Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-08-07
HAS AGED VERY GREATLY,
Count tiiefha5y Did No, R,spord Whs,i Hi
Name Was Called as q Witness.
DEFENDANT ON THE STAND.
tndcrgocs n uost Searching Examin.
hon Neither Eiinchcs nor crosses
Himself court AdIourns.

Hennea France. Aug. THE Dreyfus
court adjourned aftor deciding 10 ait
behind closed doors tomorrow and -
many NJ The following days nH are nee
csHafy flr che examination ut tho secret
1uaHIpr
The next public session Of the court
VIII probably take place on Saturday
next.
Every Inch % space was nncd a quar-
Ger Of an hour before the proceedings
opened, Behind tie members of the
court SAT the supplementary judges who
must attend ull aittnra and Boz able TO
replace any member who may fail 90 or
otherwise De- unable o. b. present. be-
hind The supplementary judges were a
fow privileged members Uf the public.
At o'clock MN. Labor ana Demangc
and Mal Carrlore with their assistants
took their SEATS and the witnesses fol-
lowed.
MAJ Labor and Drmangc were
greeted with warm handshakur, from
numerous friends Boa the court room.
Former President Caslmlr. Pcricr. In
% frDck coat and shCpard'u plaid trous-
rrs and wearing the roscttr OF the Le-
glon OF Honor loo hls buttUnh1le. entered
shortly before soyon An officer met him
at the door and conducted him 10 the
velvet covered chairs reserved Tor wiz
uoH1cH.
The officer commanding the row o.
soldiers at the back OF the court gave
uiv command Garry urma" Present
urmH!"
There was a rattle OF arms. ANA % moo
m"ut later Col. IouauHt. followed by ihe
members of the court, walked on the
stage from q room behind, and took
seats at the table
The members VI the court martial are
~ follows
President. Col Jouaust. director In
the engineer corps
Lieut. Col. lironEnlart, director OF tho
school % artillery.
Maj. DE Hryeu OF the seventh regl-
mvnt OF artillery,
Major prunllet OF the Tenth regiment
tilleryOf artillery.
Major Merle Or the Seventh regiment
OF artillery.
captain parfuit OF the Seventh regi-
mCnt OF Artillery.
Captain licuuyuiH OF tho Seventh
regiment of artillery,
o0lonsl Jousuut and his colleagues
were IN full parade uniform, with nig-
rettca In the front OF their peaked
HhnkoH.
Colonel Jouausts aigrcttc was white.
the others were tri-coluryd.
on the right hand OF Col Jouuust sat
Lieut. Col, irongulart. Mai. De Breeon
and capt. parfait. all OF the artillery.
on his lett hand were Mnja. prOnllet
and Merle ana capt. bcauvals, also %
tho artillery.
Immediately after Col. Jousaut was
seated, be- gave the order 10 bring In tho
prisoner There We're Fubdued cries Of
"Bit down" amid which the door opened
and Capt Alfred Drvyfua preceded and
followed by u gen d'urmr emerged into
tho court room, Ills features wrro
dclthly pale and his tccth were set
with determined but not defiant bear
Ing. lie walked quicly with almost
tn elastic step. and assembled the three
steps, leading 10 the platform IA front
Ut the Judges. There he drew himself
up erect. brought hiA right hand sharp
ly 10 the peak VI his military cup. civ
lng his military salute, The prisoner
then removed his cap ana took tho
seat placed for him, facing his Judges
Just IN front ut his counsela table and
with his back 90 the audience, Behind
him sat a gen d'nrme holding a
hhouthed subCr IN HIS hand. D.vyfus,
I'm "a new uniform ~ captain 0f artillery.
dark blue, with rod fnclngs hxcdly re-
gurdel the Judges with immoyable foa-
lures, ana without stirring hand Or
foot scarcely even moving his head
during the whole proceedings,
ON the court proceeding TO the roll
call uf witnesses, the most notable abb
suntges being Eutcrhuzy, Du Patty DO
clam aud Mile Pays, Drcyfus half
the witnesses especially whom the clerk
uf tho court called EHtcrhaay But
when mo- response was received pruy-
fuH returned % his previous attitude.
looking straight lu front uf him ut Col.
Juuuust Altogether about ono hundred
witnesses viii be- called on both sides.
MAJ. Currcrc, the g1yernutntH CONF
WlsFury. then said that iu View or tho
official mission ~ Gen. Chauoinc and
~ puloolpEue % furnish the court with
an the necessary explanations ruspeCt-
iug tho secret dussiUr their dispositions
ns witnesses would be dispensed with,
adding that consideration OF the dOssirr
" uuld probably occupy four days
The court afterwards retired to dcllb-
crate upon the case uf the absent wiz
uHs8v7. the soldiers iu tho court room In
tu the word OF command from
the Lieutenant In charge carrying and
presenting arms, the Judges leaving and
rn-uutHrug 90 the rattle uf rifles uH tho
Hone OF soldiers brought their weapons.
lkH piece OF machinery smurtly o. Tie
present and then dropped their butts
heavily 10 the ground. This pgrflrm-
ingg was repeated every time the CONT
'rtircd.
Drryms was withdrawn into an Inner
Dom during the courts r1ureWcuts.
On the final return uf the court, Major
'nrrirrt said Dee thuugth the absence
# Esicrhazy ought NOT TO prevent the
nal proceeding.
let him como or not" he said, "it
uuIlHrH nothing 10 uHH