Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-08-17
YIELDED TO HIS EMOTIONS YEsTER-
DAY, FOR FIRST TIME.
STORY OF HIS sUFFERINGs
1T WAS THIS THAT MOVED THE Uy-
HAPPY CAPTAIN TO TEARS.
Judges Refuse TO Continue the Trial
Until Mondny-WidOw of Colonel
Henry on the Stnnd-Roget
Bitterly Denounces
Dreyfus.

RENNES, FRANCE. Aug. 16-The second
trial by court-martial of Captain Alfred
Dreyfus, of the French artillery, charged
with treason, was continued this morning,
Major Carriere, the representative of the
government, having refused TO agree to the
adjournment of the case until Monday,
applied for by NJ Demange counsel for the
prisoner, and Captain Dreyfus. owing to
the murderous attack upon Maitre Labori,
leading counsel for the defense.
The feature of the days proceedings was
the story of the sufferings of Dreyfus on
Devils's island, his prison off the coast of
French Guiana Dreyfus wept in court
when the clerk read document recounting
the details of his Incarceration.
The proceedings opened with the applica-
tion Of Demange for an adjournment. This
was followed by the deposition of NJ. Guer-
in, the former minister of justice, who,
however, only repeated the evidence he had
given before the court of cessation.
NJ. Lebon Defends His Course.
NJ. Lebon, the former minister of the coll
onies, big, red bearded man, then testified
in justification of his instructions to treat
Dreyfus vigorously, declaring that the ex-
trene 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 ques-
tions to put to the witness, and he replied,
In an emotional voice: mo; 1 am here to
defend my honor. do not wish to speak
Of the atrocious suffering which, for five
years. /, Frenchman and an innocent
man. suffered on the Isle du Diable"
NJ. DeTnange here asked that the official
report of the treatment of Dreyfus on lie
du Diable, which was published In the
newspapers last week, should be read The
clerk of the court did SO, and, in a sympa-
thetic tone, recounted the narrowing tale
or Dreyfus' rental and physical sufferings
ana inhuman treatment on the island.
Dreyfus Moved to Tears.
from the hearers as the reading proceeded.
from the hearers as reading proceeded.
Dreyfus at first watched the faces of the
judges with his usual -oomposure;- but,
gradually. as the story proceeded and in
cidents of his awful existence were brought
up before him, his eyes grew dim and tears
glistened in his eyes, and slowly trickled
down his cheeks.
Dreyfus could stand 1t no longer, and, for
the flrst time during his trial. gave way
TO his emotions and silently wept. The
faces Of the audience expressed sympathy
with the prisoners emotions, and even the
captain of gendarmes, sitting beside Drey-
fus, turned and gave him q look of uncon.
cealed compassion
General Mercier who, with NJ. Lebon
was seated in the front row Of the witness.
es' seats, listened to the reading of the re.
port unmpved, while Colonel Jouaust fol.
lowed in with an air of bored tolerance.
NJ. Lebon afterward returned to the stand
and added few more words in justifica.
tion of his conduct and then Colonel
Jouaust ordered the next witness to be
brought in. All eyes were turned toward
the door on the right of the stage, and g
moment later the form OF a woman
dressed in deep mourning, appeared in the
doorway. and. accompanied by a non-com
missioned officer, advanced to the platform
Colonel Henry's Widow Testines.
It was the widow of Colonel Henry, tn,
French officer who committed suicide ir
prison after confessing to forging certain
documents in the case. With pale fact
and hand upraised before the crucifix sh,
took the oath to tell the truth. Mime
Henry is of medium height and has
common caste of features, and certainl.
could not be described as attractive. Sh.
at once put herself at ease, leaning for
ward with both hands resting on the raj
of the witness stand. In an attitude o
complete self-possession, she gave her evi
dence, accompanying the words with FIRE
quent gestures.
Her evidence, however, was of littl
weight. She admitted the frequent visit
of Esterhazy to her husband and said he
husband told her he had forged one docu
ment 'in order to save the honor of tn
country She gave her evidence in
matter Of fact way, and was in no wis
the sympathetic figure the anti-Dreyfus
ards have tried to make her.
General Roget, in undress uniform, fol
lowed. His evidence was a vitrfolic dia
tribe against Dreyfus from beginning t
end
The court adjourned until tomorrow Of
the conclusion of General Roget's mono
logue.
Had No Mercy on Dreyfus.
General Roget spoke for three hours
without adducing any new facts, only reit
Grating In the most forcible terms wha
has been banded about the anti-Dreyfus
ard press for year past. The most in
teresting part of his testimony was his at
tack on Colonel Picauz6R which will un
doubtedly lead to the conformation of tn
two men.
He treated Dreyfus without mercy. bot
in words and attitude. In fact, 1t SCENE
at times as IL he would provoke the pris
oner into striking him. The generals mar
ner was most passionate. In his outburs
at the end of his testimony he uttered tn
most ruthless attacks with the air of on
delivering pleasant Sunday school ad
dress. leading over the front of the vii
ness rail, slipping from glass of wate
wiping his lips and mopping his brow wit
perfect self-satisfaction. But again an