The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-08-11
DREYFUS TRIAL
IS UNDER WAY
French Captain Is Again Arraigned
Al RenneS, France.
PRISONER DECLARES INNOCENCE
A Number Of Notable Witnesses
Are Absent From the
COurtmartial.
PRISONER DECLARES INNOCENCE

The proceedings Of the courtmartial
before which Captain Dreyfus is on
trial opened at Rennes, France, Mon
day morning at 7 o'clock Captain
Dreyfus entered the courtroom with a
firm step, though his features were
pallid. He is partly bald, and what
hair he has is partly gray and close
cropped.
He answered the formal questions of
the judge as to his name, age, ETC., in
q clear determined voice. He sat fac
ing the judges with his hands resting
on his knees, an impossible figure.
The trial opened, so far as Rennes is
concerned, in an atmosphere of per-
feet tranquility. The population is
apparently Indifferent. A small crowd,
at the most fifty persons, had gather
ed outside the entrance to the Lycee
by O'CLOCK A majority of these
were journalists.
Fifteen minutes later the project of
police gave the order to close the
avenue De la Care for 800 yards III
front of the Lycee and also by streets
leading to the avenue. The gendarmes
were Immediately drawn up along the
avenue and the space in front of the
Lycee was cleared of all spectators.
The crowd, which by that time Lad
increased to a few hundred, was kept
by the gendarmes at distance of $50
yards on either side of this passage.
Captain Dreyfus emerged from the
military prison under escort of lieu
tenant and four gendarmes He cross
ed the railroad quickly and disap-
peared within the Lycee, the hedge of
soldiers hiding him from view.
The official list of the members of
the court is as follows:
President, Colonel Jouaust, director
in the engineer corps; Lieutenant Col
Onel Brongniart, director of the school
of artillery; Major de Broom, of the
Seventh regiment of artillery; Major
Profllet, of the Tenth regiment of ar
tillery; Major Merle, of the Seventh
regiment of artillery; Captain Parfant,
of the Seventh regiment of artillery;
Captain Beauvais, of the Seventh reg
iment of artillery.
Notable witnesses Absent
On the court proceeding to the re \
call of witnesses, the most notable aO-
sentees being Esterhazy, Du Patty de
Clam and Nine. Pays, Dreyfus half
turned his head toward the seats of
the witnesses, especially when the
clerk of the court called Esterhazy.
But when no response. was received,
Dreyfus returned to his previous atti-
tude, looking straight in front of him
at Colonel Jouaust
Altogether about one hundred wit
nesses will be called on both sides.
Major Carriere, the governments
commissary, then said that in view of
the official mission of General Cha
nonine and NJ. Paleologue to furnish
the court with all the necessary expla-
nations respecting the secret dossier,
their dispositions, as witnesses, would
be dispensed with, adding that the
consideration of the dossier would
probably occupy four days.
Dreyfus Breaks Down.
When the trial begun Col Jouaust
handed the prisoner long list of card
board, upon which the bordereau was
pasted.
''Do you recognize this document?"
Dreyfus replied with a passionate
outburst: ''No, my colonel, I am in
nocent. I declare it here as 1 declar-
ed it in 1894, I am a victim" His voice
here was choked with sobs, which must
have stirred every spectator in court.
1t resembled the cry of wounded ami
NAL.
AS he ended 'his reply with the
words: Give years in the galley!
My wifel Ny children! My God! I
am innocent, innocent Colonel
Jouaust said:
"Then you deny it?"
Dreyfus replied: Eyes, my colonel. "