The Van Buren press., 1899-08-26

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s-ssae p admiration aie mere presence
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LaDorz ane physical entered the
eou-z-zgea eae audience greeted Inn
y ssan1zng ~ ana fhsrs Das gsns--
a. rzsas o applause accompanied oF fle
eaapfing y 1safsas. winch was distinct
lr heard - IL streets. Tears sprang .
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sss5deurx dseg.r affected by the warm
zse5easue slesgrdez MIN. among faoss
~rlo s-rselsa ( LaDori were Generals
B1lIof a8d MERCER. usag e0urf79aslF
E1aul.sd - . ms condition
TEs Audience Applsaded-
A. frs sHe audience seemed . y
apprelae1asse eazat Co. JOnapst. preai-
lsent q lie eparf. might treat fhs ap-
Js.suae q II Laoori as . demonsfra-
non w.nlea void warrant him u
elearlng IL corr. i began, therefore.
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piause upon ne par ~ the ls-hole az
1isllee VII ne exception u d fes
standing = ne Jack u the court
FVa1n-
Welcomed by Dreyfus.
DreNfas entered the room soon a.
seraaed. and having salHfed the
judges. turned . II. I4abori with out
stretched HANDS smile VI keen pleas
ure lighting ap his pale and usually
isarpasa5se features. The lawyer took
fhe prisoners hand and shook il
warmly wshereapon Dreyfus gave hin
anofter Iook q gratitude aud took his
seaf = freat e eounseTs table with
as paek toward them.
Address By Col J0uaUst.
GoL 5oaauff next read from . paper
81 address 20 d. Labor. Inc tone of
fhe president being quite sympathetic.
lns lawyer made an impsssioned re-
Ply He was deeply affected and his
F0ios pas clear. though not 80 strong
~ befpre he was shot He WAS very
nervons end excited aud sNayed 10 aud
frD az hs delivered his r-piy. lis hear
.-fT were profoundly impressed.
Nine Es5ane. the celebrated actress,
gas among those present in court. She
MADE fhs fFly ~ Rennes especially 10
sss LIZ trlai, cad the return 0f n. La
Dori Into the oase.
GsgsssGxsa the Dormant Defense.
Lstos1 did rssat the peOgie eEpeef-
ID. IL galvanized tie dormant DE-
fense into % aefiae, lining Thing. 81
Dein<Dgs is eoneiliatoTg. lie has a.
ways sseulsd ~ fear ~ tread On the
military corn. Labor ia . gladiator
aud always spesks ~ touch biz foe 70
the gplek. III there ~ the slightest
Opening ~ his Opponent's defense and
he fhrpsfs home.
Yesterdsy. when T. Densnge found
nothing ~ AK = witness. ~. Ia bOTl' .
quick eye had discovered weak sp0t,
end b. came forward uiih searching
questions.
BE OpeDfd with 81 eloquent speeeh
and the audience could have listened
for an hour 70 his rich. neIodious
fOiee, pojulated tOnes. aud then inn
passionsd Ovfbrusts, accompanied by
energetic and speaking gestures.
Csys Ons Another Anxious GIaness.
Generals Roget, Biilot, Nercier aud
Boisderre, with the other military wit
psfses, gave one another anzious
glance, and pB' their heads together
~ exchange obviously difagreeable
impressions a. Labor piled the smaller
military ffy, Who occupied the witness
stand successfully with diseopcertine
questions.
IoFBeFsa on tbs Schneider Letter.
Labor cOrnered Mereier on the
Schnei,Jef letter. which the latter had
used ia evidence and which Col Schnei-
der had rcpudiaied ~ o forgery.
The general was surprised when
Labon suddenly demanded that Mer-
cier be recalled Evidently be hoped
the tribunal would support him ift re-
fusiBg 10 explain how be got copy
Of letter which was Of later date
than bis incumbcncy at the ministry
81 war. But labor WAS not 10 be de-
nied. he insisted thar Mercior should
give some explanation. Jaen, after
hesiintinV, Nercier declared that he
would assume all the responsibility at
iachinR ie bis possession Of the docu-
msni This. as labor intended It
should be, WIS demonstration ol
communication by the general stafY of
part at least Of the secret dossier 10
an ordinary soldier, such az Mcreier
became Immediately on leaving the
ministry ~ war. When l.abori at
tained his object and forced confcs-
zion of grave violation Of law on the
part Of Gen. Mercier, he gave smile
Of grim satisfaction and then added.
significantly; II shall have other ques-
tions To put 10 Gen. Mercicr."
Made a Profound Impression.
The scene WAS highly dramatic and
made n profound impression on all the
Hp, ,ciators.
Gen. Mercier must now be spending
q very miserable evening, for as the re-
sult OF this admission, and with addl-
tionnl charge of communicating secret
documents TO the court t-martial Of 1904,
he is liable 20 arrest at any moment.
Indeed, some people think II not Inn