The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-06-03
JUSTICE FOR THE INNOCENT.
The Prospects for Revision and UIti-
mate AcquittaI of Dreyfus Crow
ing Bright-Right to Conquer.

Paris, May 31.-In his plea before
the court of Indictment yesterday fora
revision of the sentence against Drey-
fus and a retrial by court-martial, NJ.
De Heaupre said that if in 1894 the Of
ficers of the court-martial had thought
it was not their duty to show Dreyfus.
the documents concerning him, the
Judges, not being lawyers. had erred
though acting in good faith.
Considered Opponents Arguments.
VI. De Beaupre then entered at,
length into Il consideration of the ar
gUI.ents of the anti-revisionists, who.
he said. contend that even if the dOcu-
n,ent "Ce Canaille de d" should be
shown not to refer to Dreyfus. il
would be no reason for revision. be-
cause the document was not RESPONSE
be for the conviction of Dreyfus.
The Vaccinations of Col. Du Patty de
Clam and Lieut.-Col. Henry. it had also
been argued. gave no ground for revi-
sion. because they had also been disa-
viewed by Gen. Gonz, assistant chief of
lHt S'litldl Stili, dii ~ IIH stDNAioAs
Gen. Boisdeffre.
EStcrhazy the Guilty Man.
M. De Beaupre created Il deep sen
sation by solemnly declaring that he
had become convinced that the bor-
derCau was written by Maj. Count
Ferdinand Waslin Esterha2y.
P~rocurntor Generals New Report.
". De Beaupre read 4 fresh report
drawn by NJ. Mancau, the prOcurator
general, on Saturday last. in view of
tie recent developments enumeratine
fIcSE facts in favor of Dreyfus, viz:
/. The Henry forgery.
=. The changing of the date of the
borGcreau to August instead of April
=. Contradictions of the handwriting
experts.
!. The absolute identity of the paper
upon which the bor,lereau was written
with Maj. E~sterhazy'S letter paper.
:. The sentence, Am starting for
Che M]aneuvers," which could not have
been written by Dreyfus.
=. The police report withheld by the
court-martial.
- LI't''-Nol. i'llsN - weeping COu-
ft.:sion in Burtulu's office.
:. The Fanizzardi dispatch.
}. Official documents proving that
DIcyfuS had no relations with foreign
embassies.
10. \ document demonstrating that
Drcyfus never confessed guilt.
u. Maneau's report concluded with
=, .Nnr,.-tan -, fn,.,t- gF e, ,.-rT,I -
Capt. Dreyfus.
imrIified His Indictment.
". Ballot de lieauprc ampIified his
Indictment of Maj. Esterhazy. saying
that one new fact. from Il legal point
of View. vas the discovery that the
boz dereau was written upon precisely
the same paper as that used by Mai.
Estcrhazy. The Judges in 1894 did not
know this. and. VI. De Beaupre de
clrrod, that on his soul and con-.
science. according to his conviction.
tn b0rdereau was written by Ester
HAY.
Honor Not Maintained hy Injustice.
lie deplored the attacks of revision
lists upon the army, but said that the
honor OF the army was not dependent
upon the retention of an innocent man
on Eevil'S island.
VI. De Beaupre concluded:
Only Asks for Justice.
Il do not ask You to proclaim the,
innocence of Dreyfus. but" cried he
with profound emotion. 1t * with a.
conviction and a high sense of NV
duty and responsibility that | say
there is reason TO grant Il revision of
the trial of 1894, and send DrcyfuS Tor.
before another court-martiaI.
whose task will Inc to give Il decision
will. Il fall knowledge of the facts.
My report is ended" said NJ. De
l~'caupre. while cries of bravo" and
other marks of appreciation filled the
court Dom
v. Mancnu Begins His Report.
Amidst great excitement. NJ. M1neau.
the procuratOr general. began his adj
!rC>s To h court. He claimed that
tlre change in the date of the horde
eau constituted Il new fact apart from
@ u other new facts. and de-
Jared that the bOrdrrrau WAS really
III N'ih vi Mill ENItTlllZS. VI.
daIHau dwclt upon the strangeness of
he general staff's protection cf Ester
and the latter's ambiguity.
The Observation-Disclosures Stupefied.
The news that VI. Ballot de Reaupre
1ad directly ascribed the authorship
ii the bOrdereau to Maj. ESterhazy
a condition of stupefaction
.moHs members Of the League of
'"triots in the precincts of the court.
hey made no attempt to conceal their
1T is the collapse of our charges"
horted Maurice Barres. the novelist.
nd deputy from Charmes-sur-Moselle,
anti-Semites generally bitterly de-
NJ. De Beaupre. whom thew
ccGse of having sold himself.
o"een VIII Undergo an Operation.
London. May 31.-Truth saws that
Victoria has decided to undergo.
n operation for cataract when Prof.
elmann Pagensteicher. director of
he ~opthalmic hospital at Wiesbadel,
hIhks the proper time has arrived.
he operation will be performed. ac-