Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-08-12
DREYFUSCOURTOPEN
Second Trial Of the Famous
French Prisoner.
TERRIBLE ORDEAL FOR The ACCUSED
Csl~s and quiet Marx the Op~atas
Day. and the Expected Clash
Dst~r~n the I'VE Factions
Dtd Nst MsserIaltse.

RENNES. France. Aus. She an
cicnt capital % Brittany was never less
moved. never more sluggish. than on this
memorablc day. IL sevuned lNo.oOO miles
away from Dreyfus and hts exciting
cnse nreyfus was known % D.
good dead excited. hnt b. hal been scep-
ina a stif upper lp. and sunday b. To-
fused e. SEQ the lass ser n photographs
of his ehiidren brought from Paris hy his
brother .n-law.
tt VA. expected that fhc Drcyfusite>
and anti prry Cu-itcs would shun each
other inl put up at different hotels. hat
they have tacitiy agrrci to sirik their dif-
fcrenscs ,n each others company They
not only lodge az the same hnfeis. hut
thcy flAe their meals af fhe same tables
and amlDabIy pass to each other The Dish
o.
Precisely at tho tiue named the door
of the military prison oprnca. ard nrcy-
fus guarded hy a. captain or <rndarmcrys
appeared lic wore hrnnt new uni
form. The sud Innings not having vet
formed into thc shape ~ the figure. the
whole suit srrmcd an awkward dg The
three rows of gold hraid thar were torn
from hi- cuffs en the day ~ his dcErads-
tion were riint.ng in the sun. The man
was a- stin as his uniform Tie hesd his
head heh. as n on purpose. bat his
shoulders stooped The stop was that %
/ "a man mot used tn frer,ium and extreme
I iv measured aud mechanical one might
= think he marked time as hs walked
! His hair b. of reddish gray. Ills neat
/ musfachc i~ frankly red. The face had
/ drawn and worn oppression. the eyes fur
\ lively inguiring. as W looking ont foe
/ traps and pitfalls His complexion IA
| fresh the kind OF freshness thaS accom-
/ pnuis- auburn hair The lips are rather
| thin. and fnr chin is that ~ % strong
/ man-indecsl the chin contrudictcd the
impression given by the umidity of the
eyes
Captain Drcvfus crossed tho hail close
o. mo and entered room. ;he door %
which ,insed hchiud him. The arrival %
the witnesses took place a little later.
/ aud they were taken 90 the rccfor'a rc0fa.
| Generals Bulot. Ncrcier. Chauoine,
l Censc. Zrriiuaen and 1c b'iis'ieffre wers
! in uniform. a. we're many ~ thr heid ant
"a suhaltcrn officers. The wldow 81 Coionc
p Henry leaned upon the arm of an army
y captain. She was most nfulnhly En
( ufed by Generals de BoissieSfre ans
Ncrcior She looks STACY and not lady
Z like. General de pellieux kept aloof NJ
b Cavnignnc's cheCrfuinci SEEMED forccti
3. hut former President Casimir- rcrser wa.
blthe as "a boy. lie wore "a summer sun
\ 90 shepherds plaid, a white waistcoa
and a straw hat. Lieutenant Colone
( Picu1art was IN plain clothes aud va
cold -honidcred by the army people. bu
, anparsnflv hc did mot mind. lie ha,
" PLAYED the winning card aud could afor'
o. b. Indifferent
No members Of the Dreyfus famil
were anywhere visible. but most 81 tn
leading partisans of preyfus had come.
At O'Clock the coming OF the couF
II was announced In military fashion. IN
IA soldiers prcscnting arms. They proceed
i cd IN Indian Gle o. their places behind
IN long table on a slightly raised platform
~ Colonel Iouaust. the presiding othcer.
\ a man of dignihed appearance. not unir
,d tsnectasl. and has an upright. marsia
u- air. The counsel for the defense hav
- seats aud desks on the stage. or platforI
a. 20 the left % the Judges table The ses
lv of the accused Is I'M front aud also on IN
4b stage. Facing IL. on the right side. az
.u desks for the registrar and proserutin
officer All sre well IN view.
Colonel Jouaust. Ina a stentorian vols,
declared she rrial begun aud ordered u
accused to Dee brought ia. All eyes wei
OF turned upon Dreyfas. His fresh coz
et- plcxion aStonished all The SEure T
81 mains clean built
on lie entered with measured step. III
RAJ mode of saluting the court was icrky an
ot very composed. but his nngers betray'
ys febrile nervousness. His Voice - n
20 good. but Il was out OF practice Tor A.
nc years.
ny The first incideat was the declarati.
er' OF tho president colonel that h had "a
ar limited power @ call Witnesses lie ~.
r,iered those u NJ. Qoesuay DC BsaRE
. paine 70 be cited. The Indictment is th
- ~ lS:4-
NC Dreyfns answered cautiously all qrs
'eh tions. The judge was fair. but evident
ar not friendly. He showed himself. no
IN ever. sensible aud sober minded and i
- pressed every one favorably.
er Mime. Dreyfus visited her husband
the afternoon and found him hopeful
y though much unnerved. as the rigoro
~ examination aud especially the unfeeii
- - demcanor displayed toward him ~ CO
wa mel Jouaust proves a tremendous str
, IN g0on him. There are many persons "
son were present az the trial now under
@ IL, impression that the harshness OF the D
'-u siding judge was assumed and was
N' tended % disarm the cEenies OK Dreyf
who are only anxious 20 interpret 0rdil
~ courtesy into the grosSeSt partiSl
toward the prisoner.