The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-09-14

'AerAIN ALFRED DREYTCs.
base conviction. The first act in the
great drema that may disirtegrate and
destroy the republic has been played.
The consequences will be revealed f.
ly in Frances future.
The following is an account in detail
Of the convictions:
Rcnras, France. By CabIe.-Thc ex-
pected has happened. Dreyfus has been
Condtmred but though a majority of
thoSe IN the court room fully expected
The verdict, they were completely
stupofod when it was given, and the ST.
cncc which prevailed in the room al d
INC way men turned pale and caught
their br-aths was more impressive than
any other manifestation could have
been.
AS the audience left tn. court room
lulIy 10 or II men were crying openly,
and the majority of these present.
walked quietly down the street for mUre
'oan block without speaking a word.
It was like a funeral procession.
meanwhile a tragedy was beinS en-.
acted in the little room off the court
rocm, whore Dreyfus listened to the
reading OF the verdict. He had been
'old the result by his lawyers and had
W1pt bitterly, but when in the presence
tne Officials of the court martial. he
listened impassively to the sentence.
his wife who was waiting in torture
anu suspense at her house, bore the
news br1voly, and when visiting her
husband in the evening. showed the on-
lockers who were in the streets no sign
Oh hor su(ferings as she walked from
ler carriage to the prison.
Matthew Dreyfus was not present in
court, but visited his brother after the
verdict had been rendered. He found
nm perfectly calm and without any
manifestation of surprise at the finding
OF the court.
lhe prisoner simply shrugged hi;
shoulders, uttaring an expressive
oah' adding as he embraced his
brother as the latter was preparing tt
leayc, console my wife"
The general belief is that Dreyfus
VIII be pardoned; bat this will not sat
SIy his friends, who vehemently dc
care that they will continue the battl'
uLtll the judgment is reversed. Th'
verdict, they say. is directed more
against the Jews than against Dreyius
and II allowed to stand will make the.
eN'stence in France impossible. Maitr
Aoori and Maitre Demange took th'
midnight train for Paris. They drov
" the station in a closed carriage, c5
cofted by four mounted gendarmes.
lhe read was practically deserts
ana no demonstration occurred. Maitr
Denlange and Maitre Labori will sig
ou Application for revision OF III
Vdse although there is no hope that IN
verdict will be revised. Both are muc
upset, though 1t can hardly be said tia
'uey are surprised.
Iho appearance on the streets whe
Nennes awoke Saturday morning lei
no doubts in the minds of any one tnd
me hnal crisis of the great trial Id
ueen reached. Instead of scattere
sehdarmes guarding the vicinity OF t1
prison and the Lycee, the whole to"
orsted with soldiers, all the stree
near the court were guarded at into
'aIs by double lines of infantry, tw
'ompanies of infantry sat on tf
'aorch steps adjoining the Lycee. vii
'neir arms stacked in front OF theI
"hlle in the court yard of the prise
ana at various other points, cavail
Gould be seen in readiness.
1t is reported here that as Dreyi,
NaS been condemned to ten years d
'sntlon, and as he has already suffer
"'e years solitary Imprisonment, whi
cunts as double the ordinary dete
uon' he will be released at the end
fortnight.
meanwhile, unless the president
'ne republic pardons him. which ma
.a'hk certain as being the only SOL
'on OF the present situation, Dreyf
VIII have to be degraded here aga
Within eight days.