The Red Cloud chief., 1899-08-11
ON TRIAL AGAIN..
The Captain Faces the Court ar.
tlal at Rennes.
PROTESTS HIS INNOCENCE.
sobs Interrupted the Prisoners Deciar-
ation' OF Innocence brought Into
h Room Through Line, OF soldiers
Colonel Henry. widow There,

RrSNEs, Aug. s-Thc proceedings
of the court.martial before which
Captain Dreyfu Is on trial opened ut
7:lo O'Clock this morning Captain
Drcyfus entered the court room with
n firm step, though his features were
pallid lie Is partly bald, and what
hair he has is gray aud close cropped.
lc answered the formal questions of
the judge rs TO his name, age, etc, in
u clear, determined voice. lie sat fac
ing the judges, with his hands resting
on his knees.
The trial opened, so far as Renncs Is
concerned, in an atmosphere of per.
feet tranquility. The population is
apparently indifferent. A detachment
of infantry was drawn across the ave.
nue. In two double lines, leaving be.
tween them n passage for Captain
Dreyfus to cross the avenue from the
military prison at the entrance of the
Lycce.
Tho crowd which by that timo had
increased to n few hundred was kept
back by the %gcndarmcs to n distance
of $50 yards on either side Of this pas
sage. Captain Dreyfus emerged from
the military prison under escort OF n
lieutenant and four gendarmes. He
csossed the railroad quickly and dis
appeared within the Lycee, the sol
diers hiding him from view.
The principal personages In the trial
arrived between half past o and 2
o'clock. The generals, Drcyfus' enc.
mics, passed with hardly u cheer from
the spectators. General MERCER alone
was greeted with a few cries of give
L Armec," and "Vivs Mercier' as he
drove up in u closed carriage. Lieu.
tenant Colonel Picquart arrived on
foot Mt half past q o'clock, wearing n
silk hat and black frock coat with the
red ribbon OF the Legion of Honor in
the buttonhole. No demonstration
was made upon his arrival. The scene
inside the court room was most ami
mated. Every inch Of space was filed
a quarter of an hour before the pro.
cecdings opened.
Tho widow Of Lieutenant Colonel
Henry, dressed in deep morning, was
present In the court and replied to
her name in tho roll Of witnesses.
After the court had decided not to ad-
journ on account Of the absence Of
certain witnesses the clerk Of the
court was ordered to read M.
D'Ormescheville's bill OF indictment
of ] so4, which he did In n loud voice,
Dreyfus in the meanwhile listening
unmolested rs the charges against
him were read.
Dreyfus, in a new uniform OF cap.
tain Of artillery, dark blue, with red
facings, iixediy regarded the judges,
and without stirring hand or foot,
scarcely even moving his head during
the whole proceedings, except when
he entered and left tho room. After
the formal proceedings. which occu-
pied a couple OF hours. Colonel Jou-
aust, president OF tho court martial,
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,
he stood erect, holding his kept in his
hand before him. lie looked Colonel
Jouaust In the lace during the whole
interrogatory.
Colonel Jouaust began by saying:
ut results from the documents just
read, that you are accused Of having
brought about Vaccinations or held
relations with u foreign power, or one
or moro OF its agents. in order to pro-
cure means by delivering 1t documents
indicated in the discriminating borde-
rear to commit hostilities or under
take war against France. / notify
you that you will be allowed to state
during the course OF these proceed
ings anything that appears to you use.
full for your defense"
Colonel Jouaust then handed the
prisoner a long slip of cardboard upon
which the bordereau was pasted:
$40 you recognize, this document?'
Dreyfus replied with a passionate
outburst.
"No, my colonel, ! am innocent. l
declare II here as l declared IL in 1894.
/ am n victim" his voice was choked
with sobs The voice Of the speaker
did not seem human. II resembled
the cry of a wounded animal As he
ended his reply with the words, my
wife. my child, my God, / am inno-
cent, innocent" Colonel Jouaust said:
Then you deny it?'
Dreyfus replied, Yes, my colonel"
The prisoner grew more composed
rs the examination proceeded, an
swering every question without q mo
ment's hesitation.
Colonel Jouaust submitted Dreyfus
to a rigorous examination, more In
the style Of u prosecuting counsel
than a Judge, and made GESTURES Of
impatienco al some direct denials
which Dreyfus gave repeatedly to the
judges questions The prisoners
voice resounded frequently through
the court room, a he energetically re-
piled:
mo, my colonel" or, Never. new
CIR" to questions put to him.
When the court cllled tina roll Of