The Monticellonian., 1899-06-02

top met to hear the debates in the ap- plication of d revision of the Dreyfus case. The doors of the palace of justice were opened at II o'clock. Persons con nected with the case, newspapermen and others began to arrive half an hour previously. There was much ami nation in the Hobbies of the palace, but the crowds in the vicinity were not large.
 Precautions to Preserve order.
 Extensive precautions were taken to preserve order inside and outside the building. The colonel commanding the guard at the palace has been given special endorsements, by the military governor of Paris, Gen. Zurlinden, and considerable forces of military and mounted police have been assembled at the barracks in the vicinity of the court.
 An Audience Of Celebrities.
 The courtroom was filled with Paris ian celebrities, the greater part of the hall having been reserved for ticket holders. Many judges belonging to oth- CT courts were among those present. and absolute tranquility prevailed.
 There were about twenty ladies among the audience filling the gal leries.
 Proceedings Began at Noon.
 The proceedings commenced at noon. Amio profound silence the president of the civil section of the court read his report on the case. After recalling the contentious under which the prose cution of Dreyfus was instituted, in 1894, he dealt with the contradictory evidence of the experts in handwriting. and mentioned the protest of inno- cence by Dreyfus. who said to Lieut. Gel. Henry: This odious accusation is the death of my life. l must have jus tice done me"
 Henry replied that the matter did not come within his competence.
 Read EuIOgistic Reports.
 Nj. Ballot de Beaupre then read a number of eulogistic reports on Drey- fus, when the latter was q military school probationer on the general staff. his interrogatory by Lieut.. Col. Du Paty De Clam. in which Dreyfus per- sisted in denying having had relations witt any foreign embassy, and his statement that he had not given any documents to any agent relating to the defense of the country.
 Scene in Paty De CIam's office. The reporter afterwards described the scene in Du Paty De Clam's office, fn rne presence of the chief of detec- tives, NJ Roehefort. and sketched the history of the Dreyfus family.
 According to Du Patty De Clam, Dreyfus. when he saw the resemblance to his handwriting. exclaimed :"They have stolen my handwriting"
 Dreyfus' Protests Pointed Ont.
 r. is also pointed out that Dreyfus. when the report of Ormes-Chevilles was presented at the court martial. protested he had never seen the 120 short gun used. and that he did not know before July of the disposition of the frontier force. The prisoner also said he had not had q copy of the fir ing manuel, knew nothing of the docu- ments respecting Madagascar. and said to the reporter of the courkmartial: 'I have now been more than 0x weeks in confinement. l swear 1 am innocent. The son of an ex-Alsatian Protestant, I abandoned everything to serve France, and I am to-day worthy of leading her soldiers on the battlefield. The martyrdom l suffer is atrocious."
 Private Matters Reviewed.
 NJ Ballot de Beaupre then dealt with the OrmesChevilles report of Drey- fus' relations with married women.
 The hearing of the argument in the Dreyfus case was adjourned without any incident worth noting. at six o'clock.