Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-08-06


sleepiness, and with the arrival of hum
1reds of journalists from all parts OF
the world and witnesses and other ac-
tors in the DreyfuS drama, the town is
assuming an animated appearances.
The terraces in front of the cafes are
fun of people warmly discussing the
coming trial, which will open on Mon
day morning at half-past six or seven
o'clock.
Gen. MERCER, who was minister for
war when Dreyfus was condemned, ar
rived from arts this afternoon. He was
Z dressed in mutt and his face showed
an anxious, careworn look. large
number of persons had gathered on the
platform at the railway station TO wit
ness his arrival, but no noteworthy in
cident occurred.
The leading event of the day was
the arrival of the hero of the Dreyfus
affair, Lieut. Col. Georges Picquart.
His train arrived at seven O'Clock this
evening, an hour late, and only few
people were present at the station ex-
cept detectives and police officers. AS
Col Picquart entered the carriage
which Maitre Labor, counsel for Cap
tain Dreyfus, had waiting for him in
the station yard, some of the spectators
shouted "Vive Picquart," and 'Vive
Dreyfus' These shouts elected counter
cries of "A has Picquart, and "A mort,
FEau.'' from the few anti-Dreyfus-
ties present.
But the bark of the latter was worse
than their bite, for not the slightest at
tempt was made to carry out the threats
which Col Picquart utterly ignored.
He did not give even glance to the
shouters as his carriage drove quickly
away to private house in the town
after brief call at Maitre Labori's
residence.
The authorities are apparently be-
coming anxious regarding the main
tenance of tranquility in Rennes dur
ing the trial, owing to the invasion OF
the town by a crowd of anti-Dreyfus-
ard agitators.
Cards of admission to the trial were
issued this afternoon to the represen-
tatives of the press, every two foreign
correspondents, without exception, re-
ceiving one card between them, which
means that the leading papers of the
world outside of France will be able to
be represented only every other day.
Captain Dreyfus will be conducted to
the new court room in the Lycee, which
faces the military prison, across the
broad avenue de la Care, every morn
ing and return in the evening, between
a double row of gendarmes. Work
men have been busy to-day fitting up
the Sale Des Fetes in the Lycee for
the trial and the installation of
benches, desks, etc., is already praci-
cally completed A large crucifiX has
been brought from the military chapel
and hung behind the seats of the judges
which are placed on the stage. AS the
Sale DIES Fetes is really a theatre, the
prescenium has been left untouched
and will form frame for the scenes of
the trial
One of the leading journalists and
legal lights of France, discussing the
questions upon which the trial will
hinge, says:
One Of the consequences of the
Judgment delivered by the court Of cas-
sation on June has been to shift the
burden of proof from the prisoner to
the prosecution. AT the courtmartial
of 1894 it was incumbent upon Capt.
DreyfuS to prove that he was innocent
of the charge brought against him.
This was in accordance with French
law, which places the burden of proof
upon the accused But at the Rennes
eourt-martial, Capt. Dreyfus will APP
pear as an officer who has been Illegal
ly condemned, and will not be obliged
to prove his innocence. 1t will be for
the prosecution to prove that he is gull
ty. The issue relegated by the court of
cessation to the Rennes court-martial
for trial is narrowed down to the single
question whether or not Capt. Dreyfus
communicated to a foreign power th1
precise documents enumerated in
bordereau. The bordereau is the mem-
orandum without date or signature
written on very peculiar water marked
tissue paper which upon the evidence
of the late Col, Henry, the forger, was
discovered torn in slips in the waste
basket Of Col. Won Schwartzkoppen,
then military attache at the German
embassy in Paris. and. after being put
together BIZ Col. Henry formed the
basis Of the original charges against
Capt. Dreyfus- There is nothing in the
hordersau to show That Capt. Dreyfas
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