The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1899-09-08
FRANCE Is UNEASY.
I" /. Feared the Verdict In the Drsyfus
Trial May Cause Troubis--Prscau-
tions Have been Taken.

Dreyfus court-martial trial comes with
IN sight the French government is be-
ginning to display fear that the YER
ilct may give rise to troubles, and or
ders have just been received by two
regiments Of infantry and one cavalry
regiment, already within hail of Rem
mes TO hold themselves in readiness to
march ON the town at the first sign OF
disorder. to occupy al strategical
points and TO repress manifestations in
their inceptions.
The local auti.Dreyfusard organs, by
their anti-foreign articles, have al.
ready singled out foreigners as ene-
mics Of the country. and there Is little
doubt that foreign journalists will be
the first victims Of the violence of the
mot, not so much Anglo-Saxons as
Austrians Germans and Russian Jews,
VINO form majority of the press rep
resentation of their respective coun.
tries
Mondays session opened rather bad
Y for Capt. Drevfus as a surprise was
sprung upon the defense in the advent
OF an Austrian political refugee, Eu-
rene CernuschL VINO came out with a
lat footed denunciation of the accused
which, even though IL may eventually
be proved pure fairy tale, is bound
Tor the moment to exercise a malig-
nant influence upon the French people
VINO have not seen Cernuschi and are
thus unable to form a personal opin-
Ion OF the man vino launched these d.
rect accusations against Capt. Dreyfus.
Cernusehi's appearance is updeniably
against him. Nobody even suspects
that he is what lac claims to be, a scion
OF the royal servian house. On the
contrary, one would take him TO be a
groom dressed in his best sunday suit.
1t was remarked that as soon as he had
delivered his testimony and NJ Labor
had asked to have him put on oath at
Tuesdays session behind closed doors
u order that he might be punished IL
guilty Of perjury. he left the courtroom
aud was not seen again. Cernuschi
testimony, which was in the form of
etter TO the president of the court.
martial, Col. Jouast, was most unequiv-
ocal He claimed tina, on three distinct
occasions, twice in France and once at
Geneva he was told by a high placed
foreign officer that Dreyfus had COM
nunicatcd reasonable documents to
fereign power. In the third instance
Cernushi said the officer showed him
feuments emanating from Dreyfus
.ald that this officer left France two
days prior to the arrest OF Capt. Drey-
rs
WV this evidence is of transcenden-
Va Importance TO the prosecution. and
1t is incredible. unless Cernuschi is
proved TO be humbug, that the gov
eminent commissary. Maj. Carriere.
should have admitted that he had re-
ceived a letter from him Offering i'm.
portant testimony. and thrown il aside
on the ground of its coming from POI
expressions of incredulity. One suspi.
cious feature was the fact that although
the witness said he could not speak
French fluently his letter to Col. Jou.
aust asking an opportunity to testify
was drawn up in perfect French. He
explained that he had been assisted
by his wife in writing the letter
This introduction of foreigner as
witness for the prosecution gave NJ
Labor an opportunity to sub
init the most important request
he has made throughout the
trial, n request which. il granted by
Col. Jouast, though this is extremely
doubtful, would certainly have mo.
mentous consequences NJ. Labori an
nounccd his intention, in view of the
step taken by the prosecution in cali
ing foreign evidence to ask that in
quiry should be made through the reg
ular diplomatic channels as to whether
the documents mentioned in the Dor.
derau were actually communicated and
II so, by whom.
VIENNA, Sept. n-The Neue Freie
Presse declares that no such family ex-
lists as Cernuschi, the alleged descend.
ant OF Servian royalty, who testified at
Rennes Monday, claims as his ances-
try. The paper asserts that if his
other statements are equally false he
can only be an impudent adventurer
VIENNA. Sept o.-Cernuschi's real
name is Haducek. He is very eccen.
trio and some doctors have pronounced
him q luuatic.