The San Francisco call., 1899-09-08
DREYFUS FATE WILL BE
DECIDED NEXT MONDAY.
France TakinQ Extraordinary Precautions to
Prevent Outbreaks After the Verdict Of
the Court Martial IS Announced.

Major Panizzardi with regard to their
relations with Dreyfus was thus excluded.
After the decision of the court refusing
to examine the attaches by commission
had been delivered reports relating to
the experts examination of the papers OF
the bordereau were read.
Major Carriere was called upon to de-
liver the final speech for the prosecution,
which only lasted an hour and quarter,
and which was generally characterized
as one of the weakest orations ever heard
in court. He said he considered 1t 10
be established that Dreyfus wrote the
bordereau, though the phrase concerning
the conveying of troops was very sig
nificant. He pointed out that Dreyfus
could have obtained the information with
little trouble Major Carriere argued that
EsterhaZy could not say in August that
he was going to the maneuvers, while
Dreyfus could have thought so up to Au-
MY belief in the innocence of Dreyfus,"
said Major Carriere in conclusion, has
been transformed into conviction of his
guilt, which has been strengthened by
the testimony of the witnesses of the
prosecution. To-day 1 come to tell
fus is guilty and to ask for the application
of Article 76 of the Penal Code.
All the generals and other. officers who
were seated in the witness chairs left the
courtroom just before the Government
commissary closed, in accordance with
orders of the Minister of War, General
Gallifet, to leave Rennes within two hours
after the pleading had begun. There was
an interesting scene in the courtyard Of
the Lycee, where the Of1cerS took leave OF
each other. They appeared to be in good
spirits.
NJ. Demange, of counsel for defense.
will probably occupy the whole of to-
morrow in his speech for the defense and
NJ. Labori will speak on Saturday. The
verdict will be rendered Monday because
the police are opposed to the announce
ment of the verdict on Saturday II 1t
We're possible to do so, on the ground that
it would be likely to lead to trouble on
Sunday.
When Major Carriere had concluded.
Colonel Jouaust ordered the adjournment
of the court. Dreyfus rose quickly and
apparently not detected.
As the prisoner was, passing, counsePs
Whispered 'CoGrage.'; ~ tB5Teyfus 5' smiled
and nodded and as he proceeded NJ.
Jaures. the Socialist leader, and some of
the others seated on the benches before
which Dreyfus passed, repeated NJ. La
BORIS word of encouragement.
will be taken during the last days of the
trial. Eight gendarmes will be distributed
in the courtroom. Twenty gendarmes and
a detachment of infantry will be stationed
in the courtyard, lines of troops and
gendarmes in the vicinity of the Lycee
will be tripled. and placed further back;
detachments of gendarmes will be posted
on the squares and bridges of the town
and mounted gendarmes will patrol the
streets. The garrisons of neighboring
towns will be held in readiness to be dis
patched here at a moments notice. If
a cry is raised or a threatening gesture
made by any one in the audience before or
after the verdict the offender will be ar
rested and taken before the president Of
the court, Colonel JOuauSt, and Will then
be sentenced to punishment, the minimum
penalty being two years in prison.