The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-10
Thu VOTE WAS FIVE TO two
MAJORITY OF THE COURT ADMIT
ING CIRCUMSTANCES
DETENTION FOR TEN YEARS
THAT is THE PENALTY FIXED, AND
IT MAY MEAN PARDON OF
THE PRISONER
WILD SCENES IN RENNEs

Anti-Dreyfusards Demonstrate, and
Start Riots in Various Sections of
the TOwn-InsuIt Women, and
Run From Men in UnifOrm-Ex-
citement in Paris Indignant
Americans Boycott France and
Her Goods.
RENNES, Sept 9.-The expected has
happened. Dreyfus has been a second
time condemned, but though majority
of those in the court room this afternoon
fully expected the verdict they were COM
pletely stupefied when it was given, and
the silence which prevailed in the room
and the 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 Labor turned white as ashes, and
all around the court men looked at each
other in silence. Possibly the only sound
to be heard was the rustling of papers
from the reporters bench as each press
the news AS the audience left the court
room fully ten or fifteen men were cry
ing openly, and a majority of them
walked quietly down the street for more
than a block without speaking q word.
1t was like funeral procession.
Meanwhile tragedy was being enacted
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,
bu' when in the presence Of the officials
Of the court-martial he listened impas-
sively to the sentence. His wife, who
was waiting in torture and suspense. at
her house. bore the news bravely, and.
when visiting her husband this afternoon
showed the onlookers who were in the
streets no sign of her suffering as she
walked from her carriage to the prison.
THOUGHT ONLY OF WIFE.
Matthew Dreyfus was not in court this
afternoon, but visited his brother after
the verdict was rendered. He found him
perfectly calm, and without any mani
1estauon of surprise at the finding of
the court The prisoner frequently
shrugged his shoulders, uttered an ex-
pressive BAH" adding as he embraced
his brother, as the latter was preparing
to leave: Console my wife,
The general belief is that Drevfus mill
De pardoned, but this will not satisfy his
TRENDS, who vehemently declare that thew
VIII refuse to accept the verdict and will
continue the battle until the judgment is
reversed The verdict, they saw is di-
Tected more against the Jews than against
Dreyfus, and If allowed to stand will
make their existence in France imnossi-
bic.
Maltre Labori and Maitre Demange took
the mall train for Paris. They drove to
Tue STATION In a closed carriage, escorted
pY 1our mounted gendarmes The road
was practically deserted, and no demon.
STatlon occurred en- route or et +bA s+o
ton e e'"-
Mattre Demange and Maitre 1.oho.,
Will tomorrow sign an application ror
revision OF the case, although there is
no nope that the verdict will be re-
=. eIseu' Botn are much upset, though
1t can hardly be said that they are sur.
prised. sur
EXCITEMENT IN RENNEs
scenes of great excitement occurred al
tennes tonight. The ti-Dreyfusarde
broke loose and started demonstratior
"hlch' out for prompt and rigorous
measures oy the police, would un-
oouotedly have developed into serious
disorders
Ihe first sign Of trouble manifested it.
Eeh Immediately after the verdict he.
came known. The streets leading to ths
Iycees were at times filled with crowds
Oh people awaiting news from the court
room. The announcement of the prfs.
oner's condemnation was agreeable to q
majority of these, and cheers and t.r,aa
OF NIVe Iarmee" were raised The
gendarmes and troops looked on without
making any attempt at interference. The
terrace in front of the cafe De La Paiy
the leading cafe in Rennes was filed
with the people taking their afternoon
drinks. When the verdict Of the court
was announced the customers arose
to their feet and demanded that the
string band which plays on the terrace
should give the 'Marseillaise. The band
struck up the air and the crowds, both
inside and outside, joined in the ma,
uonal song e,
Col. Jouaust passed by little later,
on foot, and in full uniform, on his way
from the lycee to his home. The crowd,
with barred heads. cheered him, crying
NlVe armee. Col. JouauSt In reply
to their cheers saluted with his hands.
AS dinner time approached the streets
became empty, but about o'clock the
Crowds again gathered at the Cafe De
La Paix, and in the square beside It
and the adjacent street,
q FREE FIGHT AvERTED.
Just then an incident occurred at the
Hotel Moderne, which is known as the
Dreyfusard center. Two men, notorious
anti-Dreyfusards, entered the winter
garden inside the hotel, and sat down
to one of the little marble tables %inder
the palm trees and ordered coffee. At
an adjoining table sat La Dame Blanche.
with a companion, while at other tables
were seated Nine. Bernard, Lazare end
Gorzinetti, with other Dreyfusards.
The two new comers at once began to
make offensive remarks about Dreyfus