The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-06-04
Views of Emily Crawford, Who II
VIII he Acquitted.
COL. DU Patty DU CLAIMS FATE
NOW CONFINED IN THE CELL WHERE
HE TORTURED DREYFUs.
The Latter's Supplicating Letters to
M. Faure-The Devils Isle Prisoner
to Return without Delay.
rcopyrieht 1899. by the Associated pressl

copyright. 1899. by the Associated Press]
PARIS, June 3.-The Court of Cessation
revises the Dreyfus case and orders a new
trial before a court-martial at Rennes. Ev-
cry one expected this decision; still it
caused a hush Of astonishment. 1t was re-
ceived in court with jublant cries Of "Vive
la Justice" The Jewish world rejoiced at
the Saturday afternoon service in the syna-
gogue Telephone messages from the law
courts apprised the Senate and Chamber of
Deputies of the decision. In the former
there is strong Dreyfusite majority. In
the latter the Dreyfusites are in the minor
ity, but are extremely energetic and aggres-
sive. The Rightsts are thoroughly anti
Dreyfustes The announcement of the de-
cision was posted in the lobby. which hap
pened to be crowded, and was received with
great varieties Of feeling.
The anti-Semitic journals had predicted
that a new trial would be ordered at
Amiens where the Radical spirit prepon-
derates. Rennes is the capital Of Catholic
Britanny, but General Lucas, commanding
the Tenth Artillery there, is a Jew. This
will assure the judges being unbiased by
clerical feelings, but will afford the anti
Dreyfustes an excuse for keeping up the
agitation on the ground that the court
martial is packed. There is no permanent
court-martial at Rennes, as there is in
Paris, only permanent parquet or prose-
cutting board.
The government commissioners charged to
prepare the case against Dreyfus will be
Major Carriere, Catholic, and Captain
Jacquet, a retired officer. will present
the evidence at the court-martial. General
Lucas will choose seven officers for judges.
He has seven infantry regiments, two cav
airy and two artillery brigades. one bat
talon of engineers and cavalry regiment
to select from, but the general feeling
throughout Britanny is hostile to Dreyfus.
However. acquittal is certain. since there
was never any case against him save the
bordereau and the "Canaille de D. let
ter. We know that the documents are in
applicable to Dreyfus. What has caused
surprise is the form of the Judgment.
M. Ballot de Beaupre rested the whole
case of revision on the bordereau being
written by Esterhazy. He was of the opin-
ion that the court could not entertain facts
tending to annulation. inasmuch the
minister Of justice did not move in the mat
ter, and that he alone could demand pro-
ceedings for annulating. The Court of Cas-
the bordereau was by Esterhazy and the Sc
cret communication to the court-martial Of
the "Canaille de D. letter. The latter
is extremely grave for General Mercier,
and, indeed, for NJ. Dupuy. He was prime
minister in 1894 and was informed Of all
that went on. 1t was possible to regard. in
good faith, Dreyfus as the author of the
bordereau. 1t was vamped up in conditions
which probably will ever be mystery.
Esterhazy again impudently declares him
self the author. He says that Colonel Sand
herr ordered him to write it. General Mer-
cier, NJ Dupuy and the court-martial might
have been deceived about the authorship,
but the secret communication betrays the
cloven foot of a devilish agent somewhere.
This new fact is not denied. Generals Mer-
cier and De Boisdeffre refused, as witnesses
before the Court of Cessation, to answer
questions thereupon. and their silence was
interpreted as assent, particularly as ex-
President Casimir Perier deposed that Gen.
eral Mercier told him Of the communica-
ton.
The "Canaille de D." could afford cause
for annulation, and it is thought to be
brought into the judgment to enable Drey-
fus hereafter to pursue before the law
courts both generals and other members OF
the general staff. Proceedings In criminal
law can be taken and pecuniary damages
claimed. 1t is terrible lookout for the
threatened generals, even though the Car
protects De Boisdeffre.
EMILY CRAWFORD.