The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-05-30
THE DREYFUS
REVISION.
The Celebrated Case Again Before
the Courts - No Excite
ment Attends
THE FIRST DAYS HEARING.
Esterhazy and Henry Warmly
Scored for Their Part in
the Conspiracy.

| the application for revision OF the
Dreyfus case.
The proceedings commenced at noon.
Amid profound silence the president OF
the civil section Of the court read his
report on the case. After recalling the
conditions under which the prosecution
of Dreyfus was instituted in 1894 he
dealt with the contradictory evidence
OF the experts In handwriting and men
toned the protest of innocence by Drey-
fus, who said to Lieutenant Colonel
Henry:
This odIous accusation Is the death
of my life. I must have justice done
me-"
Henry replied that the matter did not
come within his competence.
N. Ballot de Beaupre then read q
number of eulogistic reports on Dreyfus
when the latter was q military school
probationer on the general staff. his in
! terrogntory by Lieutenant Colonel Du
Patty dc Clam, In which Dreyfus persist
ed in denying having had relations with
any foreign embassy and his statcmen.
that he had not given any documents to
~, o,ort ro,,tIne to m. dofo,cs of N.
covr,rv
rho ,onor,or o,.orror5s 5o,o-,hcd tbo
scene In Du Patty de CLAIMS office in the
,rosonco =, tho cb,or ~ o.tect,ves NJ
| poo,a,o.t o,a .,,.,,,od tho ,,s.or,, .,
n. r,ro,tr, ,onuy
Aooord,nc - M p,,v do c,,n D-,v
fus. when he saw the resemblance to his
handwriting exclaimed:
"They have stolen my handwriting"
1t was also pointed out that Dreyfus.
when the report Of -ChevIlles was
presented at the court martial. protest.
| ed he had never seen the i26 short gun
used and that he did not know before
July OF the disposition of the frontier
forces. The prisoner also said he had
| not had copy Of the firing manual,
knew nothing OF the documents respect
Ing Madagascar and said to the reporter
Of the court martial: !.g.i,---l,s;-,...ss,,... u.
81 have now been more than six weeks
In confinement. 1 swear am innocent.
The, son Of an Alastian president, I
abandoned everything to serve France,
| and am to-day worthy Of leading her
soldiers on the battlefield. The martyr
| dom I suffer Is atroclous."
NJ. Ballot de Beaupre then dealt with
the ormes-Chevilles report and Drey-
fus' relations with married women.
Col. Hcnry's Account.
Tho rono-t s,,5 tho fire, ,rs,,o,o,, =,
nrevfus ouannted ,fron c,o,,re, Fohro
who w,s struck with tho s,,r,,,r;,y ~
ttc word .ar,I,,orv" IN rho hordereat,
ora !, do.,ro,. ,.r,,,o, ~, Dra,,r,,,
co,,,,,,,, tho -ono-, dn,, With + ,ou
,o,,n+ co,ono, 11onrv.s oooo,,t q, h,s
conversation With Drcvr,s 1yhor Tho
latter wos tr,nsforrod IN t,o Cboro,o
MIA, nr,son Drovfus s,,d.
"1, 4. torrih,e om o,,r,oa :,
| c.o,+,,, t,,,on
How, o.,,od a, what b, r,, ,,,,
~, r,ro,,c,,, ro,,,o,, :,
az avn accused a, tho or,no =. ,,,,
,-oosonn .
mrha d,v,,," onsvored uor~r
"put an what rro,,,dq"
nY 49,. ,,u,r-n r> a.,
o,r,, oa r.o,,, rrote.,
bullet IN Tho bond INV no. ,,,,,, 1,,
,o,,.,t,o, 4, t,n d,o,h ~ -, m,."
ro th,. II.,r, ..I,,
"If Won are not guilty Won must M,
| lose your head. An innocent man Is al
ways strong. Have you u famlly?"
Yes" replied the prisoner. "a wife
and children. I am well OF and must
have Justice done me-"
THAT does not como within my COM
petence." was Henry's next remark;
"but Justice will certainly be done you.
Do you know what You are accused Oft"
"Ycs. I am accused of giving docu-
ments to q foreign power"
What documents?"
~ don't know. Du Patty de Clam only
spoke of secret md confidential docu-
ments. without further explanation.
replied that during my probation Mt the
general staff Office many documents
passed through my hands, but that l
communicated them to nobody"
The Ormes-Chevlllcs report concluded
with saying tha, Dreyfas having sup
pie and very obscqulous character. was