Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-09-09

Rennes. Sept. $3.50 p. m.-The
court-martial finds Dreyfus guilty
and he was sentenced to ten years
imprisonment. The judges retired at
$40 p. m. and rendered their verdict
at 500 p. m. They stood 5 to 2 for
condemnation. They found extenu-
ating circumstances.
Rennes, Sept. 9.-The Dreyfus court
martial opened at 7:30 this morning.
Extraordinary precautions were taken
for prevention of an outbreak. Detach-
ments of police and military were sta
toned both inside and outside the lycee.
Every person entering the building was
obliged to submit to a search for con-
infantry and artillerymen We're sta
toned in the court yard, which was sur
rounded by sheaves of piled arms, with
fixed bayonets. Dreyfus looked flushed
and unwell as he entered. He was ap-
parently under an intense strain. De-
mango continued his speech. At 1885
he concluded and court adjourned until
this afternoon.
At that hour Maj. Carriere will make
asbrief reply. The court will then delib-
crate on it's verdict AS Dreyfus left
the stage on adjournment Of court he
exclaimed to those around him: I'm
not guilty" The prisoners hearers re-
piled with cries of "Couragei Courage!"
Already faces are beginning to set
themselves in ominous, bitter determi-
nation. Jaures, head of the French So
cialists, swears in almost frantic rage
that the army shall pay dearly. Max
Regis, the most daring, reckless Jew
tormentor in France or Algeria, says:
"The more hell the better. The more
row they make the quicker they'll have
to co.
1t is hopefully believed by many, just
before the verdict is rendered, that the
speech of Demange. which was a most
sympathetic and able effort, will have
some effect in mitigating the severity
of the judges. One of them, Maj. Profil-
let. was yisibly affected by Dreyfus
painfully pathetic diary and letters
from Devils island, and Profillet will
certainly not vote to send him back
there. But one, or even two, votes will
do Dreyfus no good.
The government was notified last
night that condemnation was probable,
though this, naturally, was not given
out by the judges. The court-martial,
however, has paid no attention to the
wishes Of the government at any time
during the trial, and it gave further
snub to the government yesterday when
it violated the express wish of the ad-
n1inistration that the verdict should be
postponed till Monday.
II the military preparations at
Rennes furnish any measure by which
to judge the same preparations in Paris.
Paris today and Sunday will not only
be guarded by every policemen the gov
ernment can command, but be ablaze
with troops in every street and square.
Rennes has been quiet as church,
yard. But 1000 soldiers are out today
guarding every avenue and the city will
practically be under military law.
From this arena of conflict, ambition
and passion, one turns with saddened
heart to the real tragedy in the case,
the tragedy of the Dreyfus family. ]
saw Nine. Dreyfus yesterday afternoon
on her return from the prison. She was
completely prostrated and had to be
helped from the closed carriage by her
father. NJ. Hadamard, who had gone to
bring her home. She was dressed en-
tirely in black, as she has been ever
since her husbands condemnation.
Her position has been that of wife
in deep mourning. She has lived in
Paris as she has lived during the trial
at Rennes. receiving no visits and not
tesies. All strangers have been rigidly
excluded and during her stay here she
has met no one.
Nine. Dreyfus is a woman of middle
height. with round. refined, Jewish
cast OF countenance, fine dark eyes, anG
particularly clear, transparent skin.
She is yet under 80. perfect type of the
fresh young matron, and one would de-
scribe her ordinarily from this stand
point as healthy. fair young mother.
with all the gentle. ennobling emotions
OF maternity written in her face.
But one would not have said this yes
terday as she leaned half conscious on
her fathers arm, and was helped into
the house. She was white as chalk,
I with trembling CULVER in her lips. and
= ~ eyes the pitiful. faraway gaze