Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-14

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before which Dreyfus passed repeated
M. Labori's word of encouragement.
Rennes, France, Sept. S.--The hall
of the Lycee was crowded this morning, |
at the opening of the fifth day of the
fifth week Of the second trial, by court
martial, of Capt. Alfred Dreyfus of the
artillery, charged with treason. There
was large attendance of women and
newspaper writer's, who sat up all night
to secure front places. At an early
hour, long line was formed of people
awaiting admission. Standing room
at the back of the court now COM
mands Is and 20 francs for places, and
tho demand is increasing as the trial
approaches its end.
Maitre Demange at once opened his
speech for the defence.
Droyfus listened to the grafton of M.
Demanee with mask Of impassibility
resembling his frozen attitude during
the first days of the trial. Whatever
the prisoners feelings were, as he |
heard M. Demange's plea in his be-
half, he carefully concealed them. At |
II O'Clock, Nj. Domange was still |
speaking, and he stated that he would |
need another two hours and half to
until 7.s0 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
Tho fact that Maitre Labori has to
speak, and that probably tho govern
ment commissary, Major Carriere, will
reply, makes it practically certain that
the verdict will not be given before
Monday.
Tho general impression formed was
that the speech of NJ. Demange must
have had certain effect on the judges
1t was strong effort, argumentatively.
There was rumor after the adjourn
ment of the court that M. Labori had
| decided not to speak, the idea being
| that his abstention from SO doing, in
view of the irritating effect his every
utterance has on the court, would be
rather an advantage than otherwise to
| Dreyfus. NJ. Labori was asked If there
were any truth in the report, and he
replied, with shrug of his shoulders,
apparently conveying the impression
that the matter was under considera-
| ton.
1t was generally noticed today that
when NJ. Labori entered the court this
morning he spoke to M. Demange in a
deprecating tone, and sharp discus
sion ensued, almost bordering on a
dispute. The same thing occurred
during the brief suspension of the
sitting. The two lawyers, apparently,
were at loggerheads about the best
method of conducting the case, which,
it was said, BODIED no good for Dreyfus.
Great interest has been aroused by the
arrival at Rennes of Max Regis. the
former mayor OF Algiers and notorious
jew batter He was attended by q
couple of Algerians, in native costume,
and crowd of people followed him
about. He stopped to take some re.
freshment at the principal cafe here,
and the place was Immediately invaded
by gaping crowd. NJ. Regis was
present in the courtyard of the Lycee
this morning, and discussed the
Dreyfusards. His presence is not a
good omen for the peace of the town.
, The local papers, today. published an
| open letter from NJ. Regis to the
, Premier, NJ. Waldeck- Rosseau. de-
claring that he IN. Regis) intends to
: preserve the greatest calm, bat adding
. that, If an attempt is made to arrest
Q him, he will resist.
Rennes, France, Sept. 9.-The APP
Q pearance of the streets, when Renne,
Q awoke this morning, left no doubt il
y the mind of any one that the fina
crisis of the great trial bad beer
S reached Instead of scattered gen
: darmes guarding the neighborhood o
: the prison and the Lycee, the Who'll,
d town bristled with soldiers. All IN,
j. streets near the court were guarded q
y intervals by double lines of infantry
q and two companies of infantry sat oil
: the church steps adjoining the Lycee
= with their arms stacked in front o
: them, while the courtyard of the prisol
i and at various other points cavalr
o could be seen in readiness. Every on
% entering the court was subjected Il
/, the closest scrutiny. Even the wome
= who attended the session were deprived
= of their small sunshades before bein
}. permitted to pass. A larger crowd tina
usual witnessed the passage OF Dreyfu
a from the prison to the Lycee, but tn
1t crowds were nowhere larger, and, asid
D. from the presence of the military, tn
81 town was as tranquil as usual.
y DREYFUs UNDER AN INTENSE STRAIN.
10 The morning of the day which was /
-, decide the fate of Dreyfus broke du
e and cheerless, and the courtroom wa
i, filed with a cold, unsympathetic ligh,
= which lent sadness to the proceeding:
. This was enhanced by the grave aspet
of the audience. The faces of Ii
a judges also reflected the solemnity
~ the occasion. Only Madame Labo
IS, 70 and four other women were present
y the press seats, and only about so {
- the general public were admitted
"a women except those mentioned we
~ j, allowed in the court room. even II
"a Dame Blanche' being excluded. I'll
~ court room had a fringe of eendarme
- and other officers were plentiful
e sprinkled among the spectators al
- press representatives. Dreyfus locke
na flushed and i'll q he entered. l.
81 apparently was under an intense strait
~, Maitre Demange continued his speecl
~ The audience listened to his remarl
"a with the most serious attention, OF
ba he also was closely followed by Il
al judges In his appeal to them,
strongly accumulated the words, 'yt
10 must not say a thing is possibllit
~, m A judge must have proof. No dou
~ must rest ON the conscience of Judge
h he Baron Russell of Killowen, the Lo
M Chief Justice of England, was aga
"a present. In the second row of t.
~ privileged public, facing the judge
rs sat Matthieu Dreyfus, brother of t
- prisoner. 1t was evident that he h
n not slept during the night. Car
70 DreyfGs sat beside a captain of &c
'ha darmes, and, as M. Demange refut
II the arguments in the speech of t
sas government commissary, Major Oh
riere, the prisoner frequently turn
tbe his face towards Matthew, to wat
ma the effect it had upon him.
a;r M. Demange concluded his speech
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