The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-21
0REYFUS is ONCE MORE FREE.
QUIETLY TAKEN FROM RENNES IN
THE EARLY MORNING.

accompanied beyond Nantes by Po-
lice 0mcers-Dreyfus and His
Brother Then Went ON to Bor-
deaux, end From There to Nice.
People of Rennes We're All Asleep.
VIII Devote Himself to Re-estab-
fishing His Honor.
Rennes, Sept. 2O.-Capt. Alfred Dreyfus.
at 3 o'clock this morning, left the prison
here in which he had been confined since
his return from DEVILS Island and pro-
ceeded TO Vern. where he took a train
bound for Nantes. His departure was COM
pletely unnouced.
NJ. Nisuier, the chief of secret service,
and the prefect, VI. Derault arrived at the
prison after midnight, bringing the minis
ter of wars order for the release of Drey-
fus. The latter walked from the prison to
the Boulevard Laenne, where he entered
waiting carriage and was driven to the
Nern station, outside the town. Matthew
Dreyfus met him at the train and accom-
panied him to Nantes.
While this dramatic turn in the Dreyfus
drama was taking place, all Rennes slept
and the departure of the famous prisoner
of Devils Island was no more noticed than
that OF an ordinary traveller.
The carriage which was in waiting was
the same vehicle which took Dreyfus TO
his prison when he returned from Devil's
Is,and. Dreyfus got in opposite the house
where Maitre Laborl had stayed previous
to the attempt upon his life, alighted about
600 yards from the station and walked in
regardless of the drizzling rain. The
Nantes train came in just as he arrived
Alfred and Mattheu Dreyfus quickly took
their seats and the train went out of
Rennes, bearing Dreyfus away, free
man.
\ small crowd of people had waited
round the prison until midnight expecting
the release of Dreyfus, but 1t then dis
persed, thinking it too late for Dreyfus to
leave.
Nine. Dreyfus left Rennes at noon, ac-
companied by her father and friends.
Watched Until Out of Nantes.
Nantes, Sept. 20.-Dreyfus arrived here
this morning from Rennes, accompanied
by his brother, Matthien Dreyfus; the
chief of the secret police, NJ. Viguier and
one policeman. The party Travelled as Or
dinary passengers. The train reached here
al S:15 a. m.
Dreyfus' brother alighted on the plat
form first, followed by NJ. Viguier, who
inquired If they could have a private
room A waiter replying In the affirma-
tive, the brothers entered a room and or
dered two glasses of milk, while M. Wig
uier and the policeman remained outside
in the public bar
Inquiry was then made concerning the
Bordeaux train, which they were informed
left at S:5S a. m. All four then entered a
iirst-class compartment in which there
were already other passengers. 1t was in
tended by thus refraining from an attempt
to secure privacy to avoid exciting curl
osity. and this apparently succeeded.
NJ. Niguier and the policeman only went
as far as the first stop Vertou, whence
they returned to Nantes to catch the 1913
p m express for Paris, leaving the broth
ers to continue their journey alone
II is believed the Dreyfuses alighted at
an intermediate station to take a fresh
start in an unknown direction.
Arrival at Bordeaux.
Bordeaux, France, Sept. 20.-The Petite
Gironde says that three travellers arrived
here to-day on the train from Nantes, one
of whom was recognized as former Capt
Dreyfus. They went to a hotel, intimat-
ing their intention to proceed by the Nice
express.
Dreyfus Makes IA Statement.
Paris, Sept. 2O.-The Aurore will to-mor-
row publish the following declaration from
former Capt Dreyfus:
''The government of the republic has
given me my liberty But liberty is moth
ing to me without honor From to-day I
shall continue to seek reparation for the
frghtfu judicial error OF which / remain
the victim. / wish France to know by
q definitive judgment that l am innocent
My heart will only be at rest when there
remains not a single Frenchman who i'm
putes to me the abominable crime perpe-
trated by another. Alfred Dreyfus."
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