The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-08-11
Nothing Sensational Brought Out
at Yesterdays Session.
Was the Smallest Gathering Of Spectators
Since the Court Convened.
To-Morrow's Session Expected to
be the Most Important and Exc
citing of the Trial, When Gem
era1 MERCER and M. Casimir-
Perier Are Placed ON the Wit
ness Stand.

RENNES, Aug. 10.-The Judges of
the Dreyfus court-martial to-day took
the testimony of M. Chamoin and Pale
ologue. The former was examined
from 6:30 to $3.50. and the latter was
on the stand from $3.50 to II :45 a. m.
when the court adjourned until to-mor-
row, when it will conclude the exami-
nation of the secret dossier.
Colonel Jouaust, President of the
court-martial, on leaving the court to-
day, said that public session would
take place Saturday.
The police took the same methods Of
precaution as yesterday, and there was
only the smallest gathering of specta-
tors. Captain Dreyfus was allowed to
walk to and from the Lycee without
his usual escort of four or six gen
darmes. Only Captain of gendarmes
was with him, and this officer walked a
few steps behind the prisoner
Saturdays public session will be a
veritable field day, probably the most
important and exciting day of the
whole trial. as General Mercier and NJ.
Casimir- Perier have been cited to give
their testimony then.
The first witness will be Lieutenant
Colonel de la Roche Vernot, French
military attache in Berlin at the time
of the arrest of Dreyfus. His evil
dence, it is expected, will be soon dis
posed of, and then General MERCER will
be called
dramatic scene is anticipated by
the anti-Dreyfusites who rely upon
him to throw bombshell and confound
the accused once for all. His words:
Il have complete proofs of the guilt Of
Dreyfus," are remembered, and both
sides are waiting for him to prove his
statement.
The Dreyfusites believe that his tes-
timnoy will be torn to pieces by M. Lab
ori and Demange, and that he will
leave the court utterly discredited.
Captain Dreyfus will have the right
to question him, and it is expected that
the latters cross-examination of Mer-
cier win prove the climax of the
whole proceedings
Former President Casimir-Perier will
follow, if possible, the same day, but
it is doubtful whether his examination
will be concluded before court adj
journs until Monday. There will be
no session on Tuesday, that being AS
sumption Day.
Maitre Damange, the principal eoun-
sci for Captain Dreyfus, in an inter-
view after to-day's sessions, with a
representative of the Associated Press,
expressed himself as very well con-
tented with the way the matters are
proceeding, and judging from his man.
ner, one may say that the defenders of
the accused have not yet met anything
very surprising or alarming in the Sc
cret doSSier.
Naturally, M. Demange declined to
give any particulars respecting the con-
tents of the dossier. but he declared
that he and his colleague, M. Labori,
were satisfied of the conscientious de-
sire of the members of the court to
thresh the whole matter out, and to
have full light turned upon the accu-
sations against their client. This will
take some time, and the end of the
month will be reached before judgment
can be taken.
Meanwhile the strain is telling on
Dreyfus, who is showing physical dis
treSS