Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1899-08-25
DREYFUS TRIAL.
DRAMATIC FEATURES OF THE
FARCE At RENNEs.
shocking Di.res.rd for All TIE Neoe..
sary Restraints that Are Put Upon
Testimony-court Refused to Adjourn
Because Of Labori Being Wounded.

refusal Of the court to allow q postpone
'ment on account Of the wounding by an
ASSASSIN Of NJ. Labori, counsel for Drey-
fns; the recital Of the cruelties to which
;Dreyfus was subjected on DEVILS Island,
With ex-Colonial Minister Lebon's at
tempt to explain and justify these bar
PARTIES; the virulent attacks of Gen. RO-
get upon the accused and Col Picquart,
apparently introduced to provoke an out
burst Of personal violence. and the re-
sbukc given by Dreyfus to those who IRE
converting his trial into an opportunity
for his enemies to attempt to exculpate
themselves.
During the day there was the usual
shocking disregard for all the necessary
restraints that are put upon testimony.
Three witnesses were examined, each Of
whom was allowed to make profession
of faith in the guilt Of the prisoner, to
argue against him and to work on the
.~prejudices Of the court by giving out the
impression that to a Y this u was to
condemn the whole army.
One of these witnesses was the brutal
'Lcbon, former minister Of the colonies,
who was responsible for the savage treat
ment of Dreyfus in Guiana. This model
of justice declared that his respect for
the chose jugee, which was founded upon
allegalities and perjuries, WAS strength
ened by his personal opinion of the culpa-
bility of the condemned. Next came the
effort to intensity prejudice against the
accused through the testimony of Hen
rvs widow. This woman said in refer
ring to her wretched husband: You
know his sentiments, gentlemen. He
committed forgery on account of Col.
P~icquart's proceedings. and it was in or
der to save the army, compromised by
the dishonesty of its enemies" The
man was, in fact, n cOarse criminal, pos
sibly o traitor himself, and his concep-
ton of honor was what might be expctr
ed in any forger or swindler. If she pos
lsessed good taste and sensibility Nine.
Henry would court seclusiOn and silence.
The last Of the three witnesses was the
-vindictive Gen. Roget. who was permit
ted. like Mercier, to deliver u long and
bitter speech against the prisoner.
The refusal of the court to allow an
adjournment is %variously interpreted.
While it is admitted that the defense is
handicapped by NJ. L.abori's absence,
there is also u disposition to believe that
the court is already convinced that there
is no real case against Dreyfus.
In Dreyfus' Favor.
Thursday for the first time the Dreyfus
court martial listened to testimony in ia
vor of the accused. Col. Picquart and
NJ. Bertulus, examining magistrate, were
both on the stand giving their grounds
for belief in Dreyfus' innocence. NJ. Ber-
tulus was the first witness to testify in
favor of the prisoner. Bertulus was the
examining magistrate whose seizure of
papers at the house of Nine. Pays led to
his belief in the guilt of Col. Henry. NJ.
Rertulus repeated his testimony before
the court of cessation, including Henry's
famous confession to him when he beg
sged him to "save us for the honor of the
army"
When Henry was examined by Ber-
itulus, the latter said to him: Ester
.hazy and Du Patty de Clam are guilty.
Let the latter blow his brains out, JUS
4ticc will have It's course with Esetrhazy.
He is now making charges against you
which may lead your enemies to accuse
you of supplying him with documents"
Henry. on hearing this, was speeches..
Then throwing his arms around the mag
istrate's neck, he cried: Save us for the
honor of the army; Estcrhazy is a scoun-
sdrel."
The next witness was Lieut.. Col. Pic
quart. He first told Of his connection
with the general staff and how he be-
came Interested in the Dreyfus affair,
evidently referring to the crooked prac-
tices of the generals. After his recital
of his first acquaintance with the case,
Col. Picquart said: II have other things
to say, and will tell all, but now 1 do not
wish to break the direct chain Of evil
,dence." PicQuart was content to talk
without notes. He seldom hesitated, and
showed a wonderful memory. He said
the resemblance of Dreyfus' handwriting
to the bordereau was only a rumor. Drey-
fus gazed gratefully at his defender.
Col. PicQuart asked how Dreyfus could
know the military secrets which had
been betrayed when he (Picquart), as
chief of the intelligence bureau, did not
know them and which could have been
known only in the bureau Of Du Patty de
Clam. The innuendo in this last remark
caused a sensation. The court here ad-
.journed.
DRIVEN EanM AMaee GO