The San Francisco call., 1899-09-10

Commissary began his reply. He prom
ised TO be brief. and said he desired TO
set before the court-martial simple OBJ
servation:
egories of witnesses-thoSe for and
those against the prisoner. Weigh the
Importance and Judge, in all the indie
pendence of your character and all the
strength of soldiers. Proof is every
where. The hour of supreme decision has
sounded France anxiously awaits your
Judgment. | also await 1t confidently,
fully maintaining the conclusion already
announced. I demand the application of
article 76 of the Penal Code and article
267 of the Military Code.
The demand Of the Government Com
missary caused a great sensation in
NJ Demange arose 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 already
know, namely. that you are only an
swerable to your conscience and God for
your verdict This is my last word in
this case. l feel that as men of honor
and loyalty. and as military officers,
pothesis and presumption advanced here,
consequently my last word is the same
spoke this morning. / have confidence
in you because you I;a are so, soldiers; e 81 oor.
asked Dreyfus If he had anything to say
in his behalf.
The prisoner arose and in voice
choked with emotion declared he had only
one thing to say, but of that he was
perfectly assured. He said, II affirm be-
fore my country and before the army that
am innocent My sole act has been TO
save the honor of my name, the name
| borne by my children. | have suffered
five years of the most awful torture. But
to-day l feel assured that am about to
attain my desire. through your loyalty
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 alb
The ringing of bell announced the en-
/ try of the judges an officer ordered
| Garry armsi'' and present arms! the
| Jouaust marched in. saluted and laid his
kept on the table. The other Judges did
| likewise, the gendarmes shouted silence
and the stiffness of death fell on the audi
! enee. who waited. heart in mouth, for the
| announcement of Dreyfus' fate.
Colonel Jouaust then began reading the
| Judgment which opened with the queS-
| tion referred to the judges by the Court
| of Cassation:
!. was Dreyfus guilty of entering into
Vaccinations to send secret documents
| to a foreign country?
| He then gave the answer that the court
! by a majority of five to two found Drey-
| nus guilty.
| The silence was Immediately broken by
a rushing of the reporters TO drop their
| previously prepared kilograms into the
| letter box opening into the street, and a
gendarme received them and gave them to
| the respective messengers for transmits
/ sion by wire. The noise called forth a
| stern cry of silence. silence" and again
| all sound was huShed until Colonel
| Jouaust finished speaking.
He concluded by saying the court would
| remain sitting until the room was cleared.
| He asked the audience to go out quietly
! and not 60 raise a shout of any sort
! The gendarmes then closed around the
| audience and pressed them outside. Not
! a word was raised by any one. Every
| thing PASSED off with complete calm
! AS the people emerged the gendarmes
kept them moving away from the court.
| The small crowd of people outside cheered
for the army. but the gendarmes did not