The Topeka state journal., 1899-05-29
END IN SIGHT.
Dreyfus Case Called In Court
of Cessation
For What Is Probably a Final
Hearing.
Z RENIGIAN Avn ISCIIE
AT ISSUE.
Extra Guards Surround the
Palace of Justice.
Witnesses Admitted Through a
Side Door.

Paris, May 29.-The court of cassa-
tion met today to hear the debates in
the application for a revision of the
Dreyfus case. The doors of the palace
of justice were opened at IL O'Clock.
Persons connected with the case, news
paper men and others began to arrive
half an hour previously There was
much animation in the Hobbies of the
palace but the crowds in the vicinity
were not large. Extensive precautions
were taken to preserve order inside and
outside the building. The colonel COM
manding the guard at the palace has
been given special reinforcements by
the military governor of Paris, Gen.
Zurlinden and considerable forces of
military and mounted police have been
assembled at the barracks in the vicin-
ity of the court.
The witnesses who have testified in
the Dreyfus case were admitted by a
door on the left of the palace and those
connected with the trial of Mn. De-
roulede and Marcel Habert for. infiu-
encing soldiers to insubordination in
connection with the election of Presi-
dent Loubet which is also before the
court today were admitted by another
door on the right of the building.
SPECULATION IN SEATS.
Spectators about the palace were SELL
ing seats at points of vantage at for
from 10 to 20 francs each, but the buSi-
ness done was not good. as during the
Zola trial when they easily obtained
forty francs for seats
The court room was filled with Paris
ian celebrities, the greater part of the
hall having been reserved for ticket
holders. Many judges belonging to 9TH
er courts were among those present and
absolute tranquility prevailed
There were about twenty ladies
among the audience filling the galleries.
The proceedings commenced at noon.
Amid profound silence the president of
the civil section of the court read his
report on the case.
After recalling the contentious under
which the prosecution of Dreyfus was
instituted in 1894 he dealt with the con-
Trajectory evidence of the experts in
handwriting and mentioned the pro-
tests of innocence of Dreyfus who said
to Lieut.. Col Henry:
This odious accusation is the death
of my life. 1 must have justice done
me-"
Henry replied that the matter did not
come within his competence.
DREYFUS' SIDE PRESENTED.
NJ Ballot De Beaurepere then made
number of eulogistic reports on Drey-
fus when the latter was a military
school probationer on the general staff.
his interrogatOry by Lieutenant Colonel
Patty Du Clam, in which Dreyfus per-
sisted in denying having had relations
with any foreign embassy and his
statement that he had not given any
documents to any agent relating to the
defense of the country.
The reporter afterwards described
the scene in Patty Du CLAIMS office, in
the presence of the chief of detectives,
NJ. Rocheforte and sketched the history
of the Dreyfus family.
According to Patty Du Clam, Dreyfus.
when he saw the resemblance to his
handwriting exclaimed: They have
stolen my handwriting!" 1t was also
pointed out that Dreyfus, when the re-
port of Ormes-Chevalles was presented
at the court martial protested he had
never seen the 120 short gun and that
he did not know before July of the dis
position of the frontier forces. The
prisoner also said he had not had a
copy of the firing manual, knew moth
ing of the documents, respecting NADIA
gascar and said to a reporter of the
court martial: II have now been more
than six weeks in confinement. 1 swear
am innocent. The son of an Alsatlan
protestant 1 abandoned everything to
serve France and l am today worthy
of leading her soldiers on the battle
field The martyrdom L suffer is atroc-
ious."
NJ. Ballot De Beaurepere then dealt
with the Ormes- -CheValleS report OF
Dreyfus' relations with married wo-
men.