The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-17
made none of the statements he attrlb-


ON DEVILS ISLAND.
, M. Lebon, former minister of the col
onies, was then summoned to testif,
regarding his treatment of the prisoner
lie said that when the cabinet was ask
ed to intervene in favor Of a revision
he thought the executive should not in,
etrtere with the judiciary and his re,
spect for the Chose Jugee was strength
ehed by his personal opinion of the cul
pabllity of the condemned.
'On my soul and conscience" declar.
ed M. Lebon, dramatically, IT say | re.
sard the measures | took relative to the
prisoner on the Isle du Diable as war.
ranted, and if I had to repeat them
would not hsitate."
M. Leoon then explained the reasons
| LOT the rigorous measures against Drew
lue he SAID certain telegram sent to
rreHch Gtinana disappeared. 1t was
traced out OF France but immediately
II reached the English lines is dsap-
peared, showing, the witness said, that
EFFORTS were being made 70 enable the
prisoner TO eVade tn regulations. Rigor-
oi even PAINFUL measures were there
Ioie taken TO prevent his escape. M.
'-eooil' therefore, issued orders that. if
| necessary the prisoner was to be fired
| upon. (Sensation.)
READY TO SHOOT
Continuing, M. Lebon said he also is
SUED orders that only copies of the let
ters addressed to the prisoner should be
| uehVefed to him, the originals being re-
tanned. The witness was Informed
August 10 that an American vessel
passed the lies du Salut, and orders
We're then issued that Dreyfus was TO
De shot on the slightest alarm.
referring to the Weyler forgery M.
Lebon said he frankly admitted that he
oelleVed in its authenticity, as did Col
onel Picquart, until long after it's pro-
duction.
M Lebon next referred to the numer-
Gus rough drafts the prisoner made of
ms letters before finally dspatching
them
At this point M. Demange Interrupted
the witness and said:
Il passed from surprise to surprise.
yesterday it was witness playing the
part of prosecutor. To-day one wit
ness defends himself by saying his con-
science Is tranquil He is welcome to a
tranquil conscience. But l ask him if
he finds it surprising that this man,
alone out there on a lost island. should
have poured out his soul on paper?
ask again, why you allowed the forg-
ed Weyler letter, in which handwrit-
ing was indicated to reach Dreyfus
CRUEL TREATMENT.
To this M. Lebon replied:
I'VE could not cri1,a ,,,1 +l,o o.,;z..,
But the idea never occurred to any
agents of the administration to subject
Dreyfus to the savage and atrocious
treat ment which has been spoken Of"
Colonel Jouaust, addressing Dreyfus
asked:
Did you receive the letter just re-
ferred top
Dreyfus replied eyes, my colonel"
What impression did it make on
you?"
Il understood nothing of what it con-
tained," answered the prisoner (Sen-
sation.)
The Weyler letter, referred to above,
was intended to convey the impression
that Dreyfus was in communication
with outside sympathizers
AT this juncture some time was occu- |
pied in reading a long report from the
of the colonies to the minister !
Of war, giving the various reports of the
governor of French Guiana Passages
describing the dread the prisoner ex-
pressed to the doctors when he feared
he was losing his reason caused an i'm
mense impression. Tears We're even
seen to glisten in the eyes of General
Billot, the former minister of war,
LEBON "EXPLAINs."
At the conclusion of the report M.
Lebon asked leave to explain. He
aid:
Il do not dispute the accuracy of the
eport, but it is partial. Reference has
'een most carefully made to the precar-
Gus health of the prisoner. But the
|Octor never made a communication to
ne on the subject. I do not hesitate to
ay that if he had done so I should
AVE given orders to have the prisoner
reated as all invalids should be treat
d. 1t is with deliberate intent that |
lave been treated as an executioner."
Colonel Jouaust, turning to Dreyfus,
hen remarked:
Have you anything to say in regard
o this deposition?"
1t was then that the prisoner said:
No my colonel, I am here to defend
ny honor. I don't wish to speak here ,
the atrocious suffering, physical and ;
loral, to which, for five years, a
'renchman and an innocent man, was s
objected on the Isle du Diable"
The prisoner uttered the words in
,ud voice and with tremendous energy,
'hich created profound sensation :
The audience had not recovered from
lie emotion caused by this scene when
line. Henry, in deep mourning, ap-
cared in court and entered the witness
Ok amid profound silence
NINE. HENRY TALKS.
Colonel Jouaust addressing this wit ,,
oss. said:
1--WE thought, madame, that your life,
common with that of your husband,
Is placed you in position to give in n
resting information. I beg you to tell h
e court what you know" -
Nine. Henry deposed that toward the :,
d of September, 1894 after dinner one 7
ening, her husband told her a paper :
ID been handed him as being very i'm
rtant. The witness added: =
AS he did not return I retired about =
o'clock, and I asked him when he re- =,
rned why he was later than usual y