The record-union., 1899-09-10

GendarmeS were plentifully distrlp-
uted and posted in the gangways
around the courtroom. There was
pleasant contrast in their pretty blue
uniforms, with white cord trimmings
to the sober attire of the majority OF
the spectators. As they watched what
was going on in the court their hands
rested on the black leather cases III
which rested big army revolvers.
The silence was broken only by the
occasional rustling of reporters note
book, or the neigh of an artillery horse
picketed in a street beside the Lycee,
Now and then there was the sound
of rattling rifles or the cianking sword
of some officer hastily crossing the
courtyard, where the troops were sta
toned
NJ. Demange continued his plea, until
the Court suspended it's session for
thirty minutes at 10 o'clock, at which
time at was announced that counsel
would need another hour to conclude
his speech, after which the Judges, It
was added, would retire to consider the
verdict.
A loud clapping of hands greeted the
conclusion of NJ Demanges finely de-
livered peroratiOn.
NJ Demange concluded at 1880 a. m
After NJ. .Demange had spoken Maitre
Labori arose and formally renounced
his right to plead.
The peroration of NJ. Demange was a
splendid piece of oratory. His voice
thundered through the court and echo
ed outside. The officers and troopers
a.s1 H6
around the entrance to the hall, stand
irg on tiptoe to catch a glimpse of the
speaker, while inside the hall many of
the audience were moved to tears.
The speech was very skillfully ar
ranged. and was devoted to demolish-
ing stone by stone the edifice built up
by the general staff, going over every
point brought up in the bordereau, and
refuting the arguments of General Mer-
cier and General Roget.
The lawyer declared he did not be-
lieve Henry and EsterhaZy were ac-
completes, otherwise Henry would have
suppressed the bordereau. But Henry
might have given information to Es-
terhazy, believing him to be man of
honor, and when he discovered in 1890
that he had put his hand in that of
traitor. he committed forgery upon
which counsel would not dwell, for the
offender had paid for it with his life.
The ringing of a bell announced the
entry of the Judges, an officer ordered
carry arms" and present arms" the
rattle of rifles following, and then Col
onel 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 audience, who waited
heart in mouth for the announcement
of Dreyfus' fate.
Colonel Jouaust then began reading
the judgment, which opened with the
question referred to the judges by the
Court of Cessation: 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 Dreyfus guilty.
The silence was Immediately broken
by rushing of the reporters to drop
their previously prepared kilograms
into the letter boxes opening into the
street, a gendarme received them and
gave them to their respective mes
sengers for transmission by wire. The
noise called forth a stern cry of "si-
lence, silence" and again all sound
was hushed until Colonel Jouaust fin
ished 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 raise shout
of any sort
The gendarmes then closed around
the audience, and pressed them outside
Not a word was raised by anyone
Everything 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 interfere,
and there was not the slightest dis
| order
The judgment was read to Dreyfus in
an adjoining little room by the clerk
of the court, NJ. Coupers. Dreyfus lis
tened impassive, did not give the
slightest sign of emotion, did not utter
word, and marched back to prison
like an automaton.
1t is understood Dreyfus will be sent
to Fort Corte, in the Island of Corsica.
A large crowd, which the police kept
moving, waited around the square in
which the telegraph office and the prin-
| clpal cafes are situated When the
people learned the court had been out
an hour 1T was argued that this meant
disagreement in favor of Dreyfus
Inc frst indication to these watchers
! that result had been reached was
when soldier on a bicycle came tear
ing along as fast as he could from the
Lycee toward the artillery barracks.
The soldiers and gendarmes kept the
streets free, sat up in their saddles and
watched the bicyclist as long as he
remained in sight. This orderly was
dispatched before the court returned
as another five or ten minutes elapsed
before the army or reporters and mes
sengers on foot and on bicycles came
IN wave up the street and the tele-
| graph office was in a pandemonium
Ii was literally packed with men and
women, all struggling toward the two
little windows where the dispatches
/ We're filed. Meanwhile the news of the
| condemnation of Dreyfus had filtered
| out to the crowd, but is produced no
excitement.
! The votes We're taken separately, be-
ginning with the inferior grade and the
youngest in the grade, the President of
the court having to give his opinion
last. The decision of the court was
as follows:
To-day, the 9th of September, 1899,
the court-martial of the Tenth Legion
(Continued on Sixth Pagel