The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-10
OREYFUS IS CONDEMNED


after brief adjournment the govern
ment commissary began his reply. He
promised to brief and said he desired
to submit to the court martial a simple
observation, weigh the Importance of
the two categories of witnesses, those
for and those against the prisoner
Weigh the Importance and judge, in
all the independence of your character
and all the strength of soldiers that
truth is everywhere The hour of SUI
preme decision has sounded. France
anxiously awaits your judgment
also await it confidently, fully main
tanning the conclusions already an
nounced. / demand the application of
article rs of the penal code and article
26I OF the military code"
The demand of the government COM
missary caused a sensation in court.
NJ. Demange rose to reply and his
voice was hoarse from fatigue. He
said:
The government commissioner in re-
minding you of the text of the law
has also reminded us of what we al
ready know, namely, that you are only
answerable to your consciences and
God for your verdict. This is my last
word in this case. | feel that as men
OF honor and loyalty and as military
judges, you will never accept as proof
the hypothesis and presumption ad-
vanced here, consequently my last word
is the same l spoke this morning. l
have confidence in you because you
are soldiers"
colonel Jouaust president of the
court, asked Dreyfus if he had any,
thing to add in his behalf
The prisoner arose and in a voice
choked with emotion declared he had
only one thing to say, but of that he
was perfectly assured. He said:
Il affirm before NV cpnptry and he
fore the army that 1 am innocent. My
sole aim has been to save the honor
of my name. The name borne by my
children. 1 have suffered five years of
the most awful torture. But to-day at
last feel assured that am about to
attain my desire, through your 10y
atty and Justice"
Colonel Jouaust-Have you finished,
Dreyfus?
Dreyfus-Yes, Mr.. President
The court then retired to deliberate
and the prisoner left the hall, never
to return, as in accordance with the
law the verdict was rendered in his
absence.
The ringing of the bell announced the
entry of the judges, an officer ordered
carry arms and present arms" the
rattle of rifles followed, and then Col
onel Jouaust marched in, saluted and
laid his kept on the table. The other
shouted for silence, and the stiffness
of death fell on the audience, who wait
ed. heart in mouth, for the announce
ment of Dreyfus' fate.
Colonel Jouaust then began reading
the judgment
The text of the judgment is as fol-
lows:
The Judgment.
To-day, the 9th of September, 1899,
he %.-l
army corps, celebrating behind closed
doors the result of the question: Is
Alfred Dreyfus, brevet captain, 14th
regiment of artillery, probationer on
the general staff, guilty of having in
1894 entered into Vaccinations or held
relations with foreign power or some
of it's agents to induce it to commit hos
tility or undertake war against France
or procure it the means therefor by
delivering the notes and documents
mentioned in the documents called the
bordereau, according to the direction
of the court of cessation of June 3,
1897?
The votes We're taken separately, be-
ginning by the inferior grades and
youngest and last grades The court
declares on the question by a majority
of five votes to two:
Yes, the accused is guilty
The majority agreed that there are
extenuating circumstances, in conse-
quence of which and on the request of
the commissary of the government, the
president put the question, and received
again the votes in the above mentioned
form.
"As a result the court condemns, by
a majority of five votes to two, Alfred
Dreyfus to the punishment of 10 years
detention"
The pent up feelings of the audience
nv in, Irn
"Oh" when Colonel Jouaust reached the
word guilty" The word was pro-
nounced under his breath, Owing to
the threat of vigorous punishment for
uttering any cry, there was no out
burst, but the faces of the majority of
the spectators reflected an expression
of anguished surprise.
M. Labori heard the verdict with a
pallid visage, while M. Demange fell
back in chair as though horror
stricken. Colonel Jouaust read the
judgment without a tremble in his voice