The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-07-02
WIFE VISITED HIM |N.PR|SON
The Two Clasped Arms and the
Scene Was Indescribable.
NOT 81 isoNER IN GOOD HEALTH
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Rennes. France, July 1.-Dreyfus arrived
here at a. m. via L'Orient and Redon.
The prisoner appeared to be in good health.
He wore blue suit, gray overcoat and
soft felt hat. His hair is turning gray and
his beard is a reddish color. He held him.
self very erect.
The landing of Dreyfus at Quiberon was
almost unnoticed. AT 9 o'clock yesterday
evening the guardship Caudan put to sea
to meet the Sfax, which had been sighted
The unusual hustle attracted many people
to the harbor, but as they saw nothing the
crowd dispersed. The only persons remain
ing were those who knew where the pris-
oner was to be landed
The weather was most stormy, and for a
time 1t was feared II would be impossible
to effect landing. For hours the lights
of the Caudan and Sfax were plainly visi-
BILE, as the vessels pitched and rolled. 1t
seemed impossible to approach them in the
rough sea. On the landing stage were M
Vigue, the chief of detectives; M. Hennion,
a commissary of police and a force of gen.
darmes and police inspectors. Finally at
a. m. cutter manned by ten men and In
charge of naval officer, put off from the
Caudan and went alongside the Sfax.
Thence the boat rowed to the shore, where
Dreyfus was landed at 80 a. m.
company of infantry were drawn up
at the landing point
Dreyfus, who had been brought ashore In
the boat, was Immediately placed under the
guard of captain of engineers and SER
geant and corporal of gendarmes. who for
mally handed the prisoner over to NJ.
Visuie The-latter then entered a landau
With Dreyfus and two detectives and
started for the railroad station, which was
reached without incident
Dreyfus did not speak word He per-
sonally opened the door of the compart-
ment of the special train consisting of
three carriages and a baggage car which
was IN waiting. As the train was about
to start the local health officer refused to
permit Dreyfus to leave on the ground
that he had just arrived from the colonies
Inc matter was quickly arranged how
ever, and the train proceeded. Dire, fus
was only visible for moment to the re-
porters.
Entering the Carriage
The train stopped at Rabelais, three kilo-
meters from Rennes. There the partv
ahghted and quickly entered Carriage
orawn by two splendid horses which i'm
mediately started at a sharp advance. If
was $50 a. m.
AT the level crossing of the line wagon
ette containing the prefect of the depart
ment OF Ille-et-Villaine, M. Viguie, and
tnree inspectors Joined the party. An
amusing incident occurred there
The woman in charge of the crSyxing
when told that If she watched she Would
see Dreyfus, asked:
Who is Dreyfus? 1 have never even
heard of him.
The drive from Rabelais to Rennes was
without incident.
Owing to the precautions the prisoner
and his escort passed unnoticed in front of
the arsenal. Workmen reading the posters
there did not turn their heads, little sus-
pecting who was passing The clock was
striking when the crowd which had been
waiting since midnight around the prison,
and who were beginning to think them
selves the victims of practical joke saw
landau surrounded by gendarmes beyond
the station. Then they all cried with one
voice:
There he is.
At this cry the people started off to meet
the carriage and suddenly troops and
mounted gendarmes hurried madly for
ward, yelling and shouting If accom-
panying fire engine instead of escorting
a prisoner.
The carriage was driven so fast that it
covered the distance in a few minutes,
passing the watchers like 1t was race for
the prison gates between the gendarmes
with the captive and the spectators. Tho
gates then opened suddenly and about
twenty gendarmes rushed out and barred
the street, pressing back the crowd with
rifle stocks.
The transformation from tranquility 10
a wild scene of gesticulation almost dehes
description. The suddenness of the move
ment stupefied everybody as much as, ap-
parently, it did the prisoner, whose face
showed from the quickly passing carriage.
But beyond the exclamations of surprise
there were no demonstrations.
Enters the Prison
He was received by his guards. Dreyfus
entered the prison and was formally con-
signed to the care of the governor and was
taken to a cell in thessecond story
Though rain fell heavily all night the
sun shone out brightly when Dreyfus en-
tered the prison. The governor Of the pris-
on sent Madame Dreyfus the news of the
arrival of her husband, and she Immediately
went to the governor and asked permission
to see the prisoner.
Leave being granted, the faithful wife en-
tered the prison almost unobserved and
was conducted to cell No $50. accompanied
by Madame Havet
The meeting between the long-parted hus-
band and wife can be better imagined than
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