Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-08-09

MENTS EXPLAINED AND ELAB-
GRATED UPON BY GENERAL
CHANOINE-THE CONDITION OF
THE PRISONER A MATTER OF
GREAT CONCENTRATED TO
PARTAKE OF RATED FOOD,
AND SUSTAINED THROUGH HIS
ORDEAL BY HIS MARVELLOUS
WILL POWER.
RENNES, August S.-The police ar
rangements in the vicinity of the Lycee
as those of yesterday but not more than
q hundred persons mad gathered at the
early hour $3.50 o'clock fixed for the
opening of the days proceedings III the
trial of Capt Dreyfus. The prisoner
was conducted to the Lycee at 10, and
exactly the same precautions were OBJ
serbed as on yesterday. AS soon as
Dreyfus was inside the Lycee, however,
police cordons were removed and the
few spectators were allowed to circulate
freely in the streets around the build
ing.
No demonstration was made upon the
arrival on foot of Maitre Labori or
Maitre Demange, counsel for Dreyfus,
or the members of the courtmartial or
of Gen Chanoine, formerly minister OF
war, who attends the court to give nee
essary explanations as to the secret dos
sier. Gen. Chanoine appeared in uni
form. His presence, it is expected, will
be needed to-day or tomorrow. Then
NJ Paleologue, one of the prominent
officials of the foreign office, will take
up the task of enlightening the judges
regarding the dossier.
Gen. Chanoine was accompanied by
an officer carrying a leather wallet in
which were M. ChanOine notes and 9TH
err papers referring to the dossier, which
itself remains in a strong box in a
room contiguous to the court ROOM
This strong box is guarded night
and day by an officer specially detailed
for this duty. The secret sitting lasted
until Has, when tho court adjourned
until tomorrow morning.
The day thus far passed quietly.
There was a much bigger crowd than
yesterday, assembled in the hope of
obtaining a glimpse of Dreyfus during
the few seconds occupied by him in
crossing the Avenue de la Care on his
way back from the Lycee to his prison.
At the conclusion of the sitting the
crowd numbering about 1900 persons,
and composed purely of sightseers,
was allowed to pass freely before the
Lycee until a few moments before
Dreyfus emerged. Then the chief Of
gendarmie made a sign to his assist
ant, who blew a whistle. Before the
shrill sound had finished the clatter of
hoofs was heard and a moment later a
strong detachment of mounted gen
darmes, followed by gendarmes on foot
gallcped into the avenue from a side
street, wheeled around and divided into
two attachments, stretching across the
avenue, and cleared space of 800
yards in front of the Lycee. The
horsemen rode on to the sidewalks,
clearing everybody out. Even the
newspaper men were driven away.
Then a detachment of infantry headed
by a bugler, dashed up at double
quick and formed across the avenue
from the door of the Lycee to the
posterngate of the Manutention. The
soldiers were stationed shoulder TO
shoulder, facing outwards and towards
the spectators. who were crushed be-
hind the mounted gendarmes, a hum
dred yards off.
Soon afterwards somebody shouted,
"Here he is and the spectators. many
of whom had come from neignboring
towns, expressly to see Dreyfus, craned
their necks and stood on tiproe hop
ing to catch a view of the famous
prisoner as, preceded and followed by
gendarmes, and with a captain of gem
darmes beside him, he passed through
the lane of soldiers, with a quick,
military step, eyes front, and with SOL
diery bearing but with the slight,
jerky movement of the left arm and
shoulder of the continental officer ac-
customed always to resting his hand
on the hilt of his sword Dreyfus,
however, being under arrest, is de-
prived of his sword. The crowd just
perceived the prisoners head and
shoulders as he passed by the gaps be-
tween the heads of the infantrymen,
whose red kepis, dark blue TUNES and
bright red, baggy trousers, threw a
band of color across the roadway
Less than minute was occupied in
crossing the roadway and Immediately
after Dreyfus reached the wall OF the
Manutention the postern-gate was
thrown open and he disappeared with
in.
The shrill whistle was again heard,
the gendarmes wheeled round AMI gall