Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-20
Mn. DooLEY on DREYFUs CASE.
Exciting scenes ut Rennes-Neepi"s
und kissing Extraordinary.

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ana kissing Extraordinary.
Tn scene was threemenjously excit- |
in. TIL little city of Rennes was throng-
ed with des'prit journalists that had
pledged their fortunes and their sacred
honors an nanny iv thin their watches
to be prisint am protect tn public agin
tn degradn' facts. Niver since the war
in Cuba have so nanny iv these brave
fellows been gathered together at Tn
risk iv their lives firm overcrowdiH III
RESTRAINTS. No man has liver sufficiently
described tn turrors Nv a corryspon-
din'ts life EXCEPT tn correspondents th'm-
silves Gin'rals and other liars IS re-
warded Tn correspondents glts no
credit. No wan will give him credit
sun he sticks to his post, an on this
pearious day he was at Rennes, hsnth
tn correspondents, or, Nv he was an
English journalist, defendin IN hohot
iv Fr-rance agin' hersif. IT'S a good
thing for Fr-rance that there are silf-
sacrifcin' min that don't understand
her language TO presint her vicious ma
ture 10 tn English an American pub
lie. otherwise, Hnnessey, she might
think she was as good as the r-rest w
ms.
Well while he sthreets in Eennes
was packed with these dauntless souls
ARMED with death-dealln kodaks,
there was a cOmmotion near tn court
house. was II a rivOlution2 Was TINS
tn beginnin iv another St. Barth news
Day with tn degraded passions w
Fr-rance pent up durin' three hundred
years ID break break forth again? Was
it tn signal iy another dW'hsh out
break thatd show tn thrue nature iv
tn Fr-rinch people disgeesed behind q
yarnish w ojoous politness which our
walters know nawthin about? No,
alas, alas, twas nawthin' a man cud
make more thin a column iv. Twas tn
ac-cursed janitor goin' in to open tn
| degraded windows. Abase tn janitor
abase tn window! Fear followed uncer-
tainty 40 wan knew what moment he
might be called upon 10 deflnd his life
with his honor. SUDDENLY tn brutal po-
liceman who sthud on gyard waved his
hard? what cud tn brave men do?
They were obliged to rethreat in dis
ordher But our special correspondent
was able fr to obtain a fine view ~
tn thrilling scene that followed. First
came the coort weepin'. They was fol-
lowed be tn ginrals in tn Fr-rinch
army, stalwart, fearless men, with
coarse. disagreeable faces. Each gin'ral
was attinded be his private body gyard
+ iv thried an thrusted perjurers an was
I followed bs a wagon load iY forgeries,
/ bogus fiidaylcs, an other statemints
! Nv Major EstcrhaZy. Afther thin come
I tn former ministers iv the FI-rinch
/ Cover mint, maxim an imposln' line
which took three hours passn' a given
/ point As they marched It was seen
/ that. they We're sIyly kickin' each other
/ An interval " silence followed IN
| which could be heard cries iV "Abase
| DLryfuss" an "Abase Fr-rance," an
4 thin come tn man on whom tn lies iy
ala tn Wurruld is cinthered. CAP Dhry-
] fuss plainly shows his throubles which
J have made him look tin years younger.
/ Ills raven hair is intirely white, an his
staiwart frame with tn shoulders thrown
back is stopped an weary. His bag
/ gard face was flushed with insolent con-
/ fidence an tn cOwa' dice in his face
/ showed in his fearless eye. As he pass
/ ed, young Fr-rinch sOjer was with dit
] fculty restrained firm sthrkin' him an
! embracin' him with tears in his eyes,
| In tn courtroom tn scene ba1ied dis
/ crption. 1T was an insprin' sight fl
| tn judges whin they were awake. Row
} on row iV journalists sharpenin' pencil.
ana slapping' each others faces T-rOs
/ TO tn ceilin. Here an there cud be seen
[ a brillyant uniform, denOtin tn prsnce
/ Nv the London Times Correspondent. IN
/ lawn behind tn cOOrt was thrOnged with
eX-ministers Nv tn Fr-rinch COVER mint
| tn gin'ral stan bein' witnesses fr th'
prosecution sat with tn coort; tn prls'-
ner not being able 10 ind a chan, sat on
( tn window sill. His Interest In IN pro-
ceeoln's was much noticed an caused
| Sr-reat amusement lyrybOdy was talk
| in about tn mysterious lady in white
! Who Is she2 Some say she is a DhryfUss-
! ard in tn implOy iv R0thscheeld. Others
| that she is an agent iy tn Anti-Semiles
! Non wan has learned her name. She
! says she is Madame Lucille GaZahs IL
/ wan hundred an eight Rue lie BOmbOn
! an IS a fav-rite w tn Fr-rinch stage
| She is wan iv III gr-reat mysteries IN
!, this remarkable thrile.
Afther IN cOOrt had kissed tn wit
| nesses tn prOceedln's Opned. It's thrue,
J they kiss each other. / Wanst see a
| Fr-rinchman go fr 10 kiss a man be IN
! name iy DOherty that inthrajOOced risO-
| lutiOns In favor ~ Fr-rance again Ger
! many at cOn-vintiOn. DOhefty thought
I he was afther his ear an laid him out
/ But in Fr-rance lis different. They be-
! gin be kissln', and this thrile opined this
! way
"Prlsner," said tn prisidint ~ coort
! 9TH eyes iv Fr-rance Is upon US, IN
! honor iy tn nation Is at stake Tn nay
I tiOnal dehnces'. tn virtue Nv public life
/ an tn receipts Nv tn exposition Is IN.
volved. Incidentally ye ARE bein' thried
But why dhrag in matthers ~ no I'M
pOrtance? We ARE INSTRUCTED, accord
7 in 10 tn Dd-aperS, De IN COOft " 'd7S.t'
ion TO permit no iyidince that does mol
! appIy 10 your competition with IN case
! As sOiers we bow TO IN SUPERIOR VIII
I We will follow out tn insthrucuons l.
m supreme coort. We have not mac
time 10 r-read them. but we VIII look a
thin afther tn thrile. In tn manetme
we will call upon Gin'ral MERCER, ina
Gallant man, 10 tell Us tn story w hh
life" -, $50, ct,,~a'
1T obey. mon Colonel" says Gin ra
Mercer kfssin' tn coort Not 10 Desli
TOO far hack an TO make a long story
short. am an honest man an III Sun ~
an honest man. l admit IT. ,,r,..o 900,
Good" says tn prlsidint;, ye c iSIT -
nize tn pris'ner?' Il do, saSs ' Gil :
MERCER. Il seen him wanst dhrinkk,in
shell iv Munich beer in caafe. 'Maih
ed sensation in tn cooFt an cries
"Abase Ia book .,rS,. 49,, &C.
'I saws to mesilf thin: rms man II
,hraftor' But tn thrainin OF a SOY
maixes one cautious. | determined 10 TOT
tifv mysllf with ividince. l put spies on
This man, this perfiejous Wfeteh. an VI
covered awthin'. / was paraiyltu' ~
officer Nv tn Fr-rinch ARMY an "a y,
thin suspicyous about him. DaihiaD,,s
was with difficulty restntalnSn II !
tuiing him. But | desisted. tCries y
.Shame.O I said 70 mesiif: ,. nm nymJ
! 10 Fr-rance IL at stake IN NJ" NJ
wurr,Il Is lookin' at me. at me- pm Niei
| ceer | will go 10 bed an thihA II otsl'
| 7 xViut 10 bed. Sleep, blessed steep 'n'
sews up tn confused coat-sleeVes ~ csi (,