Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1899-09-11
THE DREYFUS CASE.

court martial AL heuHSS, EIhhCS, III
that evening, rendered its verdict,
again convicting Captain Alfred Drey-
fus of treason, and sentenced him to
ten years. Imprisonment.
The text OF the judgment is as fol.
lows:
"Today, the 9th of September, 1899,
the court martial of the Tenth army
corps, celebrating behind closed doors,
the president put the following ques-
tor:
Is Alfred Dreyfus, brevet captain,
Fourteenth regiment of artillery, proba-
toner on the general staff, guilty Of
having in 1894 entered into machina
lions or held relations with n foreign
power, or one of it's agents, to Induce 1t
to commit hostility o. undertake war
against France, or procure it the means
therefor by delivering the notes and
documents mentioned in the documents
called the bordereau, according to the
decision of the Court Of Cas=ati N Of
June 3, 1899 p The votes were taken
separately, beginning by the inferior
grade and youngest in the last grade,
the president having given his opinion
last. The court declares On the ques'
ton. by majority OF five votes to TWO,
'Yes, the accused is guilty The ma
lority agreed that there are extenua.
ting circumstances, in consequence OF
which, and on the request Of the com
missary OF the govern ment, the presi-
dent put the question and received
again the votes In the aforementioned
form. As a result, the court condemns,
by majority OF five votes to two, AL
fred Dreyius to the punishment of len
years. detention"
That means he will not be sent back
to Devils Island
In the little room of the courtroom
Dreyfus listened to the reading of the
verdict. He bad been told the result
by his lawyers aud had wept bitterly,
but when 10 the presence of the officials
of the court-martial he listened impas-
sively 10 the sentence.
His wife, who was waiting in sus-
pense at her house, bore the news
bravely, and when visiting her husband
that afternoon showed the onlookers
who were in the streets no sign of her
suffering as shs walked from her car
rage to the prison.
Matthew Dreyfus was not present in
court Saturday afternoon, but visited
his brother after the verdict had been
rendered. He found him perfectly
calm and without any manifestations
of surprise at the finding of the court.
The prisoner simply shrugged his
shoulders, uttering an expressive
bah ' adding, as ne embraced his
brother as the latter was preparing to
leave, Console my wife,"
Lieut.. Col. De Breon and Captain
Beauvais voted for acquittal. Colonel
Jouast, president OF the court; Lieut..
Col. Brougmart, Major Proilet, whose
eyes filled with tears during Demange's
appeal for Dreyfus; Major Merle and
Captain Psyfat voted for conviction.
Lieutenant Colonel De Breon and
Captain Beauvais, who voted for &C.
qaittal, showed by their attitude their
Indignation at the verdict. When the
court.martiel stood back of the long Ia
BILE for the reading OF the decree, De
Breon drew few steps backward and
clenched his white gloved hands. Beau
vais stood apart from the others while
Colonel Jouaust read the verdict.
At the conclusion Of the ceremony
communicating the verdict to the accus
ed, when oil of the members were leav
ing the Lycee, Colonel Jouast stepped
toward the two officers named and with
both hands extended said:
NOW none of this between us, gen.
tlemen. Each of us has done what his
conscience dictated. Do not let differ
ences of opinion part u.s."
Beauvais took the proffered hand, but
De Breon simply bowed.
Later on the outside Colonel Jouast
insisted more strongly on an immediate
reconciliation and invited the two Off
GERS to his carriage. They declined and
walked away together, talking and
looking sad.
Dreyfus's lawyers and his family cay
that an appeal from the Verdict
will be taken at once, and compe-
tent legal opinion declares there are
many valid reasons why the decision OF
the Court. martial shall be reversed by
the Court of Cessation. But the appeal
cannot be first introduced into the
Civil Court OF Ca satioD. 1t must first
90 to the High Military Court, compos-
ed of superior officers, under the presi-
dency OF general. This tribunal is
permanently constituted in Paris, and
is ready to convene for any case that
may need its authority. II is expected
that in forty. eight hOulS after the case
reaches it the Military Court will reEd
er q decision sustaining the court mar
tial. Should this prove to be the case
the new degradation of Dreyfus will
take place in Rennes. Once more, in
the presence of the troops, his sword
will be broken and his shoulder straps
stripped from him.
Many believe that Dreyfus will be
pardoned but this will not satisfy his
friends, who vehemently declare that
they will refuse to accept the verdicf,
and will continue the battle until The
Judgment is reversed. The verdict,
they say, is directed more against the
Jews than against Dreyfus, and il
allowed to stand will make their ex
istence in France impossible.
NJ Morinard, NJ. Labori's secretary,
sited Dreyfus in prison yesterday
afternoon and obtained his signature to
the appeal for a revision of his sen
tence. Nine. Dreyfus also visited her
husband 1t is stated that the prisoner
displayed remarkable fortitude, despite
the grief shown by his wife and his
| hrothar who also visited him He