The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-07-05
Dreyfus In France.

QUIBERoN, France, July 1-Dreyfus
landed from the Sfax at one o'clock this
morning, during tremendous gale.
Two landaus were waiting on the quay
which took the prisoner and escort to
special tain that left Immediately
for Rennes via Redou. After landing
Dreyfus, the Sfax proceeded to Brest.
Rennes, July 1.-Dreyfus arrived at
the military prison shortly before six.
The occasion was most dramatic.
Large crowds stayed ali night, but i'm
patiently left at an early hour, and
when company VI mounted gend-
armes appeared, riding at furious gall
lop, only score remained. The clank
Of swords and rush of military was
startling The landaus entered the
prison, men fell in behind it, then all
was silence. Your correspondent
caught glimpse of a haggard, startled
face as the landau dashed past. 1t was
Dreyfus.
PARIS, July 2-The composure of
Dreyfus is the wonder OF all. In the
train one of the officers began to read
newspaper, and although Dreyfus
had not seen d newspaper since he left
France he did not display the slightest
| interest. He seems to suffer partial
paralysis OF speech owing to his long ST.
| lence. Even on board the Sfax he had
to communicate with the officers by
writing.
He is credited, on good authority,
with the following utterance: "My con-
domination and sentence we're the SYM
Dol OF anti-Jewish odium. My judges
were involuntarily deceived. May my
undeserved expiation put an end to all
racial or religious feuds in the army
and in that France which have pas
sionately loved and served"
The commander of the Sfax says he
was struck by the immense power of
self-control displayed by Capt. Dreyfus
during the voyage. Capt. Dreyfus was
ignorant of the fact that new court
martial awaited him. When he was
finally informed he merely said: Il
have no i'll will toward anybody. l
shall be glad to re.enter the army,
which have never ceased to love-"
RENNEs, FRANCE, July 3.-From
relatives of Nine. Dreyfus details of
her interview with her husband Satur-
day have been obtanined. Nine. Ha.
vet and Captain Guard heard every
thing. NM. Dreyfus flew at her hus-
band with the single piercing cry Gal.
fred" Dreyfus made no answer but
remained passive. Pushing his wife
back gently Dreyfus said, "Well, yes,
l am here. l am not much better than
a corpse but here l am" then walked
away without kissing her and began 10
pace his cell with a precision of prison
cell habit.
After time he sank into chair and
Nine. Dreyfus threw herself on her
knees before him imploring repeatedly
"Alfred, Alfred, look at me. DON'T
you recognize me? am Lucie, Lucie
your wife," Dreyfus answered, "Ol
course / recognize you. / am sick, not
insane" Nine. Dreyfus was intensely
distressed at his state of mind. In lat.
er conversation questions had to he re.
peated several times. Often he spoke
quite outside the question as if bis
thoughts were far away. Nevertheless
he had very lucid moments
Dreyfus has learned what Col. Pic
quart did and suffered for him, and has
asked his brother Matthew Dreyfus to
write Picquart in his name expressing
his gratitude. Dreyfus' lawyers, M.
DANCE and Labor, had an interview
with their client this afternoon. They
say they are satisfied with the health OF
the prisoner. The trial will probably
begin July 81. Nine. Dreyfus also
called on her husband today and took
him the uniform he wore the day of
his degrading on which she had resewn
the stripes. Dreyfus will don the uni.
form Immediately.