The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-05
new TRIAL OF DREYFUS.
Burden Of Proof Has Been Shifted to the
Prosecution.
ONLY ONE FACT is NOW INVOLVED
IL Is Whether Dreyfu. Really Com.
mnntcnted the Documents to n
Foreign Power.

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eourt martial will hinge. says: One o.
me consequences of the Judgment deliv-
ered by the court OF cessation on June =
mas been to shift the burden of proof
irSm the prisoner to the prosecution. Al
the court martial OF 1894 1t was incumbent
upon Captain Dreyfus to prove that he
was innocent OF the charges brought
against him. This was in accordance with
french law which places the burden OF
proof ups n the accused. But at the Rennes
court martial Captain Dreyfus will appear
as an officer who has been illegally con-
demned and will not be obliged to prove
MS innocence. 1t will be for the prosecu-
'ion to prove that he is guilty. The issue
reiegated by the court Of cessation to the
fennes court martial for trial is narrowed
down to the single question whether or not
captain Dreyfus communicated to for
eign power the documents enumerated in
the b-rdereau. The bordereau is the men,
oranda, without date or signature written
on very peculiar water marked tissue pa
per- which, upon the evidence of the late
,I iiShis, 'ne io' nie' was toih IN
Sai aHS snioMn III .ne waste pashet Oh
- "el 81" al ~ '~Noppen' tneh niiiitary AT
iache at the Germany embassy in Paris
and after being put together by Colonel
Henry formed the basis of the original
changes against Captain Dreyfus There
is nothing in the bordereau to show that
traa, US n"u any tnins " uo WIN the
a., nao.e 'plaotiues U, 10 connect MN
s,r'iia,.,l.' WIN ~ oeyoha aii aiieseu
T@ ~ ue'Seen .ne manu- +i'lhs %
hnsi ,us anu NJ, .na' VI Tue author Oh tne
Seat,s eoutt VI cassatioh mas
T.,r, .nat lne ooruereau was written oy
IN n"]s anu hot ny pIe!ius,
] coult oI cussatiSh mas alreauy
dan SousiieI. On an me other cyl
.ba ashlust pfeylus IN 1874 incluaing
hava 'I M, VI gun, la.sei! aiieseu 10
1sos H n'aue w 80 ns III '"hua's'
80 " Oaptalii Le otui -henauit anu ID
80. CIV; 40 wen do the iaiiouS
So. utesiet, Mitn us iolstiies anu uiin-
i,y Ianipuia'eu documents. an ma Is
h .sa ,h lei, summing AMER me eilmlna.loh
~ '.s .oui. ", sasad''oh y, we A.es
th snas si.ia'eu .he cohViction Oh 1881 Is
. ~ uiIeieaS' "nien 'ne couI' oi casa
IN On June ueciarea was NOT written by
~, .us
a., ne lunc..ons oa .ne hennes court mar
ia, are nov limited 10 nearing eVioence
, .Lu "eetuins upon me sunJecV vi lHe az
snill.' !ois.on w Saptaii, DteSlus
W lotelgn power OF me documents
me-. Gu !" .Ie poIuei eau, now hnowh
", W. na, len Mitoeen Wy ns.eria~S' as NC
mas eo ,in p'eylus was IN
torSaa, "'sn naH. wnTn enu
So ,ba, =. ,,,I, r n !. nay We aate
~ ~ Ia II WIZ pe plaulleahs In
pessiole ior me prosecution 10 prove al the
lildl AT htuuts llidl captain
- - es,ue hahueu Over " io'eish power
Tue r. uoculi,eht IN question:
r,, inese uoeuinen.s are hSe IN NUMBER
~ g. d uesci p',oh Vi .ne h!I.aiilG brake
OF 'he helu gun Known III ,he rrehch sers
zee as the lzo court ana notes up On IA
.o 1a.,, % its oaIilase' ,ne ~
I sui 10 .ne nea'.e .si,, sun useu nS ane
'len0n on heiu al eiitets, us sun ''i
laee ID lnsehlousis GNU ,V .e so DIS "
" ave. over pioweu neIus anu acIuss oouu
~; lhs pioJetti!es weie io' merry ioaue1
WIN lheiihile' out ushahli.e Is nov usen
~ th's pu'Pose anu IeosnL eApe' lll,eh;s
haae near Men, oa py uSnanl'e shelis
~ eu nun the ~ ooui' suns are SUI
~ haNe fui' ,i. ecu &c 'e''' 'n0"'HN' e"oi'
hs 'els ol soiIu Ioch.
. second d lHelhoIahuuin concerning the
.poupes ae eousei eur Troops III case
u niopiii[a.ion W pe ~. tn.own IomatI sns
ion'ler 80 DIS 70 W. vne ao.uai N 'o.ii a.
lohl WIN houiioatioi's aceo'ul"s W 'ne
". ,s pan
lhlf9' ho'e uescriotns tne cha me
iu.pteu IN me artil,ely FORMATION, rms
'elers TO the distribution OF batteries al
ne coinihehceliett Oh ilooiilza'ioh oHohs
nc 800 ~. W ~ 49, ,tosnoo ~
Four'h' paper Oh Tue hauasaSoar cam
'aIgn
rli'h' arail OF .he manual Oh neiu ar
lllery hre. nateu March "a, 1879.
IN the report OF FRESHMEN pai,oV ue
5eaupre' the conclusions VI whlch were
uopteu ny the coui. oi cassatio"' poI
ION OF the record Oh the couri martial OF
s94 is clteu. IRON, "h,en ~ appears that
n November ~ loef' oohlhanuaht
TormeiheVille uhe olHceI VINO Trained tne
Indictment upon ~hich Dreyius was con-
'icted) showed Dreyius the Original DOT
ereau' preylus resoluleiy uenieu eVe'
avine seen the document peloIc anu e" +
'lained In detaii why u wdh materially m
csslble that ne couid nave written IT,
When qnestloheu concerning the hNe
comments the answers OF Dreyius were
S follows; never d. any eiine haFe !
ad in my possession any document re-
ating TO the hydraulic brake or the car
iage OF the 'l2o. me last Time mat !
aw the 100 gun was WINE was at the
'olee de Guerre; saw IL Ell rspose.
ave never seen the zee hred.
Second. Since January l, 1894, until
uly OF the same year ! was empioyea AZ
he second bureau. During that entire
eriod ] never had any WORK 10 % In re-
alton to the 'couverteure.' l nave never
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