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straight in front of him, at Colonel Jou-

torney then said that in view Of the OH
cial mission Of General Chanoine ana N
Paleologue to furnish the court with all
the necessary explanations respecting
the secret "dossier," their depositioas, as
Witnesses. would be dispensed with, add
inc that the consideration OF the dos
sier' would probably occupy four days.
DREYFUS'S APPEARANCE.
Immediately after Colonel Jouaust ar
rived he gave the order 10 bring in the
prisoner. All eyes were then turned TO
the right Of the stage. beside which was
a door leading 10 the room In which Drey-
fus was awaiting the summons. AIM Jst
everybody but the most prominent ON
GERS stood on their feet, and some mount
ed chairs 20 obtain better view. -hVtS
were subdued cries Of sit down ann
which the door opened and Captain Al
fred r,vfus nreceded and follO%ed by
a gendarme. emerged into the COURTROOM.
His features were deathiy pale. ana MS
teeth were set. with a determined but NOT
defiant bearing He walked quickly, Win
almost an elastic step, ana ascehued 'iio
three steps leading to the platform III
front of the judges. There he drew MN
self IN erect and brought his hand sharp
10 the peak Of his KEPT, or military cap
giving the military salute. The prisoner
then removed his KEPT and took the seat
placed Cor him facing the judges JUST III
front Of his cOunsels table, ana WIN MS
back TO the audience. Behind MN sat q
eendarme, holding sheathed SABRE III
his hand. Dreyfus. I'm his new uniform OF
rontotr ~ artillerv-dark blue with red
facings-fxedly regarded the judges. with
immovable features and without stirring
bond or foot. scarcely even moving MS
head during the whole course Of the pro-
ceedings except when he entered ana
left the courtroom.
After the formal proceedings. which oc-
cunied a couple Of hours, Colonel J0uausl
hogan the examination Of DreyIus re-
snecting the famous 'bordereau, ana
what Dreyfus did with it, or could nave
known of its contents.
EXAMINATION or PRISONER
Drevfus. wearing eyeglasses. rose from
his seat for examination. He stood erect
holding his kept in his hand before him
lie looked Colonel Jouaust straight III the
face during the whole inteTogatory.
Colonel Jouaust began by saying
results from the documents just READ
tbat Won are accused Of having brought
about Vaccinations or held relations
with a foreign Power, or one or more Oh
its agents. In order 10 procure II means
| bv delivering IL documents. indicated III
~
! the discriminating bOrdereau, 70 cohiiHil
hostilities or undertake war asaiuA1
France. | notify you that you VIII ue
allowed TO present during the course oil
these proceedings anything that appears
| To YOU useful for your defence.
Dreyfus replied with vehement de'l'-
| ration of his innocence, repeating severn
times. II am innocent IN voice MI' %,
o,,ivered with emotion. The ag0nlzcd
lob, he
| tions of innocence had a most painli III
| erect. and must have evoked the SYM
nathv. even OF his most inyeterate enc
| mics.
| The prisoner grew more composed as
| the examination proceeded, ansWe rms
every question without moments he7i-
| EXAMINATION TRYING.
The DAYS examination was long ana
! irving Colonel Jouaust went over eacH
| Of Inc charges contained in the bordereau
which has become familiar 10 the puDH'
i'm the course Of the long fight Tor reVl-
| sion. Dreyfus entered a passionate de-
| NAL to each charge. He declared tni'
| he had not attended the German manoeu-
| vres: that at the time Of his hrst ria
! he was ignorant of all the details OF .nt
| artillery manoeuvrCs, and OF the oth-i
| matters which he was charged with be-
| traying to Germany. lie dericd the te
| mark attributed 10 him that the AlstJtH'
! were happier under Germany than undel
France. and said that he not only Oh,
not have in his possession any OF the con
! traband information ne had been accuse,
| of divulping. but had never asked IN
| discreet questions of his brother officers
Colonel JOuaust then spoke of the inter
view with Du Patty de clam, and Dreytu'
replied: -,
Il never confessed anything TO Dt
Patty de Clam"
THRILLING SCENE.
Here occurred one of the most dra
matte scenes i'm the examination Drey
nIs tremendously excited, swayed TO an'
fro for q moment. and then all his pent
M emotion and Indignation burst forth
and ne cried, in a piercing voice, heare
throuchout the court, and even by those
| standing outside:
III is iniquitous to condemn an inn0
cent man. / never confessed anything
| Never!'
Dreyfus. as he uttered the words, RAISED
his right white-rloved hand. and held b
aloft. as if appealing TO Heaven to Vindi
cate him.
Jouaust: Did you say. IF I hande
over documents it was TO have more I'm
portant ones in return
Dreyfus: No.
SECRET SESSIONS.
The examination Of the prisoner wa
ended with few minor questions, am
the court then decided to proceed witt
closed doors by 8 votes to ,.
JOUAUsTS HARsHNESs ASSUMED
Madame Dreyfus visited her Husband
this afternoon. and found him hopeful
although much unnefved, as the rigorous
examination. and especially the unfeellni
demeanor displayed toward him by COLO
mel Jouaust had proved tremendous
strain upon him.
MANY persons who were present at th'
| trial are now under the impression tina
the harshness of the presiding judge was
assumed. and was intended TO disarm th'
enemies Of Dreyfus. who are only anX
ions To interpret ordinary courtesy int'
the grossest impartiality toward the pri
soner. IL this be the case, and such al
! exclamation is quite plausible, Dreyfu'
| naturally is unaware Of IT, and the el
feet upon his high-strung nerves must b.
| very severe.
. INTEREST IN PARIS.
PARIS. August 7.--All the newspaper
to-day published frequent special edluoh'
! which were eagerly bought by the wait
ing crowds. anxious for every detall o
the Dreyfus court-martial. Some OF IN
streets were actually dangerous, notabl
the Rue Montmartre, where newsboy
were rushing in all directions, hustiin
and almost overturning any one an
everything in their way.
p while the papers to-day scarcely Ia
time TO comment on the court-martia
s thev all endeayored to draw conclusion
p from the different descriptions OF a.
s personal appearance Of the prisoner at M
2 ,riol The Nationalist papers declare