The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-02
DREYFUS TAKEN TO RENNES.
PATHETIC MEETING IN THE PRIS-
ON WITH ms WIFE.

She Found Her Husband Greatly
Aged, with His Beard and Hair
White, and His Body Greatly
ShrunSen-There Was Hurried
Drive To Rennes From the station.
| Ii Was IA Race With the Spectators.
\ Close Guard Maintained.
Rennes France, July l.-Dreyfus arrived
here at O'Clock a m, via LOriente and
| Redon.
| The prisoner appeared to be in good
health. He wore blue suit gray over
coat and soft felt hat. His hair is turning
gray, and his beard Is of a reddish color.
He held himself very erect.
The landing was almost unnoHeed. At
9 o'clock yesterday evening the guardship
! Caudan went to sea to meet the Sfax,
which had been sighted. The unusual bus
tie attracted many people to the harbor,
but, as they saw nothing. the crowd dis
! persed. The only persons remaining were
those who knew where the prisoner was
to be landed.
The weather was stormy, and for a
! time was feared it would be impossible
to effect landing. For hours the lights
of the Caudan and Sfax were plainly vis-
BILE, as the vessels pitched and rolled. 1t
seemed impossible to approach them in
the rough sea.
on the landing stage were NJ. Viguie,
the chief Of detectives; NJ. Hennion, a
commissary of police, and a force of gen
darmes and police inspectors.
He Was Closely Guarded.
Finally at 1 o'clock a. m. a cutter
manned by ten men and In charge Of
naval officers put off from the Caudan
and went alongside the sfax. Thence the
boat rowed to ,he shore, where Dreyfus
was landed at 1880 o'clock a. m.
A company of infantry was drawn up
at the landing point. Dreyfus, who had
been brought ashore in the boat. was
Immediately placed under the guard of a
captain of engineers and a sergeant and
a corporal of gendarmes, who formally
handed the prisoner over to NJ Vlguie.
The latter then entered a landau with
Dreyfus and two detectives and started
for the railroad station. which they reach
| cd without incident.
The train stopped at Rabelas, three
| kiloTneters from Reanes Then the party
| alighted and quickly entered a carriage
| drawn by two splendid horses, which I'M
mediately started at q sharp pace. 1t
was then 5;34 a. m. At the level crossing
| of the line a wagonette containing the
prefect of the department of 1lle-et-Vil-
alne, NJ Viguie and three inspectors Joined
the party.
They Did Not Know Him.
The woman in charge of the crossing
when told that If she watched she would
! see Dreyfus asked: who is Dreyfus? /
| have never even heard of him"
/ The drive from Ramelais to Rennes was
without incident Owing to the precautions
| taken, the prisoner and his escort passed
| unnoticed in front OF the arsenal Work
men reading the posters there did not turn
/ their heads, little suspecung who was
| passing.
The clock was striking O'Clock when
the crowd which had been waiting since
midnight around the prison saw a landau
surrounded by gendarmes beyond the sta
ton Then they all cried with one voice:
| There he is"
At this cry the people started off TO meet
the carriage and suddenly the troops and
mounted gendarmes hurried madly for
ward yelling and shouting as if accom-
panyinA a fire engine, instead of escorting
a prisoner
4 Race to the Prison.
The carriage was QflNSn SO IdSL tnaE II
| covered the distance in few minutes
passing the watches like a flash. II was
a race for the prison gates between the
| gendarmes, with the captive, and the spec
tators The gates then opened suddenly
and about twenty gendarmes rushed out
and barred the street, pressing back the
crowd with rife stocks.
The transportation from tranquility to a
wild scene of gestculation almost defed
| description. But beyond the eXclamations
| of surprise and curiosity there were no
cries Of any sort raised.
Preceded by his guards, Dreyfus entered
the prison, was formally consigned to the
| care Of the governor and was taken to a
! cell on the second story.
Though rain was falling heavily all night
the sun shone out brightly when Dreyfus
entered the prison
Meeting with His wife.
The governor Of The prison sent Madame
| Dreyfus the news of The arrival of her
| husband and she Immediately went to the
governor and asked permission to see the
prisoner Leave being granted. the faith
ful wife entered the prison almost unob-
served and was conducted to cell No. $50,
accompanied by Nine. Havet.
| The meeting between the parted hus-
band and wife can better be imagined than
described. Naturally it was most touch
ing. Both Dreyfus and his wife were
! deeply HlIttltl. Ai1J ItuidiitU tDDR
! clasped in eoch others arms, tears and
smiles intermingling. with tender endear-
! mcnts.
Madame Dreyfus issued from the prison
! IN a state of collapse. She found her hus-
band much aged, with beard and hair
whitened aud body shrunken and stopped
! She said Dreyfus knew nothing of the
events OF the past two years.
The weeping wife acknowledged the
courtesy with which she had been treated.
! The goudarme who was ordered 10 be
present at The interview, carried out in
| slructtons and kept al a discreet distance.
INTERVIEW WITH HIS WIFE.