The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-10
M. DEMANGE WEEPS
IN THE COURT ROOM.
TINE HEIGHTS or BRIL-
LIANT ORATORY.
DeD1sts the Ss2esiags Of he
CDiest While Tortured ~
Con1aement.

nENNES. Sept. s-When the court was
II again called TO order N. Demanse
discussed the handwriting evidence
and reminded the court al the srnans v,,h
which N. 6cheurer- Kestner Wa greeted
when ne displayed the hand WRITING Of Es-
fsrhasy In the tribune Of the senate.
Is that all you haye?" disdalnfuily
asked the senator's.
To-day the prosecution has no mora"
Proceeding, n. Demangs demolished n.
Bertiilons theory. dealing at great length
with the different contentious. admitting
that some OF them might content certain
scieniiiic minds. But. he added. II must
not he forgotten that genius had 4 dan
serous nslGhbor. II the handwriting OF
the oordereau was disguised, hon could
Dyeyfus exclamation. This handwriting
has fr.ghtfui resemblance TO mine" be
explained? Counsel salc no was convinced
the bordereAu was written in his natural
hand BY Esterhaxy. The paper on which
II was written also condemned Esternsfy.
Then n. Demange examined at lenrth
the theory thar Esterhaxy was \ stxaw
nan Now. II Es,erhaxy was a. Atrsw
man. could he have los, his head a the
moment OF his arrest to such an extent
that he contemplated suicide? The lawyer
contrastsd the lives OF preyfus and Ester
hazy. saying there were nothing but IDLE
tales agans, the former. while the latter
was always In search Of . s-franc piece.
Dseyfus HAD No Motive for Tseasov.
After reverting briefly to the charges IN
connection with the Robin shell. ~. De-
mango protested ssains, Gen. Mercisr's
refusal TO dls,uas the motives. ~ being
merely psychological question. while In
re.say II was question Of common sense
There was an entire lack Of motive In the
csse Of Dreyfus. while there was every
motive upon the part Of Estsrhasy.
Believe me-" added NJ. Demange.
my conviction grows from IN honest
heart. am convinced that the judges
with the doubt which may remain in
their minds will find II impossible 10
declare the prisoner guilty. for they
VIII rather turn their eyes TO mon hid
ins on the other side OF the channel
l ask You once mirs whether the no
bic. dignliled bearing OF the prisoner
since isN is not that Of an honest,
loyal soldier"
After this NJ Denlanse, with hts voice
broken with emotion. tears streaming
down his face and hands trembling. con-
Guided his brilliant night az crnsory:
"Ah. gentlemen" sald he. ~ must now
clcse In order 10 restore you 10 your
weli-esrned repose. for have now
been addressing you for two DAYS. hut
there IL enc thing which de,ains me.
When 7 have finished the last word OF
tire defense will have been said ard
you Will go 70 your private room TO
consider your verdict Once there
what are you going 10 ask yourselves,
II pr-yfas n innocent- That In not
the point. But II ho guilty. You Will
Ask yourselves Are wa going 20 say
ne sent those documents. when we DO
not even know whA, they contain
And when yoa say 90 yourselves after
having heard THAT tho defense - power
less te shrew compl..e livht on ,he mat
Ter. hu, speaking from sincere. homes;
cotvsctlon. We 90 net know whs, he
Senf kratser NAV have given these
Documents Ru' he Ma no There were
thlngs he could net have given
Guile IL Not Proves.
when sou say q Yourselves further
that this writing ia not hts when Won
say % yourselves there IL over ihere on
,Ae ether side q. me chan~sl n man
whom we have % say. ~ Il he
viii there - gentlemen no iauh.
Is ycur minds NNuNs will h~ suf',ci~r.
fo- IRE Doubt wtll r~sn his scqui',sl
Gentlemen 7 ash only one tNirr ard
test is mat tNis mouYsnt you cast on.
r4r~s backward glance Remember
whss tNat prisoner WAS 90 rsva's 10.
'tDs Remember Row fGr Eve years this
smsn. IN sr't- - 'N~ most horrible SUI.
fHftrTs. notwithstanding ne rios. crtisi
tert8rr - was never - single mo
usa: a'ons rysrs wt's Nir, nseNf Ard
Say never allowed 20 evcNanrN q wy-a-
he wf'N fellow creature arr No.
speaking - tNs ter-fNs~ rn~rtal torture
- wNsrs Ne vas snst~~.~s Well r~r-
ts.~sr re srirt. wAscA these sursr.