Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1899-09-15
.DREYFUS IS FOUND GUILTY
Court-Martial Sentenced Him
for Ten Years in Prison.
GENERAL BELIEF IN A PARDON
Term OF Solitary Confinement Already
Served VIII Count as Double, and
Release Will Come Soon.

Rennes, Sept. l2.-The expected has
happened. Dreyfus has been con-
demned. The court found him guilty
and sentenced him to 10 years deten-
ton. AS he has already suffered five
years. solitary imprisonment, which
counts as double ordinary detention.
he will be released at the end of a fort
night. In the meantime, unless the
president of the republic pardons him,
Dreyfus will have to be degraded here
again within eight days.
Though q majority of those in the
urtroom this afternoon fully expect
the verdict, they were completely
stupefied when it was given, and the
silence which prevailed in the room
and the way men turned pale and
caught their breath was more impress
sive than any other manifestation could
have been.
Maitre Demange sank back in his
chair ana the tears triCkled down his
cheeks. and Maitre Labori turned
white as sheet. while all round the
court men looked at each other in si-
lence. The only sound to be heard was
the rustling of paper from the report
ers' bench, as each press representative
tried to be first to send the news.
AS the audience left the courtroom.
fully 10 or 10 men were crying openly.
and the majority of those present
walked quietly down the street for
more than block without speaking a
word. 1t was like a funeral process
sion.
Meanwhile. a tragedy was being en-
acted in the little room off the court
room, where Dreyfus listened to the
reading of the verdict. He had been
told the result by his lawyers, and had
wept bitterly, but when in the pi esence
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 bravery, and when visiting
her husband this afternoon showed the
onlookers who were in the streets nc
signs of her sufferings as she walked
from her carriage to the prison.
Matthew Dieyfus was not present in
court this afternoon, but visited his
blother after the verdict had been
rendered. He found him perfectly
calm and without any manifestation oi
surprise at the finding of the court
The prisoner simply shrugged his
shoulders. uttering an expressive
"BahP' adding, as he embraced his
brother, as the latter was preparing tC
leave. Console my wife,"
The general belief is that Dreyfus
will be pardoned; but this will no
satisfy his friends, who vehemently de-
clare that they will refuse to accep
the verdict, and will continue the bat
tie until the judgment is reversed
The verdict. they say. is directed NOR,
against the Jews than against Dreyfus
and if allowed to stand will make thei
existence in France impossible.
Maitre Labori and Maitre Demang,
took the midnight train for Paris
They drove to the station in a closeC
carriage, escorted by four mounted
gendarmes. The road was practically
deserted, and no demonstration oc
Cured en- route or at the station
Maitre Demange and Matre Labor
will tomorrow sign an application fo
a revision of the case, although there
is no hope that the verdict will be re
versed. Both are much upset, though
it can hardly be said that they are sur
prlsed.