Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-09-21
WAS RELEASED FROM PRISON
EARLY YESTERDAY MORNING.
HIS DESTINATION A SECRET
TOOK A TRAIN FOR NANTES AND
THEN FOR BORDEAUX.
His Brother, Matthew Dreyfus, Is Ac-
companying Him-Departure of
Dreyfus From Rennes No
More Noticed Than That
of Any Traveller.

RENNES. Sept. 20.-At 5 o'clock this
morning Alfred Dreyfus left the prison
here in which he had been confined since
ms return from Devils Island, and pro-
ceeded to Vern, where he took a train
bound for Nantes, near the west coast o..
France
NJ. Figuier, the chief of the secret serv-
Ice, and NJ Dureault, the prefect, arrived
at iiie prison after midnight. bringing the
minister of wars orGer for the release of
the prisoner. Dreyfus walked from the
prison to the Boulevard Laennc, where he
entered u carriage and was driven to the
Nern station, outside the town. Matthew
preyfus met him at the train and accom-
panied him to Nantes.
While this dramatic turn in the Dreyfus
drama was taking Place all Rennes slept
and the departure of the famous prisoner
of Devils Island was no more noticed than
| that of an ordinary traveller.
The carriage in waiting was the same
vehicle which took Dreyfus TO his prison
when he returned from Devils Island
preyfus got in opposite the house where
Maitre Labori had stayed previous to the
| attempt on the lawyers life and alighted
| about 800 yards from the station. He
walked to the station regardless of the
driZzling rain.
The Nantes train came in just as he ar
rived. Alfred and Matthew Dreyfus quickly
| took their seats and the train went out of
Rennes, bearing Dreyfus away, free man.
A small crowd of people had waited round
the prison until midnight, expecting the re-
| lease of Dreyfus. but Ii then dispersed,
| thinking it was too late for Dreyfus to
leave. Nine. Dreyfus left Rennes at noon,
accompanied by her father and friends
In mis- present condition of health. Drey-
| fus will not go to Folkestone. The report
| that Nine. Dreyfus and NJ. Labori visited
| that English resort in search of quarters
for Dreyfus is false. The destination of
| Dreyfus Is carefully concealed and is
known only to a few relatives. Even the
friends who fought for him are kept igno-
rant. for fear OF leakage. Dreyfus'
| health demands warm climate and there
are safe indications that he will be spirited
away TO Italy or Greece.
In Paris Labori and Demange disclaimed
any intention OF going to Rennes to see
said the etiquette of the French bar for
| bade any expression of opinion on a de-
cree of pardon. but he added emphatically
ill.,, The pardon can only be accepted as pre-
Il liminary to future vindication. Our ac-
ton In the appeal is not yet withdrawn
and, II possible. won't be. AT any rate
the the fight Is not ended though, l admit: the
| NANTES. Sept 20.-Dreyfus arrived here
this morning from Rennes, accompanied
| pS MaInleu Drey1OS: the
chief Of the secret police, NJ. Viguler, and
one policeman. The party travelled as or
| binary passengers. The train reached the
station at SIT Il. m. The Dreyfus brothers
aiighted on the platform first followed
by NJ Nisuier. who inquired II they could
i5ye g. a private room "A waiter. replying
room and ordered two glasses OF milk
while NJ. Niguier and the policeman re-
mained outside in the public bar.
Inquiry was then made concerning the
| Bordeau train. which. they We're informed
left at s:5s n. m. All four then entered a
first class compartment. in which there
were already other passengers. 1t was in.
| tended by thus refraining from any at
| tempt to secure privacy, to avoid exciting
any curiosity. and this apparently succeed.
ed. NJ. Eiguier and the policeman only
went as far the first STOP Verto,
whence they returned to Nantes to catch
| the l2l3 p. m. express for Paris leaving
the brothers to continue thej- journey
alone. 1t Is believed the Dreyfuses alight-
ed ut an intermediate station to take
fresh start in an unknown direction