The San Francisco call., 1899-08-13

There was a large sprinkling of uni
forms in the audience, and row OF
soldiers with fixed bayOnets was again
arranged at the bottom of the hall, and
rendered honors in the customary man
ner to the Judges as the latter entered
or left the court.
The proceedings opened tamely, and
/ the hope for sensation began to lag
! as the morning wore on, and matters
| began to get tedious as NJ. Casimir-
! Perier and Genergl Mercier reiterated
what is already known. But this was
| only the calm before the storm, and
when the storm broke it carried every
one in the court with it into a whirl-
pool of the widest excitement.
Dreyfus on entering the courtroom
to-day saluted the president with the
same sOldierly mein as on Monday last,
and the president, Colonel JOuaust, re-
turning the salute, said: Sit down,
Dreyfus.
The chair of the prisoner was placed
farther TO the right of the platform to-
day. Instead of facing the Judges
Dreyfus sat with his back TO the table
of his counsel, thus looking across the
platform. straight at the rail al which
the witnesses stood.
Colonel Jouaust Immediately after the
court had settled down, opened the plO-
ceedings by asking Dreyfus the following
questions:
Penitentiary of the Isle du Roi, in the
course of duty. searched the clothes ypu
brought from the prison. He found this
document in an inside pocket of your
The president here handed Dreyfus
DO You recognize it as having belonged
Dreyfus-Yes. my colonel.
Jouaust-W hose was it?
Dreyfus-Mine.
Jouaust-Win you tell me how. and un-
der what circumstances this document
came into your possession?
Dreyfus-It is a document 1 used dur
! ing my trial. in order to discuss the value
of the bordereau. | wished to keep it,
Jouaust-The military code gives YOU
the right TO have a copy of the dCCu-
ments in your case. This document there
fore was legitimately in your possession.
Why do you wish to keep it?
Dreyfus-As souvenir of the text of
the bordereau.
Jouaust-That was not proper and there
fore it was taken from you. 1 merely
wished to elucidate this point. That
Colonel Jouaust then asked Major Car
riere if he had any. observations to make
in behalf of the Government. The major
replied by asking to have DR.. RansOn'S
report on Dreyfus read, which the clerk
of the court did
The report deals with the measures of
surveillance over Dreyfus adopted during
the voyage of the prisoner TO Cayenne.
and said among other things that he was
seen on board seated on stool and weep
n. de la Roche-vernet. secretary at
tached to the French Embassy at Ser-
lin. was the next witness called. AL
though he was scared, there was no hes
itation in his replies. He said he acted
as the transmitting agent of the Minis
try of War and Ministry of Foreign Al
fairs whenever they were engaged in the
translation of the Panizardi speech, which
was very minute and complicated rlat-
first made. and finally an official tranSla-
tion was drawn up, which was the same
as since published.
Questioned respectively regarding the
draft and specifications. he said they were
purely hypothetical, the first draft only
having two words. Captain Dreyfus.' OF
which the translators were really sure,
the sense being that Dreyfus had been ar
rested and that he had no relations with
NJ PaieoIogue of the French Foregn Of
flee was then called, and disagreed 10
some of this witness statements. But
the net result of the two witnesses re-
plies to NM. Laborie and Demange was
that never in the translation was there
any question of relations with Germany.
NJ Laborie on eliciting the foregoing.
showed evident satisfaction. The witness
rail was empty for a few moments, and
then Colonel JouauSt said, SOlemnly:
Bring in the next witness
An Infantry sergeant. seated beneath
Major Carriere's desk, then walked 10 the
middle of the court, where in crimson
armchair placed there for distinguished
witnesses, sat Casimir-Perier, formerly
President of France. The latter was con-
Quoted by the soldier and ascended the
platform He was dressed in a black
/ frock coat with the rosette of the Legion
/ of Honor at his buttonhole, and light
check trousers, and carried a silk hat in
his hand.
In response to the usual questions he
said: Il am % years old. No profession.
| was formerly President Of the repub-
Colonel Jouaust then asked: Did you