The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-11
Hopes tn He Soon Free, but Regrets
ed rs the Children of a Traitor.
EFFECT OF THE JUDGMENT
,OL. JOUAUST SAYS THE PRISONER
MUST SERVE TEN YEARS MORE,
But He Does Not Think There Will he
Another Degradation-COI.C OupOis
and vi. Demange Of Same Opinion.

RENNES, Sept. 1o-Dreyfus has borne
the terrible shock with marvellous fortitude.
one might almost say with unnatural calm
Yesterday he seemed stupefied when Maitre
I.abori communicated to him the verdict,
but he has since rallied. He passed a quiet
night and rose when his orderly brought
him water at o'clock in the morning, just
as he did during the trial, when it was
necessary. Madame Dreyfus and Matthew
Dreyfus, his brother. visited him during the
course of the afternoon, his brother subse-
quently leaving for Paris. The application
to the Court of Revision was taken to him
at noon by Maitre Labori's assistant and
he signed it.
To-day Dreyfus has spoken but little,
though he has seemed in better spirits than
might have been anticipated. The meeting
with his wife was naturally very affecting,
but both held up well as possible. He
said to her. Il am not uneasy regarding
myself. as 1 shall soon be Free but think
CT you and my poor children. They will be
branded the children of a traitor
He is convinced that the ten years i'm
prisonment to which he is sentenced will be
wiped out by the five years of solitary Sc
clusion he has undergone on DEVILS island,
and he expects to be released by Oct Is,
which will be five years from the date of his
former condemnation. He is so sanguine
that he has made an extraordinary request
or his wife for q novel to read in the
meantime, 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 recollections of the last
three months out of his mind. He thinks
that reading novel will afford the desired
mental repose and keep him from brooding.
The correspondent of the Associated Press
| called upon Nine. Dreyfus this afternoon
! after her visit to her husband and saw
her father, NJ. Hadamard, who said his
| daughter was bearing up wonderfully we'll
| considering the circumstances but desired
to remain undisturbed to-day. in view of the
emotional strain of the interview. NJ
| Hadamard said that Nine. Dreyfus and the
FAMILY were hopeful and looked forward to
some favorable development.
| THE VERDICT AN INFAMY.
| The verdict" he added, lis an infamy.
captain Dreyfus is in poor health as every
one knows. He has been extremely i'll from
the moment of his arrival in France and
mas peen put upon special regime. His
/ heath mas not improved and the nervous
erect OF yesterdays terrible blow is bound
| ~ A~~Se Oi his ScIleTdi cOnQlt1On. His SUD-
preston of all outward emotion is due to
his almost incredible force of will, but 1t
does not imply that he is insensible to the
mental and physical torture he has under.
gone. On the contrary, the family lust
| now sees in his weak state of health and
abnormal impassivity an ugly sign and fear
for him more than they care to express"
The town to-day has been perfectly calm.
| There has not been a sign of a demonstra.
ton nor cry for or against Dreyfus or
| the Jews heard anywhere. number of
| people gathered to see Nine. Dreyfus visit
the prison. but they were quite respectful.
The troops and masses of gendarmes who
| yesterday gave the center of Rennes the
appearance OF a military camp have COM
| pletely vanished. There are hardly any
gendarmes In sight, except near the Drew
rus residence, where few are posted
| Cavalry oftcers were seen frequenting the
cares this afternoon. showing the authori-
ties no longer fear any trouble here and are
allowing the officers to leave their har.
| racks.
So far as can be ascertained military men
are perfectly satisfied with the verdict
which they interpret as safeguarding the
honor of the army and at the same time do.
ing an act of mercy to Dreyfus. who. thew
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 it will be to receive
henceforth the humane treatment he has
experienced since his return to France.
THE JUDGMENT CONSTRUED.
One strange fact is the extraordinary
difference of opinion respecting the exac,
effect of the Observation-Disclosures he can be
6aJ Ho6 ", nd xx-la
solitary confinement he has undergone will
be regarded as equivalent to the ten years
detention TO which he is now sentenced an6
he will be released next month. This mat.
ter is quite aside from the general i'm
preston that he will be pardoned in a few
days by President Loubet, who will nno
some ground TO exercise clemency
Maitre Demange thinks the five years will
count for nothing and that Dreyfus, &C.
cording TO law. will have 10 suffer ten years
detention Many others, however. includns
several lawyers, hold a contrary opinion
and declare that he will be released In DC,
tcscc. This. as already cabled. is the belief
o. Dreyfus himself.
The correspondent of the Associated Pres.
this afternoon Intercepted NJ. Coupois. the
clerk of the court-martial. on this point
He was most emphatic in declaring thai
Dreyfus must serve ten years from the dat.
OF a fresh degradation. the court-martia
having considered the case as beginning
when Dreyfus appeared before them. disre
garding altogether his previous sentence
NJ. Coupois said: II have no doubt what
ever that, according TO the military code
Dreyfus must undergo degradation again
as he was reinstated a captain in tn,
army and he appeared before the court II
uniform That he Will actually be pu