Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-08
.DR[YFUS VERY WEAK
Friends of the Famous Prisoner
Fear He Is on the Verge Of
Physical Collapse.
His Stomach Refuses All Solid Foods
-..Second Day Of the
Trial.
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Thnnsands Gafhnn - Cot nl:...
Thousands Gather to Get Glimpse
OF Dreyfus.-. Court In Secret
Session.

SESSION.
Rennes, Aug. s.The police arrange
ments in the vicinity of Lycee this
morning We're exactly the same as yes
lterday, but not more than 100 persons
had gathered at $50, the hour fixed for
1.-The opening proceedings in the Drey-
fus trial. AS soon as Dreyfus was in
side the Lycee, however, the police cor
i dons Were removed and the spectators
were allowed to circulate freely in the.
streets around the building until later
in. the day, when the numbers became
/ lished.
No demonstration was made on arriv-
al of the members of the court martial
and Others connected with the trial.
4 General Chanoine, former minister of
war, who attends the sittings to give
explanations as to the secret dossier,
came accompanied by an officer carry
ling leathern wallet containing Chan
loine's notes and other papers referring
to the dossier, which itself remains in
a strong box in room contiguous 10
! the court room. The strong box is
guarded night and day by an officer
specially detailed for that duty. The
secret sitting lasted till nearly noon,
when the court adjourned till tomorrow
morning.
The day passed quietly, although a
much larger crowd than yesterday as
sembled in the hope of obtaining
glimpse of Dreyfus during the few sec
onds occupied in crossing the street
from the Lycee to the prison
AT the conclusion of the sitting the
lcrowd which then numbered two thou
sand. was allowed to pass freely before
the Lycee until few moments before
Dreylus emerged, when lne chief Of
tgendarmerie signalled an assistant, who
blew a whistle. Before the slirill sound
had eied away the clatter of hoofs was
heard and a strong detachment OF
mounted police. followed by others on
foot. galloped into the avenue from a
side street, wheeled. and divided into
two detachments stretched across the
avenue, and they cleared a space three
| hundrd yards in front of the Lycee
The detachment of infantry dashed
up on double quick, formed across the
avenue from the Lycee to the postern
/ door of the Manutentlor. They stood
shoulder 10 shoulder, facing outwards
towards the spectators, who We're mass
ed behind the gendarmes hundred
yards off
The cry was set up: Here he is,"
and the crowd craned their necks in an
effort to see him. Preceded and fol-
lowed by gendarmes, Dreyfus emerged
from the Lycee, passed through the mil
/ iitary lane with a quick military step
eyes to the front and with a soldierly
bearing. The crowd just saw the pris-
oners head and shoulders as he passed
through the gaps between the heads
of the soldiers. Within minute after
his appearance, the postern gate of the
Manutentior was thrown open and
Dreyfus disappeared within. The whis-
tile sounded, the gendarmes wheeled and
| galloped back to the barracks, the
crowd dispersed, the members of the
court and others connected with the
4 trial having in the meantime left the
| Iycee by the main portal, the crowd sa-
luting them respectfully.
| The Associated Press learns that the
court martial today only considered a
part of the secret dossier. Gen. Cha
noine gave q lucid explanation of the
points not clear to the court. The con-
dition of Dreyfus is disquieting. His
wonderful Will power alone gives him
strength for the ordeal. Physically he
is extremely weak. His stomach re-
fuses all solid food. He is only able to
take milk. His family is very anxious
| Text of the Fatal Bordcrcau.
The bordereau to which the court of
cessation has directed the attention of
the court martial at Rennes, and OF
which Capt. Dreyfus was accused and
convicted in 1894 of being the author, is
SiIOpiv "a fr,ep1ora nd founJ ,ac, L.,