The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1899-05-30
DREYFUS CASE
French Court of Cessation Meets
to Hear Arguments on
Revision.
Case of DerOulede and Others on
Trial in Another Portion of
the Palace.
Speaking in His Own Defense NJ.
DerCuleue Delivers a
Diatribe
Against P~arliamentarians and
JeWS..Wished to Overthrow
the Republic.

NA' >A
ton met to hear the debates in the ap-
plication for a revision Of the Dreyfus
case. The doors of the palace of justice
were opened at II o'clock. Persons con.
nected with the case, newspaper men
and others began to arrive half an hour
previously. There was much animation
in the Hobbies of the palace. but the
crowds in the vicinity Were not large.
Extensive precautions were taken to
preserve order inside and outside the
building. The colonel commanding the
guard at the palace has been given
special reinforcements by the military
governor OF Paris, General Zurlinden.
and considerable forces Of mil>tary ana
mounted police have been assembled at
the barracks in the vicinity Of the court.
In Another Chamber.
While the Drevfus case was proceed
lng il one part Of the palace OF Justice.
the a>slze court, Oh the other side If
the building was occupied with the
trial If NM. Deroulede and MARCEL
Habert, who are charged with melting
soldiers 70 characterization on the day
OF the election Of President Loubet.
Conspicuous among the audience We're
NM. Rocheiort. Colonel Monteil. Fran.
coise Coppee and NJ. Quesnay De Beau
repaire. former president of the civil
section Of the court If cessation.
As the defendants entered some Of
the spectators cheerel.
TAe reading Of the Indictment caused
SOM llUrlnurs.
Deroulede's Diatribe.
When NJ. Deroulele (who isa mem
Der # the chamber Of deputies and
creator, in 1852. of the League ot Pa
triots4 was called upon to plead, he be.
gan a diatriDe against parliamentarians
and the jews. During the course of his
remarks he declared his action was ma.
turely weighed and reminded the cour,
that he created BoulansisIn lin order I,
save France"
The audience in court cheerel NM
Deroulede and Hebert. and there Were
cries OF Here is a jury Of aequittal,
when the Jurymen entered.
Murmurs We're heard when tn,
charges against the prisoner. Were read.
The presiding judge then asked NJ
Deroulede how he, a former officer %
the army and the soldiers lyrist NJ
Deroulele is author Of CHAINS du Soldat
and Nouveaux Chans du Soldatl coulc
wish 70 turn the army away from il
duty. t. this NJ. Derouleae replied
amid laughter, with comparing Pre-
mler Dupuy to the frog in the fable
AMI said h {the detendant) wished I
lead a brigade to
Overthrow the Parliament Republic,
adding that his action was fully pre
meditated. NJ. Deroulede, who spok
in a loud voice, then gave an account Q
his lie and relations Of ex-Presiden
Gambetta, with whom, he said, he ha'
"a communion of ideas" Continuing
NJ. Deroulede said that when NJ. Gam
BETA disappeared, he the defendant
was ~Glsgueted u see extortlon an
bribery reign at the Palais Bourbon
saying:
We then created Boulangism. Whe
tina. ended two plaques descended upo
France-Panalna, a sign Of parliamen,
AIRY decomposition, and Dreyfus, a sig
Of national decomposition, for whicI
Iarl.amentarisln is responsible. l an
not surprised there was a reaction
which was neither Royalist nor Impe
r%ialist, but popular reaction, which wa
inevitable with the false constitution Q
1915, the drafters Of which wished t
place the people in the king bed, wifi
explains why the people slept SO badly.
" Deroulede then a~rraigned the con
stitution and the budget Of defense
saying it was increasing daily, and tina
France was approaching a deficit. H
also attacked the budget Of publ
works.