The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1899-08-18
lam INNOCeNT!"
So Says Captain Dreyfus
on HIS Trial.
stirtius suepos Attending the
Mt be tr.p,bmsu.

RENNES. Aug. 1.-inter6s,ing scenes
attended the openlng OF tae second
court martial NJ Dreyius this morning.
Al . o'clock NM. laboric aud De-
mango and MAJOR Carriere, wioh as
sis.ants. pOok the.r seats and The WIZ
nesses followed. Former Pres,dent
Cas.mir-perler entered snoruy before
L. The eX-Pres.dent found hImse!t be-
tween Generals Dillot and Chanoin,
both In parade uniform. Other eX-
Ministers Of War. Generals MERCER and
Zurlinden and Cavaignac were seated
behind. Colonel Picquart took a SEA.
without any demonstration for or
against him.
There was rattle of arms. and
moment later Colonel Jouaust, followed
by the other members OF the cour..
walked on the stage from room be-
hind and took seats at the table.
The members OF the cour,-martia.
are as follows: President. Colone.
Jouaust, director in the Eng.neel
Corps; Lieutenant Colonel Brongni
director OF the School of Artillery;
Major DE Breon of the Seventh Reg
| ment of Artillery; Major Profllet OF
the Tenth Regiment of Artillery; Ma
jor Merle of the Seventh Regiment OF
Artillery; Captain Parfait OF the Sew
enth Regiment OF Artillery; Captain
Beauvais Of the Seventh Regiment of
Artillery.
Immediately after Colonel Jouaus.
was seated he gave the order to BRING
in the prisoner. All eyes were then
turned to the right of the stage, on
which side was door leading into the
| room in which Dreyfus was awaiting
| the summons. Almost everybody but
| the most prominent officers stood on
their feet; some mounted the benches
| to obtain better view. There were
| subdued cries OF SIT down." amid
which the door opened and Captain
ALFRED Dreyfus, preceded and followed
by gendarme. emerged into the court
room. His features were deathly pale
and his teeth were set with a deer
mined but not denant bearing. He
walked quietly with almost an elastic
step, and ascended the three steps
leading to the platform in front of the
Judges. There he drew himself up
erect, brought his right hand sharply
to the peak of his military cap, giving
his military salute. showing that his
years Of Incarceration on Devils ISL
and and the terrible anguish Of body
and mind had not impaired his soldier
u instinct and bearing.
The prisoner then removed his KEPT
and took the seat placed for him, fac
ing his Judges, just in front OF his
counscl's table and with his back to
the audience Behind him sat a gend-
arme holding a sheathed saber in his
hand.
| Dreyfus, in new uniform of captain
OF artillery, dark blue with red facings.
fxedly regarded the Judges with i'm
movable features and without stirring
hand or foot. scarcely even moving his
head during the whole proceedings.
| tr.er the court had decided not to
! adjourn On account Of the absence OF
Ice.tain witnesses the clerk Of the court
w?s ordered to read d'Ormescheville's
! LII Of Indictment of 1894, which he did
lin a loud voice, Dreyfus. in the mean
while, listening unmved as the old
charges against him were read.
Colonel Jouaust then handed the
,pris -nCr long clip of cardboard upon
which the bordereau was pasted.
DO you recognize this document
| rgC.!cs replied with a passionate
outburst: NO. my colonel. l am in
|nocent. declare here, as ! declared In
I1S9i, am a victim"
His voice here was choked with sobs,
which must have stirred every spec
tator I'm the court. The voice of the
prisoner did not seem human. II re-
sonbled the cry Of a wounded animal.
He ended his reply with the words:
give years In the galleys' My wife,
MY children! Ny God! ! am limo
cent, Innocent"
Colonel Jounust said. Then you
deny ~"
| Dr.yfus replied, "ies. my colonel
Colonel Jouaust then read the Dor.
deroau and afterwards proceeded Ia
eaamino Dreyius an ~ contents, pro-
oo,dlIs which was liable 10 take many
aaya. ns II contained between three
.IN fDtir hundred d0stmgntF