The times., 1899-09-10

verdict was not surprise to me- how
I ever. as l expected a conviction from the
first No such procedure as took place
at the trial would have been countenanced
in any country but France In my opin-
ion there was not the least evidence that
would have justified any other verdict but
aequittai There was not a particle of
evidence introduced to show the guilt OF the
prisoner. A man is supposed to be inno-
cent until proven guilty. 1t was the re-
verse in the Dreyfus case.
Calamity to he DepIored.
M. Goldenberg. of 924 and 926 Seventh
Street northwest: The end of the trial
and the re-convictfon of Dreyfus is great
calamity, and is to be deplored alike by
Jew and Gentle, and / think viii re-
suit in great injury TO the French nation.
/ but cannot help believing that there win
+; be a turn of the tide in favor of Dreyfus
and that be will yet be given his freedom.
l am more tolerant than most people and
! do not believe in denouncing the French
I nation. but | say again, l believe that
Dreyfus viii be righted and receive the
yindication in the eyes of the world, which
/ he deserves
Henry Franc jr., of 401 Seventh Street
northwest: 1T is the greatest travesty On
justice the world has ever seen. The trial
was a farce from beginning to end. and
there is nothing that can be said that
would be too bitter to express the indignd-
1 tion ! feel at the result CT the trial. 1t
/ was simply that Dreyfus was a Jew. ana
1 the French army had to be protected, so
/ the Jew was made scapegoat for the ras-
cality OF the French generals. | believe tie
/ French nation viii experience another rev.
/ olution on account Of Dreyfus being found
! guilty. for every fair minded person the
world over knows that he should have
| been released and restored to his rank in
/ the army
| Alfred Mayer, manager of the Bon
Marehe: 1T was all arranged beforehand.
Dreyfus is a Jew and therefore he must be
/ condemned. The court that tried him had
agreed on the verdict in advance. The
whole trial was a farce and is so recognized
/ by the world. What the outcome will be
/ cannot say, but everyone, l think, will
admit that Dreyfus trial was a travesty
ON justice. France viii suffer for it,"
C. HeiIbrun, the Seventh Street shoe
merchant: 81 am not surprised at the ver-
dict The sentiment was against Dreyfus
because of his race. There was no evidence
against him and the verdict will be con-
demned by the civilized world. He has been
made victim Of a deep conspiracy and the
people will show their resentment by re-
naming away from the Paris exposition :"
E. /. Petit, Of Mayer Petit: Il am
glad to know that the papers will take this
question up. Aside from the fact that l
have from the first believed Dreyfus inno-
cent, / have closely followed this trial.
even more so than any that has ever come
under my observation, and / fail TO fni
the slightest evidence On which to base a
I-conviction in the minds of men who have
the slightest sense of honesty in their
makeup. When we see such wholesale ly-
ing on the part of the French generals
who have been engaged in the prosecution
TO the extent that il has been carried on
what justice could be expected from a
court composed of men of the same calihre
The entire trial would be a laughabie farce
save for the fact that an innocent man
must suffer that the guilty may escape. II
France permits this high handed outrage
she deserves to be rebuked by the nations
of the world"
]. Philip Hermann. of House & Herr
mann: Il think the verdict is an outrage.
can't. by any method of reasoning. see
how the Judges arrived at the conclusion
they did. The whole affair seemed 10 me
TO be a class issue, but notwithstanding
the result is a disgrace TO any civilized
naticn.'
E. Eiseman OF Eiseman Bros: Il haven't
thought about the matter much. OF courss
, everyone regrets Sucn an occufFence, ane
. believe that had il been in any Other
country DTeyfGs would have been ac-
quilted, but in Fra3cs-weli they couldnf
20 against the generals, you know, and i
was a case Of Dreyfus or the generals. 81
/. the captain had to suffer. | don't know
anything about what the Hebrews Of thi!
country viii do and am not in q position
to express an opinion on the matter
E Heeht, of Hecht & Co.: IF the He
brews would unite they would be able Il
do something for the unfortunate man
put / don't believe they will unite, and
do not believe they viii do anything