The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-11
Casimir- Perier or MERCER May Be
Arrested for Perjury,
A REV SENSATION IS LIKELY.
A Paris Paper Says That Testimony Of
the Ex.President and Ex- Minister Con-
n cts -second Days Proceedings Wore
On Secret

that counsel for Dreyfus are prepar.
ing a dramatic coup. The Dreyfus
lawyers propose, when the respective
dispositions are presented to the court
martial, to charge either General Mer-
cier or M. Casimir.P erier with perjury
under the military code. An arrest
will then occur instantly, while the
accused witness is still in the witness
box"
Casimir Perier was president of
France and MERCER was minister of
war when Dreyfus was first tried,
convicted and publicly disgraced, his
buttons being cut off his uniform.
Both, of course, have been strong
anti Dreyfusites ever since.
New York, Aug. A dispatch to
the New York World from Rennes
says: Maitre Labori talks with re.
markable freedom on the attitude of
the judges The correspondent asked
him:
"Do you feel quite sure of victory
this time?'
Eyes, entirely" he said. "The
judges are already assured of Drey-
fus' innocence. Only old Colonel
Jouaust seems-seems-shall / say
afraid lest he appear prejudiced. So
he appears unnecessarily harsh
toward Dreyfus."
"Do you think the general opinion
Is that Dreyfus is too vehemcnt?"
Put yourself in his place" an.
swered Labori, with feeling. NAT
urally he is anxious to impress his
judges. This wretched joke has
already lasted 100 long"
How long will the trial last, do
you think?"
Labori shrugged his shoulders.
Anywhere from eight days to
three months. l have no idea what
tactics the governments commissioner
intends to adopt. l am not in his con.
fidence All these fine soldiers keep
as much from me as they possibly
can"
When Labori came out Of the prison
last night he told a group Of newspa-
per men:
Wait till l get some of those strut
ting generals on the witness stand
Mercier, Boisdeffre and others. Then
we shall all have fun. l am anxious
to get at them"
The general impression is that both
Carrierc and Jouaust made a bad dc.
but. Even the anti Dreyfusites are
dissatisfied. They are heard on oil
sides saying that il Is a trick of the
government putting such q ridiculous
person as Carriere in charge of the
prosecution.
RENNEs, Aug. The police ar
rangements in the vicinity of the
Lycee this morning were exactly the
same as those OF yesterday, but not
more than q hundred persons had
gathered at the early morning hour
half past 0 ~o'clock-6xed for the e
ing OF the days proceedings in the
trial OF Captain Dreyfus. The pris-
oner was conducted to the Lycee at a
quarter past 9 and exactly the same
precautions were observed as on yes
terday.
No demonstration was made upon
arrival on foot of Maitre Labori or
Maitre Demange, counsel for Dreyfus,
or the members of the court-martial
or of General Chanoine. OK minister
OF war, who Attends the court to give
necessary explanations as to the secret
dossier. General Chanoine appeared
in uniform.
The secret sitting to-day lasted I'M
til l;:45 o'clock, when the court adj
%journed until tomorrow morning.
CAt the conclusion OF the sitting tho
crowd, numbering about 2, 700 per.
sons, and composed purely of sight
scers, was allowed to pass freely be-
fore h Lycee unit, n few moments
before Drcyfus emerged. Then the
chief Of gendarmerie made u sign to
his assistant, who blew u whistle.
Before the shrill sound had finished
the clatter - hoofs was heard and a
moment later q strong detachment of
mounted gendarmes, followed by
gendarmes on foot, galloped into the
avenue from n side street, wheeled
around and divided into two squads
and cleared a spacs of 800 yards
in front of the Lycee. The
horsemen rode upon the sidewalks,
clearing everybody out. Even the
correspondents were driven away.
Then a detachment of infantry,
headed by a trumpeter, dashed up at
the double line formed across the ave.
nue. from the door Of the Lycee to the
postern gate OF the Manutention. The
soldiers were stationed shoulder to
shoulder, facing outward and toward
the spectators wha were orouched, be.
hind the mounted gendarmes, a hun
dred yards of.
Soon afterwards somebody shouted
Here he is" and the spectators, many
Of whom had come from neighborina
towns expressly to see Dreyfus, craned
their necks and stood on tiptoe, hop
ing to catch a view Of the famou.
prisoner as, preceded and followed by
gendarmes and with q captain of gen,
darmss beside him, he pas ed through
the lane Of soldiers with a quick mil
itary step, eyes front and with sol