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opposite the Cherche-M Midi prison IN he
old-fashioned prison Of that name.
The Scene in Court.


The court Of military justice in the con-
sell de guerre building, Is q small oblong
room hung with faded green hangings. At
one end on dais is q table covered with
green baize, round which the members OF
the court-martial sit. TO the right Of this
Is a kind Of wooden cage, in which the
prisoner stands. In front Of this is bench
for the advocates for the defense. At the
other end are a few benches for the spec
tators. Opposite are four large windows
looking out into the great courtyard. 1t
was a very gray morning that day and the
rain fell in torrents. A double row OF re-
publican guards in their bright uniforms,
with flashing weapons, alone put little
color In q very mournful scene. over the
table Of the court-martial hangs black
crucifix.
A command rings out: "Portez armes.
Presenter armes." The guards present
court walk In and take their places round
the table. Then the clerk of the court, NJ.
aHecalle. orders the witnesses to be brought
In. There are twenty-seven witnesses for
military men. The rest are civilians, one
detective and five experts. Bertillon is
one Ct the experts. The defense has twelve
witnesses, including the grand rabbi.
Col. Maurel rises. The command and the
salute are repeated. Bring in the pris-
oner."
Then a little door opens, through which
there passes. first, lieutenant of the re-
publican guard. He is followed by Drey
fus. The prisoner, who is barely thirty
five years of age, looks fifty at least, 50
terribly have his sufferings told upon him.
He is dressed in full uniform, heavily trim
med with gold lace.
His interrogatory is brief and sharp.
Dreyfus answers in a firm voice. His
manner Is calm, almost Indifferent. 1t is
noticed that he grows very red as he
speaks.
Then up rises Maj Br:sset, government
commissary.
Reading from a paper which he holds in
his hand, he says: I'm virtue Of article 113
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tation for life to . fortified Enclosure, and
condemns him to military degradation"
Dreyfus Hears His Sentence.

tation for life to . fortified Enclosure, and
condemns him to military degradation.
Dreyfus Hears His Sentence.
Maitre Demangs hurried OF to the guard
room in which Dreyfue was awaiting the
verdict, to prepare. him for the worst, and
to give him whaeoconselation he might It
10 said that on entering the cell the advo-
cate caught the prisoner in his arms, en-
braced him, and said: my son, your con-
viction is the greatest crime that this CEN
fury has committed" Now the commissary
the presence of the Guard, In the empty
court room, the sentence is read to him by
the clerk of the court He stands in q
! military attitude and listens without q
word.
Outside the crowd could be heard shout
ing. Death, death! To the traitor, deathr'
So menacing waS its attitude that it was
not TIL past midnighf that the prisoner
| zinetti was awaiting him in his CELL
when he saw me- so the governor re-
lates. "he burst into tears. MY only
crime. he cried, is to have been born a
Jew. 1t Is to this that life of industry
and toll has brought me. My God, why did
enter the military school? Why did I not
resign ign !. =: as my friends so often pressed me
That same evening Dreyfus. on the advice
of his counsel, signed an appeal to the
court Of revision that his conviction should
be quashed on the ground Of informality
and that new trial should be ordered
The grounds on which Maitre Demange
based this appeal were, first that the trial
had been carried out in secret, and, sec
ondly, that there was present sitting in the
court-martial an officer Of lower rank than
the prisoner.
The court refused the appeal and found
that the first trial had been conducted with
all the formalities imposed by the law.
Dreyfus was accordingly convicted and
sentenced without any further appeal be-
ing possible.
A Terrible Ten Mfnutes
Nobody who witnessed the degradation of
Alfred Dreyfus will ever forget, as long as
he lives. the terrible emotions that beset
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it's limits: You are degrading an inno-
cent man! Vive la Francev' An immense
cry from the people without answers his
frantic protestation. Death! Death! To
Jews! His belt Is next torn from him,
and the innocent sword is wrenched from
its scabbard. The eXecutioner seizes it In
both hands and across his Bonded knee
snaps the steel that asked but to fight for
France.
o, In that moment, worse than the gasp
OF death. how every fiber In the. frame of
that unhappy man must have clamored out
for an execution real indeed not feigned-
for the leveled rifles, the open grave and
the salute that soldiers pay to the comrade
fallen even thus. That would have been
death with honor after death; this was
punishment worse than death, and with it
deepest graduation. The broken sword is
flung down and stamped upon, and then
upon the heap Of nameless litter which was
once a soldiers pride, the belt and empty
scabbard are tossed CONTEMPORARY. The
arttllerymen step up, and under this escort
Dreyfus, lamentable, grotesque in his de-
faced accoutrement, is marched round SO
that each soldier may raise his hanging
head and see how traitor shows.
On Devils Island.
three Isles du Salut, which are situated
about twelve leagues from Cayenne, and
eight from the mainland of French Guiana.
or these the DEVILS Island Is the most
northern and also the most healthy. for
the wind that blows over it always comes
from the sea and is pure. 1t has for many
years past been used, as occasion arose.
Tor the detention of political prisoners
Dreyfus spends his days in absolute ST.
renee. his Warders may never speak to
him ON any pretense. He is watched day
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took up his place in the center of the mud
dy waste. The clerk Of the court-martial.
holding . roll Of paper, steps up to the side
Of the generals horse. It Is now o'clock,
menacing cries break in on the melancholy
and oppressive silence OF the square Of SOL
diers. As the clock strikes the general
draws his sword. the drums beat. the as
sembled troops present arms. Then the low
doorway yawns open. and there issues
forth into the midst of all those eyes the
convicted man, whose dishonor Il to be
here enacted.
First comes a gigantic adjutant of the
republican guard, whose part 1t is to play
the executioner In a tragedy worse than
death. He is followed by Alfred Dreyfus.
surrounded by four artillerymen with
drawn swords. The prisoner walks erect,
with firm step. With his left hand he
grasps the pommel of the sword that is to
be forfeited. His head is high up. On
reaching the middle of the square, where
they are some ten or fifteen PAGES from tho
general on his horse. the artillerymen fall
back, leavink Dreyfus standing alone, ex-
posed, abandoned face to face with his
Judge. The Iagimental band strikes I'D. Is
1t death march? Now Al. Vahecalle steps
forward, unrolls the document which he
holds and, In a voice quavering with emo
ton. reads forth the sentence by which
the prisoner is doomed to this disgrace.
While he reads Dreyfus looks full in the
race of Gen. Darras. howl ofsexecration
comes from the swaying mass without.
The1 General Darras, rising In his STIR
rup5 and waving his sword aloft thus ad-
dresses the prisoner: "Dreyfus, Alfred,
You are unworthy to carry arms. In the
name Of the French people We degrade
you" AS these words, spoken with ineff-
able contempt, thunder forth, the gigantic
adjutant, by whose side the prisoner. seen
from the avenue without, shows but as
pigmy, strides up and lays his hands rough
ly upon him. First, he tears the triple
band from off the captains cap and filings
nf
and contempt. His motions are brusQue,
violent and jerky. Then he tears the but
tons from the coat, the gold lace from the
collar and sleeves and strips the trousers
of their red adornments. Here Dreyfus
throws up mis- arm and cries in a voice that
Is heard all over the square and far beyond
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the senate. on the occasion referred 20.
that he Possesses no other proofs OF Drey-
Ios innocence than the presumption OF
Major Esterhaxy's guilt. based ON the
similarity Of the writing of the bordereau
and OF the majors letters.
Al the same time Il must be stated that
aii those who have espoused the cause OF
Alfred Dreyfus are today more than ever
assured that his innocence will be estab-
hshed. Bernard Lazare. only few days
ago, declared TO me that Alfred Dreyfus
viii De free man within two OF three
months at the latest The same opinion
has been expressed to me In the most en-
phatic terms by Monsieur Emile lola. who
has staked his popularity. as well as his
h,erafy reputation. on proving the inno-
cence Of Alfred Dreyfus
ROBERT H. SHERARp
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and night, and the orders of his guardians
are to shoot him should he make the slight
est attempt to escape. He passes his time
from France
He is not allowed to see the papers. He
writes long letters full of affection to his
wife and children. He is allowed to receive
letters from Nine. Dreyfus, but nothing be-
yond family news is allowed to pass. Thus
it appears that he is still in ignorance of
the valiant efforts which his friends have
been making Of late to establish his inno-
cence. His letters contain no reference to
his surroundings or life. but are full of re-
tteratiOns OF his innocence, Of tender en-
couragement to his unfortunate wife.
Inspired Articles.
There appeared in September of last year
two articles in leading Partisan papers,
which, It could be seen, were officially in.
spired, and which were attributed to Con.
Mercier's own instisation. their object be-
ing to put stop, once and for all. to the
doubts Of the public. These articles con-
simile Of which was published, and the de-
scrtption Of the manner in which 1t had
come into the hands Of the French au-
thorities. It transpired that 1t had been
purchased in fragments, together with a
quantity of other waste paper, from one
Of the sweepers Of the German embassy,
whose duty 1t was to destroy all such pa
pers by fire, by couple Of detectives en-
Their stated that, on comparison Of the writ
Ing Of this bordereau with that Of the va
rious officers from whom 1t could possibly
emanate, 1t was found to resemble that of
Alfred Dreyfus most closely; and that, SUBJ
mitted to various experts. the verdict OF
the majority Of these was that 1t had been
written by Alfred Dreyfus In . disguised
hand. It tken also transpired for the first
time that some time previous to this dis
covery the suspicious Of the ministry had
been dxsd On the convicted man, and that
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A Queer New England BetrothaI.
From the Youths Companion.

Tue 1outu tpullhufou.
Hawthorne found romance on the shores
of old New England. and there Is n good
deal OF II unminded in the modern life OF
the Yankees. The following story of love
and marriage. strange as II may seem, Is
known to the writer to be true:
Years ago a summer boarder at a cot
tage on a point of land which formed the
protecting arm of the harbor of a fishing
town in Massachusetts, was shown a girl
baby only few months old. He looked at
the babe and admired. then said TO the
mother:
win you give me that babe for my
wife?'
The mother had known the young man
for several summers; she liked him, ana
therefore answered promptly, Yes"
VIII you promise never to tell her that
you have selected me as her husband"
Yes"
The conditions of the singular betrothal
We're observed. The girl baby grew up,
and summer after summer the young man
courted her. When she was eighteen he
married her. and not till then did she know
that she had been betrothed to her hug
band while in her cradle. Can old romance
be more romantic than this story of d New
England fishing town?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-22

7 N OCTOBER IS,
1894, NJ. Edouard
Drumont, editor of
the Jew-baiting news
paper, La Libre Par
ole of Paris, received
an anonymous letter
announcing that an
officer of Jewish race
had been arrested for
high treason. On
the Goth an ambigu-
Gus note appeared In
that journal asking
IL ~ -ro-& Ar
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THE DREYFUS CASE
A Complete and Graphic Story Of the
Famous Trial.
CONVICTED BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
Reasons That Are Adduced for Be-
lieving in His Innocence.
THREE YEARS OF HISTORY

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
Copyright, 1898, by s. 8. Mcclure Co..
PARIS, January 10, 1893.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-15
ILLINOIS REPrBlIcAY CONVENTION.

Springfield. NJ June "a The Republican state
Convention began this afternoon Tn the Exposition
BuUding. at the State Fair Grounds Governor
Tanners picture occupied place Of honor between
those ~ Lincoln and Mckinley. Charles a Works
~ Rockford was temporary chairman. and IN MS
speech Dec sHid ,,. -. go to,oro
the reou. FOR their fnVOrs. not upon the RECORD OF
IN. uariv's remote past. which v" nave never given
M, and 81 which nrc always proud. hu' upon
n. facts and conditions OF us immediate past ana
~. living present" applause
An resolutions were ordered referred to the TOM
rni'teo on Resolutions without debate .
United states senator Mason spoke AZ lengtn.
Hc aid the Republican party had kept he p.edges
made az s. Louis. Defending the Dingey mn, ne
sai tho lahoring men now feed moro 10 their dogs
than they fcd 10 their children under fre"-trade
hcrcsy." -.
lie opposed the prosecution OF tho war for the
ecouislilon ~ TERRITORY. we went out 20 the
world said ne "as a good Samaritan. ! want no
larceny on behalf 81 my country Applause
4 letter was read from Senator Cullom. IN when
h. declared I'VE must drive Spain from Cuba and
Porto Rico and the Philippines and possibly from
tho Canarles" Great applnusc)
J Ilamline. OF Shelhyyo. was elected perma,
men, chairman. +. Is. Whlttemorc was nominated
for state Treasurer by acclamation ~ g.,
Alfred Bayllss nominated for state super
iniendert of Public Instruction
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CRAWFORD Entered into rest on Monday June - "
this city Crawford. wife u the late Robert
L. Crawford OF Mobile. Ala. in the 18th year OF ner
Funeral services will be held her LATE residence No
81 wes, 57th-st.. Wednesday. June TO- q
In,errnent at Mobile
Kindly flowers
I.UCAS-At Mount Vernon. ". T.. entered into rest -
Tuesday June H. philip Lucas, aged 81 years ,..
Funeral services at his late residence on Friday yonS
service conducted ny Iawa,ha Lodge. F. and A. NJ
MEAD-At Greenwich. Conn. Tuesday. June "a. lss
Soonnsn Mead. IN the Dist year Of his age
Notice ~ funeral hereafter
NEWBERRY-At Newport r. L. June IL, 1898 Wo,o20
Ely Newberry. age 49, son OF the late PROFESSOR ''"
A NcvbeTy
Burial Cleveland Ohio.
OI.MsTED-At Elizabeth. n. J.. Sunday. June u
William y Oms,ed. In the 59th year Of his age
Funeral from Ct Johns Church Elizabeth WEDNESDAY
afternoon. Juns H. at o'clock.
sEELIGMANN-on Sunday June II at her late ~
dence No 317 South Broadway fonkers. y. T.. Juue
NJ daughter Of the late William r. Cooke ana wlfs
o. the late simon Seelgmann
Funeral private.
sHERMAN-on Monday evening. June 49, David u.
Sherman. nged So .
Funeral from his late residence at Dover Plains. ~ l..
at u 30 THURSDAY June l6.
wALKER-on Tuesday afternoon. June IA at he resi-.
isnre No 81 Lafayette Brooklyn. John Tempest
walker in the 18th year Of his age.
Funeral services will be held Thursday. at O'CLOCK
in ST. Peters Protestant Episcopal Church. state st.
Bond st. Brooklyn.
In;crnent private.
wEfNT-on Tuesday. i4th inst, Walter James weeh.
S %elch 5" years. ''" VI ''''''''
Notice Of fupe7ai later.
Woodinwn Cemetery.
ONCE No 70 f. 23d st.
Woodlawr station cath Ward. Harlem Railroad.
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ACTING PRESIDENT or ROCHESTER.
PROFESSOR BURTON CHOSEN III THE '"'-
vrRs1TY TRUSTEES STEP TOWARD
COEnTCATION

Rochester. y Y. June Il capitalization ono OF
tho longes. sessions IN It's history. the hohfn OF
Trustees OF the University or hoch'S''' '''''
lessor Henry F. Burton. head OF 'he department.
-. 1o,,, acting nresident. and threw open the
doors or the Institution IN women. Win certain
conditions which 10 guide the EXrcu,iye ON
--f,taa I'm its ~ action Inc TX Nl.t =
ia VS. uncovered 10 allow women TO enter tho
college on an absolute equality with men Wh'n-
.,-er {, aupoarod adVa n'aReouS 50 10 90. II VIZ
understood however that sufficient funns mus ne
raised for their accommodation. Tho amount VIZ
niscad AZ sltOen The trustees approVeh inc I'I'I1
~ Professors Lawrence and Dodg" on me nc"
biological and physical laboratory. and ADVISED me
rai.ing Of 80 40 Immediately. new 'ornml 'tr" on
Inc Presldonc. was appointed II consists of itIl
4 < ilev Lewis = Ross and George \. HoIlsi'r
professor Burton Is a graduate Of the tniversIiy
Of Michigan. in the class Of y re has tc'n .'..
neotad with the University 81 Rochester for nficth
wears lie Is known AS one Of the foremost nun
scholars In the United states and Is connected WIN
many American and foreign pathological societies
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MISS BARTON GOES SOUTH AGAIN.
THE RED CROSS RELIEF-SHlP EXPECTED ~
SAIL FOR SANTIAGO on HER Ar
RIVAL AT TAMPA

w.. c,,ra r2arton accompanied by other mem
49, :, .ho Red Cross STAFF. including MIS- John
Ada,.on porter wife OF the secretary 10 the FTesi-
dent: George KEENAN, vce-presidNnt; Ut ). -
Huhheu general field agent. and the Kew Ut Al
4xander Kent OF Washington. left that city yes
terdav FOR Tampa and Key West. II Is expected
that the reief-ship State OF Texas will sail from
Tampa following the transports TO santiago oe
Cuba or other points O. landing. Immediately upon
the arrival Of Miss Barton and her stan. Inc
Central cuban Relief Committee telegraphed 10
prs Gardner and Egan. who are now In charge
o. the State o. Texas. 10 have all things IL
readiness for sailing Immediately on Miss Barton 3
arrival - so desired by Commodore Watson under
whose orders and protection the ship Will he paced
until her arrival AT some Cuban port ,
Or Kent Who has been a member o. the NatonaI
Red Cross Committee for many years, Will be the
yepreseu tive OF the Rcd Cross at the camp IN
Jacksonville Fla BEFORE Miss Barton's departure
che issued Instructions for Or. and MIS- Lesser the
surgeon and sisterchief OF the National Red cross
10 proceed 70 Key West soon as poss bic for
further Instructors. and II IS quite probable mat
DR. and Mrs Iesss. may South on one OF Inc
Rel Cross ships now being fitted our.
Preparations are now being made tOr WOrk at the
front; 4 central station has been established at
Key West. Fla. from which the dispatch -hoais for
The Rcd Cross viii run to al points IN Cuba Porto
Rico and Southern Florida Extensive regulations
have been made the Relief Committee In ms
city and all the supplies will 20 forward 10 the
station az Key West Ttere many OF them are
needed immediately. In n. ?iean tine the medical
supplies IN the state OF Teksa will be used IN the
presen: emergency to be replaced a:t.Tward by the
shipments which Il IS hoped will be made within
few
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THE WEATHER REPORT.

yr.sTrRpAY's RECORD AND TO-pAY's FORECAST.
Washington June ~ The Of low pressure central
over the lakes Monday evening has eastward 20
tho CUT Of Lawrence. An area Of high pressure
covers the tpper Mississippi and Ohio valleys. and sec
ond IL central 10 the north Of Montana The
pre.sure continues high In tho Fast Gulf States The
barometer the Jake regions and the central
valleys IL has fallen the Northern Rocky Mountain
plateau The temperature Is higher IN tho Middle At
ientc states and Southern New England. II is lower
,rr,ushou tho Mississippi and valleys
ami hunS occurred generally In NewEng
land the Atlantic puf States and occasionally In the
.ekv Mountain districts The weather will be generally
fair in New England ani the lake regions Showers
Indicated for tho Atlantic and Cult States and
casorallv on Middle Rocky Mountain slope. The tenn
peratnrc will lie cooler New England and the Middle
10 a