The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-11

French Capital Pardon From
Loubet Among the Possibilities
Fresh Degradation of the Pris-
oner Regarded Rs UnIikeIy-Ap-
peal for Revision Signed.
RENNES, Sept. 1O.-Dreyfus has borne
the shock of conviction with marvellous
fortitude, one might almost say with un-
natural calm. Yesterday he seemed stu
pefied when Maitre Labori communicated
to him the verdict, but he has since ral-
lied. He passed quiet night, and rose
when his orderly brought him water at
o'clock this morning, just as he did dur
ing the trial, when it was necessary.
Nine. Dreyfus and Matthew Dreyfus,
his brother, visited him during the course
of the afternoon, his brother subsequently
leaving for Paris. The application to the
court of revision was taken to him at
noon by Maitre Labori's assistant, and
he signed it.
Today Dreyfus has spoken but little,
though he has seemed in better spirits
than might have been expected The
meeting with his wife was naturally very
affecting, but both held up as well as
possible. He said to her:
al am not uneasy regarding my
self, ns 1 shall soon be free, but
think of you and my poor children.
They Will be branded as the chill
dren of II traitor"
Dreyfus is convinced that the ten years
imprisonment to which he is sentenced
will be wiped out by the five years of
solitary seclusion he has undergone on
Devils island, and he expects to be
released by Oct Is, which will be five
gears from the date of his former con-
demnatiOn. He Is so sanguine that he
has made an extraordinary request of his
wife for novels to read in the meantime,
saying that his mind has been so dis
turbed by recent events that he wishes
to divert his thoughts and try to get all
recollection of the past three months out
of his mind. He thinks that the reading
of a novel will furnish the desired mental
repose and keep him from brooding.
FAMILY HOPEFUL
The correspondent of the Associated
Press called upon Nine. Dreyfus this aft
ernoon, after her visit to her husband,
and saw her father, NJ. Hadamard, who
derfully well, considering the circum-
stances, but desired to remain Cndis-
turbed today, in view of the emotional
strain of the interview.
NJ. Hadamard said that Nine Dreyfus
and the family were hopeful, and looked
forward to some favorable development.
1.-The verdict he added, ''is an infamy.
Capt. Dreyfus is in poor health, as every
ole knows. He has been extremely i'll
from the moment of his arrival in France
and has been put on a special regime.
His health has not improved and the
nervous effect of yesterdays terrible
blow is bound to react upon his general
condition. His suppression of all out
ward emotion is due to his almost in
credible force of will, but it does not i'm
ply that he is insensible to the mental
and physical torture he has undergone.
On the contrary, the family just now see
in his weak state of health and abnormal
impassivity an ugly sign and fear for
him more than they care to express
RENNES CALM.
The town today has been perfectly calm
There has not been a sign of demon
stration nor a cry for or against Dreyfus.
A number of people gathered to see
Nine Dreyfus visit the prison, but they
were quite respectful.
The troops and masses of gendarmes
who yesterday gave the center of Rennes
the appearance Of a military camp, have
completely vanished. There are hardly
any gendarmes in sight except near the
Dreyfus- residence, where a few are post
ed. Cavalry officers were seen frequent
Ing the cafes this afternoon, showing that
the authorities no longer fear any trouble
here, and are allowing the officers to
leave their barracks
So far as can he ascertained military
men are perfectly satisfied with the YER
Oh I,,+o
ing the honor of the army and at the
same time doing an act cf mercy to
Dreyfus, who, they say has sufficiently
eXpiated his crime in the awful existence
he passed on Devils island. They point
out that even if he is sent to Fort Corte,
it will be to receive henceforth the hu-
name treatement he has experienced
since his return to France
PUNISHMENT UNCERTAIN.
One strange fact is the extraordinary
difference of opinion respecting the exact
effect of the iudgment-whethe Dreyfus
can be degraded again and whether the
five years solitary confinement he has un-
dergOne will he regarded as equivalent tc
the ten years detention to which he is
row sentenced. This matter is quite
aside from the general impression that
Dreyfus will be pardoned in a few days
by President Loubet, who will find some
ground to exercise clemency.
Maitre Demange thinks the five years
Will count for nothing and that Dreyfus,
according to law, will have to suffer ten
years detention. Many others, however,
including several lawyers, hold a con-
trary opinion and declare that he will
be released in October This. as already
cabled, is the belief of Dreyfus himself.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press this afternoon interrogated NJ.
Coupois, the clerk of the court-nartfal.
on this point He was most emphatic in
declaring that Dreyfus must serve ten
years from the date of a fresh degraJa
ton, the courtmartial having considered
the case as beginning when Dreyfus ap-
peared before them, disregarding alto
gether his previous sentence.
M. Coupois said: Il have no doubt
whatever that according to the military
code, Dreyfus must undergo degradation
again, as he was reinstated as q captain
in the army and he appeared before the
court in uniform. That he will actually
be put through this cruel ordeal I think
doubtful. If it depended on me I know
what I should do, and the president of
the republic may think with me-"
NO NEW DEGRADATION.
Col Jouaust also declared that Dreyfus
must serve ten years, but, speaking with
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