The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-10
RENDERING OF THE VERDICT.
Capt. Dreyfus Declared Guilty by q
Vote of B to z.

vote Oh 10 30
RENNES, Sept. s.-The court reconvened
at p. m. The ringing Of bell announced
the entry of the judges, an order Of Garry
arms and Present arms" the rattle of
rifles followed and then Colonel Jouaust
marched in saluted and laid his kept on the
table. The other judges did likewise, the
gendarmes shouted silence and the still
ness Of death fell on the audience, who were
waiting, heart In mouth, for the announce
ment of Dreyfus's 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 power?'
He then gave the answer that the court
guilty. 1t was learned that the vote had
been taken separately beginning by the in
ferior grade, and the youngest in the last
grade the president of the court having to
give his opinion last. The decision of the
court was as follows:
THE court declares on the question by, a
majority of five votes to two, Yes The
accused is guilty. The majority agreed that
there are extenuating circumstances, in
consequence of which, and on the request
of the commissary of the government, the
president put the question and received
again the votes in the above mentioned
form. AS result the court condemns, by a
majority Of five votes to two, Alfred Drey-
fus to the punishment of ten years deten-
ton
The Judgment then quotes the code and
constitution under which the sentence was
delivered with the article of the law en-
joining the government cOmmissary to have
this Judgment Immediately read in the pres
ence of the prisoner, before the assembled
guard under arms and to notify him that
the law allows delay of twenty-four hours
in which to lodge an appeal.
silence was broken by rush of the re-
porters to drop their previously prepared
kilograms into the letter box, opening into
the street, where gendarme received them
and gave them to the respective messen-
gers for transmission by wire. The noise
called forth stern cry of silence. silence
and again all sound was hushed until Col
Jouaust finished speaking. He concluded by
saying the court would remain sitting until
the room was cleared. He asked the au-
a shout of any sort. The gendarmes then
surrounded the audience and pressed them
outside Not 9: cry or a word was raised
by any one. Everything passed on 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
disorder.
adjoining little room by the clerk of the
court NJ Cupois. Dreyfus listened impas-
sive and 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 NOV
ing, gathered about the square in which the
telegraph office and principal cafes are sit
uated. When the people learned the court
had been out an hour 1t was argued that
this meant a disagreement in favor of Drey-
fus The first Indication to these watchers
that a result had been reached was when a
soldier on a bicycle came tearing along as
fast as he could from the Lycee toward the
artillery barracks. The soldiers and gen.
saddles and watched the bicylist as long az
he remained In sight This orderly was