The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-08-11
THE DREYFUS CASE
from the Defendant is
Expected.
fHE CHARGE OF PERJURY

l A@caoEs In the ltepOs1oOns OF
These Two-Dreyfus In Critical Con.
diuon Of Heaith-Yesterday's Sitting
of the Court Secret.
Rennes, August S.-The police ar
engagements in the vicinity of the Lycee
this morning were practically the same
as those Of yesterday, but not more
than 100 persons had gathered at the
. early hour $3.50 o'clock fixed for the
| opening of the days proceedings in the
trial OF Captain Dreyfus. The prisoner
| was conducted to the Lycee at els
| o'clock, n exactly the same precau-
/ tons were observed as on yesterday.
h secret sitting lasted until 11:45
| o'clock, when the court adjourned until
tomorrow morning.
The correspondent Of the Associated
Press learns that the court-martial was
able, this morning, to consider only part
| OF the secret dossier. The documents
were submitted TO the judges in the
| order in which they We're classified.
General Chanoine gave lucid explana-
tons of the points which were not clear
-
| took the documents individually and
| explained them.
Major Carriere will, later on, state the
| conclusion he draws from he dossier.
Maitres Labor and Demange, who
listened with close attention to
General Chanoine's explanations, did
not enter into the discussion on the
| subject ,today's consideration Of the
dossier being of a general character and
1 M ara IN +ho ~ 80 -
| animation.
The secret dosSier remains in a strong
box in a room contiguous to the court
room. This strong box is guarded night
and day by an officer specially detailed
for this duty.
A QUIET DAY.
Up to the end of the sitting the day
passed quietly. There was a much big
ger crowd than yesterday assembled in
the nope of obtaining a glimpse of
Dreyfus during the few seconds occu-
pied by him in crossing the avenue de
Ia Care on his way back from the Ly-
Gee to his prison. The crowd number
ed bOu 2, 200 persons and was compos
ed purely of sightseers, who were al
lowed to pass freely through the Lycee
until a few moments before Dreyfus
emerged. the chief of gendarm-
erie made a sign to his assistant, who
blew a whistle. Before the shrill sound
had finished the clatter Of hoofs was
heard and a moment later a strong de-
tached of mounted gendarmes, follow
ed by gendarmes on foot, galloped into
the avenue from a side street, wheeled
around and divided into two detach-
ments, stretching across the avenue and
cleared a space of 800 yards in front
Of the Lycee. The horsemen rode or
the sidewalks, clearing everybody out.
Even the newspaper men were driven
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headed by a bugler, dashed up at the
the double, and formed across the ave-
nue. from the door Of the Lycee to the
postern gate of the Manutention. The
soldiers were stationed shoulder-to-
| shoulder, facing OutWardS n towards
the spectators who were crushed be-
hind the mounted gendarmes 100 yards
! off.
THE PRISONER APPEARS.
Soon afterwards somebody shouted
Here he u.s." and the spectators, many
OF whom had come from neighboring
towns expressly to see DreyfuS, Grained
their necks and stood on tip toe, hop
ing to catch a view of the famous pris-
oner as, preceded and followed by gen
darmes and with a captain of gen
darmes beside him, he passed through
the lane of soldiers, with a quick mill.
tary step, eyes front n with soldiery
bearing, but with a slight, jerky move
ment of the left arm n shoulder ot
the Continental officer accustomed al.
ways to resting his hand on the hill
of his sword. Dreyfus, however, being
under arrest, is deprived of his sword
The crowd just perceived the prisoner
head and shoulders as he passed by the
gaps between the heads of the infan.
trymen, whose red kepis, dark tunic:
and bright red, baggy trousers threw 6
band of color across the roadway.
nc- fhor - s~Y1 nin1 4
crossing the roadway and Immediately
after Dreyfus reached the wall Of tn,
ManutentiOn, the pOstern gate wa:
thrown open and he disappeared within
The shrill whistle was again heard
the gendarmeS wheeled around and gal
loped back to their barracks, the crowt
quickly dispersed and in a few minutes
the vicinity of the Lycee was almos
deserted.
DREYFUS IN POOR HEALTH
The condition of Dreyfus is disQuieS
ing. His wonderful will power alone 1
lending him strength to go through tn
present ordeal. Physically he is ex
tremely wear. His stomach refuses al
solid food and he is only able to TAX
milk. His family is very anxious.
AN EXPECTED COUP.
Paris, August S.-The Jour today say
there are grave contradictions in III
evidence of Genera Mercier and rorrne
President Casimer-Perier before tn
court of cessation, and it understand
the counsel for Dreyfus are preparin,
a dramatic coup. The counse propose
when the respective dispositions ar
presented to The court-martial, I
charge either General Mercier or NJ
Casimer-Perier with perjury, under Ar
ticle 127 of the military code An ar
rest would then occur instantly, Will
the accused is still in the witness box