The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-13

ana Nertier. who. startled, had jumpe
to hi ret At the ringing sound Of Drey
fus. voice. recoiled before the terrible 100
Dreyfus threw at him. and stood aghas
wondering whether the prisoner was goin
to spring upon him.
Colonel Jouaust and other members o
the court meantime has risen and seze'
the two men. while the courb rang wit!
the cheers Of the spectators.
General Mercier. when he had finished
bis testimony. according to general opin.
ion, had said really nothing and had
proved nothing.
The overwhelming proofs he was to
have thrown down before the members
Of the court martial like bomb-ssil
failed to appear and he left the court
discredited.
Though the general was cheered by the
crowd outside the court, none OF them
had witnessed the scene In court or list
ened to Mercier's weak brief Moreover
the inhabitants OF Rennes have always
been anti Dreyfusards.
Counter shouts of "vive Republique"
and "vive la JustIcei" were raised by
those leaving the court room. but the
gendarmes quickly cleared the streets on
both sides and dispersed the crowd.
The curtain rose today on the same the
atrical scene as on Monday. The judges
in uniform We're seated on the stage be-
hind dark cloth covered tables which were
in row, wore ethe kepis, gray colored
plumes and heavy gold laced bands.
Every inch of the court was occupied
In expectation of sensational scenes. There
were more present than on Monday The
parsonage known as Madame Blanche uhe
white LADY,, who has attended every move
in the Dreyfus affair, was again present
today wearing superb set of pearls. But
owing to the expressed objections of Colo
mel Jouaust she changed her conspicuous
place on the right behind him for more
modest but still noticeable position in the
body OF the hall. There was large
sprinkling OF uniforms in the audience and
row Of soldiers with fixed bayonets was
again arranged at the bottom of the hall
and rendered honors in the customary
manner to the judges as the latter entered
or left the court
The proceedings opened timely and the
hopes of a sensational sitting began to
lag as the morning wore on and matters
began to get tedious as NJ. Cassimir- Per-
rier and General MERCER reiterated what
is already known. But this was only the
calm before the storm and When the storm
broke 1t carried every one In court with
1t into a whirlpool of tho Widest excite
ment. Dreyfus on entering the court to-
day saluted the president with the same
soldierly mien as last Monday and the
president Colonel JouauSt, returned the
salute and said: "Slt down, Dreyfus"
The chair of the prisoner was placed .
further to the right of the platform today.
Instead of facing the judges Dreyfus sat
with his back to the table OF his counsel,
thus looking across the platform straight
at the rail at which the witnesses stood.
Colonel Jouaust Immediately after the
court had settled down opened the pro-
ce ,dings by asking Dreyfus the following
question: In January. 1895. the director
Of the penitentary of the Isle de Re. in
the course of duty. searched the clothes
brought from the prison. He found this
document in an inside pocket of your
waistcoat' The president here handed .
Dreyfus paper and said: do you recog.
nize 1t as having belonged to your"
Dreyfus-fes, my colonel.
Jouaust-Whose was 1t?
Dreyfus-Mine
Jouahst-Will you tell me how ana
under what circumstances this document
came into your possession?
Dreytus--lt is a document | used dur
ns my trial. In order to discuss The
value OF the bordereau / wished to keep
II.
Jouaust-The military code gives yuY the.
light TO have a copy of the documen In
our case This document therefore, Is
egitimately in your possession. Why do
rou wish to keep II?
Dreyfus-As souvenir OF the text of {
he bordereau.
Jouaust- That wac not proper and. I
therefore,. it was taken from you I mere {
y wished TO elucidate this point. That
will do.
Colonel Jouaust then asked Major Car
iere II he had any observations to make
n behalf OF the government.
The major replied by asking to have DR.. I
tansom' s report on Dreyfus read, which Q
he clerk of the court did
The report deals with the measures OF
surveillance over Dreyfus adopted during
he voyage of the prisoner to Cayenne, .
nd said. among other things, that he
'as seen on board seated on a stool and
weeping.
NJ de la Roche-Vernal secretary at
ached to the French embassy at Berlin.
as the next witness called. Although
q YVES scared. there was no hesitation in
us replies He said he acted as the trans
Ni1ing agent OF the ministry OF war and
ministry Of foreign affairs wherever they
ere engaged in the translation OF a Pani-
ardi dispatch, which was q very minute
nd complicated matter. Several drafts
0 explained. were first made ana finally
n official translation was drawn up, which
as the same as since published.
Questioned respectively regarding the
raft and the translation. he said lney
ere purely hypothetical, the hrst draft
My having two words. Captain Dreyfus.
which the translators We're really sure,
10 sense being to the effect thar Drey-
is had been arrested and that he had
0 relations with Germany.
NJ. Paleologue OF the French foreign Of
ce was then called and disagreed to some
this witness statements. But the net
ssult OF the two witnesses REPLIES TO
M. Labori and De Mango was that never
translation was there any question OF
'lattons with Germany.
NJ. Labori on eliciting the foregoing
lowed evident satisfaction.
The witness rail- was empty for n few
oments. and then Colonel Jouaust said
lemnly: Bring In the witness"
An infantry sergeant then walked to
e middle OF the court. where In a Grim
2 armchair placed there for distinguished
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