Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-04
mis- is EOW The Cry in The French
Capital.
New Court-MnrtinI tn lie Held at
Rcnnes, sixty Miles from Nantes
FORMER Verdict Against DrcSt"s
ouashcd and Annniied.

PARIS June s.-Thc Court Of Cessation
to-day rendered a verdict in favor oil
revision of the Drcyfus case, and ORDER
Eng new court-martial, to sit at kehi'eS'
sixty miles from Nantes, for the tri"l oil
the prisoner.
Previous to the announcement OF the
verdict. crowds Of people assembled at
the Palace of Justice apd in its neighoor-
hood awaiting the decision. Perfect
calm prevailed The decision when was
pronounced at $40 p. NJ, says the pTis-
oncr is 10 be retired on the following
questions:
Is Drcyfus guilty Of having, in 1884,
rracticcd machination or of having COM
municaton with a foreign Power or its
AGENTS. with a view TO facilitating acts
az hostility in the case Of war with
France. or having furnished the means
therefor by furnishing notes or docu-
men,s retracted on the "bordereau"?
The audience received the decision with
cries Of ''Vive la Justice" 'Nive la Loi.'
The session opened at o'clock, when
tAe president of the court, NJ Mazeau,
NV Judgment in the following tenor:
THE COURTS DECISION.
The court, after hearing the report of
the Premier, president of the civil cham
t- the Public Prosecutors findings, and
,t. application Of Maitre Mornard
counsel for Madame Dreyfus), declares
rt the demand for revision of the
p-ayfus case was presented in proper
s-m. and. in view of the results of said
INQUIRY. in view of the presentation to
th. c0urt-martial Of a secret document
bearing the words "Ce Canaille De D;
and seeing that the communication
Of THIS document is proved by the depo-
sulrs u NJ. Casimir-Perier, General Mer-
csr and General De Boisdeffre; and see
lIg that NJ. Cassimir-Perier has heard
from General MERCER that the document
bearing the words &c Canaile De D.
submitted TO the court-martial. was be-
Ae,ed 10 indicate Dreyfus; and that in
addition. Generals MERCER and De Bois-
oef,re who were invited to say whether
they knew if the same communication
knowledging il; seeing that by the revela-
tons subsequent TO the verdict the COM
munication TO the court-martial Of a doe
umcnt capable of influencing their minds
and now not regarded as applicable to
Drcyfus. constitutes a new TACT calcu-
lated 10 establish tine innocence of Drey-
fls. seeing that the crime charged against
Drcyfus consisted Of furnishing 10 a for
cgn Power secret documents connect
e1 with the national defence. accom-
lanying which was a missive styled
"ordereau,' undated. unsigned. and writ
tau on fingraned paper, which is no longer
MauIfactured and that two autheni-
Gated letters. written on the identical
lsr.r dated cOntemporaneously with the
I0rIereau.' were discovered in the house
r Lsterhazy the writing upon which ex-
Ir. have declared TO be the same
s hat OF the 'DOrdereau,' which facts
sore unknown TO the court-martial tend
r establish the innocence of Dreytus;
ana seeing that the alleged confessions Of
lreFius TO Captain Lebrun-kenaud are
d.-rroved; IN view of an these arguments,
and without submitting others the court
qlashes and annuls the verdict of con-
lomnation of December -, 1884, against
Alfred Dreyfus. by the first court-martial
Of the military government Of Paris. and
sends the accused before court-martial
at Rcnncs. 10 be specially appointed TO
conduct the new trial"
JEWISH WORLD REJOICES.
Copyright 1859 by the Associated Press)
PARIS. June 3.-Ihe Court of Cessation
rvscs the Dreyfus case and orders a
tew trial before court martial al Rem
ies. Every one expected this decision
sun. II caused a hush OF establishment
I was received in court with jubilant
CRIES OF "Nive la Justice" The Jewish
WORLD repoiced at the Saturday afternoon
services al the synagogues. Telephone
messages from the law courts apprised
i.e senate and Chamber Of Deputies Of
ttr decision. In ,he former there is
sfoae Dreyfusitc majority. in the lat |
10y tle Dreylusites are ia the minority, |
i, ae extremely energetic and aggres- |
.'. tn, Rights are thoroughly anti !
.lfusite. The announcement Of the |
1l was posted in the lobby. which |
.U ned 10 be crowded. and was re-
.'- with great varieties Of feeling.
JUDGES WILL BE UNBIASED.
Iae autI-Semitic journals had predicted |
4i new trial would be ordered al |
""'.ns. whore the Radical spirit prepon
t'a'r-. Rcnnes is the capital Of Catho- |
- Brittany but General Lucas, com
ilng the Tenth Artillery Corps there. |
jew. This will assure the judges |
'.t unbiased by clerical feeling, but |
"- sr9rd the anti-Dreyfusites an eX-
GUS. TOP keeping up the agitation on the |
ground That the COurt-martial is packed.
.".it .s no permanent court-martial at
ht.A,.. as there IS IN Paris-only per-
''''hi parquet or prosecuting board
p'a.'al Lucas will choose seven officers
i9i Judges
ACQCITTAL CERTAIN.
inc general feeling throughout Brit
'-i Us hostile 20 Dreyfus. however. an
t'liial is certain, since there was never
case against him save the horde
''- and The "Canaille dc D" letter.
EMILY CRAWFORD.