Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-09-11
DaiYFUS FAMILY FEAR FOR HIM.
His Abnormal Rmperturability and Weak
Physical Condition Considered an Ugly
Sign Prisoner Expects Soon to Be
Free-DifeTences of Opinion.

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and ascertain whether there be any flaw
in the proceedings. The result will be
submitted to the court of revision,
| tence.
RENNEs, Sept. 11.-Dreyfus has borne
| the terrible shock with marvellous forti-
tude, one might almost say with un-
natural calm. Saturday he seemed
stupefied when Maitre Labori commu-
! nicated TO nj III the verdict, but he has
since rallied.
Madame Dreyfus and Matthieu Drey.
fus, his brother, visited him Sunday
| afternoon, his brother subsequently
leaving for Paris. The application to
the court of revision was taken to him
by Maitre Labori's assistant and he
signed it.
The meeting with his wife was natur-
| ally very affecting, but both held up as
we'll as possible. He said to her: Il
am not uneasy regarding myself, as
shall soon be free. but / think of you
and nv poor children. They will be
branded as the children of taitor."
He is convinced that the ten years
Imprisonment to which he is sentenced
will be wiped ont by the five years of
solitary seclusion he has undergone on
Devils island, and he expects to be re-
leased by Oct. 10, which will be five
years from the date of his former con-
domination. He is so sanguine that he
has made All extraordinary request of
his wife for novel to read in the mean-
time, explaining that his mind is so
shaken and weighed down by recent
events that he needs to divert his
thoughts and to try to get all the recol-
lections of the last three months out of
his nina. He thinks that reading a
novel will afford the desired mental re-
pose and keep him from brooding.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press called upon Nine. Dreyfus after
her visit to her husband, and saw her
father, NJ. Hadamard, who said his
daughter was bearing up wonderfully
well. considering the circumstances,
but desired to remain undiSturbed in
view ot the emotional strain of the i'll
terview. NJ. Hddamard said that Nine.
Dreytus and the family were hopeful
and looked forward to some favorable
development.
1.-The verdict he said, sis an in
fanny. Captain Dreyfus is in poor
health, as everyone knows. He has
been extremely i'll from the moment of
his arrival in France and has been put
on special regime. His health has not
improved, and the nervous effect of yes
terday's tSaturday's) terrible blow is
bound to react on Ills general condition.
HIS suppression Oi all outward emotion
is Que to his anllust incredible force of
will, but it does not imply that he is in
sensible to the mental and physical tor
ture he has undergone. On the con-
trary, the family J,isJ now see III his
weak state OF health and abnormal I'M
pasSlvlty an ugly sign and fear for him
more than they care to express"
The town Sunday has been perfectly
calm. There has not been q sign of II
demonstration nor cry for or against
Dreytus or the Jews heard anywhere,
A number OF people gathered to see
Madame Dreyfus visit the prison, but
they were quite respectful.
Saturday gave the center of Rennes
the appearance of military camp, and
almost completely vanished Sunday.
There are hardly any gendarlues in
sight except near the Dreyfus residence,
where few are posted. In spite OF
the troops there Was some rioting Sat-
urday by anti-Deryfusards.
So far as can he aScertained military
men are satisfied with the verdict,
which they interpret as safeguarding
the honor of the army and at the same
time doing an act of mercy to Dreyfus,
who, they say, has sufficiently expiated
his crime in the awful existence he
passed on DEVILS island. They point
out that even if he is sent to Fort Corte
1t will be to receive henceforth the hu-
name treatment he has experienced
since his return to France.
There was general impression that
he viii be pardoned in a few days by
President Loubet, who will find some
ground to exercise clemency.
Maitre Demange thinks the live years
viii count 1or nothing, and that Drey-
tus according to law, will have to suffer
ten years detention. Many Others,
however, including several lawyers,
hold IL contrary opinion and declare
that he will be released in October.
This, as already cabled, is the BELIEF of
Dreyfus himself.
l.. Coupois, the clerk of the court
martial, was most emphatic in declaring
that Dreyius must serve ten years from
the date oil Il mesh degradation, the |
courtmartIal having considered the
case as beginning when Dreyfus ap.
ueared before them, dlsregarding alto |
gether his previous sentence. He |
doubted whether Dreyfus would be |
actually put through the act of degra-
dation.
Colonel Jouaust also declared that |
Dreyfus must serve ten years, but,
speaking with friends, he expressed a
conviction that there would not be "a |
fresh degradation.
ne was sentenced TO ten years be-
cause, according to the military code,
the recording OF two votes i'll his favor
fixes the term OF detention at ten years.
had the verdict been unanimous he
must have been sentenced to 20 years
Those protesting to have ascertained,
since the verdict, the opinion of the
Judges oeclare that the vote of five 10
two was not given by mutual agree
ment, but because the two judges voted
in his favor from conviction of his in
nOcence.
Though Il majority of those i'll the
courtroom Saturday afternoon fully ex-
pscted the verdict they were completely
'tupefled when 1t va, given. Men
;urned pale and caught their breath,
which was more impressive than any
,ther manifestations could have been.
Maitre Demange sank back i'll his
hair and tears trickled down his
;heeks, and Maitre Labori turned white
is sheet, while all around the court.
DOM men looked at each other in
thence.
As the audience left the courtroom
,nliy 10 or Is men were crying openly, !
md the majority of those present
walked quietly down the street for
more than block without speaking q
word. 1t was like a funeral procession.