The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-09-10
A PROBABLE RESULT

DreHus VIII be Released in About Two Weeks.
Thee has been no Disturbance in Rennes or
Elsewhere thus Far. All Rennes Swarming
With Infantry and Cavalry. Dreyfus Shows
the Fearful Strain to Which he has Been
Subjected. Demange's Demolition of the
Bordereau. Dramatic Scene at the Delivery
Of the Verdict. The First Shock Over, Drey-
fus Bears it Well. He VIII be Taken to the
Island of Corte, Corsica. His immediate
Pardon Looked for, Otherwise Within Eight
Days a Second Degradation Awaits Him.
Rennes, Sept. 9.-The court martial
in the Dreyfus case returned a verdict
of guilty today. The prisoner is SEN
fenced to ten years Imprisonment. 1t
is thought his FIVE years solitary CON
finement, which according to French law
counts as double time, will he construed
to cover the ten years sentence and
that he will be released In about two
weeks.
There has been no disturbances in
Paris or elsewhere so far.
THE VERDICT 4 HEAVY BLOW.
Rennes. Sept. 9.-The expected has
happened DTeyfus has been condemned.
but though a majority of those III tile
court room this afternoon fully expected
the verdict they We're completely stupi-
fed when it was given, and the silence
which prevailed in the room and the
way men turned pale and caught their
breath was more impressive than any
other manifestation could have been.
As the audience left the court room
fully 10 on Is men were crying openls,
and the Majority of those present walked
quietly down the street more than 4
block without speaking word. 1t was
like funeral procession
Meanwhile tragedy was being enact
ed III the little room off the court room.
where Dreyfus listened to the rading of
by his lawyers and had wept bitterly, bnt
when in the presence eff the officials Of
the court martial, he listened passively TO
the sentence.
his wife, who was waiting in torture
and suspense at her house, bore the news
bravely, and when visiting lher husband
this afternoon showed the cn-lookcrs
who We're In the streets no sign elf her
sufferings as She walked fronm her car
Tiage to the prison.
Afatthieu Dreyfus was not present il
court this afternoonI but visited his
brother after the verdict hard been rem
dered. He found him perfectly calm
and without any manifestation Of SIR
prise at the finding of the court
The prisoner simply shrugged his
shoulders, tIttering an expressive Bah.
adding as he embraced his brother, as
the latter was preparing to leave, Con
sole my wife"
The general belief is that Dreyfus will
be pardcned: but this VIII not satisfy
his friends, who vehemently declare that
they will continue the battle until the
Judgment is reversed.
The verdict, they say. lis directed more
against the Jews than against Dreyfus.
and if allowed to stand will make Their
existence in France impossible. Naitre
Labor and Maitre Demange took the
m dnight train for Paris. They drove
to the station in closed carriage, escort
ed by four mounted genda1mPs.
The road was practically deserted and
no demonstration occurred. Maitre De
mango and Maitre Labor will tomorrow
sign an application for revision of the
case. although there is no hope that the
verdict will he reversed. Both are much
upset, though it can hardly be said they
are surprised.
DEMANGES ELOQUENT SPEECH.
The appearance on the streets when
Rennes awoke this morning left no
doubts i'll the minds of any one that
the final crisis Of the great trial had
been reached Instead of scattered gen
darmes guarding the vicinity of the pris-
on and the Lycee, the whole town
bristled with soldiers, all the streets
near the court were guarded at inter-
walls by double lines of infantry, two
companies of infantry sat on the church
steps adjoining the Lycee, with their
arms stacked in front of them, while
in the court yard of the prison and at
various other points, cavalry could be
seen in readiness.