The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-09
DREYFUS' FEARFUL ORDEAL.
THE SEVERE NERVOUS STRAIN Is
BREAKING HIM DOWN.

He Is Now Unable to Take Any Solid
Food. and His Family Is Deeply
Norried-COurt in secret session
Considered Only IA Part of the Fa-
nous DosSicr-Enger Crowd Again
Surrounded the LNcee TO Catch II
Glimpse of Him.
Rennes. Aug. s.-The police arrange
ments in the vicinity of the Lycee this
morning were precisely the same as those
of yesterday, but not more than a hum
dred persons had gathered at the early
hour $50 o'clock, fixed for the opening
of the days proceedings in the trial of
Capt. Dreyfus.
The prisoner was conducted to the Ly-
Gee at 6I5 and exactly the same precau-
tons were observed as on yesterday. The
secret sitting lasted until 1:B, when
the court adjourned until morning.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press learns that the courtmartial was
able this morning TO consider only part
Of the secret dossier. The documents
were submitted TO the judges in the order
in which they We're classified M. Cha
moin gave lucid explanations of the points
which were not clear to Col. Jouaist.
NJ. Chamon took the documents indi-
vidualy and explained them.
Mai Carrere will later on state the
conclusion he draws from the dosser.
Maitres Labori and De Mango, who list
ended with close attention to NJ. Chamoin's
explanations, did not enter into
the discussion Of the subject, to-day's con
sideration of the dossier being Of general
character and more in the nature of
preliminary examination.
DOsSier Is well Guarded.
The secret dossier remains in a strong
box in room contiguous to the court
room. This strong box is guarded night
and day by an officer specially detailed for
This duty.
Up to the end of the sitting the day pass
ed quietly. There was a much bigger crowd
than yesterday assembled In the hope of
obtaining a gluA%ss Of Dreyfus during the
few seconds occupied by him in crossing
the Avenue de Ia Care on his way back
from the Lycee 10 his prison.
The crowd numbered about 1000 persons
| and was composed purely of sight t-seers,
who We're allowed to pass freely before the
| Lycee until few moments before Dreytus
| emerged. Then the chief of gendarmerie
made a sign to his assistant who blew a
| whistle. Before the shrll sound had pass
| ed the clatter of horses was heard
| and a moment later a strong detachment
OF mounted gendarmes, followed by gen
darmes on foot, galloped into the avenue
| from a side street. wheeled around, and
| dividing into two detachments stretched
across the avenue and cleared "a space of
| 300 yards in front of the Lycee. The
! horsemen rode on the sidewalks, clearing
| everybody out. Even the newspaper men
were driven away Then a detachment Of
| infantry, headed by a bugler, dashed up nj
the double, and formed across the avenue
from the door of the Lycee to the postern
gale of the Manutention. The soldiers
were stationed shoulder to shoulder, fac
ing outwards and toward the spectators,
who were crushed behind the mounted
| gendarmes 100 yards off.
Eager for IA View of Him,
Soon afterwards somebody shouted
| Here he is" and the spectators, many
| of them had come from neighboring
| towns, expressly to see Dreyfus, craned
| their necks and stood on tip toe hoping 10
catch a view of the famous prisoner as,
| preceded and followed by gendarmes and
| with a captain of gendarmes beside him
| he passed through the lane of soldiers
with a quick military step eyes front and
| with solderly bearing, but with the slight
ierky movement Of the left arm and shoul.
I
always to resting his hand on the hilt OF
his sword. Dreyfus, however being un-
der arrest, is deprived Of his sword.
The crowd just perceived the prisoners
head ard shoulders as he passed by the
gaps between the heads Of the infantry
men, whose red kepis, dark blue TUNES
and bright, red baggy trousers, threw
a band Of color across the roadway.
Less than a minute was occupied In
crossing the roadway and Immediately aft
or Dreyfus reached the wall of the Manu-
tention, the postern gate was thrown open
and he disappeared within.
The shrill whistle was again heard, the
gendarmes wheeled around and galloped
back to their barracks, the crowd quickly
dispersed, and in few minutes the Vicin-
ity of the Lycee was almost deserted
The condition of Dreyfus Is dsqueting
His ownderful viii power alone is lending
him strength TO go through the present or
deal Physically he Is extremely weak
His stomach refuses all solid food and hC
is only able to take milk. His family is
very anxious.