The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-08-08

long table on a slightly raised plat
form.
Colonel Jouaust, the presiding officer
is a man of dignified appearance, not
unintellectual, and has an upright
martial air. The counsel for the de-
Tense have seats and desks on the
stage or platform to the left of the
judges table. The seat of the accused
is in front and also on the stage.
Facing it on the right side, are desks
for the registrar and prosecuting Of
ficer. All were well in view.
Colonel Jouaust in a stentorian voice,
declared that the trail be begun and
that, as ordered, the accused be brought
in. All eyes were turned upon Dreyfus.
His fresh complexion astonished all.
The figure remains clean built. He
entered with measured step. His mode
of Saluting the court was jerky and
very composed, but his fingers be-
trayed nervousness. His voice is not
good, but it was out of practice for
five years. The first incident was the
declaration of the president-colonel
that he had unlimited power to call
witnesses. He then ordered those of
NJ. Quesney de Beaurepaire to be cited.
The Indictment is that of 1894.
Dreyfus Was Cautious.
Dreyfus answered cautiously all
questions. The judge was fair, but
evidently not friendly. He showed
himself, however sensible and sober
minded and impressed every one favor
ably.
The accused is unfortunate in not be-
ing able, apart from his sufferings as
told by others, to command sympathy.
His countenance only expressed wish
to hide his feelings. 1t is a reticent
face, but not a bad one. One would
like it to be more frank. The voice
is not pleasing and the diction is less
so. Dreyfus seems without dramatic
feeling and lacks ease in all things.
However, he passed today through
a cruel ordeal. 1t was trying, after
the experience of the last five years, to
find himself in the full blaze of publ
city, and stared at and scrutiniZed by
700 observers.
Ghost of His Former Self.
In the course of a conversation with
Maitre Demange, L remarked that
Dreyfus seemed to me unresponSiVe and
incapable of emitting a flow of feeling.
Think he answered, what L or you
would be if for five years, out of hui
reach, constantly under the
eye of a surly jailer, and not only under
his eye, but within the aim of his re-
volve. He was bound to silence unless
when given leave to speak. He was be-
set by enemies, was treated as the viii
est of mortals, was put in irons, though
docile and submissive.
He almost learned TO cover. He
found he was losing the lingual facul-
ties and had to speak to himself to keep
it up. l knew him before he was sent
to Devils island. He was then hearty,
and really good company
with those he liked. His voice was
tuneful and expressive. but
he lost it, l remember. from the effect
IF anguish and anger The passions
greatly influence the voice.
''Dreyfus is now the ghost of his
former self. All spirit was broken by
he tyrannical treatment. the vapOr
bath, the noxious insects and the isoia-
ion from all intelligent human beings.
de is still proud. but he is cowed. That
follow voice is such evidence TO me of
ong and indescribable suffering 1t is
| far off voice. like what one hears in
telephone. His lachrymal glands are
worm out. In short. he is a wreck
Il wish his pride would suffer him to
collapse. If it did, he would draw tears
rom the most stony hearted. He seemed /
o me miraculous as he bore himself
through all these long hours. the centre |
o which all eyes conVerged.
'Dreyfus. I repeat. was a charming !
nan five years ago. He was thought /
fascinating by the other sex. Only a |
ovable man could have been loved as |
lie has been by his wife"
EMILY CRAWFORD.