OCR Text |
Show THE DREY FU3 TRIAL. President uf former Court Martial fthown up In Had I.tlit. Ilcnnca, Aug, 23. Yesterday's session of the Dreyfus court martial was narked by ono of the most exciting cene of tho trial, Tho proceedings opened with n skirmish entirely favorable favor-able to tho defense over Colonel Maurel, president of tho court martial of 1891, who admitted readlngoneot tho secret documents to the court which had not been seen by tho defense. lie protested pro-tested that only one document was looked at, alleging that thl aufllccd to enable him to form n conviction that could not be shaken. Thla protest made matters worse liccaute, ea M, I. abort pointed out, If he perused one, It waa hi bounden dutv to neruse all. |