The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-31

PARIS. May 0-There were few indica.
fions Of excitement In the vicinity CT tho
palace Of justice before the court Of cassa~
don resumed its si:tings for the hearing
Of arguments In the Dreyfus case. The
same impressibe silence which has here
tofore marked the case obtained when the
sitting opened At noon. striking sign
Of the calm which has come upon public
opinion and the utter indifference OF the
people generally TO the revision proceed.
tngs was shown In the fact that there was
not . su6icient attendance Of the general
public In the court OF cessation to consti-
tuts the nec<ssary quorum OF spectators
In the case Of public hearing. and court
ushers had to 60 out into the street and
gather idlers In the Place Dauphins and
induce them to 60 to the court.
After reading u report by the prosecutor
general. citing facts in favor OF Dreyfus
and agains, Esterhaxy. n. Ballot de- Beau
pre- amplified his indictment Of Es,erhaxy,
saying that one new fact. from a LEGAL
point OF view. was the discovery that the
oordereau was written upon precisely the
same paper a. that used by Mai Ester !.
haxy. The judges In 1894 did not know
this. and N. De Beaupre declared that on
his soul and conscience. according to his
conviction, the bordereau was written by
Esterhasy He depiored the attacks OF
the revisionists upon the army. but said
that the honor Of tho army was not de-
pendent upon the retention Of an innocent
man on Devils island.
~. De Beaupre entered at length into
q consideration OF the arguments OF the
anftrevisionists. who. he said, contend
that even II The document .'ce cainaIle DO
D" should be shown not to refer to
Dreyfus. II would be no reason for revis-
lon. because the document was not re-
spondble Tor the conviction Of Dreyfus.
The Vaccinations Of Col Du pnty de Clam
and Lieut.. Col. Henry, II had bean argued.
gave no ground for revision. because they
had also been disavowed hT Gen. 0onse.
assistant chief Of tbs genstal star, and a.
his superior. Gen BoisdefTre
n. de BeAupfe created deep sensation
by soiemnly declaring that he iiad become
convinced that the bor,iereau was written
by NAL. Count Ferdinand wasiin Ester
hazy. 81. de Beaupre concluded;
Il do not ask you 10 proclaim the inno-
cence OF Dreyfus. but" cried he. with
profound emotion. 'tt is with q firm con-
vicfion and a high eense OF my duty and
responsibility that I say there ls reason
10 grant revision OF the trial OF 1894 and
send Dreyfus for re-trial before another
cour; martial, whose task will be to give
a decision with a full knowledge Of the
facts
MY report Is ended" said N. de Beau
pre-. while cries OF Bravo" and other
marks OF approval filled the court room
Amid great excitement ". Manean. the
procurator general, began his address TO
the court. He Gained that the change
In the dates OF the borsiereau constituted
a new fact. apar. from numerous other
new facts. and declared that the boriereau
was really the work OF Mai Es,erhaxy
NJ Maneau dwell; upon the ssrangenese OF
the general stafY's protection Of Esterhaxy
and the iatter's ambiguity.
The court adjourned at o'clock without
incident.
NJ Maneau will continue his speech to-
morrow.
The news that NJ Ballot de Beaupfe had
directly ascrioe3 the authorship OF the
hosdersau to MAI. E<;erhazy produced a
condition OF stupefaction upon members OF
the League OF Patriots In the precincts OF
the cour. They made no .atsemp, to con-
cea! their chagr.n.
.ft IL The collapse OF cur charges" shout
81 Maurice Barre~. the novelist and deputy
from rharmes Sur Mosese The anti
semstes generally bitterly denounced NJ.
9e Beaupre. whom they accused OF hav-
Ing sold himself.