Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-17
TRIAL MUST PROCEED
Dreyfus' Judges Reject His Ap=
piication for Adjournment
NINE. HENRY FALSE WITNESS
Elk Minister of Justice GuerIn, M. Lcbon,
Former Minister of the Colonies and
others Testify. Progress of
Events at Rennes.
NINE. HENRY FALSE WITNESS

(By Telegraph
Rl2NNES, Aug. 16.-InncdiatclY af-
ter IN" witnesses had entered the cullrt
room this morning Naitre Demnn..
counse! for Captain Drcyfus applied
1of IN adjournment on account of Mai
lrc l-aborls absence. Major Cirrierc.
the government commissary uneHpert-
euly arose and opposed the applicu ton
IN me most vehement manner. Major
CarrlcEc diluted upon the fact that The
entire world was anXiously awaiting a
decision, and upon the necessity Of er,I-
ing the suspense.
ne court retired for twenty minutes
during which time the audience ami
matedly discussed the probable results,
APPLICATION REJECTED.
Noloncl Jouaust, on his return, read
2 unanimous decision OF the court rc-
]2ctinS the application on the around
th;it the reasons advanced We're insult
iIclcnt. Captain Dreyfus listened ia
me announcement with characteristic
eomp"sure. This was considered a Sc
we're blow by the Dreyfusites and caus-
ca considerable depression all day. but
tonight it is understood that Maitrc De-
mango will tomorrow repeat the a,pli-
cation for an adjournment. in conse-
uuSnce or y hint that the government
c"mnlssarE, Major Carrierc has re-
ceIved instructions not to oppose it.
Tie feature of the days proceedings
was the story OF the Suffern.ss OF Dr.y
1us on Devils Island, his prison OFF the
coast Of French Guiana Dreyf,,s wcnt
II court when the clerk read a dozen,
mrnt recounting the details of his in
generation.
THE EVIDENCE
The following is the evidence in de-
tail:
ESAIinistcr of Justice Guerin, the.
first witness, said he knew absolutely
nothing Of the facts
Colonel Jouaust having explained
lfilt the court martial had taken no cog
= - - zalic.e--.cf previous Proceeding ~-NI-
Guerln proceeded to repeat hi: ayit!a ~
as SlVrl! before the Court OF Cas-; at!.n
lie said in hlief that after {, cas- lat
m"ctlnS i'll October the premier lin.-
c era, Mercier and he met 70 dis..,.>s ,:.;.
Glsapi1.'lance Of certain documents
1r4m the headquarters staff General
MERCER was convinced then that DSev-
1us was the culprit, basing his belief on
the similarity OF D-cyfus' hanGwritj!,a.
I" the borderc,iu and the fact that ,,r
u!!ierent items of information it con-
tanned came from the department.; in
which Drcyfus had succrssivc!v D,c:
employed
Tie decision Of the cabinet TO prose-
cute Dreyfus was based solely on the
horIere;;u: the secret documents having
nlaac their appearance then. NJ Cue
rim haG not learned of them till lhs
lola trial
NJ. LEBoS rIosTrFIEs.
NJ. Lcbon. former minister of The col
ONES, WAS then summoned TO testify
regarding his trea tmcnt of the prisoner
Iie said that when The cabinet WAS ask
Cd 10 intervene in favor Of a revision
he thought the executive should not in
tcrfGro with the judiciary ana MS rc-
specl for the culpability of the con-
drmned
''on my soul ana conscience" decla.-
ca NJ. l-cbon, dramatically, Il say re-
gard the measures l took relative u the
prisoner ON the Isle Du Diabe Us VAR
ranted. and If I had to repeat t;.cm
would not hesitate.
NJ. Lcbon then explained the reasons
Tor The vigorous measures against
Drcyfus. He said Il certain telegram
sent to Guiana disappeared. 1t WIS
traced out of France bur Immediately
it reached the English lines disanpear-
ed, showing, the witness said that CT
forts were being made to enabl, the
prisoner To cvade the regulations
Rigorous, even painful measures wei.e
therefore taken to prevent his escape.
i4cbon then issued orders that the pris-
oner was to be fired upon. (Scnsatiun)
HIS LETTERS CONFISCATED.
Continuing NJ. I-ebon then issued or
dcrs that only copies of letters address
scd to the prisoner should be delivered
to him, the originals being retained
The witness was informed August TO-
that an American vessel passed the
Isles leu Salut and orders We're then is
sued that Dreyfus was to be shot on the
slightest alarm.
referring to the Weyler forgery,
which was intended to convey the inn
preston that Drcyfus was in comr1un-
cation with outside sympathizers, NJ
Lebon said he frankly admitted that
he believed in it's authenticity as did
Colonel Picquart until long after its
production.
Drcyfus was asked by Colonel Jou-
aust ii he saw the VIEWER lerrar He
created q sensation by replying that he
had seen it, but was utterly ignorant
OF what its contents referred to.
At this juncture some time was &C.
cupied in reading long report from the
minister OF the colonies to the minis
ter Of war giving the various reports
Of the governor of French Guiana
Passages describing the dread the pris-
oncr expressed to the doctors when he
feared he was losing his reason caused
an immense impression. Tears We're
seen to aistcn in the eyes of General
BillOt, former minister of war.
1T is PARTIAL"
a the conclusion of the report II
Icbnn asked leave to explain. He said:
II do not DISPUTE the accuracy OF The
report, but it is partial. Reference has
been most carefully made TO the preta-
riouS health of the prisoner but the Roc
tor never made a communication on the
subject | do not hesitate to say that
II he had done so. should have given
orders to have the prisoner treated as
all invalids should be treated
Colonel Iouaust, turning 70 Drcyfus.
then re;narkcd:
Have you anything to say in regard
to this depositon?"
Thcn the prisoner said:
No, my colonel, am here to defend