Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-06-10
N DREYFUS IS HAPPY.
Wife of the Devils Island Prisoner
Talks OF Revision Verdict.


Talks of Revision Verdict.
New York, June 6.-The Paris CORE
spondent of the World says:
- am content Thus Nine. Drey-
fus summed up her feelings Of intense
relief and abiding calm after four
years Of historic agony.
Georges Clemenceau obtained per-
mission for me to see Nine, Dreyfus
as nearly two years ago he also as
sisted me to obtain from her the first
statement she ever made for publica-
ton. e
The contrast was striking. Then
her fathers apartments In Rue de
Chateaudun was a house Of mourning.
She herself w9s in deep black and OPP
pressed with woe. Everyone was
moving about noiselcssly. On this
bright June morning everything about
the madame was in keeping with the
joyousness Of the atmosphere. There
were voices of children playing in the
corridor. Nine. Dreyfrs is no longer
like "a martyr at the stake, but bright,
hopeful and almost happy. She is not
in black now, but dresses i'm deep blue,
her fine figure showing TO advantage,
her face wearing an expression of com
Portable reposc, her intelligent, dark
brown eyes alone retaining traces OF
suffering in their somewhat wistful
expression. -
81 knew il would come" she said.
II told you so when you came to me
ia my darkest hour. Since then there
have been anxious moments, but my
husbands innocence was being stead
lily proven and | never lost faith in the
justice of France. 1t has risen above
all considerations, all infucnces-such
influences as will never perhaps be
known. My lawyer, Maitre Mornard,
forbids me to give a regular interview
until my husbands retrial is over. |
must be discreet and do nothing TO
hamper those who are working for
him. / speak as though the courts
decision had already been given, but
| am so confident of what il will be
hat | am no longer in suspense.
Il am grateful TO the American peo-
Pile for the help they have given me.
II is on that account that | see you.
There are many who want to see me
now because slcy wish to build a
claim for their alleged aid, but ! see
no one.
"In the last fortnight ] have received
many lctters-strange letters, some OF
them; some seeking aid, some Offering
IT,; many from America, several from
England"
Have you learned that Du Patty de
Clam has been arrcsted?"
AT last justice has been DONE"
Nine. Dreyfus answered. 1--WE knew
that he had acted a miserable part all
along, but only we know how shame
full. | don't want him punished. |
shall forgive everyone when my hus-
band is liberated. Enough have suf-
fcred already in this horrible business,
IL has left It's mark on so many heartSl
so many homes that there should he,
oblivion as far as | am concerned. But
justice must take it's course"
"IIave you mad recent news from
your husband?"
Ills last letter was dated May g."
Mime. Dreyfus replied. at was a
heart-brcaking letter. Suspense was
killing him almost. He said the wait
ing now is more trying than in all the
previous years.
Il am told that he should be here by
the end of this month, but no official
communication has yet been made TO
me as to his departure. / have no
fear of a new trial. 1t can only re-
habilitatc him formally as the last
four years Investigations have done
actually.
1--WE are told that the trial may be
at EvereuX, where there is n garrison,
but we know nothing certain. Every
thing is in the hands Of the ministers"
"Do you intend 10 live in France aft
or your husbands releasc?"
"Ah! Why not?" responded Nine.
Dreyfus. 81 fully expect that we shall
stay here, for he can no longer have
any enemies when his innocence is cs-
tablishcd. He loved France and it
would be a fresh sorrow to him to
leave it. ! cannot say more nov /
have much business. Adicu."
Nine. Dreyfus evidently was afraid
she might speak toe freely and felt
that she must be cautious.