The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-10


against him. There 10 not Z country jus
tics Of the peace In tho United states who
would convict man charged with petty
i.scsny upon :Scn evidence a. n,. Wss az
u . shameful thing TO- deprive . man Of
which Il even 1sarsr. % the result Of such
. trial.
Verdict Not WarAntsd BY the Ev!dence.
n A. BAI.LIN0ER: The verdict IN
Ne the Droyfus case was not war
rantsd by The evidence even when consld-
tainiy Il was not Justified BY the theory
Of the administration OF justice which pre-
wallis In English courts A vast quantity
Ct the evidence introduced aSain.s the ID, de.
mans conviction seems to rest entirely up
on the opinions OF witnesses and not upon
facts. II II my belief that the members
prejudiced against him and exercised their
Rrejudices IN arriving ct the verdict which
Pregnant W2h MlMfsst Perjury.
IoHN =. HUMPHREYS: There was
- . certain amount Of evidence against
Dreyfus. but In my opinion u was
not sufncisnt to warrant his conviction. In
ana conss!s.S forgery .he liberty ny
man should be taken away from him unless
. great deal stronger evidence. known TO
be true. were produced than was In this
casa Elm .v II. "A
Whole World Can Z Be Wrong.
COL. T. P. EDsEN: This action OF the
- French court martial II infamous.
when he was degraded before his own
regiment. and still cried "vive le France:
vive rarmee." Imagine the mans posi-
tion--having hts shoulder straps torn from
him and HIS sword broken by common
dragon. while he was facing hts COM
rades. No position on earth could be
more trying; but this brave man was
still patriotic. Such q man could not he
OF. The whole civilized world cannot be
wrong IN its Judgment on this case. Part
Of Il might 60 astrAy, but when oil civil
S.n. done cry 70 sGS ss = ss & S
prosecutors ~ the man must b. wrong
I do not believe that Dreyfus will ever
serve his sentence. Tho president of
sS but w M pardon ' him ' ss,os Ss Ia:
been In prison very long.
+ + r
ppsyfus Had so Inning.
(oIA l. u. McuTCHEoN; have
carefully followed all the news
Just. out OF curiosity TO see how they
conduct such cases in France. and
must confess 4 has been mys-
terry 70 me. Every form seems TO
proving the guilt Of a man accused Of
crime rests upon the prosecution. but In
France man charged must prove his
own Innocence. and the law believes him
making this allowance I cannot nm
deretand this case. X preyfus has
had his inning in the trial I have not
seen IL and don't know when I, happened
II looks az II the court had granted the
rc-trial merely 20 stiil the public. and that
u took the position that the public would
be stiiled easier by finding the man
guilty than reversing It's former opinion
Court Had a Formed Opfrtor.
Ex-UNYrEp STATES SENATOR JOHN
~ q ALLEN: I have observed In
dications for thu last scverxi weeks
that the court martial had q pre-
fas. and used the re-triai merely as
means 20 seek extenuation OF its own
position. rather than To find evidence on
which 10 hate an impartial verdict This
trial and the result have exposed the
awful rottsnness OF the French army
more than even ar enemy Of that coun.
try coaid have possibly conceived 1 am
not familiar With the procedure ~ the
=
n there viii he m opportunity "a appeal
but IN. case will he tried before n higher
hsr-tAe bar 90 the pacri~ Of America ard
England and sll the civilized reseple of
Europe. the bar tf fair play and justice
II Guilty He Should Sc Shot.
RrRToN r. BENNETT. Nv op.nior
~ IN too strong s1r expression The
French army has ceme 60 pass
Where Il deserves the ex~crstion Of
al mankind II 1 was fi.sr1cs attorney
Ar TIE sraEa Jury brought in an inalct-
nent na4wd oa such atlrasr evidence a. that
Presented against Drevfas I should ,ahs
the responsibility - rslle pressing IL ARD
sEnssssrg ire case Es once There vas
rot particle - evidences against r-~v-
'ua u ee ~ss guilty. thew sncss.s take
hlm eas ara shoot Nira re cs,s,. no. RS
ably n Ter ysars' guilty. Sash a verdict
- tAss 10 nothing bat essls's play.
cs--,ss's 1,-S E-sxscs.
r. I'm J n MyT>Ar,yT. Chan,elta-
u ver Eeeaew's wese VIA. Y0r~xrs. MAJ
~ Fslatlsrs cs q sr~aAe-shla nature wsss
wish sne cssFst- sysa rial ara sNe cf~~rr
ssoss't have s~ca scanftss S,arh a y.r-
ssrt as has s~en r~rierest = u~iaxg un.
1870 s,.s.r :. a.. e.'ns u prsytl. va.
sses. ara nas s-srs rGatv Ms ranshr--t
rejects more Disgrace or tho c~uyt TIA,
sensesacsa him than |. aces en- N. p-fs-
ocer.
c-~rar-ss- az {lss-ase
WALTER : FULTON. essas de- TIE
sany,stien 81 cart D--ysus IA an
outrage y,aas language eniy family ex.
cranoRa tse fr~{tnG eyerv saWyeS si.sssf an