Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1899-09-14
DREYFUS IS GUILTY
That Was the Verdict of the
Court.Martial.
SENTENCED FOR TEN YEARS
General Belief Is That the Presidenl
Will Pardon Him, Otherwise
Another Degradation.

Rennes, Sept. l2.-The expected has
Happened. Dieyfus has been con.
iemned. The court found him guilty
and sentenced him to 10 years deten.
ton. AS ne has already suffered five
years solitary imprisonment, which
counts rs double ordinary detention,
he will be released at the end OF fort
night. In the meantinme, unless the
president of the republic pardons him.
Dieyfus will have to be degraded here
again within eight days.
Though majority OF those in the
courtroom this afternoon fully expect
ed the verdict, they We're completely
sturetied when it was given, and the
silence which prevailed in the room
and the way men turned pale and
caught their breath was more impress.
sive than any other manifestation could
have been.
Matte Demange sank back in his
chair AMI the tears trickled down his
checks. and Maitre Labor turned
white as sheet. while all round the
court men looked at each other in ST..
the iustling of paper from the report
eis' bench, as each press representative
tried TO be first to send the news.
As the audience lett the courtroom,
fully 10 OF 10 men were crying openly,
and the majority of those present
walked quietly down the street 10,
more than block without speaking a
word. 1t was like "a funeral process.
sion.
Meanwhile, a tragedy was being en-
acted in the little room off the court
loom, where Dreyfus listened to the
reading OF the verdict. He had been
told the result by his lawyers, and lad
wept bitterly, but when in the pi essence
OF the officials OF tho court-martial,
he listened impassively to the SEN.
tonce.
His wife, who was waiting in tor
ture and suspense at her house, bore
the news bravery, and when visiting
her husband this afternoon showed the
onlookers who were in the streets no
signs OF her sutferings as she walked
fiom her carriage to the prison.
Matthew Dreyfus was not present in
court this afternoon, but visited his
BROTHER after the verdict had been
rendered. He found him perfectly
calm and without any manifestation Of
surprise at the finding OF the court.
The prisoner simply shrugged his
shoulders. uttering an expressive
"Bah" adding, as he embraced hit
brother, rs the latter was preparing to
leave. Console my wife"
The general belief is that Dreyfus
will he pardoned; but this will not
satisfy his friends, who vehemently de.
clare that they will refuse to accept
the verdict, and will continue the bat
tie until the judgment is reversed.
The verdict. they say. is directed more
against the Jews than against Dreyfus,
and if allowed to stand will make their
existence in France impossible.
Matte Labor and Maitre Demange
took the midnight train for Paris.
They drove to the station in a closed
carriage, escorted by four mounted
gendarmes. The road was practically
deserted, and no demonstration Oc.
Matre Demange and Matte Labor
will tomorrow sign an application for
revision of the case. although there
is no hope that the verdict will be re-.
versed. Both are much upset, though
it can hardly be said that they are sur