The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-05-30
REVISION SECURE.
Today's Happenings
Point in That
Direction.
COURT OF CESSATION SITS.
Public Opinion Now Points
to Esterhazy as the
Culprit.

Paris, May 29.-The Dreyfus affair ap-
pears to have lost power Of producing
any unusual excitement. The scene in
the court Of cessation today had all the
aspects of a. solemn religious ceremony
and the elaborate precautions to pre-
vent expected riotous demonstrations
proved unnecessary. Among the small
audience were Gen. Chanoine, former
minister of war and the mother of
Dreyfus.
M. Ballot de Beaupre read his report
amid religious silence. The most cha
racteristic feature Of his address is a
scrupuEous impartiality. His first days
task was to summarize the ground and
to classify and explain the documents
in his bulky portfolio. Tomorrow he
Will give his personal opinion of the
matter, but his aim appears to be to
let the evidence, so far as possible,
speak for itself. The general belief is
that the revision is secure.
The Deroulede trial had all the ap-
pearances of a lively first night at the
theatre. Everything apparently had
been arranged to give the chief actor
an opportunity to display his histronic
power.
After reading NJ. Mernard's defence,
which concluded by maintaining that
the material evidence of the bordereau
and the moral evidence cropping out
during the inquiry pointed not to Drey-
fus but to Esterhazy as the culprit. M.
Ballot de Beaupre dealt with the ques-
ton of motive. He had the police re-
mn rf FIN ieb nG hTrA ba
tive, all unfavorable to Dreyfus and
reports Of the prefecture of police,
pointing out that there had been
confusion of Dreyfus with others of the
same name who had been mixed up
with gambling and disreputable female
associates. The latter reports were not
produced at the trial in 1894
NJ. Ballot de Beaupre then pointed out
that DreYfus could not have acted as a
traitor from anger or disappointment as
he had the finest prospects OF a milf
tary career. On the other hand, Ester
hazy, the reporter alleged, was SOL
der Of fortune, always begging the
money lenders.
Continuing, the reporter read letters
written by Esterhazy, abusing France
and the French administration, these
producing a deep impression upon the
audience. He referred to a letter writ
ten by Esterhazy to Baron Rothschild,
dated June q, 1894, to the effect that
If his application for money were re-
fused. he would have no resource but
to kill his family and then to commit
suicide Such, said the reporter, was
Esterhazy's language on the eve of the
date when the bordereau was placed
The inference to be drawn was that
Esterhazy sought in treason resources
necessary to carry on a life Of dissipa-
ton.
At this point, with the evident APP
proval of all who listened, M. Ballot de
Beaupre quoted from NJ. Mernard's
statement as follows:
although Justice has been rendered
more or less impOtent with regard to
Esterhazy by the latteTs acqulttal OF
the charge Of being the author Of the
bordereau, 1t Is none the less the duty
Of the supreme court to restore to lib
erty an innocent man unjustly con-
demned."
Prior to adjournment, M. Ballot de
Beaupre read a letter from the British
general, Talbot, who, in 1884. was
attached to the British embassy.
in Paris, reetifying the depO-
sition of Gen. Marquis de Gallifet. This
letter reached NJ. Mazeau through dip
lomatic channels. In it Gen. Talbot
said that Marquis de Gailifet had mis-
interpreted his (Talbots) words, as he
had never had personal relations with
ESteEndZy IN lue way u GSplbild5ts bub
had simply heard that Esterhazys
character was well known to the for
eign military attaches.
The court adjourned at $50 o'clock.
when very few Of the public yet re-
NAMED in the vicinity. The repubh-
can guards Immediately returned to
barracks, and the Gordon Of police was
dispersed.
As the court emptied the crowd made
a demonstration. Cries Of 'Vive Lar
meet" "A has les Juifs!" and "A mort
les traitresl" resOunded. The police
gathered round the demonstrators and
then dispersed a band Of members Of
the League Of patriots
A crowd Of anti-Semites attempted to
hold a noisy meeting in the Place du
Chatelet. and a collision with the po-
lice resulted. There was another de-
monstration in the Place Dauphine,
where opposing bands, shouting "Vive
Tarmeel" and "A has parmee" came
into collision, a few persons being in
jured.