The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1899-09-08
.!DREYFUS IN TEARS
FOR THE SECOND TIME HE GIVES
WAY TO HIS FEELINGS.
Most Trying Day the Accused Has
Yet Gone Through-A Witness Re.
1ates the Struggle Dreyfus Had
With the MaddeninE Temptation
to Take His Life ON the Morning
Which Ushered In the Scene of
= His Overwhelmingly Said
That 1t Was Due to His Wife That
He Lives To-Day.

He Lives To-Day.
Rennes. Sept. 2. = Dreyfus had the
most trying day he has vet gone
through. The strain proved too great
for him, and for the second time in tho
course Of the trial he gave way to his
feelings aud sought relief IN tears.
4lle generals have branded him as n
traitor before the court. their s;,n-
: prdinates have pointed the finger OF
scorn ut him, but he only once tlinched
when the official report Of his treat
ment on Devils island was read be.
fore him and the story Of his suffer-
ings, physically and mentally, were
thrown wildly upon the screen of his
memory-then he hid his face in his
sleeves and wept. He passed through
such n cricis yesterday when. after
Capt. I.ebrun Renaul: and witness
after witness had brought up before
him that January morning which ush-
cred III the scene Of his degradation.
Maj. Forzinettt, n nat Of heart. told in
simple words and unaffected manner
the story Of Dreyfus' struggle with the
maddening temptation to take mis- life
and the intervention Of his wife as an
angel, pointing out the road of duty.
Then again the prisoners breast
heaved with emotion and tear drops
trlckled down his cheeks. He rose,
and after forced effort, remained
calm and spoke few words as to his
denial to Col. Du Patty dc Clam that
he wrote the bordereau. He then
turred to Forzinetti with a look Of
thanks for his consolation so needed.
Dreyfus then uttered these words OF
heartfelt gratitude to his wife for the
courage she gave him:
EFT is due to her that am alive to.
,day."
ESfhe prisoner could articu;ate no
more. but sat down abruptly to- con.
ceal his distress. The proceedings con-
clElcd a few minutes later and he was
taken back to his prison where his
wife visited him. and in the presence
Of Nine. Dreyfus and the gendalme
OH guard he broke down completely.
The tension had been too much for
him. He sobbed convulsively and the
partner of his SORROWS Joined him in Il
solace of tears.
Capt. lie Brun-Renault and the sup
porters of his assertion of the Dreyfus
confession had an inning lasting near
ly the entire session, their dispositions
containing little but whate has already
been stated before the court of cassa-
ton. The captain said the explanation
of the fact that he had not related the
Incident of the confession to President
Casimir-Perier was because he heard
himself called ''canaille" (cur) and
traitor" while waiting at the Elysee.
He, however, could not explain why
he kept this to himself for so long a
time instead of recounting the incident
r before the court of cessation. Nor
did his explanation as TO why lie de-
stroyed the pages of his note book con-
tanning the record Of Drey fus' confess
sion sound very convincing. The
witnesses made a repetition of Capt.
lie BrunRenault's testimony. Maj.
Brondirdi, an expert OH the Dreyfus
case occupies Il seat near the judges.
and it is known that Col. Jouaust fire.
qucntly consults him during the pro-
: servings. Brondirdi is a Radical and
said to be a violent anti-Dreyfusard.
and yesterday, in Il quiet tone. asked
Col. Guerin if he thought NJ. We'll.
who is a friend of Esterhazy also
knew Dreyfus. The latter ut once
arose and declared he had never be-
fore hexrd of We'll. The point of this
question was that Esterhazy had
written to Col. Jouaust. and unloubt-
eddy referred to We'll as Il go-between
with Dreyfus. We'll is the man re-
ferred to in yesterdays dispatch as
~" a mistake for wv. If relations
can be proved between Dreyfus and
We'll and Esterhazy admits obtaining
reasonable information from We'll,
then he could assume Dreyfus was a
traitor. The generals. if sufficient evl.
dence Of a Dreyfus- We'll Esterhazy
connection can be produced, can aban-
don the contention that Dreyfus wrote
the bordereau and admit Esterhazy is
the author of it. This is possibly the
change of tactics on the part of the
generals which has been limited at re.
Gently.