The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-06
NOTHING OF NOTE TRANSFERRED
IDREYFus. PRISON LIFE HAS DE.
COME TRANQUILITY ROUTINE.
Only the Visits of rIts Counsel and
His wife Are the Daily
Occurrences.

Rennes, France. July 5.--For Captain
Dreyfus the day passed off much as yester-
day. Nine. Dreyfus Matthew Dreyfus, HE
brother, and Maitre Labor, his counsel,
visited the prisoner, but otherwise no
special incident occurred
Nine. Dreyfus. accompanied by her par
ents, drove TO the prison in a carriage
this afternoon Her parents were not ad-
mitted but she remained with her husband
an hour On leaving she showed for the
first time signs of distress. Her eyes-were
swollen and red. as though she had been
weeping bitterly. She is still in deep
mourning and is determined to remain
SO until her husband regains his liberty.
somewhat larger crowd than usual
watched her arrival and departure and
again displayed utter lack OF manners and
consideration for her terrible position,
gathering around her, rudely staring her
In the face and pressing one another aside
In their eagerness not to lose a single
detail OF her inward agony which might
be reflected In her countenance. Her Wis
ible distress today was a feast for these
ghouls, who, however, were speedily dis
persed by squad of gendarmes. The lat
ter finally barred the two streets leading
to the prison. Just opposite the prison
and overlooking the window of the cell of
Captain Dreyfus and the court yard is n
taunery. This has been n favorite place
of vantage for a number OF photographers,
who have taken snap shots of every ar
rival and departure and as often as posi-
Bile of the incidents which occurred inside
the prison yard.
Today the police affixed a notice over the
tannery entrance, prohibiting the entry
there OF any one except on businese con-
nected with the tannery. This measure
has aroused considerable comment, but the
owner OF the tannery will probably ind 1t
prudent not to Ignore the notice.
Maitre Labori, Matthew Dreyfus and
Nine. Dreyfus returned TO Paris this even
ing
Rennes, July 5.-There were interesting
developments today In the Sake Pressenz
affair General Bouillard, commanding the
garrison here, issued an order of the day
upon the occasion of the departure OF
Colonel SAKE of the Tenth artillery to take
UP the new command to which he was
transferred as a disciplinary measure by
the minister OF war, General Marquis de
Gallitet. General Bouillard In the order
paid NJ. Sake tribute for his abilities
and declared he enjoyed the entire conf
dence of his entire staff. Thus General
Bouillard ranged himself on the side of
Colonel SAKE against the minister of war.
who is not likely to let the matter pass
In silence. General Bouillard may be
to another brigade and an
other general replace him here.
The name OF Colonel Sake was men
toned as the probable president OF the
court martial which is TO try Dreyfns. M'
De Pressenz, editor OF the Temps OF Paris, |
The possibility of his appoint
ment on the ground that the colonel had
already pronounced himself against Drey-
fus. Colonel Sake then had an order OF
the day read to his regiment in which !
he classed NJ Pressenz as an infamous
scoundrel.' For this he was transferred
TO another regiment
NJ. Guene, one OF the detectives, who
testified against Captain Dreyfus In 1894. |
died of pulmonary congestion. 1t was ru-
mored that he had been poisoned, but the
report was a pure invention.