Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-09-01
TORTURE WORSE THIN DEATH
Lebrun-Renault Dire.

could detect a cOuIeSSlOH IL lAC HoAua,
II am innocent. In three years my
innocence will be acknowledged"
Capt. Lebrun- Renault-It is not for
me to reconcile the inconsistencies OF
sentence in which the material TACT
that documents had been communl-
Gated was admitted. 1t is not for me to
give an explanation. 1t is for Drey-
fus and the defense to explain. l
heard this sentence. / was only kind
of photograph, and repeated it with
out commentary. Excitement.
M. Labori-Capt. Lebrun-Renault was
not content with entering on his report
of January 5th at DUTY commenced"
at such an hour and ended at such an
hour; but he especially added nothing
to report" when, as a matter OF TACT,
he alleges that an incident OF tals I'M
portance occurred.
Captain Lebrun- Renault-I had moth
ing to report. My duty was TO take
Dreyfus from the prison and guard MIN.
| had nothing to say in regard to that
duty.
M. Labori-Why did the witness keep
the leaf of his pocketbook with the
note of the confessions for years! Inc
witness seems to say that it was mere
chance. l am surprised that tho wit
ness destroyed it just the day after II
was mentioned in the Chamber OF Dep
uties.
To this Captain Lebrun-Renault re-
piled at that time he considered that
the document he possessed was au-
thenticated by the copy made OF 1t by
NJ. Cavaignac the day before 1T was de-
stroyed.
M Iabori-The court will draw its
own conclusions.
Then. turning to the witness, NJ La
bori asked: Who was the official VINO
made abusive remarks about you at
the Elysee?
CAPTAIN Lebrun- Renault-I have no
idea.
At this time M. Labor said ne was
much surprised that the witness mad
not referred to this abuse before the
court of cessation.
Dreyfus, replying, said, ALLOW me to
express the emotion and surprise feel
to-day, after five years, when l see
witness, who, hearing such words, be-
ginning with protest of innocence, re-
ported them to his chiefs without ask
ing the most concerned person for an
explanation of them. These are pro-
ceedings in the face of which all honest
people can only express Indignation.
Great sensation).
Lieut.. Col. Kuerin, whom Gen. Saus-
sier ordered to attend the degradation
and report upon it, was next examined.
He said:
'tAt about 7:45 I saw the prison van
arrive. Dreyfus alighted and was ia
ken to the Office, where he was guard
ed by Capt. LebruntRenault. whose
name l did not know at that time. At
S:55 the adjutant of the garrison re-
lieved Capt. Lebrun-R enault with four
artillerymen and corporal compos-
ing the guard which was to conduct the
prisoner to the place of degradation.
At that moment 1 was at the door OF
the building. Capt. Lebrun-Renault,
when relieved from duty, saw me and
Immediately began to relate what Drey-
fus had said. The three statements
which struck him, because OF their I'M
portance, remained so craven IN my
memory that l could never forget them,
namely: First, the prisoners PRIDE IN
the facings he had lost; second, his
confession that he had delivered docu-
ments to a foreign power; third, that
in three years justice would be done
him.
"a group of officers were standing
near and as Capt. Lebrun-Renaults
conversation was not confidential and
the statement he had made me was OF
great Importance and interest to us,
begged him to repeat to the officers
what he had just told me.
81 must add that Capt. D'Attel had
been ordered to superintend matters,
and his special duty required him to
report everything which occurred in the
Office of the adjutant while Dreyfus
was there and until Dreyfus was con-
Quoted to the place of degradation.
Throughout the ceremony the prisoner
walked automatically. Afterwards,
when he was conducted to the prison
van, I stood, in company with some Of
ficers, in the passage Dreyfus traversed
and Dreyfus, addressing the officers, re-
peated that in three years justice
would be done to him. He then enter
ed the van and disappeared. After the
ceremony I verbally reported to Gen.
Saussier the incident of the morning,
particularly the statements made by
Dreyfus to Captain Lebrun-Renault.
During the ESy Capt. D'Attel also told
NJ. Wunenberger, archivist of the Paris
headquarters, that Dreyfus had con-
fessed."
When called upon to reply Dreyfus de-