The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-10
Has Already Suffered Five Years Sol
itary imprisonment, which Counts
Double the Ordinary Detention.
PARDON MAY BE OFFERED
BELIEF GENERAL THAT PRESIDENT
LOUBET WILL INTERVENE.
Laborf and DemanEe Unwilling to
ceived Notice OF His Conviction.

RENNES. Sept. s.-The expected has hap
pened- Dreyfus has been condemned,
but though a majority Of those in the court
room fully expected the verdict, they wero
completely stupefed when it was given and
the silence which prevailed in the room and
tie way men turned pale and caught their
breaths was more impressive than any other
manifestation could have been. Maitre
Demange sank back in his chair and tears
trickled down his cheeks. and Maitre Labori
turned white as a sheet, while all around
the court men looked at each other in
silence. Positively the only sound to be
reporters benches as each press representa-
tive tried TO be first to send the news. AS
the spectators left the courtroom fully ten
or fifteen men were crying openly, and the
majority of those present walked quietly
down the street for more than block with
out speaking a word. 1t was like funeral
procession.
Meanwhile tragedy was being enacted in
the little room off the courtroom, where
Dreyfus listened to the reading OF the ver-
dict. He had been told the result by his
lawyers and had wept bitterly. but when in
the presence of The officials of the court
martial he listened impassively to the sem
tence His wife, who was waiting in tor
ture and suspense at her house, bore the
news bravely, and when visiting her hus-
band this afternoon showed the onlookers
who were in the street no sign of her suf-
fering as she walked from her carriage to
the prison.
Matthew D-eyfus was not present in court
this afternoon. but visited his brother after
the verdict had been rendered. He found
him perfectly calm and without any mani
festation OF surprise at the finding of the
court. The prisoner simply shrugged his
shoulders, uttering an expressive 'bah."
adding, as he embraced his brother as the
latter was preparing to leave, Console my
wife"
The general belief is that Dreyfus will be
pardoned; but this will not satisfy his
friends. who vehementiy declare that they
will refuse to accept the verdict and will
continue the battle until the judgment is
reversed. The verdict. they say. is directed
more against the Jews than against Drey-
fus, and if allowed to stand will make their
existence in France impossible. Maitre La
bori and Maitre Demange took the midnight
train for Paris. They drove to the station
In a closed carriage. escorted by four
mounted gendarmes. The road was prac-
tically deserted and no demonstration &C.
Cured en- route or at the station. Maitre
Demange and Maitre Labori will tomorrow
sign an application for a revision of the
case, although there is no hope the verdict
viii be reversed. Both are much upset,
though it can hardly be said that they are
surprised.
1t was reported here this evening that as
Dreyfus has been condemned to ten years
years solitary Imprisonment. which counts
as double the ordinary detention. he will
he released at the end of fortnight. In
the meanwhile. unless the President of the
republic pardons him. Dreyfus will have to
be degraded here again within eight days
This is the chief thing the prisoner was
nghting-to clear his name OF an Infamous
charge. He has lost and he will stand be-
fore the world as convicted traitor The
text OF the Judgment follows:
To-day. the 9Th of September. 1889: the
court-martial OF the Tenth Region Army
Corps, celebrating behind closed doors,
the president put the following question:
rs Alfred Dreyfus. brevet captain, Four
tenth Regiment OF Artillery. probationer
on the general staff. guilty Of having, In
1884. entered into Vaccinations or held re-
lations with q foreign power or one OF It's
agents to induce II 20 commit hostility or
undertake war against France, or procure
1t the means therefor by delivering the
notes and documents mentioned In the doc
ument called the bordereau. according 10
the decision OF the Court OF Cessation Of
June 8. 1s99?
The votes ware taken separately. be.
ginning by the inferior grade and youngest
- the last grade. the president having given