Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-08-09
I'm TRIAL OF DREYRDS
Accused Bears Himself Well During
Secret Examination,
D0SSIER INQUIRY NOW ON.
prisoner Protests His Innocence
When the Alleged discriminating
Documents Are Mentioned to
Him-Mme. Dreyfus Hopeful.

Rennes, Aug. 9.-The Dreyfus court
martial met behind closed doors for the
purpose of examining the secret dossier.
This is collection of documents which
fills large clothes basket and weighs
300 pounds. Two men brought the load
into court.
The session lasted for hours. A crowd
Of about 400 people waited to see Drey-
fus as he came out of the Lycee. Troops
cleared these away, and there were no
loud protests or demonstration, the crowd
seeming to be animated merely by a
quiet curiosity.
The prisoner appeared still worried
and harassed, as if uncertain Of acquit-
tai. -Four guards escorted him to and
from the Lycee. An officer and an arm
ed guard kept watch over him all night.
The court was constituted the same as
at first. There We're no soldiers present,
and the public and correspondents were
necessarily absent. Dreyfus was present
with both his lawyers, NM. Labor and
Demange.
Captain Dreyfus was questioned about
the dossier piece by piece and protested
his innocence when discriminating docu-
ments were brought up.
The reason for the courts secrecy in
examining the dossier is that parts of 1t
involve Germany and other foreign pow
ers. The prosecution relies largely upon
the dossier.
ExMinister of War Chanoine, who
brought some further documents in q
leather bag, was the only witness pres
ent.
Nine. Dreyfus Happy.
The personal impression that Dreyfus
made on his appearance before the court
martial is conceded, even by his enemies,
to be most favorable.
Nine. Dreyfus is happy in the con-
seriousness that n long step has been TAX
en- toward her husbands complete vindi-
cation and rehabilitation, and the exalta-
ton Of her hope manifests itself strongly
in her manner toward every one who APP
proaches her to offer her timely congratu-
lation. To say that the name Of such
persons is legion is to put it only moder-
ately.
The flood tide of public sympathy has
certainly set irresstihy toward her and
her sorely prosecuted husband. The doors
Of her lodging We're besieged from an
early hour by callers among whom were
many of international eminence, besides
scores of others who are known in
france to be in the foreground Of the
national life.
The best critics of military evidence
who We're present at the examination Of
the prisoner declare that. under all the
circumstances. it was distinct triumph
for him. This is the opinion of Lieuten
ant Colonel Picquart, sof Maitre Labori
of NJ. Georges Clemenceau and Of sew
eral foreign military attaches.
Captain Dreyfus' answers to the Sc
we're interrogatory of Colonel Jouaust the
president of the court showed that he
was thoroughly master Of his own case
and had clear capacity for keeping al
ways in relief in his testimony the prin-
cipe of his innocence. The subtle ef-
forts to establish by indirection premise
of probability for the direct accusation Of
crime failed utterly.
A prisoner without the courage and
fortitude Of Dreyfus might easily have
been cowed into weak and irresolute re-
Spouse. Colonel Jouausts harshness OF
manner and abruptness Of speech, how
ever, which We're to certain extent
what some military men imagine to be
essentially professional and becoming,
found Dreyfus fully prepared for them.