The age-herald., 1899-09-01
CONFRONTS CAPTAIN RENAULT Major Forzienettl's Simple and
 Unaffected Testimony. THE OPPOSITION HAS AN INNING Tale of the Unfortunate Mans Suffer- ings on Devils Island Graphically
 Described and His Bosom
 
THE OPPOSITION HAS AN INNING

Rennes, August 31.-Dreyfus had the most trying day he has yet gone through. The strain proved too great for him and, for the second time in the course of the trial, he gave way to his feelings and sought relief in tears The generals have branded him as a traitor before the court, and their subordinates have pointed the finger of scorn at him But he only once hinehed-when the official report of his treatment on Devils Island was read be- fore him and the pictures of his suffer- ings mental and physical. were thrown vividly on the screen of his memory. Then he hid his features and wept.
 The Prisoner Broke Down
 When asked if he had any observations to make as to the evidence against him, Dreyfus replied:
 'Yes my colonel. There were two rooms In the military school. I was in the fur ther one and Captain Lebrun-Renault never left me. He alone was with me. It was possible Captain DAttel, whom I did not know, or other officers, entered the adjoining room But I can almost swear Qfor after five years I can only affirm mat ters upon which I am positive) that an- other officer entered the inner room"
 Colonel Jouaust to Captain Lebrun-Re- nault-"Did Captain DAttel enter the room you occupied with the accused?"
 Captain n-Renault-"Captain D'At- tel spent five minutes in one of the rooms. Both of them were very small"
 Eolt Believe They Entered Room
 Captain Dreyfus-"I don't believe D'Attel 0ther room. I don't remember that any one but Renault was present. As regards the words, I will not repeat the conversation of Captain Lebrun-Renault nor the words he used I will confine myself to repeating to the court what said and the examina- tions l had the honor to give. My words were as follows: I am innocent and I will cry 1t aloud to the whole people. The min- ister knows it.
 II have already explained to the court what meant. It was the reply had given to Colonel Du Paty de Clam when he visited me in prison in the course of which I protested I was innocent. I SUD- plemented that declaration by letter I wrote to the minister, declaring that I was innocent.
 Confident of His Justification
 Colonel Du Paty de Clam asked me whether l had not given up the unimpor- tant documents in order to get important ones in exchange for them. I replied word for word: No, l want the matter cleared up,' and concluded with saying, But be- fore two or three years my innocence will be acknowledged.
 The court will understand that in the state of nervous agitation in which l nat urally found myself, did not fully express what was in my mind"
 The prisoner passed through another crisis today when, after Captain Lebrun- Renault and witness after witness had brought up before him that cold January morning which ushered in the scene of his degrada ton, Major Forzienetti, a man of heart, told in simple words and unaf- fected manner the story of Dreyfus' strug- gle with the maddening temptation to take his life, and the intervention of his wife, as an angel pointing out the road of duty.
 Dreyfus' Strong Emotion
 Then again the prisoners breast heaved with emotion, and tears dropped from his eyes. He arose, and after a forced effort to remain calm as he spoke a few words concerning his denial to Colonel Du Paty de Clam that he wrote the bordereau, he turned to F'orzinetti with look of thanks for his consolation needed. Dreyfus then uttered these words of heartfelt gratitude to his wife for the courage with which she 
 "that I am alive today" The prisoner could articulate no more, but sat down ab- ruptly to conceal his distress
 The proceedings concluded few minutes later, and he was taken back to his prison, where his wife visited him, and in the presence of Madame Dreyfus and the gem darmes on guard he broke down complete ly. The tension had been too much for him. He sobbed convusively, and the partner of his sorrow joined him in sol- ace of tears.
 The Opposition's Inning
 Captain Lebrun-Renault and the support CTS of his assertions of the Dreyfus confess sion had an inning lasting nearly the entire session. their dispositions containing little but what has already been stated before the court of cessation.
 Captain Lebrun- Renault introduced the new assertion that the fact that he had not related the incident of the confession to President Cassimr Perier was because he overheard himself called "canaille" ''cur" and traitor while waiting at the Elysee. He however, could not explain why he kept this to himself for so long time instead of recounting the incident be- fore the court of cessation. Nor did his explanation as to why he destroyed the page of his note book containing the re- cord of Dreyfus' confession sound very con- vincing.
 The other witnesses were repetition of