The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-09-21
DREYFUS is FREE AT LAST.
LEAVES RESKEs QUIETLY AND GOES
10 THE SOUTH OF FRANCE

Released from tho Prison at O'Clock in
the MorninR-Lnter He VIII Probably
Visit tho Prince of Monaco-win Devote
His Life to the Fight for vindication.
SpssiaI cab. Ds,pstch,s 10 TIE sur.
RENNEs. Sept. 2O.-Ex- Capt. Dreyius left
here at 3 o'clock this morning. He went to the
Vern railway station and from there took
a train to Nantes. 1t was raining at the time
and his departure was not noticed
Shortly before 3 O'Clock landau drawn by
team OF horses, the same conveyance that
brought Dreyfus to the prison when he
landed from the cruiser SfaK. stopped near the
Place de la Marie. Thence 1t proceeded to the
smbankment Of the Vilaine Canal. where the
driver stopped. Dreyfus and his brother
Matthew then entered the carriage and drove
OF.
PARIS, Sept. 20.-It 10 officially stated that
Dreyfus has gone to Carpentras. q city in the
department OF Vaucluse. to stay week with
relatives. From thore he will go to Monaco.
the Prince OF Monaco having invited Dreyfus
to visit him in case he should be acquitted.
Dreyfus's children are staying with an aunt
near lie Croisic. Their father wants to see
them asleep before they are told that he has
returned from the journey they have been told
he has been on. He breads meeting them. as
he is afraid they will be startled to see him
looking 30 olu lnoy nave only seen Ms puotO-
graphs taken previous to 1894. They have not
seen the illustrated journals. The boy dis
tinctly remembers his father and the girl
thinks she rem embers him. The boy was
years old when Dreyfus was arrested. Both
children have been kept aloof from other chill
dren lest they learn Of the tragedy.
Dryius's pardon will be promulgated In to-
morrow's Gazette.
The appeal to the Military Court OF Revision
was withdrawn before Presidential cemency
was exercised. Dreyfus still has the right.
however. to move for q second revision by the
Court OF Cessation.
OF his life to the recovery OF his honor. He is
afraid. however. that he will die before this can
be accomplished.
Nine. Dreyfus has received hundreds OF tele-
grams OF conRratuation on her husbands
pardon. Most OF these messages came from
Great Britain and the United States.
The anti-Dreyfus newspapers are frantic
over the prisoners pardon.
The Eclah' says it had hopes that the country
would be spared this Disgrace.
Tho Gaulois says: Nothing can justify the
pardon. Public opinion may not understand
II. but the army will for 1t had its revenge at
Rennes."
The Journal says: 'preyfus 10 traitor. and
his pardon will not alter tina, fact"
The Intransioednt says it proves that II Drey-
fus is traitor President Louhet Is another.
Tho Petit journal remarks that it Is merely
q sop to the Triple Alliance Syndicate.
The Aurore says the Government has shown
! its horror at tho denial OF justice by the
Rennes court-martial.
The Eciair states that n monster petition
from Jewish people. headed with the names OF
| tho Rothschids. has been presented to Presi-
dent Loubet asking for Dreyfus's rehabilita.
tlon.
BRUSSELS. Sept. 20.-The news OF Dreyfus's
pardon was received here with great enthu-
siasm. The journalists are preparing to give
| big reception to Nine Ssverine. the noted
| Paris journalist, who will deliver lectures here
In a few days. Maitre Labori will also lecture
| In Belgium on the Dreyfus case
LONDON. Sept. 2O.-A despatch from Paris to
Dalziel's News Agency says the Aurore will to-
morrow publish the following:
THE Government OF the Republic has rem.
dered me liberty. To me freedom without
honor counts for nothing. From this day I
shall continue to strive for roparation for the
| frightful error OF which arm still the victim.
I desire that the whole OF France shall learn
| by a definite declaration OF Justice that am
Innocent. There shall never be peace until
there Ia not a single Frenchman who can ac-
| cuse me OF crime which another committed
| ALFRED DREYFus"