The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-10

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OF the Petit Bleu, of Parisl
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down his face and hands trembling,
concluded his brilliant flight of oratory.
''Ah, gentlemen said he, II must
now close, in order to restore you to
your well-earned repose, for I have
now been addressing you for two days.
But there Is one thing which detains
me. When l have finished the last
word of the defense will have been said,
and you will go to your private room
to consider your verdict. Once there.
what are you going to ask yourselves?
IT Dreyfus is innocent? That is not
the point. But is he guilty? You will
ask yourselves: Are we going to say
he sent those documents, when we do
not even know what they contain?' and
| when you say to yourselves, after hay-
| ing heard that the defense is powerless
Ito throw complete light on the matter,
but speaking from sincere, honest con-
viction, We do not know what he sent.
Another may have given those docu-
| ments. But he, no, no. There were
things he could not have given
Last Plea to the Judges.
when you say to yourselves, further,
that this writing is not his; when you
say to yourselves there is over there on
| the other side of the channel man
whom we have to say, 1t is he.'
Will there be, gentlemen, no doubt
In your minds? Doubt will be sufficient
for me. Doubt will mean his acquittal
1t must not permit honest, logical con-
sciences to say this man is guilty. Very
well, gentlemen, 1 only ask one thing,
and that is that this moment you cast
onlrr o,1 erlo 4,
what the prisoner was on DEVILS
island. Remember how, for five years,
this man, in spite of the most horrible
sufferings, Notwithstanding the most
cruel torture, he was never for single
moment alone, a guard with him night
ana DAY; never allowed to exchange a
syllable with fellow creature.
L am not speaking of the torture of
his being placed in irons. l am speak
ing OF the terrible mental torture to
which he was subjected. Well, gentle
men, the spirit which these sufferlngs,
these fortunes could not curb that
spirit which remained proud and high, !
l ask you, is it the spirit of a traitor? |
ask you if it is not that of a loyal |
true soldier?
Prays For Acquittal.
Il ask if the man who only lived for |
his children, that they may bear an
honored name, this man here who has |
the culp of honor in his family, ask if !
You can believe him to be a villain and /
a traitor to his motherland? No; 1 |
have no need to proclaim his innocence. |
L say your verdict will not besa verdict |
of guilty, for you have been enighten- !
ed. The judges of 1894 had not been SO |
enlightened. They had not before them |
Esterhazy's writing. But you hsi it, |
That is the conducting wire
AS God has permitted you, gentle
men, to have it, my task is now accom-
piished. 1t is for you to do yours. 1 |
pray God" exclaimed COUNSEL lifting |
his hands to heaven, II pray God that
you Will restore to our France the con-
cord of which she has so much need"
Then, turning to the audience, in
winch every eye was fixed upon him,
NJ. Demange added, in conclusion:
Word to All Frenchmen.
"As to YOU, whoever you may be,
Frenchmen, be you with me or against
me, finding inspiration in the sublime
idea of M. ,Mornard before the court of /
cessation, / say to all we are French
men. Let>us be united in the common
sentiment of love of country, love of
justice, and love of the army
As he reached this climax, counsels (
voice swelled like the tones of an or
gan. The close of his impassioned pc
roration was followed by an outburst
of applause which was Immediately +
suppressed by the president
M. Labori then said he did not, de- |.
sire to speak. Major Carriere, how
ever, claimed the right to reply.
When the court resumed its session
after brief adjournment the govern
ment commissary began his reply. He
promised to be brief and said he de-
sired to submit to the courtmartial a +
simple observation: .
Weigh the Importance of. the two
categories of witnesses, those for and
those against the prisoner. Weigh the
Importance and judge, in all the indie
pendence of your character and all the
strength of soldiers that truth is every
where. The hour of supreme decision !
has sounded. France anxiously awaits )
your judgment. / also await it conf
1ently, fully maintaining the conclu-
sions already announced. I demand the
application of article 76, of the penal
code and article 267 of the military
CODE
Sensation In Court.
The demand of the government. COM Z
caused a sensation in court.
VI. Demange rose to reply and his voice ]
vas hoarse from fatigue. He said: II
The government commissioner in re- !
ninding you of the text of the law has t
llso reminded us of what we already {
Know. namely; that you are only an I
;werable to your consciences and God lie
or your verdict. This is my last word /
n this case. / feel that as men of Nv
lonor and loyalty and as military l
Judges, you will never accept as proof Q
he hypothesis and presumption adj
'anced here, consequently my last word t
$ the same / spoke this morning 4
ave confidence in you because you are t
oldiers'' -
Colonel Jouaust, president of the I
curt, asked Dreyfus if he had anything
o add in his behalf. h
The prisoner rose and in a voice
hoked with emotion declared he had
My one thing to say, but Of that he
yas perfectly assured He said: a
Dreyfus' Final Appeal. =
81 affirm before my country and be- V
,re the army that am Innocent My a
ole aim has been tofsave the honor of 81
~ name, the name borne by my. chill fl
rem. l have suffered five years of the ii
lost awful torture. But today, at last
fpp1 assured that l,<ay1k