Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-14

sier and also by the inanity of means re-
sorted TO for the purpose VI proving tns
innocence \, of the condemned man Of 1891.
IN spite 81 the evidence accumulate and
IN spite Of the millions % money tx.
pended"
Col. Jouaust then said: Have YOU m
ished?"
Gen. MERCER replied: Yes"
Col. J0uanst then announced that the
sessions OF the courtmartial would be re-
sumed, Monday morning
VI. Casimir Pcrier thcreupDn arose AMI
said 60
After the deposition Or Gen. MercIer
snail ask the court 10 me and +
would prefer II IN conformation with
him
This announcement caused q sensation.
Then followed Il thrilling dem0ns,ra tin',
against Gen. Mercicr. AS he turned ID
leave the court the audience arose On
masse ana cursed him those al the bark
q the court standing on chairs and
benches in order To better hound hin
down The gendarmes placed themselves
between the general ana the audience
which showed strong. disposition 20
maltreat the former minister Of war
Gen. MERCER hurried out or the court
room through side door, his ears TIM
gllng with the fierce denunciatlons Of tha
audience
On emerging ln.o the street the crowd
| outside cheered the general and cried,
'NiVe fArmec.'
All cried a spectator OF the scene il
| court, IF hey mad heard the inhuman
monster speak they would not cheer i,im
now" $500
One, newspaper man III court was ar,
rested Tor calling Gen. Mercier Az H.
passed by him, a murderer But later
on, the man was released
prtylus was hurried out by gendarmes
| VINO immediately cleared the court room
- Dftyfus rs guilty he must posses,
Supernuman nerve, for he listened T.,
zen. MERCER pitiiess arraignment. this
morning, uhtl ne approached the end Of
llls deposition. with sprinx-like rightly of
features, though watching Mercief III j
cat watches q mouse
NJ ont would have suspected the vol
| cano within Dreyfus which bursr ror,,
wren human flesh and blood could stand
| Il ~ longer The only sign of the fire
' "lrnln "as his iheaving bosom and the
any molatened with his tongue
casual observer might have missed
,hcat ihuicdlI"hs ana nave imagined that
ne was an image cut I'LL stone with th..
eyes fixed on Mercier mi uber ~ IL.
his feelings obtained the mastery and ne
SpfanS 10 his feet ana faced his acrtIs4r
man 70 man, one appreciated the depth Of
ms previously suppressed emotions and
MERCER, VINO, startled, had jumped M
his feet at the ringing sound Of Dreyfus'
voice. from the chair in which he was
sea ted while giving his evidence. recoiIe1
before the terrible look Dreyfus threw Ar
him ana stood aghast. wondering Whethe,-
th" prisoner wa going To spring upon
CoI- Jouaust ana the other members Of
thu courtmartial had i'll the rnaanwhiia
risen ana seized the Two men Wnile IN
court rang with the cheers 0f the spprta
turs.
Gyn. MERCER, when w had finished hls
testimony according To general opinion,
had really said nothing ana had proved
nothing lhe overwhelming proofs he
was 70 have thrown down before the
members of the courtmartial like a bomb
shell Tailed ~ appear ana he left the
court discrtdited.
Though the general was cheered by the
crowd outside the court. none Of them
Aad Witnessed thu scene III court ar III.
tened e Merciers weak brief. Moreover.
lhe inhabitants of kenncs have always
been anti -Drryfusara
Counter shouts NJ ''Vive Ia Republiaue.n
ahd ''Nive IA Justice We're raised BY
those leaving the court room. but the
Eenfarmrs quickly cleared the streets On
b"th sides ana dispersed the crowd
quietly.