRIEND PROMOTED.
Major Hartmann, of the artillery. who
gave testimony favorable to Dreyfus at
the Rennes court-martial, has been pro-
NOTED to be assistant manager Of the
army gun-factory, at PuteauX.
COMING TO AMERICA?
LONDON. September A.-The Times
publishes the following dispatch from
Liverpool:
"A quantity Of luggage has arrived
here nom Havre and FolkestOne. adj
dressed TO Madame Dreyfus and rooms
have also been taken at a lDcal hotel
The luggage Is marked for New York.
and Il IS supposed that Dreyfus is going
TO America"
CANNOT LIVE LONG.
LONDON, September 2l.-The Paris cor
respondent Of the Daily Telegraph says:
'Dreyfus is so IN that he can live only a
few months. The government has pro-
missed 10 watch over and protect him
and has recommended that he live on
the Riviera. IL is not unlikely that he
will accept the villa offered him during
the trial by the Prince OF Monte Carlo"