Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-11
AGAINST DREYFUS
Five Of Seven Judges Pro-
nounce Him Guilty.
Sentenced to 10 Years---BeIieyed
That He Will Be Pardoned.
Dreyius Bears Up Well and Is Firm in Assert.
ing His Innocence.
LIEUT.. COL. BRCGNIART-Ycs.
LIEUT.. COL. DE BREON-Ycs.
COMMANDANT MERIE-Ye,.
CAPT. PARFAIT-Ycs.
CAPT. BEAUVAIs-Ycs.
CAPT. PROFILLET-NO.
COL. JOUAUST-NO.

ltenncS, Sept. 9.-The judges Of the
courtmartial. this afternoon, rendered
their verdict again convicting Dreyfus
Of treason. in betraying French mill
tary secrets to foreign government.
Dreyfus was then sentenced TO 10
years confinement in military fort
rcss. He has already served five years
He also suffers degradation. The
crowd outside greeted the verdict with
cheers for the army
The court. which stood five to two
for the condemnation Of the prisoner.
found eXtcnuating circumstances.
the text Of the judgment is as fol
lows:
To-day. the ninth Of September 1899
the courtmartial Of the 10th Legion
Army Corps, celebrating behind clos
"a doors, the president put the follow
ing question: Is Alfred Drcyfus. bre-
vet captain 14th Regiment Of Artillery
probationer on the General Staff. gull
~ Of having, in 1924. entered into ma
Chinations or held relations with for
oign power or one Of it's agents. to in
duce it to commit hostility or under
take war against France. or procure it
the means therefor, by delivering notes
ana documents mentioned II the docu-
ment called the bordereau. according
to the decision Of The court OF cassa-
tion Of June 3. 1890" The votes were
taken separately. beginning by the in
ferior grade and youngest in the last
grade. the president having given his
opinion last. The court declares on the
question by a majority Of FIVE votes to
two. Yes" the accused is guilty.
"As a result the court condemns by
4 majority of five votes to two. Alfred
Dreyfus to be punished Of 10 years de
tention."
The votes We're taken separately. be-
ginning by the inferior grade and the
youngest in the last grade. the presi-
dent Of the court having to give his
opinion last.
Col Jouaust asked Dreyfus if he had
anything TO say. The prisoner arose
and with a quiet dignity. replied:
II am innocent. For five years !
have suffered bitter torture. This l
have endured for the honor of my wife
and family and believe | shall succeed.
as / trust in the honor of this
tribunal
The expected happened. Dreyfus
was condemned: but though majority
of those in the court room. this after
noon, fully expected the verdict. they
We're completely stupefied when it was
given and the silence which prevailed
in the room and the way men turned
pale and caught their breathS was
more impressive than any other mani
festation could have been.
Maitre Demange sank back in his
chair and tears trickled down his
cheek. and Maitre Labori turned white
as a sheet while all around the court
men looked at each other in silence.
Positively the only sound to be heard
was the rustling of papers from the
reporters benches, as each press rep
resentative tried to be first to send the
news.
AS the audience left the court room
fully 10 or 10 men We're crying openly,
and the majority of those present
walked quietly down the street for
more than a block without speaking a
word 1t was like a funeral process
sion.
Meanwhile a tragedy was being en-
acted in the little room off the court
ROOM where Dreyfus listened to the
reading of the verdict He had been
tblt liit result bN HIS law CTS anu ldil
wept bitterly: but in the presence of
the officials of the courtmartial he lis
tened mpassively to the sentence. His
wife. who was waiting in torture and
suspense at her house, bore the news
bravely. and when visiting her hus
band. this afternoon, showed the on
lockers who We're in the streets no
signs of her suffering as she walked
from her carriage to the prison.
Matthew Dreyfus was not present in
court. this afternoon, but he visited his
brother after the verdict had been rem
dcred. He found him perfectly calm
and without any manifestation of sur
prise at the finding of the court. The |
prisoner simply shrugged his Shout |
ders. uttering an expressive 'Bah!"
adding as he embraced his brother as
the latter was preparing to leave:
Console my Wife
The general belief is that Dreyfus |
will be pardoned: but this will not sat
isfy his friends, who vehemently de-
clare that they will refuse to accept |
the verdict and will continue the bat
tie until the judgment is reversed.
The verdict, they say, is directed more |
against the Jews than against Drey-
fus, and if allowed to stand will make
their existence in France impossible.
Maitre Labor and Maitre Demange
took the midnight train for Paris.
They drove to the station in a closed |
carriage. escorted by four mounted
gendarmes. The road was practically
deserted and no demonstration occur
red en- route to the station.
Maitre Demange and Maitre Labori
will. tomorrow, sign an application for
a revision of the case, although there
IS no hope that the verdict will be re-
versed. Both are much upset, though
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