The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-28
Report Presented to the President of
the Tribunal, and Later VIII BE
Sent to the Procureur General.
MAJOR MARCHAND'S RETURN
PARIS TO GIVE THE AFRICAN Eek.
PLoRER AN OVATION TOMORROW.
Famine in Russia Growing More se~
rious-MiIlions of People Starving
Rosebery's Speech Criticised.

PARIS, May H.-Early this afternoon -
was rumored the president of the civil sec
ton Of the Court of Cessation. NJ De
Beaupre. had reported to the president OF
the Court of Cessation. M. Mazeau. In favor
of revision OF the Dreyfus trial and send
tial. This later In the day was confirmed
by a direct statement that the president OF
the civil section had so reported to the
president of the Court OF Cessation 1t IL BE-
lieved the report is practically certain to Be
accepted by the Court OF Cessation an3
means that Dreyfus will be brought back to
France and retired. From the president Of
the Court OF Cessation the Dreyfrs report
will pass into the hands OF the procuseur
general. NJ. Manau.
The proceedings in the case will be pubs
lie. although the greater part OF the co1rt-
room has been reserved for ticket holders
The procedure will consist OF the reading
OF the report OF M. Ballot de Beaupre. fol-
lowed by a speech by Maitre Mornards
counsel for Nine. Dreyfus, and the address
of the public prosecutor, M. Manau- The
court will then retire to deliberate on q
verdict, which. it Is expected, will be rem
dered on Friday or Saturday.
Captain Dreyfus belonged to the rour-
teenth Regiment of the French artillery
detailed for duty at the Ministry of War;.
He was considered brilliant young offlcer.
His young wife was devoted to him, and OF
his character only words OF praise were
heard. In the fall OF 1894 he was arrested.
His house was searched, but IL IL stated
that no evidence Of an incriminating nature
was found there. Then IL became known
that the charge against him was treason.
and that he was suspected OF being a paid
spy for the German government The charge
was based upon a memorandum OF q pack
age Of documents winch. IL IL alleged. he
had sold to the German government, which
contained secret military data. Dreyfus
was suspected because IL was alleged that
the handwriting OF the memorandum corre-
sponded with his own. Three graphologists
declared that he had written the memoran-
dunn and two others asserted that he had
not Dreyfus. from the start, protested that
he was innocent
A court-martial was appointed to try him
The doors were closed against the public
What happened inside the courtroom wac
kept profound secret. The exact nature OF
the evidence was not revealed. Dreyfus's
friends. however. say that he was convicted
solely ON the evidence OF the three graph
ologists who had declared that he wrote the
memorandum. He received the severest PEN
atty which is inflicted I'm time Of peace
namely, imprisonment for life in a fortress
and degradation from all military rank and
honors.
,1,< ~ o< ~
Militaire Paris, on Jan. s. 1895. Nearly thres
thousand troops witnessed the spectacles
which commenced at o'clock in the morn-
ing. Amid the sound OF drums and trump
cts the troops shouldered arms. Then four
gunners escorted Captain Dreyfus to whom
the registrar OF the court-maritial read the
sentence Of military degradation. The Fen>
eral next exclaimed. '.Dreyfus. you are un-
worthy TO bear arms, and we degrade you.'s
The epaulets, plume and red stripes were
snatched on by tall adjutant, who subse-
quently broke the prisoners sword In half.
Dreyfus cried aloud. ''vive la Francef Js
jure que je suis innocent!" He was marche0
in front Of all the troops. repeating his as-
sertion Of innocence to the journalists, who
represented the French press only. The
Prison de la Sante was his next destina-
ton. prior to his exile IN the Isle du Diable.
French Guiana, where he has been ever
since his conviction. In September, 1886. it
was rumored that Captain Dreyfus had es-
capped from the island, but this was later de-
MED
For the past three years there have been
constant efforts made 10 secure another
trial for Dreyfus. His friends asserted that
he was the victim Of a conspiracy. In which
Count Esterhazy and other army ofncers
this assertion. forged documents having
been discovered. and several army ofhcerD
virtually confessing their completely In the
plot.