The record-union., 1899-05-30

sentence, but should only consider re-
vision of it. The revision, he con-
tended, was imperative, andfin support
of his statement he rehearsed the facts
on which the application for re-
vision was based, among which he IN
cluded the culpable Vaccinations or
Henry and Du Patty de Clam against
Dreyfus, their outrageous schemes ito
force the hand of the Minister of War
and oblige him to prosecute Dreyfus,
and the convincing effects of their
depositions on the couft-martial.
M. Ballot de Beaupre then reviewed
Major Esterhazy's connection with the
case, which is already known.
The entire afternoon was occupied by
NJ Ballot de Beaupre in reading ex-
tracts from and analyzing the state
ment of M Mornard, counsel for Nine.
Dreyfus, which was a lengthy recital
of acts already published.
After reading M. Mornard's defense,
which concluded by maintaining the
material evidence of the bordereau and
the moral evidence cropping out during
the inquiry pointed not to Dreyfus, but
to EsterhaZy as the eulprit M. Ballot
de Beaupre dealt with the question of
motive. He read the police report fur
nished by M. Guene, the detective, all
unfavorable to Dreyfus, and reports of
the prefecture of police, pointing out
that there had been a confusion of
Dreyfus with others Of the same name
who had been mixed up with gambling
and disreputable female associates. The
latter reports We're not produced at the
trial in 1894.
M. 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 an ex-
cellent military career. On the other
hand, Esterhazy, the reporer alleged,
was soldier of fortune, always begging
from the money lenders.
Continuing, the report refers to letters
written by Esterhazy abusing France
and the French, and producing a deep
epression upon the audience. He re-
ferred to letter written by EsterhaZy
to Baron Rothschild, dated June -,
1894, to the effect that if his application
for money was refused, he would have
no recourse but to kill his family and
then commit suicide. Such, said the
reporter, was Estherhazy's language on
the eve of the date when the bordereau
was placed" The inference to be
drawn was that EStherhaZy sought in
treason resources necessary to carry on
a life of dissipation.
At this point, with the evident ap-
proval of all who listened, NJ. Ballot de
Beaupre quoted from NJ. Mornards
statement as follows: Although JUS
tice' has been rendered more or less inn
potent with regard TO Esterhazy by the
latter's acquittal of being the author of
the bordereau, it is none the less the
duty of the Supreme Court to restore
liberty to an innocent man unjuStly
condemned
Prior to the adjournment NJ. Ballot
de Beaupre read a letter flOm the Brit
ish General Talbot, who, in 1894, was
attached to the British Embassy in
Paris, rectifying the deposition of
General Marquis de Gallifot. This let
ter reached M. Mazeau through diplo-
matte channels In it General Talbot
said that Marquis De Gallifot had mis-
interpreted his (Talbot's) words, as he
had never had personal relations with
Esterhazy in the way of espionage, but
had simply heard that Esterhazy's
character was well known to the foreign
military attaches.
The court adjourned at 6:30, when
very few of the public yet remained in
the vicinity. The republican guards i'm
mediately returned to barracks and the
Gordon of police was dispersed.
DE ROULEDE ON TRIAL.
While the Dreyfus case was proceed
ing in one part of the Palace of Jus
tice, the Assize Court, on the other side
of the building. was occupied with the
trial of NJ. de Roulede and Marcel
Habert, who are charged with inciting
soldiers to insubordination on the day
of the election of President Loubet.
Conspicuous among the audience We're
Nm. Rochefort and Quesnay de Beaure-
paire, former President of the Civil Sec
ton of the Court of Cessation.
AS the defendants entered some of
the spectators cheered. The reading of
the indictment caused some murmurs.
When NJ. De Roulede, who is mem
ber of the Chamber of Deputies, and
| creator of the League of Patriots in
1882, was called up to plead, he began
diatribe against parliamentarians and
the Jews. During the course of his
remarks he declared his action was ma
turely weighed and reminded the court
that he created Boulangism in order TO
save France
The audience in court cheered NJ. de
Roulede and NJ. Habert, and cried:
. Here is jury of acquittal," when
the jurymen entered.
Murmurs We're heard when the
charges against the prisoners Were read
The Presiding Judge then asked NJ de
Roulede how he, former officer of
the army and the soldiers lyrist (M
de Roulede is the author of Chants du
Soldat.' and ''Nouveaux Chants du
Sodat'O could wish to turn the army
away from it's duty
TO this NJ de Roulede replied, amid
laughter, with comparing Premier Du-
puy to the frog in the fable and said
he (defendanD wished to lead a brig
ade to overthrow the parliamentary re-
public, adding that his action was fully
premeditated.
Nj. de Roulede, who spoke in a loud
voice, then gave an account of his life
and relations with Gambetta. with
whom, he said, he had a communion of
ideas
Continuing, NJ. de Roulede said that
when NJ. Gambetta disappeared he (de-
fendanD was disgusted to see extortion
and bribery reign at the Palais Bour-
| bon, saying: I'VE then created Bou-
langism When that ended two plaques
descended upon France-Panama, a
sign of parliamentary decomposition
and Dreyfus, sign of national de-
composition, for which parliament is re-