The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-09-05
SAVED by HIS WIFE.
She Induced Dreyfus Not to
Kill Himself.
PRISONER GAVE WAY TO TEARS


May Intend to Change Their Tactics.
Alleged Confession Denied by Dreyfus.
RENNEs, France, Sept. 1.-Captain
Dreyfus gave way to his feelings and
found relief in tears, at his trial by
courtmartial, as Major Forzinetti told
the story of Dreyfus' struggle with the
maddening temptation to take his life
and the Intervention of his wife, as an
angel, pointing out the road of duty.
The prisoners breast heaved with emo
tion and teardrops tr1ckled down his
cheeks. He rose and after q forced
effort to remain calm, as he spoke a
few words concerning his denial to
Colonel Du Patty de Clam that he wrote
the bordereau, he turned 20 Forzinetti
with look of thanks for his consolation
SO needed. Dreyfus then uttered these
words of heartfelt gratitude to his wife
for the courage with which she in
spired him:
ut is due to her." he cried, "that l
am alive today"
During the proceedings Lieutenant
Colonel Brongniart asked Colonel Guerln
If ne thought M. We'll, who is a friend
of Esterhazy, also knew Dreyfus. The
latter at once rose and declared he had
never before heard OF We'll The point
of this ques, ion was that Esterhazy has
written TO Colonel Jouaust, as an
nounced, and has undoubtedly men,
tionel We'll as gobetween for Dreyfus.
| II relations can be proved between
| Dreyfus and We'll, and Esterhazy ad-
mits obtaining reasonable information
| from We'll, then he could assume Drey-
| tus was a traitor. ..
The generals, if sufficient evidence of
| Dreyfus Well Esterha2y connection
| can be produced, can abandon the con-
tention that Dreyfus wrote the bor-
| dereau and admit Esterhazy is the
author of it. This is possibly the change
OF tactics on the part of the generals
limited at recently. .... .....
| RENNES, France, Sept. Captain
Lebrun- -Renault testified, at the Drey-
| fus courtmartial, that he and his squad
ron were detailed to take Dreyfus to the
military school Jan. ., 1895, where the
degradation was to occur.
He began to protest his innocence and
to say that, with considerable means at
his disposal and a bright future in store
for him, he could have no motive in be.
| lug guilty. VI he Sdlus
81 am innocent In three years my
innocence will be acknowledged. The
minister knows it we'll. He told Du
Patty de Clam TO tell me so, some days
ago, in my III. He knows that if
communicated documents to Germany
they were Oh no Importance, and it was
to obtain more serious and more import
ant documents.
Captaid d D'Attel was present. Artil,
lerymen and corporal took Dreyfus tC
the place of degradation.
Referring TO articles in the news.
papers i'll regard TO the confession, Gap
tain Lebrun. .RenaulC said:
General Mvrcler sad TO me: Go to
the Elysee and repeat to the president
OF the republic what you have told me.
"While Twas in the anteroom heard
some one remark about me in very dis
courteous terms. NJ. Dupuy ushereC
me before the president, who said: 'YoU
have had relations with journalists anC
have been lndIscreeG. Certain articles
have appeared in the newspapers
II replied that perhaps journalists
were among the persons mad seen, bu
l said | had not spoken directly tc
journalists. No mention was made Of
the confession, ana 1 left after having
M. Dupuy took me into another room
and drew up IL semi-otticlal note to the
effect that 1 had no relations with the
press.
A judge-Did the president know
why you came to the Elysee?
II Captain L9Dfun- -Renault-The presi
dent was notified that ] was coming
For my part, l was somewhat intimi
dated, which is easily explained.
heard myself described as "traitor, ,
"canailie" and eur" That was not
encouraging.
M. Demange asked how the witnes:
could detect a confession in the words
, 'I am innocent. In three years my in
nocence will be acknowledged.
, The witness refused to say whether
or not he regarded the words OF Drey
fus as d confession.
M. LaborI-Why did the witness keeI
the leaf of his pocketbook with the not,
OF the confessions for years? The wit
] ness Seems TO say 1T was mere chance
; am surprised that the witness de
stroyed it just the day after it was men
toned in the Chamber OF Deputies.
To this, Captain Lebruu- -Renault re
piled that at that time he considered
that the document he possessed wa
authenticated by the copy made of it by
M. Cavaignac the day before ii was de
stroyed.
! M. Labori-The court will draw it,
own conclusions
M. Labori SAID he was much surprised
that the witness had net referred TO tht
abuse at the Elysee, before the court o.
cessation
Asked if he had anything to say
Dreyfus declared that when he was al
the military school, on the day OF his
degradation, Colonel Lebrun- Renaulu
did not leave him. AS far as he coulo
remember ID Attel was not present.
Further along, i'll telling of his con
versation with Lebrun- -Renault, he dc.
olared that he sad to him:
II am innocent, and will say it alond
TO the whole people. The minister well
knows il"
IL have already explained to the court