Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-09-09

Writing to his brother the prisoner
said: while one of more scoundrels
are walking free, it would happy re-
lease for me to die. But it would be
disgrace to Lucille and my children.
The letter continues with urging his
brother to find the culprits. while care
fully protecting the interests of the
country.
rs not that the cry of an innocent
man." asked NJ. Demange. Yet.
though General de Dosdeffre received
the letter. he did not forward it to
Matthew Drevfus."
Five ministers of war pronounced
Dreyfus guilty while admitting it was
impossible to produce proofs. Gen. de
Boisdeffre. Gen. Gonse and Gen. Roget
also affirmed their belief in his guilt
But, happily, they stated reasons and
instead of proofs only accumulated
presumDtionS.
After pointing out that the generals
only studied the case at the very mo-
ment when public alteration had re-
duced The whole question to a conflict
between Dreyfus and the army. thus
making it impossible that the generals
should not be prejudiced and probabili-
ties and presumptions seemed to them
10 be proofs, counsel paid an eloquent
tribute to the honesty of purpose"
manifested by the generals.
Dealing next with the confessions.
counsel read the report of Capt. lie
Erun Renault of the Republican Guard
who had the prisoner in custody pre-
Vous to his degradation and maintain
ed that the exact words of Dreyfus
which were not known, only reflected
the ideas of Col Patty de Clam previ-
ously expressed to the prisoner. adding
that although Du Patty de Clam main
tanned the contrary it was certain i'm
agination had played a much greater
part than reason in the acts of Du
Patty de Clam
1t was also significant that the re-
rort drawn up by Du Patty de Clam on
til" day following his interview with
Dr. yfua had disappeared. Du Patty de
'l'm. counsel pointed out. had evident
= forgotten his remarks to Dreyfus. as
he had forgotten other facts.
NJ. Demange said he vas surprised IN
ire attitude II Gen. Gonse towards the
alleged confessions ana maryelled M thn
fact ihat taUl. Lcbrun Renault who was
sent ~ IN" ElNSte palace expressly to re-
them. 1t was likewise in.xpIicabla that
Gen. Saussier ana Gen. Merclcr took no
stepS 70 verify the so-called confessions,
which We're lost sight Of until NJ Cayaig
nae sprung them upon the Chamber Tr
Deputies as proof Of the guilt Of Drevfus
The court OF cessation had justly decided
that there Were no confessions
Proceeding to discuss the secret ,,oss,ar
NJ DtmInse examined the documents
one after the othc~. lie said thar All in
terpretations of the document commenr
ing Doubts proof'' wern hynnfhntilni
hut they applied more easily. ~ E,str. a..
than to Drryfus. II was so Win H.
other documents TIL. Iaallgua aecrib'I
to Drevfus cnulJ only r,.fsr ~ ~, -, 49,
of fortrcsses. and this IrgLaSn cnn,inS,iI,
until 1871. The document Containinp ~
words ",'etra Con,iIla J n ~, 'iiS
Gated q noon. daVii ,rI o,,f, o'lts i"Ui
aScriheu 10 = man yyb"m a,nth mDt pc
described as q frj,ud in III, 80 ieI,'' I'
written bv Count Von Muster .,is,tar,,
the German ambassador Ia E,rance f,,n,, =,
Gemerav and col Srhwortzl,"n,rr, In ,h
military .tf1cb. rf Gir,,,',,,Z. Il m
containing mo vo~Js - - n' -
fuS we are easy - 7"'"S DiVH
NJ. Drmangr nnint,l nm. tb,t ~ n.o,.
flis case was tha uniyfrsoI tnniI I''' q. rs
many m the tir,a I'M - ,ir irir' I. -. &
man officials might have heam 1Ir..,a. III,
had evidently reassrred tbsnsai,,a ~
sci was Indignant becantn nnI,,, ',tii WI,
Muster i .eienhrrp h.,G nnt nr,..1 N,'h
claled Dreyfus was innocent -
In regard M iii. l,,iirs ,-
~nv II e.nt hy Na{ar SAN II. ->o1 dl"
chief If bad haan a,1at.l NA.tu u ~ hio
nrnved Dra,.f,,s ha3 rs,tUE tndt iLey
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tus hal auy rnIntinnc Min T.,i,- rS
npnssible III ,fnliht ~ a,ithy',i n ~.
these facts III was incraIilin ,L,, " I
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c.INrl th.ir uo1-.rrraa,,t ~ 80 ~ II - - III
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n have flushed s,td Al n
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~ 20 "a "on @ me me ioss OF tlne nave
~. IL Pof,u 80, l ul,!n HOG- ! VIII now take up
'i', - - .i'ls i9@Iitldl @ eNiuehce
- pIieL ieL duJoui liiltht OF the court was
i u'It am" anu uIlcti' 'ounSti was warmly
"RPiduutl - II" TOOK MS seat
i'VnlhHe discussed thc CirCumStantill
evidence adduce4 in 1924. He said the
peFtufDdIloN oi DreNfuS at the dictation
tHe luta OI Sbl!tN III the minds Of thOSn
present. co., Du Patty de Clam. NJ
tntheleFi ana MAJOR Grlbclin were all
colNlhceu beforehand Of his guilt as "A re
SUIT hf evidence which they considered
llh IN