The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-08-09
DREYFUS in AGONY
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As soon as Dreyfus was inside the Lycee,
however, the police cordons were removed
and the few spectators were allowed to
circulate freely in the streets around the
building.
No demonstration was made upon the
arrival on foot of Maitre Labori counsel
for Dreyfus, or the members of the court
martial, or of Gen. Chanoine, former
minister of war, who attends the court
to give necessary explanations as to the
secret dossier. Gen. Chanoine appeared
in uniform. His presence, it is expected,
will be needed today or tomorrow. Then
M Paleologue, one Of the prominent Of
ficials of the foreign Office, will take up
the task of enlightening the judges re-
garding the dossier.
Gen. Chanoine was accompanied by an
officer carrying a leather wallet, in which
were Gen. Chanoine's notes and other pa
pers referring to the dossier, which itself
remains in a strong box in a room contig-
ucus to the court room. This strong box
is guarded night and day by an officer
specially detailed for this duty.
The secret sitting lasted until 11:45,
when the court adjourned until tomorrow
| morning.
Today, thus far, passed quietly. There
was much bigger crowd than yesterday
! assembled, in the hope of obtaining a
glimpse of Dreyfus during the few sec
onds occupied by him in crossing the
Avenue de la Care on his way back from
the Lycee to his prison
At the conclusion of the sitting the
crowd, numbering about z, 900 persons and
composed purely Of sightseers, was al
lowed to pass freely before the Lycee
until a few moments before Dreyfus
emerged. Then the chief of gendarmerfe
made sign to his assistant, who blew
whistle. Before the shrill sound had fin
ished the clatter of hoofs was heard, and
moment later a strong detachment of
! mounted gendarmes, followed by GEN
darmes on foot, galloped into the ave-
nue. from side street, wheeled round
and divided into two attachments,
stretching across the avenue, and cleared
a space Of 800 yards in front of the Ly-
Gee. The horsemen rode on the sidewalks,
clearing everybody out. Even the news
paper men were driven away. Then a de-
tachment of infantry, headed by a bugler,
dashed up at the double and formed
across the avenue from the door of the
Lycee to the postern gate of the Manu-
tention. The soldiers were stationed
shoulder to shoulder facing outwards and
towards the spectators, who were crush
ed behind the mounted gendarmes, hun
dred yards off.
CROWD SEES DREYFUS.
EOOOIl afterwards somebody shouted
Here he is and the spectators, many
of whom had come from neichborfng
towns expressly to see Dreyfus, strained
their necks and stood on tiptOe, hoping to
catch view of the famous prisoner as,
preceded and followed by gendarmes, and
with a captain of gendarmas beside him
he passed through the lane of soldiers
with quick military step, eyes front,
and with soldierly bearing. but with the
slight iprlxIr Of 1o lee
and shoulder of the continental officer,
accustomed always to resting his hand on
| the hllt of his sword. DreyfuS, however,
/ beng under arrest, is deprived of his.
! The crowd just perceived the prisoners
head and shoulders as he passed by gaps
! between the heads of the infantrymen
! who's red kepis dark blue tunics and
bright red, baggy trousers, threw a band
! OF color across the roadway, and immedi-
| ately after Dreyfus reached the wall of
| the ManutentiOn the postern gate was
| thrown open and he disappeared within
| The shrill whistle was again heard the
| gendarmes wheeled round and galloped
| back to their barracks, the crowd quickly
| dispersed and in a few minutes the vicin-
| tty of the Lycee was almost deserted.
In the meanwhile Col. JOuaust and the
other members of the court-martial Mai.
| Carriere the official representative of
! the government, and Gen. Chanoine, all
IN full uniform, as yesterday left the
Lycee by the main portal, the crowd sa-
luting them respectfully.
The condition of Dreyfus is disquiet-
ing. His wonderful will power alone Is
lerding him strength to go through the
present ordeal. Physically, he is extreme
ly weak His stomach refuses all solid
food, and he is only able to take milk His
family Is very anxious.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press learns that the court-martiai was
| able this morning to consider only part
Of the secret dossier. The documents were
| submitted to the judges in the order in
| which they were classified. Cen Cha
noine gave lucid explanations of the
points which were not clear to Col. Jou-
aust. Gen. Chanoine took the documents
| individually and explained them.
Maj. Carriere will later on state the
| conclusion he draws from the dossior
Maitres Labor and Demange who listen
ed with close attention to Gen. Chanoines
explanations. did not enter into the dis
cussion on the subject, today's consid-
GRAFTON of the dossier being of a general
| character and more in the nature of
preliminary examination.