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REVISION is ASSURED
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Juolcial history of the case. and said It
now rested with the court to pronounce
judgment. He upheld the statement that
uouDts and errors existed and that they
there was sufficient presumption thar
Justlned revision of the case. He had
examined the different cases in, which tha
court could annul sentences without re-
trial, and said that in his opinion tho
court ought not to consider the idea of
anhuliihs the sentence, but should only
consider a revision of IT, A revision no
commended, was imperative, and In s11nnort
OF MS statement he rehearsed the facts
on which the application for a-revisioD
was based, among which he included the
cuipaple Vaccinations Of Henry and D,,
Faty de Clam against Dreyfus. their
outrageous schemes to force the hail
Oh the minister of war and obIige him n
prosecute Dreyfus and the CONVINCING,
eHects OF their dispositions on the court
martial.
QUESTION OF MOTIVE.
After reading M Mornard's defanso-
which concluded by maintaining that
the material evidence of the bordareer
ana the moral evidence cropping ont
during the inquiry pointed not to Drew
Lus' Out 10 Esterhazy as the cuIprit M =
Dalot oe Beaupre dealt with the question
OF motive. He read the police report FIR
nished by M. Guenet. the detective M
favorable to Dreyfus, and reports of the
prefecture OF police, pointing out that
there mad been a confusion of Drevfus
Win others or the same name, who had
Oeen mixed up with gambling and dis
reputable female associations The lat
Ter reports were not produced at the
trial in 1894 '"0
M Ballot de Beaupre then pointed ont
that Dreyfus could not have acted as a
traitor from anger or disappointment.
as he had the finest prospects of an
excellent military career. On the other
mana Esterhazy, the reporter alleged.
was soldier of fortune, always begeInp
from the moneylenders
Continuing, the reporter read letters
written by Esterhazy, abusing France
ana the French army, these producing a
deep impression upon the audience. He
referred to letter written by SEsfer-
May TO Baron Rothschild dated June
~ 1884, to the effect that If his appIica-
tlon Tor money was refused he would
nave no resource. but to kill his family
and then to commit suicide. Such said
the reporter, was Esterhazy's language
on the eve Of the. date when the Ror-
dereau was placed" The Inference ia
pc drawn was that Esterhazy sought In
treason resources necessary to carry on
life Of dissipation
AT this point, with the evident approvaI
OF all who listened, M Ballot de Beaunre
quoted from M. Mornard,s statement az
follows: "S
although Justice has been rendered
more or less imoptent with regard 20
tEtsternazy by the latter's acuuitaI Of
Ine charge OF being the author Of the
~ tha 1t Is none the less the duty
VI tHe supreme court to restore liberty 70
an innocent man unjustly condemned -
Prior to the adjournment M. BaIof da
Beaupre read a letter from the British
genera te Iaioot, who. in 1894. was at
Iacneo 10 the British embassy In Paris.
rectlfy1ng the deposition of Gen Mar
gus de Gallifot. This letter reached M
Mazeau through diplomatic channels In.
IL Cen Talbot said that MARQUIS de Cal
mot had misinterpreted his CTalbot's1
words. as he had never had conferences
Win Esterhazy with regard to espionage .
out had simply heard that Esterhazy:s
character was we'll known IN thu e.
eign military attaches. g..
the court adjourned at half past &
Wnen very few OF the public vet remain.
ed IN the vicinity.
Inc Republican guards Immediately re-
turned 10 barracks, and the Gordon Of
police was dispersed
DREYFUS PROCEEDINGS DIGNIFIED
The Dreyfus affair seems to have lost
me power or producing any unusual ex-
citement- The scene in the court of cas-
Satlon had all the aspects of a solemn
engagements to suppress any counter dem -
constructions proved quite unnecessary.
Nothing indicated that anything unusual
was happening in the assembly The
Judges In their crimson ermine robes
and gold-encircled caps were extremely
picturesque. President Mazau and M.
Balbot de Beaupre. with their clean
shaVen countenances. represented fine
types Of high ecclesiastfcs On one side
OF the court were spread out twenty
red-robed counselors
The entrance of the Judges reminded
one or cathedral procession. A group
OF summer costumed ladies gave a touch
OF bright color to the scene. Among
the small audience that could be accom-
modated were Gen. Chanoine former
minister of war, and the mother of Drey-
fus, who was dressed in black
M. Ballot de Beaupre read his report
amid religious silence and in tones OF
singular clearness and distinctness The
most characteristic feature of his ad-
dress was scrupulous impartiality His
first task was to summarize the ground
and to classify and explain the documents
In his bulky portfolio. Tomorrow he Will
give his personal opinion of the matter.
but his aim appears to be to let the evil
dence, so far as possible. speak for itself
only one judge Is absent. owing to ILL
ness, and the general belief is that re-
vision is secure
The Deroulede trial presented a violent
contrast having all the appearance of a
performance at the theater. The hearing
had apparently been arranged to give
the chief actor an opportunity to display
his histrionic powers.
ON TRIAL FOR TREASON.