The state herald., 1895-01-11
PUBLICLY DIsGRACED'
NOVEL SCENE in PARIS.
Captain Drsyfus Who Sold Important
War Documents IN Relieved Of His
Epaaiettes And ijsported.-ro I,o Inn.
prlsoned for Life.

Paris. Jan. 5.-Capt. W., Fred Drey-
fus OF. the Fourteenth regiment Of artil'
lery, recently attached to the general
staff OF the army, who was tried by
court martial, convicted of treason In
disclosing important war documents to
foreigners and sentenced to depcrta-
ton and Imprisonment for life in n
fortress, WIS publicly degraded this
morning in front of the militar, .,roo,
In this city.
When Dreyfus arrived Mt the military
school he was placed In an improvised
cell und detachments from every
branch of the garrison of Paris began
assembling In the Place de Fontenoy
and by D Il. m fully 5000 troops were
ranged about the. quadrangle. AT .
O'CLOCK nreyfus Was conducted to the
square and was led before Gen. DAT
res, who was in command of the troops,
and the sentence of the court martial
was read to the prisoner. The general
then briefly addressed Dreyfus, saying:
You are adjudgcd unworthy to bear
arms. In the name of the French peo-
pie, degrade you"
Gen. DIARIES then gave sharp word
of command and non-commissioned
officer of the Republican guard ap-
preached Dreyfus, the infantry present
ed arms, the cavalry presented swords
and there was n long, solemn roll from
the masScd drum corps.
Dreyfus started back rs the nom
commissioned officer touched him, and
shouted: II am innocent. l swear It,.
Vlvc In France"
The non-cOmmlssioncd officer then
tore of Dfcyfus' epaulcttcs and MI the
distinctive marks of his rank us \ cap
tain of artillery, ending up with break
ing the prisoners sword In two and
throwing the two halves at his feet.
Drcyfus was then marched, bare-head-
cd, around the entire square In front of
the troops. He was greatly excited,
and shouted more than once. Il am In
noccnt. swear It,"
But every time the prisoner spoke,
In accordance with orders previously
issued, his voice was drowned by the
roll of drums,
As Dreyfus passed In front of the
place occupied by the representatives
of the press, he shouted. "Tell the
whole of France that am innocent"
This caused some OF the officers OF
the army reserve who We're standing
near. TO rctort: "'Down with Judas
Silence, traitor!''
II was evident that Drcyfus felt
these words kecnly for he turned
sharply around and faced the officer in
threatening manner. But before he
could do or say anything further he
was seized by the soldiers who Were es-
corting him and forced to continue his
humiliating march around the square.
The arrest of Albert Dreyfus In Oc-
tober last caused sensation through
out France and found an echo in Ber-
lin, which ut one time threatened to
have serious Consequences. The asser.
ton that Dreyfus sold the plans
various strongly fortified places to the
German government has been vigorous
ly denied by the representatives OF that
nation. Similarly 1t has been claimed
and denied that the plans referred 10
We're sold TO an agent of the Italian
government.
The plans which Dreyfus Is alleged
to have disclosed include those rclat-
Ing 10 the mobilization OF the French
army H. yasc OF war. plans for the
mobilization OF the fifteenth army
corps. covering the departments OF the
maritime Alps, Ardcche, Bouches Du
Rhonc. Corsica, Gard, Vas Vaucluse
and Marscillcs. as well as the plans fn
mobilization the French forces around
Briancon. Alpine, Gibraltar near the
Italian frontier. The fortress OF Brain
con. which is connected by under
ground galleries with outlying fortifl-
cations and with the town itself, Is
most important In view of the posi-
billty Of an invasion of France upon
the party OF Italy.
Drcyfus is OF Jewish-Alsatlan cxtrac.
iIon. He was born in 1850 ut Mulhous
where his brothers own large cotton
spinning factory. II il expected that
Drcyfus will be confined In the Isle Du
Salut. or the coast OF French Guinea.
South America, which will be convert
cd into n penal settlement.