Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-09

would then occur instantly, while the ac-
cused is still in the witness box.
The Temps says Dreyfus was greatly as
tonished at the fact that he was brought
into court prisoner. He believed, accord
ing to this paper, that he was entering into
the judicial formalities of an immediate
rehabilitation and was thanking General
De Boisdeffre for the revision of his case.
He said, in firm voice:
Then 1t is still necessary to struggle?"
"Dreyfus," the Temps continues, will
be more surprised when he is presented
with the 800 documents contained in the
dossier on matter entirely outside his
case"
Elaborate Police Precautions.
RENNES, Aug. S.-The police arrange
ments in the vicinity of the Lycee this
morning were exactly the same as those of
yesterday, but not more than 100 persons
had gathered at the early hour-6:30 o'clock
fixed for the opening of the days pro-
ceedfngs in the trial of Captain Dreyfus.
The prisoner was conducted to the Lycee
at els, and exactly the same precautions
were observed as on yesterday. AS soon
as Dreyfus was inside the Lycee, however,
the police cordons were removed and the
few spectators were allowed to circulate
freely in the streets around the building.
No demonstration was made upon the ar
rival on foot of Maitre Labori or Maitre
Demange, counsel for Dreyfus, or the men,
berS of the court-martial or of General
Chanoine, formerly minister of war, who
attends the court to give necessary expla-
nations as to the secret dossier. General
Chanoine appeared in uniform and was
accompanied by an officer carrying leath-
er wallet in which were NJ. Chanoine's
notes and other papers referring to the
" in q
box in a room contiguous to the court
room. This strong box is guarded night
and day by an officer specially detailed for
this duty.
Secret Sitting Was Brief.
The secret sitting lasted until 1:45, when
the court adjourned until tomorrow morn
ing. The correspondent of the Associated
Press learns that the court-martial was
able, this morning, to consider only part of
the secret dossier. The documents were
submitted to the judges in the order in
which they were classified. General Cha
noine gave lucid explanations of the points
which were not clear to Colonel Jouaust.
General Chanoine took the documents indi-
vidually and explained them.
AT the conclusion of the sitting, the
crowd, numbering about 1000 persons and
composed purely of sightseers, was allowed
moments before Dreyfus emerged. Then
the chief of gendarmerie made a sign to
his assistant, who blew a whistle
Before the shrill sound had finished, the
clatter of hoofs was heard. A moment later
strong detachment of mounted gen.
darmes, followed by gendarmes on foot,
galloped into the avenue from side
street, wheeled round and divided into two
detachments, stretching across the avenue
and cleared a space of 800 yards in front
of the Lycee. The horsemen rode on the
sidewalks, clearing everybody out. Even
the newspaper men were driven away
Then detachment of infantry, headed by
bugler, dashed up at the double line
formed across the avenue from the door of
the Iycee to the postern-gate of the Man
utention. The soldiers We're stationed
shoulder to shoulder, facing outward and
toward the spectators, who were crushed
behind the mounted gendarmes, 100 yards
off,
Catch a Glimpse of Dreyfus.
Soon afterwards somebody shouted
Here he is" and the spectators, many of
whom had come from neighboring towns
expressly to see Dreyfus, craned their
necks and stood on tiptoe, hoping to catch
view of the famous prisoner as, preceded
and followed by gendarmes, and with a
passed through the lane of soldiers with a
quick military step, eyes front. and with
soldierly bearing, but with the slight, jerky
movement of the left arm and shoulder of
the Continental officer accustomed always
to resting his hand on the hlt of his
sword. Dreyfus, however, being under ar
rest, is deprived of his sword. The crowd
just perceived the prisoners head and
shoulders as he passed by the gaps between
the heads of the infantrymen, whose red
kepis, dark blue tunics and bright red bag
gy trousers threw a band of color across
the roadway. Less than a minute was oc-
cupied in crossing the roadway and imme-
diately after Dreyfus reached the wall of
the Manutention the postern gate was
thrown open and he disappeared within.
The shrill whistle was again heard, the
gendarmes wheeled around and galloped
back to their barracks, the crowd quickly
dispersed and in a few minutes the vicinity
of the I.ycee WAS almost deserted