Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-08-08
BRAVE CAPT. DREYFUS.
Prosecuted Man Stood Fierce
Questioning.
CRIED OUT HIS INNOCENCE.
The Examining Officer Very Harsh to the
Accused, but He Held Up Firmly.
Knew Nothing of the Famous Border
eau Scenes Ia Court.

RENNEs. Aug. S.-The ancient capi.
tai of Brittany was never less moved,
never more sluggish. than on the mem
oIable day of the opening of tine Drey-
| fus trial.
There was 10 bowling i'll front OF the
prison. There was no crying of death
to the traitor" or death TO the Jews,
or anything like that. The Paris jour.
nalists who had come to report the trial
seemed Gained by the quietude of this
dead city.
1t was expected that the Dreyfusite.
and anti-Dreyfusites would shun each
other AMI put up at different hotels,
but they have tacitly agreed to sink
their differences in each others COM
company.
When the door of the military prison
opened and Dreyfus, guarded by cap
tain of the gendarmerie, appeared, the
writer witnessed it from window. He
wore brand new uniform The stiff
Innings had not yet formed into the
shape of rhe figure, the whole suit
seemed an awkward fit The three
rows Of gold braid that were torn from
his cuffs ON the day of his degradation
were glinting III the sun. The man was
as stiff as his uniform.
He held his head high as if OH pur.
pose, but his shoulders stopped. The
step was that of a man not used to free
dom and extremely measured and me-
chanical.
His hair is of reddish gray, his neat
moustache is frankly red The face had
a drawn and worn expression, the eyes
furtively inqurIng as if looking out for
traps and pitfalls. His complexion is
fresh, the kind of freshness that accom-
panies auburn hair. The lips are rather
thin and the chin is that of a strong
man. Indeed, the chin contradicted the
impression of the eyes.
Captain Dreyfus crossed the hall and
entered 4 room, the door of which
closed behind him. The;witnesses were
taken TO the rectors room. Generals
Billot, Mercier, Chanoine, Gonz, Eur
linden and de Boisdeffre were in uni
form, as many of the field and subaltern
officers were.
The widow of Colonel Henry leaned
upon the arm of Captain Wunos She
was most amiably saluted by Generals
de Boisdetfre and Mercier. She looks
STACY and not ladylike. General de
Pellieux kept aloof NJ Cavaignac's
cheerfulness seemed forced, but former
President Casimir-Perier was blithe as
a boy. He wore a summer suit of
shepherds plaid, a white waistcoat and
straw hat.
Lieutenant Colonel Picquart was in
plain clothes and was cold shouldered
by the army people. But apparently he
did not mind. He had played the win
ming card and could afford to be in
different.
The coming of the court was an.
nounced in military fashion, the SOL
diers presenting arms. The judges en-
tered from the wings and were in full
dress uniform. They proceeded in
Indian file to their places behind long
table on Il slightly raised platform.
An interesting figure, seated behind
the judges, was the woman known as
La Dame Blanche (the white LADY, who
has never absented herself from any of
the proceedings connected with the
Dreyfus affair, including all sessions of
the Esterhazy, Zola and Picquart trials
and the proceedings of the court of CAS-