The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-16
DREYFUS' CRY.
It Is a Frightfal Thing to
Tear Out His Heart
and Soul Daily.
DEVILS ISLAND HORRORS
Story Of the Prisoners Tor
lures Profoundly Move
the Court
HENRY's WIDOW TEsTIFIEs
Confirms the Forgery of Docu-
ments--General Roget's
Vitriolic Evidence.
DEVILS ISLAND HORRORS
HENRY's WIDOW TEsTIFlEs


rBy Gable to The Associated Press.l
RENNEs. France August 16, 1S99.-The
second trial by court martial of Captain
Alfred Dreyfus, of the French Artillery.
charged with treason, was continued this
morning, Major Carriere, the representa-
tive of the Government, having refused
to agree to the adjournment of the case
until Monday, applied for by M. Dom
ango. counsel for the prisoner, and Cap
tain Dreyfus, owing to the murderous at
tack upon Maitre Labori leading counsel
for the defence.
The feature of the days proceedings
was the story of the sufferings of Drey-
fus ON Devils Island, his prison off the
coast of French Guiana, Dreyfus wept IN
court when the clerk read document
recounting the details of his incareera-
ton.
The proceedings opened with the ap-
plication of M Demange for an adjourn
ment This was followed by the deposi-
tion of NJ Guerin, the former Minister
of Justice, who however, only repeated
the evidence he had given before the
Court of Cessation.
NJ. Lebon, the former Minister OF the
Colonies. big. red bearded man, tnen
testified in justification of his instructions
to treat Dreyfus vigorously, declaring
that the extreme stringency only dated
from the time he thought an attempt
would be made to rescue the prisoner
Colonel Jouaust, President Of the court
martial. asked Dreyfus If he had any
questions to put to the witness and ne
replied. in an emotional voice.
mo. / am here to defend my honor.
do not wish to speak of the atrocious
suffering. which for five years,
Frenchman and an innocent man. suiIef-
ed on the lie du Diable."
M Demange here asked that the oi1i-
cial report of the treatment OF Dreyfus
IN the lie du Diabie. which was pnpiish
"a IN the newspapers last week, should
ha read. The clerk of the court did 50,
and in a sympathetic tone, recounteo the
narrowing tale of Dreyfus' mental ana
phvsical sufferings and inhuman treat
ment on the Island.
Deen-draw wn breaths of indignation came
from the hearers as reading proceedeo.
Drevfus. at first, watched the faces OF
tbe Judges with his usual composure.
buf. gradually, as the story proceeoeu
and incidents of his awful existence were
hrought M before him, his eyes grew
dim and tears glistened in his eyes Tneh
they slowly trickled down his cheeks
Drevfus could stand 1t no longer, and
for the first time during his trial gave
way to such emotions and silently wept,
The faces of the audience expressed
sympathy with the prisoners emotion
and even the Captain of Gendarmes sit
ting beside Dreyfus turned and gave him
q look OF unconcealed compassion
General Mercier, who, with M. Lebon,
was seated in the front row of the wit
nesses seats, listened to the reading OF
the report unmoved, while Colonel Jouaust
followed it with an air of bored tolerance.
NJ. Lebon afterward returned to the
stand and added a few more words IN
Justification of his conduct, and then
Colonel Jouaust ordered the next witness
to be brought in.
All eyes were turned towards the door
on the right of the stage, and. moment
later. the form of a woman, dressed in
deep mourning, appeared in the doorway
and, accompanied by non-commissioned
officer, advanced to the platform.
1t was the widow of Colonel Henry, the
French officer who committed suicide in
prison after confession to forging certain
documents in the case. With pale face
and hand upraised before the crucifx
she took the oath to tell the truth. Nine.
Henry is of medium height and has a
common cast of features and certainly
could not be described as attractive. She
at once put herself at ease leaning for
ward with both hands resting on the rail
of the witness stand. In an attitude OF
complete self-possession she gave her evil
dence, accompanying the words with fre-
quent gestures. Her evidence, however,
was of little weight. She admitted fire.
quent visits of Esterhazy to her husband
and declared her husband told her he had
forged one document in order to save
the honor OF the country" She gave her
evidence in very matter-of-fact way and
was in nowise the sympathetic figure the
anti Dreyfusards have tried to make her.
General Roget. in undress uniform, fol-
lowed His evidence was vitrlolic dia-
tribe against Dreyfus from beginning to
end
The Court adjourned until tomorrow on
the conclusion Of General Rogets mono
logue.
Colonel Jouaust, previously. asked
Dreyfus If he wished to say anything,
and the prisoner, who. during the time Of
General Rogets illumination against him.
several times made movement as If to
rise and retort but was waved down by
Colonel Jouaust. rose and in that voice
when is not agreeable in ordinary times,
but when strangled with emotion. as it
was today, has a thrilling effect on his
hearers. he cried, crushing his kept in his
hands,
Ny colonen It is a frightful thing
that every day they tear out my heart
and soul without my being able to re-