Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-08-08


Counsel for Dreyfus.1
sit behind closed doors as many days as
are necessary for the examination of the
secret dosser. The next public session
of the court is to be on Saturday.
Lieutenant Colonel Picquart, the for
mer chief of the secret intelligence bureau
of the French army, whose favorable at
titude toward the prisoner has done
much to bring about revision OF the
latter's sentence, arrived at the Lycee
on foot, wearing a high silk hat and
black frock coat, with the red ribbon OF
the Legion of Honor in his buttonhole.
There was no demonstration when he APP
peared, but Picquart seemed to be in
most cheerful mood, smiling and chat
ting with his friends. If an opinion may
be formed by Lieutenant Colonel Pic
quarts bearing, he is sanguine of ia
| vorable issue of the trial.
| The scene inside the courtroom was
most animated. Every inch of space
was filled a quarter of an hour before
| the proceedings opened.
supplementary Judges Ready.
| Behind the members of the court sat
| the supplementary judges, who must at
tend all sittings and be able to replace
any member who may fall ill or other
wise be unable to be present. Behind
the supplementary judges We're few
privileged members of the public.
| On a portion of the stage extending in
front of the proscenium was placed the
bar at which the witnesses were heard.
| The bar has a wooden frame of light.
polished oak 1t stood out prominently
against the dark, cloth covered judges
table.
On the right Of this extended platform
stood table for the use of Maitres La
bori and Demange, counsel for the pris-
oner, and their two secretaries. At the
left side was placed a table for Major
Carriere, the official representative of
the government, and his assistants.
On either side Of the hall was solid
mass of newspaper men, for whom
rough, pine tables and benches had been
provided.
Colonel Jouaust the presiding judge,
and his colleagues were in full parade
uniform, with aigrets in front Of their
peaked shakos. Colonel Jouaust's al
greet was white The others We're tri-
color. On the right hand of Colonel Jou-
aust sat Lieutenant Colonel Brongniart,
Major de Breon and Captain Parfait all
of the artillery. On the left hand were
Majors Profillet and Merle and Captain
Beauvais, also of the artillery.
Immediately after Colonel Jouaust was
seated he gave the order to bring in the
prisoner. All eyes were then turned to
the right of the stage, beside which was a
door leading to the room in which Drey-
fus was awaiting the summons. Almost
everybody but the most prominent ott-
GERS stood on their feet. Some mounted
on benches to obtain better view. There
were subdued cries of "Sit down." amid
which the door opened and Captain AL
fred Dreyfus, preceded and followed by
gendarme, emerged into the courtroom.
His features were deathly pale, and his
teeth were set with q determined, but not
defiant bearing. He walked quickly, with
almost an elastic step, and ascended the
three steps leading to the platform in
front of the judges.
Dreyfus, the Soldier.
There he drew himself up erect,
brought his right hand sharply to the
peak Of his KEPT, or military cap, giving
the military salute in fashion that
showed how years of incarceration on
Devils island and terrible anguish of
body and mind had not impaired his sol
diery instinct and bearing. The prisoner
then removed his kept and took the seat
placed for him, facing his judges, just in
front of his counsels' table and with his
back to the audience. Behind him sat a
gendarme holding sheathed saber in
his hand. Dreyfus, in new uniform of
captain of artillery, dark blue with red
facings, fixedly regarded the judges with
, immovable features and without stirring
hand or foot scarcely even moving his
head during the whole course of the pro
ceedings, except when he entered and
left the courtroom.
After the formal proceedings, which
occupied a couple Of hours, Colonel Jou
aust began the examination of Dreyfus
respecting the famous bordereau and
what Dreyfus did with or could have
known of its contents.
, When Dreyfus, wearing eyeglasses
rose from his seat for examination, b.
stood erect, holding his KEPT in his hand
before him. He looked Colonel Jouaust
straight in the face during the whole in
terrogatory.
, Colonel Jouaust began by saying:
J at results from the documents just
read that you are accused of having
brought about Vaccinations or held re-
lations with a foreign power or one or
more of its agents in order to procure ii
. means, by delivering it documents indi-
Gated in the discriminating bordereau to
commit hostilities or undertake wal
against France | notify you that you
will be allowed to state during the course
} Of these proceedings anything that ap
pears to you useful for your defense"
Dreyfus replied with vehement dec