The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-31

unusual incident. The Interior OF the
court OF cessation presented today the
same aspect as on yesterday the same
ladies' occupying seats 10 the galleries.
Behind President Mazeau there were seat
ed many judges and other court officers,
public men and distinguished men OF let
ters. The same impressive silence was
observed when the sitting opened at noon.
NJ. Ballo; De Beaurapaire resumed the
reading OF his report Oh the Dreyfus case
NJ De Beaurapaire said that u in 1894
the officers OF the court martial had
thought it wise not to show Dreyfus the
documents concerning him, the Judges,
not being lawyers, had erred, though act-
ing In good faith.
M. De Beaurapaire then entered at
length into consideration OF the argu-
ments OF the anu-revisionists, who, he
said, commended that even IL document
&c Canaille de d" should be shown not
to refer to Dreyfus, ii would
he no reason for revision be-
cause the document was not re-
sponsible for the conviction of Dreyfus. K
The machination OF Colonel Patty du Clam
and Lieutenant Colonel Henry, IL had also
been argued, gave no ground for revision,
because they had been disavowed by Gem
eral Gon2, assistant chief of the general
staff and by his superior General Baise
Deffre.
NJ De Beaurapaire created sensation
by soemnly declaring that he had been
convinced that the bordereau was written
| by Major Count Ferdinand Walsh Es-
terhazy. NJ, De Beaurapaire read fresh
/ report drawn up by NJ. Maneau the pro-
/ curator general on Saturday last, In view
OF the recent developments, enumerattns
ten fresh facts iu favor OF Dreyfus, viz;
/. Tho Henry forgery.
>. The changing of the date OF the hor-
dereau TO August instead OF April.
8. Contradictions o. the handwriting
experts.
/. The absolute identity of the paper
upon which the white bordereau was writ
ten with Major Esterhaey's letter paper
| &. The sentence, Am off for the man
oeuvers." which could not have been writ
ten by Dreyfus
6. The police report withheld by the
court martial,
:. Lieutenant Colonel Henry's weeping
confession in Burlulus' ofhce.
S. The Fancizzardi dispatch.
g. official documents proving that
Dreyfus had no relations with foreign en-
bassies,
TO- A document demonstrating taat
Dreyfus never confessed guilt.
NJ Maneau's report concluding With an
expression in favor of retrial for Cap
tain Dreyfus.
NJ Ballot De Beaurapaire alnplifed his
~. ane ne,p fact from a legal point OF
..ioY, ,-,s ne Siscoverv thai the bor-
dereau Was ,vrttten upon precisely The
same paper as chat used by Major Ester
hazy. The Judges in 1884 did not know
this and Mr.De Beaurapaire declared on his
soul and conscience, according TO his con
. vction. the bordereau was written ny bs'
, terhazy. He deolored the attacks OF tht
, revisionists on the army, but SAID TINS
honor Of the army was not dependent Apoi
4 the retention of an innocent man on DeNh'
' Island.
. NJ. De Beaurapaire concluded; ! 40 no
ask YOU to proclaim the innocence o
1 DIeyfus, but, ne cried Win pIoloun'
$ emotloh' IL ~ win nlln Vun le-'ou IA, a.
4 high sense of my duty ana responsiolllt'
n that say there IS reason 10 grant reYislo'
e OF the TRIAL OIL lse4 ana nolp 'reylus 10
n retrl9l before ahother toUit - eI ai, "uos
- task wlli oe 10 give oeolsiou Win iu'
e knowledge OF uhe lsols:
a Wy Tepoi 10 suueii ,, ,atu ~; De 49, ~
.e rapalIe' Wulle cIles ~ aSes hn' oon
e marks or @ppIooHV'oh hheu tne 'oui
= 'o',, o,, ovot,erosrt NJ M,nesu in
ID ploVuI,.so' sriei. ai,,es that tbe cbangs
If .he ooul' 49, blrdo.a ,,n nnns,ituted
Ii ~ Co. ss., sr,rt FROM Inc nnn,erons 9fhe
e - 81, "a do.ta~od ma The hor1arcq
ID 10 rasiiy Tho worIr nj Major Esterhaz,
L ~ dc,cit tnon he stranpeness Of M
If ttso's rr,,ertion of Fsterbazv and the lat
= so or,i .r,bis,,ity
of ,,,,
NJ Mahe'u Gonbrdtulate1 nilnvei .ha
L. be had been aole aeSplle tne campaign {
s. insult ana abuse TO pursue unlallerlhgl
he the revelation OF tru'h anu that no" IN
Ne point was o7lnR maae pam, since tne
ct porter OF the court tM' Ballot dc bodura
pairel had found himself IN accord VII
~ the conclusions that the speaker IN Ma
he neau) had previously reached.
H. ~ have been accused of bias, said u
he public prosecutor, but my only desire bi
lis been to reach the truth. while the ma
ot jority of my critics refuse all acquaintanC
with the truth"
ial Discussing the facts OF the case, NJ. Nj
81 neau declared that the bordereau was q
i'd only document that ought to he consr
"a cred as il was the only one that had bee
lie, nioduced at the trial of Captain Dreyfl
nd IN 1894 The sneaker next dwelt upon Il
he cbanped date Of the bordereau and as
in sertad tbat.it was The work of Esterhaz
The court adjourned at 5 o'clock witho
Die incident
N Maneau will continue his speech t
OF ,,Irroy
to p.u., r.. p..,,-.,,4
ofs ine ne"I aso.it,sd nc sr,barsbto
nd haa oreolN ssolioSu lne auuSolsu 'p
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