Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-06-04

der the new article 443, paragraph 4,
OF the code of criminal procedure, to
the effect that revision of judgment
can be demanded when new facts are
produced or unknown documents show
ing the innocence of the condemned,
and in view of the judgment of October
70, 1898, rendered by the criminal
chamber, ordering an inquiry, declared
that the demand for a revision of the
Dreyfus case was presented in proper
form, and in view of the results of said
inquiry, in view of the presentation to
the court-martial of secret document
bearing the words Zee Canaille de
D." and seeing that the communi-
cation of this document is proved by
the dispositions of M. Casimir-Perier,
General MERCER and General de Bois-
deffre, and seeing that M. Casimir-
Perier has declared he heard from Gen.
MERCER that the document bearing the
words, Zee Canaille de D." submit
ted to the court-martial was believed
to indicate Dreyfus, and that in addi-
ton Gen. MERCER and de Boisdeffre,
who were invited to say whether they
knew if said communication had Oc-
CURED, refused to reply, thus acknowl-
edging it; seeing that by the revela-
lions subsequent to the several COM
munications TO the court martial OF a
document capable of influencing their
minds, and now not regarded as APP
plicable to Dreyfus, constitute a new
fact calculated to establish the limo
cence of Dreyfus; seeing that the crime
charged against Dreyfus consisted Gil
furnishing to foreign power secret
documents connected with the national
defence, accompanying which was a
missive styled bordereau,. undated,
unsigned and written On filigraned pa
per which is no longer manufactured,
and that two authenticated letters
written on the identical paper, dated
contemporaneously with bordereau,
were discovered in the house of Ester
hazy, the writing upon which experts
have declared to be the same as thai
of the bordereau, which facts were un-
known to the court-martial, tend tc
establish the innocence of Dreyfus;
seeing that the alleged confession Oh
Dreyfus to Captain Lebrun-Renaud are
disproved of in view of these argu-
ments and without submitting others,
the court quashes and annuls the YER
dict of condemnation of December %,
1894, against Alfred Dreyfus, by the
first courtmartial of the military gov
eminent of Paris, and sends the ac-
cused before court-martial at Rem
mes, to be specially appointed to con-
duct the new trial
This judgment is to be printed and
transcribed on the docket OF the first
court-martial alongside the decision,
which is annulled.
The court then adjourned.
Premier Dupuy has summoned the
ministers of the interior, justice, war,
navy and the colonies to meet to-mor-
row morning in order to confer upon
the measures to be taken to bring
Dreyfus back to France
ZOLA INTERVIEWED.
LONDON, June "a representative
of the Associated Press this evening
secured brief interview with NJ Emile
lola, who is now living in strict retire
ment near the Crystal Palace, but VINO
proposes to return to Paris early next
week. M. lola was naturally overjoy-
ed at the outcome of the Dreyfus re-
vision proceedings and in the course
Of the interview said:
Il knew the light was finally bound
to break through the mass of false
hood, calumny and forgery, and that
Dreyfus would be restored to liberty
and honor and myself no longer forced
to live in exile"
He was greatly pleased at the pros
pect of speedy return to France, and
declared he felt assured all would ack-
nowledge that his actions were justi-
fed by events.