The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-08-20

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~ HHOu0H D.. 1GonoA - Interpreter
last night II. Bureau said In A in
u tarvisw: az .s.s France four
menths ago. during which time
have been travelling In the United States
and Canada. have heard much SAID In
this country regarding French justice and
how the laws Of France are administered
The Drsyfus case II . glarin9 one IN which
fraud. deceit and wrong doing have been
msde 20 stand out boldly to the whole
world II II the one case in the whole his
tory Of France.
81 my country. ~ In yours. . man &C
cussd Of crime Il always innocent until
proven guilty. This II . Law In France
framed and put through by that French
patriot La Chochotte. and has bssn for
hundreds Of years the basis on which
French justice has been dealt out. ~ the
world Knows. this letter has not boon
followed out in the Dreyfus case Tho mill
itary authorities have jugxisd with the
law. They are doing II today. - they aid
In 1Bsl, when they returned . verdict OF
guilty against Capt. Alfred Drsyfus.
Procedure 81 French Courts.
I'm France Q court trial II conducted
very simiiar to the method OF procedure
In this country. There In one difference.
however. whsn witness In placed Upon
the stand he n asked to tell what he
knows about certain matters under fnvcs-
tigatfon. So long ~ he continues on q
STORY directly connected With the case he
n allowed to proceed without Interruption.
During his recital the attorneys mako
notes. ana from these notes the witness II
crnsa-examined. In all other points the
proceeding II identical with an American
court. All rranee--that II. the better ele-
mcnt, and possibly excepting the Royalisss
and Jeauits-iook upon the present trial
as, sre,t abuse OF justice; but D,syins
ssanding the ciamor OF the anti-Dreysus
press and the broii Of his enemies. the
present trial win result in an acquittal.
The army knows and breads this. II cant
be otherwise. II verdict OF guilty WAS
returned the court of cessation. the nigh
est French authority. would at once set
Il aside and order another court-martial.
and 40 on until he Is acquitted. THIS court
knows that French law 10 being Juggied
by this military court and has two grounds
on which II could set aside such sem
tence: First. violation OF the law. and,
second, abuse OF power.
Drcyfus Trial Irregular.
"When the court Of cessation sent Drey.
fns back for second trial he was re-
handed on the charge Of having been the
author OF the oordeyeau. Now. this II the
only thing he could he tried for. Instead
OF sticking TO this the court has permitted
Witnesses to talk of his relations With
women and other outside matters which
ts directly violation Of French law. II
some matter, not connected with the Dor
dereau, should come up in testimony prov.
Ing pr.yfus guilt this court-marffai could
not try him. the court of cessation would
have 10 order a rev trial for the specific
purpose.
IF preyfis had been an ordinary criml-
nal. Justice would have come much sooner
Bu. he was not. and II IL only TO the hard
efforts of iis nohle little wife. ably sup
etax{t .fa .. 1=A ~ = ~
vice president OF the senate. Col. Ptcuuart.
Emile xota Gabriel Monad. member OF tho
Institute; Francis de Presence. editor Of
lie Temps and rAmore. Max Posth. Oc-
was stirred up aud the case taken up by
the court ~ cessation II was the military
party that prevented speedy Justice. and Il
Was this party that prevented the matter
being taken up BY the court long before
u was. II took the terms Of several min
listers before one vas found who had tho
ceurase 10 lake the casa up and send Il
before the court.
Even while u Was being considered by
the court the military power was SUM.
GENTLY strong to cause q Tong delay. The
court vt cessation Is In three divisions.
and this power kept carrying II from one
In the ether IN the vain hope Of eventual
~ having i qasshed. bat Instead the
court, IN ordering a new trial. practically
declared hreyfus Innocent. and no other
verdict by eourt-ms stiai will be accept
ed By the court of cessation.
legal proceedings Employed ny the mill
fasy court ] personality esano, conceive
nf any other sentence shan absolute ac-
aultial Nothing has been proven against
Dreyftss All the anti Journals sssv they
are Convinced Of his guilt but never once
has the fist ista az rronf been fprsheoui~
ing. The better class ef Frsnchmsen see
this. and In France today the feeling in
favor of prcyfas - growing steadily.
To R~a~~m the Array.
Eyes Z, was Within the power 81 the
court OF cessation SO declare Dysyfus inns-
cent In fact, there were huf two things
for THAT tribunal 40 do Either adtuase
him not guilty gF send him hack for trial.
This latter proceeding Was deemed best as
through resrlsi a medium would be s.fr~
nsshed 10 give the military PARTY a chance
To redeem Itself. Il would .ssok much bet
scr In the eyes ~ the wnrii and help 10
szka away she oaflGm an selssi;ai BY the
court ~ cessation would make
ssfs Us Eguie1it IN say haw lany the trial
will hast. The lsrsmss ard prosecuting 80
nser rsgss yet he heard hAt Il - sav apsr-
len she isster VIII ne. take innr and IN
fast IL ts very probable he will see The
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''fsruyfas, OF lesssrg the ceur'-EasgsIsi.
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tns ARMY again. lie ss!is isves che fsench
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ssssrse be viii be received with apee arsns.
br5s$sss fsltssre fer hsus. tGt with az teis
home within the confines Of the French
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dangerous. The government wiz Hsake
every sffsrf - sake care - Ard rruseet
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