The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1899-08-17
TRIAL PROCEEDINGS,

Account of Dreyfus' Suferings.
RENNEs, Aug. 17.-Immediately after
the witnesses had entered the court
room Maitre Demange, counsel for Cap.
tain Dreyfus, applied for an adjourn
ment on account of Maitre Laboris alb
sence.
Major Carriere, the government COM
missary, unexpectedly arose and op-
posed the application in the most
vehement manner, with the gestures of
stump orator. The court retired for
20 minutes, and upon its return denied
the motion
M. Lebon, the former minister of the
colonies, a big, red-bearded man, then
testified in justification of his instruc-
tons to treat Dreyfus vigorously, de-
claring that the extreme stringency
only dated from the time he heard an
attempt would be made to rescue the
prisoner.
Colonel Jouaust, president of the
courtmartial, asked Dreyfus if he had
any questions to put to the witness, and
he replied in an emotional way:
mo, do not wish to speak of the
suffering which, for five years, I,
Frenchman and an innocent man, suf-
fered on the isle du Diable."
M. Demange here asked that the Of
fetal report of the treatment of Drey-
fus on the Isle du Diable, which was
published in the newspapers last week,
should be read. The clerk Of the court
did so, and in sympathetic tone, re-
counted the narrowing tale of Dreyfus'
physical sufferings and lnhuman treat
ment on the island.
Deep Isreaths of Indignation.
Deep drawn breaths Of indignation
came from the hearers as the reading
proceeded. Dreyfus at first watched
the faces of the judges with his usual
composure, but, gradually, as the story
proceeded and incidents of his awful
existence were brought up before him,
his eye grew dim and tears glistened on
his eyes and slowly trickled down his
cheeks. Dreyfus could stand it no
longer, and, for the first time during
his trial gave way to his emotions and
silently wept. The faces of the au-
dience expressed sympathy with the
prisoners emotion, and even the cap
tain Of gendarmes, sitting beside Drey-
fus, turned and gave him look of un-
concealed compassion.
General MERCER, who, with M, Le-
bon was seated in the front row of the
witnesses seats, listened to the reading
OF the report unmoved, while Colonel
Jouaust followed it with an air of bored
tolerance.
NJ. Lebon afterwards returned to the
stand and added few more words in
justification of his conduct and then
Colonel Jouaust ordered the next wit
ness to be brought in. All eyes were
turned towards the door on the right Of
the stage and moment later the form
of a woman, dressed in deep mourning,
appeared in the doorway and, accom-
painted by noncommissioned officer,
advanced to the platform.
The Widow of Colonel Henry.
That was the widow of Colonel
Henry the French officer who commit
tied suicide in prison after confessing to
[forging certain documents in the case.
With pale face and hand appraised be-
fore the crucifix, she took the oath to
tell the truth Nine. Henry is of
medium height and has IA common cast
Of features and certainly could not be
described IS attractive. She at once
put herself at eass. sleaning forward
with both hands resting On the rail of
thewitness stand: IN an attitude of
Ecompl ete self possession, she gave her
yidence, accompanying the words with
frequent gestures. Her evidence, how
ever, was Of little weight. She ad-
Initted the visits of Esterhazy to he1
husband and said her husband told he1
he-fhad forged one document, Gin order
to say.5the honorso ff the country" She
gave her idence in lnatter-of- fact
way, and was ii inowise the sympathetic
figure the anti Drsy fusard have tried
to. make her.
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ID Genera get, i'd undress mt form
followed His evidence was u viitrioli<
t dEiatri be against Drey FMS begin
lining to end.
the court adjjourned on the Econ
c1usion Of General Roget s 1nonulogue
I Colonel ne. JouaustiS prev iously asked