The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1895-01-06
DISGRACE OF A TRAITOR
France Has Refined Cruelty Whitfield
To a Sharp Point.
DREYFUS EXILED FOR LIFE
He Was a Military officer and Was
Accused Of Having sold to
Foreigners Maps Of soma
French Forts.

PARIS, Jan. Capt. ". Fred Dreyfus
OF the 1ith regiment artillery, recently
attached to the general staff OF the army,
and was tried by court martial and con-
vlcted Of treason in disclosing important
war Office documents to foreigners, and
was was sentenced to the degradation OF
Imprisonment for life, was publicly de-
graded this morning in front OF the
military school in this city. DreyIus
turned deathly pale as he' signed tho
prison register. When this formula had
been gone through two gendarmes, with
revolvers escorted him to closed
military wagon in which, surrounded by
a guard, Droyfus was drawn to the
military school.
The route was lined b. thousands. On
arrival at the school Dreyfus was placed
in an improvised cell. a delegation from
every branch of the garrison of Paris be-
gan assembling in the Place de Fonteye
and by . o'clock a. m. fully 1000 troops
we're ranged about the guard house.
At o'clock Dreyfus was conducted to
tho square and led before General Darres,
in command of tho troops, aud the SEN
tencc of the court martial was read to the
prisoner. The general said:
"You are adjudged unworthy TO bear
arms In the name of the French people
degrade YOU
General Darres gave sharp word OF
command and anon-commissioned officer
of the Republican guard approached Drey-
/ fus. The infantry presented arms; the
cavalry presented swords and there was
! long, solemn roll from the drum corps.
| Dreyfus started back as the officer
| touched hm and shouted: Il am inno-
cent. | swear il. Nvo Ia France"
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! lots and all the distinctive marks Of his
rank as a captain of artillery, ending
with breaking tho prisoners sword in two
and throwing the halves at his feet.
Dreyfus was then marched, bareheaded,
around the entire square in front OF tho
| troops. lie was greatly excited and
shouted repeatedly, II am innocent, l
swear it," but every time the prisoner
| smoke, in accordance with orders pre-
yiously issued, his voice was drowned b.
tho roll of the drum.
As Dreyfus passed in front of the place
occupied by the representatives of the
press, he shouted: Tell the whole OF
j Erance 4 am. innocanLn This caused
some officers of tho army standing near
TO retort down with tho Judas; "Silence
the traitor"
1t was evident Drcyfus felt the words
. for he turned Sharply arOuul auu ldCoN
the officials threatinGly, but before he
could say anything no was seized anc
forced to continue the humiliating march
The crowd, hearing his voice when h'
protested his innocence, raised the cry
.Death to the traitor" The cries OF tbs
populace was accompanied by the shril
whistIing peculiar to the Paris mob.
When tho proceedings were ended
Dreyfus was handcuffed and taken TO the
prison van and driven to the ordinar.
prison, escorted by a squad of gendarmei
amid cries of death to traitors"
, The arrest of Albert Dreyfus in Octo
ber last caused a sensation throughou
France and found an echo in Berlin
which at one time threatened to hav
serious consequences. The assertion tha
Dreyfus sold the plans OF the variousl
strongly fortified places to tho Germal
government has been vigorously denies
; by representatives of that nation. Simi
: larly it has been claimed and denied tina
| tho plans referred to we're sold TO q
agent of tho Italian government. 1t is OK
pected Drcyfus will be confined IN isle ID
Sllut, off the coast of French Guinea, i
South America, which will be converte
,, | into n Denal settlement.