The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-17
TRIAL CONTINUED.
Application BY N. Labori for ADJOURN.
ment Was Not Granted.
JUDGES VOTED UNANIMOUSLY.
Most OF the Evidence Was Unfayorable
to Dreyfus.
CROSS.EXAMlNATIONS WERE NOT MADE
The Days Feature Was Evidence Of Drey.
fus' Treatment on DEVILS Island.
TESTIMONY CREATED MUCH INDIGNATION
M. Lebon Did Not Deny that the
Prisoner Was Vigorously Treat.
cRoSS.fxAMlNATIONS WERE NOT MADE
The Days Feature Was Evidence Of Drey.
fus' Treatment on DEVILS Island.
TESTIMONY CREATED MUCH INDIGNATION
NJ. Lcbon Did Not Deny that the
Prisoner Was Rigorously Treat
ed While in HIS Care.

| Rcnnes, August 16.--The general impres.
sion by today's proceedings ia unfayor-
able, owing to tho absence of such cross
examinations as NJ Laborl would have
| given MN. Lebon and Guerln and owing
to the fact that General Roget's arguments
received no reply. This, however, 1t is
hoped, will prove damaging when NJ. De
Mango cross questions him tomorrow, al
though NJ Do Mango can not be said, up
to the present, to have shown to any great
advantage.
The trial was continued this morning,
Major Carriere, the representative OF the
government. refusing to agree to the ad-
iournment until Monday applied for by
NJ, De Mango. counsel for the prisoner,
and Captain Drcyfus owing to the MUIR
derous attack upon Maitre Labori. leading
counsel for the defense.
The feature of the days proceeding was
the reading of the treatment of Dreyfus
on DEVILS island In his prison off the coast
Of French Guiana. Dreyfus wept at court
when tho clerk read document recounting
the details OF his incarceration
The proceedings opened with the appli-
cations of De Mango for an adjournment;
this was followed by the deposition OF NJ.
Guerin, the former minister of Justice.
who, however, only repeated the evidence
ne had given before the court Of cassa-
ton.
Nj. Lcbon, the former minister OF
the colonies, n big red bearded man,
then testified in Justification of his
instructions to treat Dreyfus riEor-
ousIy, declaring that the extreme
stringency only dated from the time
he thought nm attempt would BIO
made to rescue the prisoner.
Colonel Jouuust, president of the
court martini. asked Dreyfus If he
Ind any questions to put to the wit
ness and he replied, in nm emotional
voice, "No, my colonel. i am here
to defend my honor. / do not wish
to speais here of the ntrocious suf-
fering, physically and mentally,
which for live years /, Frenchmun
and nm innocent man, suffered on
the Isle du DinbIo."
NJ. De Mango asked that the Of
ficial report of the treatment of
Dreyfus on DEVILS Island, which
was published In the news
papers last week. should be
AI.a ~
did so, and In sympn-
thetic tone recounted the narrowing
tale of Drcyfus' mental and physician
suffcrings and inhuman treatment
on the island. Deep drawn brenths
of Indignation came from the hear
ers as the rending proceeded. Drey-
fus at first watched the faces of the
judges with his usual composure.
but gradually, as the story proceed-
ed and incidents of his awful ex-
fstencc were brought up before him,
his eyes grew dim and tears glts-
tened In his eyes and slowly trick-
led down his cheeks.
Dreyfus could stand 1t NO longer.
ana for the hrst time during hts
trial gave way 10 his emotion and
siIentIy wept. The faces ofthe au-
.IIence expressed sympathy with the
prisoners emotion and even the
captain of Yendnrmes, sitting be-
side Dreyfa', turned and gave NJ"
n look Of unconceaIcd comparison.
General Mercier. who. with NJ.
Lebon, was seated In the front row
of the witness seats. listened to the
reading Of the report unmovsa'
white Colonel Joaaust followed u
with nm air of bored tolerance.
NJ Lebon afterward returned to the stage