The record-union., 1899-05-31
Few indications Of Excitement
About the Palace Of Justice
When the Court Of Cessation Resumed Its
Hearing Of the Matter Yesterday.
M. Ballot de Beaupre Continues
the Reading of His Report in
Favor of New Trial by Court
Martial, Creating a Deep Sensa-
tion by Solemnly Declaring His
Conviction That the Bordereau
Was Written by Esterhazy.

tlon py SOlemnly Declaring HIS
Conviction That the Bordereau
Was Written by Esterhazy.
PARIS, May 30.-There were few in
dlcations of excitement in the vicinity
OF the Palace of Justice to-day before
the Court of Cessation resumed its
slttlngs for the hearing of arguments
IN the Dreyfus case and for the ex-
animation of NM. de Roulede and Mar
eel Habert. The same precautions were
observed as on yesterday for the preser-
walton of order. The arrival of the
Judges and others connected with the
two celebrated cases was marked by
no unusual incident
The interior of the Court of Cassa-
ton presented to-day the same aspect
as on yesterday Behind President
Mazeau there were seated many Judges
and other court officers, public men
and distinguished men of letters. The
same impressive silence was observed
when the sitting opened at noon
A striking sign of the calm which
has come upon public opinion, and the
utter Indifference of the people gener-
ally to the revision proceedings was
shown in the fact that there was not Il !
sufficient attendance of the general
public in the Court of Cassation to
constitute the necessary quorum of
spectators in the case of public hear
ing, and court ushers had to go out
into the streets and gather iders IN
the Place Dauphine and induce them
to go to the courtroom.
M Ballot de Beaupre resumed the
reading of his report on the Dreyfus
case. NJ de Beaupre said that If in
1894 the officers of the ourt-martial
had thought it was their duty to show
Dreyfus the documents concerning him
the Judges, not being lawyers. had
erred, though acting in good faith.
M. de Beaupre then entered at length
into a consideration of the arguments
of the ti-revisionists, who, he said
contend that even if the document "Ce
Cainalle de D" should be shown not
to refer to Dreyfus, it would be no
reason for revision, because the docu-
ment was not responsible for the con-
viction of Dreyfus The Vaccinations
of Colonel du Patty de Clam and Lieu
tenant Colonel Henry, it had also been
argued, gave no ground for revision
because they had also been disavowed
by General Come, assistant chief Of
the general staff. and by his superior
General Boisedeffre.
NJ de Beaupre created a deep sensa-
tion by solemnly declaring that he had
become convinced that the bordereau
was written by Major Count Ferdinand
Waslin Esterhazy.
M. de Beaupre concluded his report
on the Dreyfus case by asking for a
revision of the verdict of condemna-
tion and a retrial of Captain Dreyfus
by a court martial.
NJ de Beaupre read a fresh report,
drawn up by M. Maneau, the Procura-
tor General, on Saturday last, in view
of the recent developments. enumer-
ating ten fresh facts in favor of Drey-
fus, viz:
l. The Henry forgery.
9 The changing of the date of the
bordereau to August instead of April.
g. Contradiction of the handwriting
experts.
4. The absolute identity of the paper
upon which the bordereau was written
with Major Esterhazys letter paper.
:. The sentence, Am starting for the
which could not have been
written by Dreyfus.
g. The police report withheld by the
court martial.
I. Lieutenant Colonel Henry's weep
ing confession in Burtulu's office.
g. The Fanizzardi dispatch.
9. Official documents proving that
Dreyfus had no relations with foreign
Embassies.
10. A document demonstrating that
Dreyfus never confessed guilt.
NJ Maneau's report concluded with
~.1I rxF
Captain Dreyfus
M. Ballot de Beaupre amplified his
Indictment of Major Esterhazy, say
ing that one new fact, from a legal
point of view was the discovery that
the bordereau was written upon pre-
cisely the same paper as that used by
Major Esterhazy The Judges in 1894
did not know this. and NJ. de Beaupre
declared on his soul and conscience,
according to his conviction. the bor-
dereau was written by Esterhazy. lie
deplored the attacks of the revision
lists upon the army. but said that the
honor of the army was not dependent
llpon the retention of an innocent man
on DEVILS Island.
NJ de Beaupre concluded: Il do not
ask you to proclaim the innocence OF
Dreyfus. but" cried he with profound
emotion. sit is with a firm conviction
and a high sense of my duty and re-
sponsibility that I say there is reason
to grant a revision of the trial of lS:A'
and send Dreyfus for retrial before
another court t-martial, whose task Will
be to give a decision with full knowl-
edge of the facts.
MY report is ended" said NJ de
Beaupre. while cries of Bravo" and
other marks of approval filled the
courtroom.
Amidst great excitement M. Maneau.
the Procurator General. began his ad-
dress to the court. He claimed that the
change in the date of the bordereau
constituted a new fact apart from nu-
merous other new facts, and declared
that the bordereau was really the work
of Major Esterhazy. M. Maneau dwelt
upon the strangeness of the general
Stairs protection of Esterhazy and the
latter's ambiguity.
M. Maneau congratulated himself
that he had been able. despite the cam
paicn of insult and abuse. to pursue
unfalteringly the revelation of truth.