The age-herald., 1899-08-17
FIVE WOMEN ASSAULTED BY NEGROES
 AT LITTLE ROCK WITHIN A HOURS
Citizens of Arkansas Capital nhlTaed by Dastad Cdmes and
 if Right Man is Captured He VIII be Lyncted

addressed to the prisoner should be deliv- cred to him, the originals being retained.
 The witness was informed August 10 that an American vessel passed the Isle De Salute, and then orders were issued that Dreyfus was to be shot on the slightest alarm.
 Referring to the Weyler forgery, which was intended to convey the impression that Dreyfus was in communication with out side sympathizers, M Lebon said he frank ly admitted that he believed in its authen- ticity, as did Colonel P1cquart, until lonS after it's production.
 M Lebon next referred to the numerous rough drafts the prisoner made of his let ters before finally dispatching them.
 At this point M. Demange interrupted the witness and said:
 q passed from surprise to surprise. Yes terday 1t was witness playing the part or prosecutor. Today one witness defends himself by saying his conscience is tran quill. He Is welcome to tranquil con science. But ask him if he finds it surpris- ing that this man, alone out there on the lost island, should have poured out his soul on paper? 1 ask again why you allowed the forged Weyler letter, in which hand writing was indicated, to reach Dreyfus?'
 To this M. Lebon replied: We could not give up the original. But the idea never occurred to any of the agents of the admin istration to subject Dreyfus to the savage and atrocious treatment which has been spoken of"
 Colonel Jouaust, addressing Dreyfus, asked: Did you receive the letter just re- ferred to?"
 Dreyfus replied: "Yes, nay colonel"
 What impression did it make on you?"
 "I understood nothing of what 1t con- tained," answered the prisoner (Sensa- tion).
 At this juncture some time was occupied in reading a long report from the minister ,ga-Na .NFx erfxr ing the various reports of the governor of French Guiana. Passages describing the dread the prisoner expressed to the doctors when he feared lne was losing his reason, caused an immense impression. Tears were even seen to glisten in the eyes of Gen eral Billot the former minister of war
 At the conclusion of the report M. Lebon asked leave to explain. He said: q do not dispute the accuracy of the report, but it is partial. Reference has been most care fully made to the precarious health of the prisoner. But the doctor never made a communication to me on the subject. I do not hesitate to say that if he had done so l should have given orders to have the prisoner treated as all invalids should be treated. It is with deliberate intent that have been treated as an executioner." Colonel Jouaust, turning to Dreyfus, then remarked: Have you any thing to say in regard to this deposition?" Then the prisoner replied: "No, my Col onel, I am here to defend my honor. I do not wish to speak here of the atrocious suf- fering, physical and mental, which for five years l, a Frenchman and an innocent man, was subjected to on the Isle du Diable."
 The remark of Dreyfus caused intense ex- citement In court.
 The prisoner uttered the words in a loud voice and with tremendous energy, which created profound sensation Tho audi ence had not recovered from the emotion caused by the scene when Madame Henry, in deep mourning, appeared in court and entered the witness box amid profound si- lence.
 Colonel Jouaust, addressing the witness, said: "We thought, madame, that your life, in common with your husband, had placed you in a position to give interesting information. l beg you to tell the court what you know"
 Madame Henry deposed that towards the end of September, 1894, after dinner one evening her husband told her a paper had been handed him as being very important. The witness added: "As he did not return, I retired about Il o'clock, and asked him when he returned why he was later than usual. He undid a narrow transparent roll of paper and said: There is serious mat , ter here which have been requested to in vestigate this evening"
 "Short1y afterwards he re-entered the room holding papers and letter which he had just pieced together. He placed them all in his hat, in order not to forget them in the morning. He left on horseback as customary the following morning, saying he had to see Colonel Sandherr as soon as possible"
 "What was his impression on seeing the bordereau?' asked Colonel Jouaust.
 The witness replied that Colonel Henry did not know the author of it, but he said perhaps Colonel Fabre or Colonel D'Abbe- vile knew. Continuing, Madame Henry said: When my husband returned from the Cherichi Midi prison after taking Dreyfus there, I asked why he was on duty, and he answered. I have just car ried out the most painful task an officer can have. have taken to the Cherichi an
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