The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1899-08-22
DREYFUS TRIAL.
Gen. MERCER Says the Prisoner Will
Be Condemned.
M. Labori is Anxious to Return to ou-t
Even IT He Has TO / Cared n An
AmbulaHcS-ls Dissatisfied
with VI. Demanges

Win VI. Demanges.
RENNES. Aug. 2L.-Gen. Mercier, who
was minister of war when Capt. Drey-
tus was condemned and VINO in the
present trial is the virtual prosecutor,
was called upon Sunday by the
spondent of the Associated Press,
VINO invited him to make a statement
of the position of the anti-Dreyfusards.
Although unable 10 receive the cor
respondent N person Gen. Mercier sent
his oldest son to convey the following
expression of his views:
Gen. Mercier considers it useless to
attempt to convert foreign opinion
regarding the Dreyfus question, in
which, moreover, foreigners have no
right to intervene. Foreign people
have been misled by their press. which
is violently Dreyfusard, for the very
good reason that a majority of the
foreign newspapers have been bribed
by the Jewish syndicate. Gen MERCER
considers anything he might say eX-
planning his posi- ion, which is that Of
a majority of the French people, would
be useless. The best reply TO Dreyfus-
ard statements abroad will be the con-
demnation of Dreyfus.
This condemnation is only matter
of ten days or a fortnight, for con-
demned Dreyfus certainly will be.
Foreigners will then see that their jour
mails have deceived them, for they will
recognize that the mass of the French
nation, who will Seceive the news Of
the conviction of Dreyfus as joyful
tiGings, is composed of officials and
that the majority of the French ap-
plaud the condemnation. 1t will be
because it is ju t and merited."
The Associated Press correspondent
then called upon Maitre Labor, who
lives within 200 yards of Gen. Meroicr,
the houses of both being guarded by
=gendarmes and detectives, who sit in
chairs in the roadway in front of the
houses.
M Labor was taking the air in the
garden. He has been suffering severe
1y from insomnia, and Sunday was
-feverish and excited. The wound it
self has not made the progress the doc
tors hoped for, although there had
been no relapse. In view of this gen.
eral condition his medical advisers op-
pose his going to court Monday,
as he had desired. They predict
that the exerticn would so
.overtax his strength as to compel him
to take to his bed, which he would
probably not leave, in that event, for
"a month.
Tuesday or Wednesday, therefore,
will more probably see his reappear-
.aLce in court. He will be provided
with specially constructed chair that
will enable him to conduct the cross
examination at the outset without
rising from his seat.
M. Labor is intensely anxious to re-
turn to court even if he has to be car
-ied there in an ambulance. He is
dissatisfied with NJ Demange's conduci
of the case thus far, and on his return
he intends to have Gen. Mercier and
the other generals back on the witness
stand. After reading their evidence
he is confident of his ability to crush
Mercier, and he expects to use th'
Schneider and Panizzard; telegram
also to confouud Mercier.
RENNEs, Aug. 81. = The Dreyfu
court-martial recOnvened Monday
morning at the usual hour. Maitre La
bori was not present. His doctors con
SIC .red that it would be inadvisabl'
Tor him to attempt to take part in Mon
days proceedings in view of the dan
ger of relapse.
The witness was Col Fabre who de
posed that he had discovered the sim
ilarity between the hand writing o
the accused and that of the bordereau
He reiterated his conviction of tn
guilt of Dreyfus, saying: Il am sur
he wrote the bordereau."