Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-08
BEGINNING OF THE END
DraTfus Case Now Enters on
Its Final Stage
VERDICT MONDAY, At LATEST
Cov,rmsDt Wishes Judgment With
held Over Sunday.
roarrGv TESTIMONY EXCLUDED
mis- Means That Court Has Already
Wcnchcd "a Conclusion, Hut Whn'
q. THAT Conclusion! - Dreyfus's
Chances.

EENNEs. September To-day came
Che beginning OF the end in the Dreyius
,sal With the speech Of the govern
nent commissioner. Major Carricre. the
case entered upon the final stage Oh
rleadings. and the verdict viii De oe-
ligcred on Monday. at the latest
&C. oven tan, Tonight OF the triaIs eho-
ing tomorrow by the holdinE OF d" extra
,e,c-,o,p session for NJ Laborfs speech
..., .t.. 5slib,ratiou Of the judges. Tbs,
$3.50 is considered unlikely, as the
..,,..r,,,enf is anxious 90 nave the Juds-
mont withheld over sunday, IN order 10
avert demonstrations. which would prob
.ti,. result I'm boodshed on a day when
Che worknemen are free.
Tho government Is not only fearful re-
..rlne Rennes. but is particularly con-
.,g,d regarding Parjs and other large
,.ers. where passions have been heated,
and where the verdict, whichever way
...s is certain TO give rise to trouble.
81. understood that the government mas
....-.tsd its desire 20 the president OF
.-. .lrt-martial. Colonel Jouaust, and
,t.rs ,s no reason TO believe that ne VIII
mot fr I'm with it's views.
IMPORTANT DECISION.
r-.al Iouaust this morning took the
-.- important decision yet taken, and
...s .t entirely upon his own response
fr-v although he is undoubtedly only
old. ro1uth0iece of the whole body Of
--. His decision TO exclude the tes-
~.t..., c.t,,,.or,i,o,Dor and
... ,i,,,iec,r,
-al'i Dc -.
es DO means l'"' '"e cur noe -,
reached c1n'llsloh' ana 'haI 'ne Pi'""
I... ~ counsel are merely waste Of
. aud ,,.i,h. be DISPENSED with, If
,,,cassi+,. Tho court
' -, ,..,+ -.b,ob y,a,, .
@ i' 'p us i-'''.' -
This is The WAL I'i-''' an" ''''
a. topic Of discussion to-nlsht. ho'l
.-. .r. equally confident that the court
.- r..t1. ir accordance with their
10000. ,,l.o1s,o tr,t tbe
'.". Inc bIeS lu7'i"'
cannot condemn Cap,aln DIei W ".
SER rejecting the decisive evidence wiliI ,i
"arzkoppen and FdnIlAaiul Woul''
tI given IN MS IaNor Inc dH,l-Di -
n.n
i-"'s7 OF ..9 , -, - 80
1-- -1os NC 'l"S Wy ~, ,,,o,trlse
"' N.'itaiS "'''''., 1870. - 80
because lhey "o"lu nc nv
save Lner agent at aug NOo'' .s..-,
sample on lhls I1~S0'il .lts5., ~ -
N an anu-Die5 -"s@lT Jul 1,,',0,'
praisins SlIoHei Iou" N9l
acclaimed: what welsht Soola ne, ,,',
ach TO tHa ese''iC,'9 % - e,oI.D
ana Fani11aIel . me 80 -, ,o,,ch ~.
'ooa7 must S"i'i0 '''o
be- can ---...-.-,..u. Cocoon,
THE JO DH-lI-\! S'l-->'-
From the POPULAR POM vi ,o ~, ' Sd
gone li .'Ul I'm IN -3t,.a,t.5 ~ ,,s
.t'ie Ju"7' "' VIZ 81
ue-t sensational ie"'uie, o"i"s 90 '''o
ce OF lhe ce"ti"l Isure' C l.l.i
l-.Fiu7 VIII ne laheh 10 in oUy'. .,Il
IH.m when me Judges Ie,fe 10 C'ii9'''e'
their verdict moment neloIe 'neG are
f9 re-eutsr bell VIII De ruhg ana as
they take their places behlnd the Iohs
table on the stage, inc infantry su"Iu
r present arms and remain M present
arms while Colonel Jouaust staa"inS IN
t-- centre of the platform. reads the YER
dict.
Captain Dreyfus Will not be brought
.r .. The courtroom. and viii not be
present at tine announcement Of the
-.frr-.rf lut when the courtroom has
1..r f..,.d nv the cendarmes. which
viU i. DOM. as soon as Colonel Jouaust
conclude. INC reading clerk of the court
VIII ur....l to the room where Dreyfus
win la vHl.r. and read 10 him the YER
C'.t iu taa presence of a couple of gen
Caru.t
Il. public viii thus be robbed Of the
spectacle NJ his emotions. which are
bound tl le most profound, whether the
deere. sends him 10 the arms of his fam
Sis rr back 90 the penal settlement.
Dpt,vr-r-c,e, CHANCES
o..t..,
-N- verdict may De clear ana u0quiVo-
ae4uiltal or FORM OF aequi'laI li,ot
.-a DC equivalent TO the Sc2'0n Yer ~ ~
Aol pronen.' The last VIII DC the Gus
y ihe judges should pronounce asa llls,
1000 hy a vote or 10 o. NAT - ne "0ui ,o
Heeu' even lnou-n .,'e - o.. 40 .,',..
..,,,, ,,.o,,id ne VEN, ppsaiisfactorv.
So ,,,',,1 carrv the stigma for lhe rest
81, 49,
~~ntaif, Drevfus thus has five chances
nee the nrosecution's three. IMAM
IrIfv six TO one. five to two. four 70
rr.. ar three 10 four. will set him al
r..rtv while unanimity. six to one, OF
f.. an TWO will convict him.
.,.t.t.d the Judgment will be car
rf to Inc military court Of appeal
,.'.t AN D.. h. formal matter. The ap
80 iii ooi, SQUASH the iudgmen
e.. .-4- " rotrial II IN should be es-
t...L, "a ,be present court-martial
has srre8 in "a matter Of procedure. Thh
t..t. ft.b.gt deoree improbable. Tn,
r. y. coss,tion VIII also have the
r.t 49, 81. % trial it n ebould dc.
ala. n,e, t'. ,g,,rt-,os,,tial has deyiatod
t..,o ,,s ,,,,,,,c,i,,e This ss the opl,