The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-25
WILL Be REVISED
CASE OF DREYFUS GOES BACK To
THE COURT
COMMISSION so RECOMMENDS
COURT OF CASSATION To ASSEMBLE
NEXT MONTH.

Evidence Not Submitted to the
COurt-MartiaI at Rennes and
Changes of Testimony ON the Part
of Some of the Witnesses Before
thel COurt-NIartial Induced the
DecisiOn-News of the Decision
Reported to Dreyfus.
Paris, Dec. 24.-Capt. Dreyfus, ac-
cused of treason to his country, de-
graded, dismissed from the French
army and most bitterly punished, will
have another trial, this time by a
civilian tribunal.
AS the result of the examination of
all the evidence submitted to the
on the question of Dreyfus guilt, as
well as upon the petition of Dreyfus for
new trial and the additional facts
brought to light by Gen. Andre, Minis
ter of War. the commission on re-
vision, representing the Court Of Cas-
favor of the revision of the case by the
criminal branch of the Court of Cas-
sation.
The court will assemble next month
and Dreyfus will then have full oppor-
tunity to make a complete exposition
of the wrongs he has suffered. The
former captain, as a result of this new
trial, expects to obtain a full and COM
plete vindication, followed by restora-
ton to his rank in the army.
Interest Has Waned.
Though it had been announced that
the eyision commission would reach
a decision this evening, there were few
persons outside the ministry of JUS
tice, where the sittings of the COM
mission were held, indicating that the
interest of Parisians in the case is
not as keen as it has been in the
past.
Dreyfus received the news of the
decision of the commission through
personal friends. who extended to him
their earnest congratulations on his
victory.
There was absolute unanimity among
the members of the commission. One
member asserted that. upon the facts
presented as the result of the inVesti-
cation made by Capt. large, an Of
ficer on the staff of War Minister
Andre, another revision of the case was
.G1aQe Q0sS1Dle.
The details in the report of the COM
mission have not yet been made pubs
lie. but it is generally stated that the
presentation of evidence. which had
not been submitted to the court-martial
at Rennes and the change of testimony
of some of the witnesses before the
court which entirely reversed
the view as to the guilt of Dreyfus
brought about the decision of the COM
mission to refer the case for retrial to
a civil tribunal.
A TnctfuI Move.
The submission of the question of re-
vision to a commission is considered In
France as a tactful move on the part
of the government to obtain judicial
support for its favorable attitude to-
wards Dreyfus.
Immediately upon receipt of the re-
port of the commission, the government
will transfer all the documents in the
case to the procurer general of the
Court of Cessation These documents
include the modified testimony of M.
Gribelin, the principal archivist of the
headquarters staff, who at the court
martial at Rennes testified that he be-
lieved Dreyfus was guilty of treason,
but who has now altered his evidence
so as to throw the blame upon Col.
Henry.
At the home of former Capt. Drey-
fus the decision was fully expected,
and preparations are now being made
to convince the court of his innocence.