Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1899-09-09
FEARING TURBULENCE
When the End of the Dreyfus
Trial Is Reached.
THE ANTI-FoRBIGN SENTIMENT

May Make Foreign Journalists tho
Victims or the Flcry Frcnchmon ut
the End OF the Drcyfu. TrlnI--Aus-
trian Refugee Denonncos prisoner.
Rennes, Sept 5.-As the end OF the
Dreyfus court martial trial comes with
in sight the French government is be-
ginning to display fear that the YER
dict may give rise TO troubles, and or
ders have just been received by two
regiments of infantry and one cavalry
regiment. already within hail of Rem
mes. to hold themselves in readiness
to march Oh the town at the first sign
Of disorder. 10 occupy all strategic
points and to rcpress manifestations
in their inception.
The local anti-Drcyfrsard organs.
by their an!i-forcign articles. have al
ready singled out foreigners rs enemies
of the country. and there is little doubt
that foreign journalists will be the
first victims of the violence of the mob
not so much Anslo-SaXons as Aus
TRAN, German and Russian Jews. who
form majority of the press represent
alton OF their respective countries.
The principal witness against Drey-
fus yesterday was an Austrian refugee.
Eugene Cernuschi. who claims to be
scion of Il royal Servian house. He
claimed that on three distinct occasions,
twice in France aud once in Geneva, he
was told by Il high placed foreign officer
that Dreyfus had communicated treas
enable documents TO Il foreign power.
In the third instance Ccrnuschi said
the officer showed him documents cma-
mating from Dreyfus, and that this Of
iicer left France hurriedly two days
prior to the arrest of Captain Drey
f,s. The alusion WIS evidently to
Colonel Schwart2kcppcn, tie military
attache of the German embassy in
Paris in 1894
M. Lahori announced his intention. in
view Of TIE step taken by HE prose-
ask chat inquiry shOGid lie made
through the regular diplomatic chan
nels us to whather the documents
mentioned in the bordc;eau were actu-
ally communicated and II 50, by whom.
This involves an application to the
German government. which the court
martial is scarcely likely to approve.
NJ. Faineve, the distinguished math
ematician, cornercd General Ganse on
the latters falsifcd version of NJ. Had
amard's remarks concerning Captain
Dreyfus, and the manner in which
Gonse squirmed and his woebegone ap-
pcarance almost aroused pity for him.
General Roget also appeared To begin
to feel at last the cruel strokes the
etat major have been receiving of late.
He showed naught of his cruel brazen
front Yesterday. On the contrary, his
face was quite liyid when he left the
stage.
The session ended with an exposure
nv NJ. Hennion. chief Of the Paris de-
,ectives. of the disgraceful tactics Of
the etat major in suppressing his re-
port in favor Of Captain Dreyfus and
inserting document more or less W.
favorable to him.
Tuesdays attendance was the larg-
est since tho opening OF the trial.
Everybody was on the qui vive to hear
the testimony OF Charles De Freycinet,
former premier. former minister Of
foreign affairs and former minister Of
war. NJ De Frcycinet's express
sion of fear that the Dreyfus
agitation would injure the discipline Of
of the army greatly annoyed the Drey-
fusarGs. as calculated to influence tho
Judges against the accused. But he
followed it with an eulogy of the
pioneer of the Dreyfus campaign, M.
Scheurcr-Kestner. former vice presi-
dent of the senate, whose character he
said he held in the highest esteem.
NJ. dc Freycinet expressed the belief
that the report of foreign fund sent
into France to acquit Dreyfus was
sheer nonsense.
Wednesday was quite Dreyfus day
in the matter of testimony, only Gen
eral Deoye being unfavorable. The
other evidence strongly supported
Dreyfus' plea of innocence.
Last Thursday was trying day for
the accused captain. Major Fozinetti,
a man of heart, told in simple and UNI
affected words the story of Dreyfus'
struggle with the temptation to COM
NIT suicide, and how the intervention
of Dreyfus' wife, pointing out the road
of duty. prevented it. Dreyfus was
moved to tears. 1t is due to her,
lie cried. that l am alive today"
Friday and Saturday were great days
for the accused captain. it being shown
conclusively by the evidence that 1t
would be impossible for him to have
been the author of the bordereau
which consigned him to living death.