Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-08-24

Soooii u ioduiuk CouHSel lot lH6 ueIence,
who was murderously assaulted August
l4th, WIS rrnsent III court this morning,
at the beginning of the aecond day of
the Third week OF the second trial, by
court martial. of CAPT. Alfred Dreyfus
Of the artillery, charged with treason.
The proceedings opened at g. 80 o'clock.
The arrival of NJ Labor at the
Lycee was the signal for scenes of
extraordinary enthusiasm. At 6. 10
O'Clock, three carriages, preceded by
number OF bicycles, drove up. Tho
first carriage contained NJ. Labori and
his wife and physicians. The others
contained friends Of the lawyer and
some police inspectors. The crowd
about tho Lycee rushed up to M.
Labori's carriage, and number of
people eagerly thrust their hands
through the windows, to greet the dis
tinguished lawyer. When NJ. IIabori
descended, no was surrounded by
/ friends, and 100 hands pressed his,
while he was assailed with all sorts of
questions, to which he willingly re-
piled: am going on we'll, my
friends, thank you, thank you" AS NJ.
Labor, still accompanied by Nine.
Labor and a physician, entered the
court room, tho audience greeted him
by standing up, and there was gen.
eral roar of applause, accompanied by
the clapping of hands, which was dis
tinctly heard in the streets. Tears
sprang to the eyes of the wounded
nan, who was evidently deeply affected
by the warm welcome accorded him.
Among those who greeted M. Labori,
were Gems. Billot and Mercier, who
courteously inquired as to his con-
dition. The lawyer looked very we'll,
considering his recent experience. He
walked quite briskly, but held his left
arm close to his side, in order not to
disturb the wound. Counsel was con-
Quoted to a light, we'll cushioned arm
chair, instead of the ordinary cane
bottom chair behind the table set apart
for the lawyers. Nine. Labori, who
entered the court room ahead of her
husband, also received hearty greet
ing. As she took seat in court, she
was surrounded by friends, who over
whelmed her with congratulations on
her husbands recovery, to which she
smilingly responded. At first, the
audience seemed to be apprehensive
that Col. Jouaust, president of the
court, might treat the applause of M.
Labor as demonstration which would
| warrant him in clearing the court. 1t
began. therefore, with u few timid
claps Of the hands, but was soon fol-
lowed by applause upon the part of the
whole audience, with the exception of
few standing at tho back of the court
room. As Nj. Labor shook hands with
Gems. Billot. and Mercier, who smil-
ingly congratulated him on being able
to reappear in the case, the lawyer
thanked them for calling at his resi-
dence while he was In bed.
WELCOMED BY DREYFUs.
Dreyfus entered the court room soon
afterwards, ana, having saluted the
judges, turned to M. Labor with out
stretched hands, smile of keen
usually impassive features The lawyer
| took the prisoners hand, and shook it
warmly. whereupon Dreyfus gave him
another look Of gratitude and took his
seat in front of counsels table, with
his back toward them.
| Col. Jouaust next read from paper
an address to M. Labori, the tono of
the president being quito sympathetic.
The lawyer made an impassioned reply.
He was deeply affected, and his voice
was clear, though not SO strong as
before no was shot. He was very ner-
vous and excited, and swayed to and
fro as he delivered his reply. His
hearers were profoundly Impressed. M.
Labori's reply to the president con-
siderably fatigued him, and he sat
down flushed, and holding his side.
He afterwards once or twice neryously
twjtched his fingers, and an expression
fitted over his face as though he were
suffering,
Nine. Rejane, the celebrated actress,
was among those present in court to-
| day. She made the trip to Rennes
especially to see the trial and the
return of M. Labori into the case, and
she was one of those who applauded
the most heartily his entry into the
court room.
The first witness today was NJ.
Grenier. the former project Of Belfort.
His testimony was favorable to Drey-
fus, and distinctly hostile to Esterhazy.
Major Rollin of the Intelligence De-
partment was asked by NJ. Labor, dur
ing the course of the formers testi-
mony, how certain document of a
later date than Gen. Mercicr's ministry
came into Gen. Mercier's possession.
Rolln said it was not his business to
explain, but counsel insisted, asking
whose business it was.
MEHcIER REFUSED TO ANSWER.
Finally, NJ. Labor asked Col. Jouaust
to request Gen. Mercier' to explain.
The general rose, and said he declined
to answer. M. Labor insisted. but
Gen. Mercier still refused to answer,
and Major Carriere, the government
oomInissary, supported him, on the
ground that the examination was cutter.
ing upon matter which ought not, in
the interest Of the country, TO be dis
cared, in loud voice, that he would
reserve to himself the right to take
the necessary measures TO obtain the
desired information.
The next point was made by Dreyfus,
in his reply to Major Rollin. The
latter had remarked that all the pris-
onor's papers were seized when his
rooms were searched. in 1894, and Col.
Jouaust said that certain papers from
his text book, the School of War, were
found missing. To this, the prisoner
retorted: mot in 1894, my colonel. -
This caused some sensation, as the
obvious Interpretation was that the
pages we're torn out at the War Office,
and that this act was used against him
an as insinuation that he had COM
municated the missing pages to foreign
agents.
A former secretary of the War Office,
named Ferret, next testified to seeing
Dreyfus Frying into other officers work
during their absence, and the prisoner
replied exctedly that Ferret's state.
ments were concoctions by former