The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-09-30
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RENNES, France, Sept 20.-Captain
Alfred Dreyfus at 3 o'clock this morn
ing left the prison here in which he
Devils Island, and proceeded to Vern,
where he took q train bound for Nam
ties. His departure was completely
unnoticed. NJ. Viguer, the chief of the
secret service. and NJ. Dureault ar
rived at the prison after midnight,
bringing the Minister of Wars order
for the release of Dreyfus. The latter
walked from the prison to the Boule-
ward la Enne, where he entered a
waiting carriage and was driven to the
Vern station, outside the town. Mat
thieu Dreyfus met him at the train
and accompanied him to Nantes.
NANTES, Sept. 2O.-Dreyfus arrived
here this morning from Rennes, ac-
companied by his brother, Matthew
Dreyfus; the chief of the secret police,
NJ. Vigeur, and one policeman. The
party travelled as ordinary passengers.
The train reached the station at S:17
a. m. The Dreyfus brothers alighted
on the platform first followed by NJ.
Viguer, who inquired if they could
have a private room.
Inquiry was then made in regard to
the Bordeaux train. which they were
informed left at S:5S a. m All four
then entered first-class compart-
ment, in which there were already
other passengers. 1t was intended, by
thus refraining from any attempt to
secure privacy, to avoid exciting curl
Osity and this apparently succeeded.
BORDEAUX, Sept 2O-The Petite
GirOnde says that three travellers ar
rived here today 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.
LONDON, Sept 21.-The Times pub
fishes the following dispatch from Liv
erpool: A quantity of luggage has ar
rived here from Havre and Folkestone
addressed to Nine. Dreyfus, and rooms
have also been taken at local hotel
The luggage is marked for New York
and it is supposed that Dreyfus is 60
ing to America.
The Paris correspondent of the Dali
ly Telegraph says: Dreyfus is so i'll
that he can live only a few months.
The Government has promised to
watch over and protect him and has
recommended that he live on the Ri
viera. 1t is not unlikely that he will
accept the villa offered him during the
trial by the Prince of Monte Carlo.
PARIS, Sept. 2O.-On his arrival at
the prison, M. Guerin, the president of
the Anti-Semitic League, after having
surrendered to the police this morning,
was subjected to brief examination
for the purpose of establishing his
identity, the President of the High
Court being present.
The High Court today continued its
secret examination of the documents
in the conspiracy cases.
PARIS, Sept. 21.-The Journal Off
ciel today publishes the decree grant
ing pardon to Dreyfus In a report
preceding the decree the Marquis de
Gallifet, Minister of War, points out
that Dreyfus has already undergone
five years deportation, but that as the
law does not aSsimilate his depOrta-
ton with seven years solitary confine-
ment, the prisoner would have to un-
dergo ten years detention.
The Minister also calls attention to
the fact that the health of the prisoner
is seriously compromised and that he
would not be able, without great dan
ger, to undergo prolonged detention.
The report of the War Minister con-
cludes thus:
THE Government will not have met
the wishes of the country, which de-
sires pacification, if it does not hasten
to efface all traces Of the painful con-
flict. 1t belongs to you, M. lie Presi-
dente, by an act of lofty humanity, to
give the first pledge of the work of
appeasement- which opinion demands
and the good Of the republic COM
mandS."