The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-11
DRAMADUET TOMORROW
GEN. MERCER WILL THEN TIES
THY IN THE CASE OF CAPT.
ALFRED REYFUS
MUCH IS EXPECTED OF HIM
to the Prisoner Must Stand or
Fall Upon the Ability of This
Witness to Make Good His State
ment That He Possesses Absolute
Evidence of Guilt of Dreyfus.

Witness to Make Good His State
ment That He Possesses Absolute
Evidence of Guilt of Dreyfus.
RENNES, France. Aug. 1O.-Maitre De-
mango, the principal counsel of Capt
DFeytus, in an interview after today's ses-
sion, with representative of the As
ISOLATED Press, expressed himself as very
well contented with the way in which
matters are proceeding, and, judging from
MS manner one may say that the de-
tenders of the accused have not yet met
anything very surprising or alarming in
the secret dossier. Naturally NJ. Demange
declined to give any particulars respect
ing the contents of the dossier, but he
declared that he and his colleague, NJ
Labor, were satisfied of the conscientious
desire of the members of the court to
thresh the whole matter out and to have
full light turned upon the accusations
against their client. This will take some
time and the end of the month will be
reached before judgment can be given
Meanwhile the strain is telling on Dreyfus,
who is showing physical distress.
The members of the Dreyfus court-mar-
tial today took the testimony of NM
Chanoine and PaleoIogue. The former was
examined from $50 to $3.50. and the latter
was on the stand from $3.50 to AS a. M,
when the court adjourned until tomorrow,
when it will conclude the examination
of the secret dOssier.
Col. Jouaust, the president Of the court
martial, on leaving the court today, said
a public session would take place Satur-
day.
The police adopted the same methods of
precaution as yesterday, and there was
only the smallest gathering of spectators.
capt. Dreyfus was allowed to walk to and
from the Lycee without the usual escort
of four or six gendarmes. Only a cap
tain of gendarmes was with him, and this
officer walked a few steps behind the
prisoner.
Saturdays public session will be a YER
liable field day, probably the most i'm
portant and exciting day of the whole
trial, as Gen. MERCER and M. Casimir-
Perler have been cited to give their testf-
mony then. The first witness will be
Lieut.. Col de la Rochevernot. French
military attache in Berlin at the time of
the arrest of Dreyfus. His evidence. it is
expected, will soon be disposed of. and
then Gen. MERCER will be called
dramatic scene is anticipated by the anti
Dreytusites. who rely upon him to throw
a bombshell and confound the accused
once for all. His words, Il have com
plete proofs of the guilt of Dreyfus." are
remembered, and both sides are waiting
for him to prove his statement. The
Dreyfusites believe hiS testimony will
be torn to pieces by MN. Labor and De-
mango and that he will leave the court
utterly discredited. Capt Dreyfus will
nave the right to question him, and it is
expected that the latter's cross-examina-
ton of MERCER will prove the climax of
the whole proceedings.
Former President Casimir-Perier will
follow, if possible, the same day. but it is
doubtful whether his examination will he
concluded before court adjourns until
Monday
Ihere VIII be no session on Tuesday,
that being Assumption day.