Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1899-09-09

Rennes, Sept. 9.-The appearance Of
the streets when Rennes awoke this
morning left no doubt in the minds of
trial had been reached. Instead of scat
tered gendarmes guarding the vicinity of
the prison and the Lycee, the whole town
bristled with soldiers, all the streets near
the court We're guarded at intervals by
double lines of infantry, two companies
Of infantry sat on the church steps ad
joining the Lycee with their arms stacked
in front of them, while in the court yard
of the prison at various points cavalry
could be seen in readiness. Everyone en-
terng the court was subjected to the
closest scrutiny. Even the women who
attended the sessions We're deprived of
their small sunshades before being per-
mitted to pass.
A larger crowd than usual witnessed
the passage of Dreyfus from the prison
to the Lycee, but the crowds We're no.
where large and aside from the presence
of the military, the town was as tranquil
as ever.
The morning of the day which was to
less and the court room was filled with a
cold, unsympa thetic light which lent sad
ness to the proceedings. This was en-
hanced by the grave aspect of the audi.
ence. The faces of the judges also re-
flected the solemnity of the occasion.
The last session of the court martial
opened at 7:30 a. m. Madame Labori was
among the few ladies present and in the
press galleries there We're only about 60
reporters. The prisoner looked flushed
and in i'll health, apparently suffering
from the great strain.
NJ. Demange resumed his speech for the
defense, which was interrupted yester-
day by the adjournment of the court.
In his appeal he strongly accentuated
the words: You must not say thing is
a possibility. A judge must have his
proof No doubt must rest on the conse-
quence Of judge
Baron Russell of Killowen, the lord
chief justice of England, was present.
Among the prominent Witnesses only
Senator Trarieux, the former minister of
justice. remained seated in the front row.
After Demange had spoken Labori
arose and formally renounced his right
to plead. The peroration of Demanse
was splendid piece of oratory. His
voice Numbered through the court and
echoed outside. Officers and troopers sta
toned in the courtyard crowded around
the entrance to the hall. standing on tip
toe to catch glimpse of the speaker,
while inside the hall many of the audi
ence We're moved to tears.
The speech was very skllfully arrang-
ed and was devoted to demolshing. stone
by stone, the edtice built up by the gen
eral staff, going over every point brought
up in the bordereau and refuting the ar
guments of MERCER and Roget.
The lawyer declared he did not believe
Henry and EsterhaZy We're accomplices,
| otherwise Henry would have suppressed
the bordereau. But Henry might have
given information to Fsterhazy. believing
| him to be man of honor, and when he
discovered in 1896 that he had put his
hand in that of a traitor, he committe ed
the forgery. upon which the counsel
would not dwell for the offender had
paid for it with his life.
Treating the argument of the general
staff that Esterhazy was only a man OF
straw, counsel asked, if this was so. why
did Esterhazy wish to commit suicide
when Matthew Dreyfus denounced him ?
, Demange pointed to he contrast between
the private life of Esterhazy and Dreyf as
and showed that Dreyfus, on Devils isl
and. was constantly turning his eyes TO
France and asking for justice for his