New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-10
DREYFUS CONDEMNED
COURT MARTIAL AGAIN FINDS
THE PRISONER GUILTY
OF TREASON
SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS IMPRfSO$
MTNT-RIOTS TAKE PLACE AT
RENNES But rARlS RE
CEIVES VERDICT WITH
OUT DISORDER.
OUT DISORDER.

OUT DISORDER.
Reones Sent 9.-The final session Of the court
martial held here to-day found Captain Dreyfus
guilty Of holding reasonable relations with
foreign Power. and sentenced him 10 deten-
tion Of ten years The vote stood to > in favor
Of the prosecution. The text Of the judgment
was as follows
To-day. June q 1S99 in the court martial OF
the Tenth Region Army Corps. celebrating be-
hind closed doors. the president put the follow
ing question:
rs Albert Dreyfus brevet captain l4th Regi-
ment Of Artillery. probatoner on the General
Staff guilty of having. in 1894, entered into
Vaccinations or held relations with foreign
Power. or one Of its agents. in order to induce
# TO commit hostility or undertake war against
France. or TO procure for IT the means THEREFOR.
bv delivering the notes and documents mem
toned in the documents called the bordereau,
according to the decision Of the Court Of Cassa-
ton Of June 3. 1892
The votes were taken separately, beginning
hv the inferior grade and youngest in the last
grade. the president having given his opinion
last The Court declares on the question by
majority OF ) votes to ., Yes the accused IL
guilty.
The majority agreed that there are oxtenuat-
ing circumstances in consequence Of which and
on the request Of the Commissary u the Gov
ernment the president put the question and re-
ceived again the votes in the above mentioned
form.
As a result. the Court condemns. by a majority
Of : votes to , Alfred Dreyfus TO the punish
ment OF ten years detention.
SPECTATORS STRUCK DUMB
Though a majority Of those in the court room
this afternoon fully expected the verdict. they
were completely stupehed when 1t 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
manifestation could have been.
Maftre Demange sank back in his chair and
tears trickled down his checks, and Maitre La
bort turned white as a sheet while all around
the court men looked at each other in Hence.
po.,t,volv the onl, sound TO be heard was the
rustling Of papers from the reporters benches
as each press representative tried to be first to
send the news.
As the audience left the courtroom fully ten
!
iorty OF those present walked quietly down the
street for more than block without speaking
a word It was like d funeral procession
Meanwhile a tragedy was being enacted in the
little room off the courtroom. where Drcyfus
listened to the reading Of the verdict. He had
been informed Of the result by his lawyers and
had wept bitterly. but when in the presence ~
the officials of the court martial he listened
impassiyely to the sentence.
BRAVERY OF NINE. DREYFUs.
His wife who was waiting in torture and
suspense at her house bore the news bravely.
and when visiting her husband this afternoon.
showed to the onookers who were in the streets
no sign of her suffering as she walked from her
carriage to the prison
Matthew Dreyfus was not present in court this
afternoon but visited his brother after the YER
diet had been rendered. He found him per-
fectly calm and without any manifestation of
surprise at the finding Of the court. The pris-
oner simply shrugged his shoulders uttering an
expressive "Bas", adding. as he embraced his
brother as the latter was preparing to leave
Console my wife,
THE CONTEST WILL GO ON.
The general belief is that Dreyfus viii he
hardened. but this Will not satisfy his friends,
who vehernently declare that they will refuse
20 accent ;he verdict and will continue the bat
tie until the Judgment Is reversed. The verdict.
they say. is directed more against the Jews
than against Dreyfus and II allowed 70 stand
will make their existence IN France impossible.
Maftre Iabori and Maitre Demange took the
midnight train for Parts. They drove to the
station in closed carriage escorted by four
mounted gendarmes The road practically
deserted and no demonstration occurred on the
way or at the station Maitre Demange and
Maitre Laborl will tomorrow sign an applica-
ton for a revision Of the case. although there is
no hope that the verdict will be reversed. Both
are much upset. though II can hardly be said
that they surprised
GUARDING THE APPROACHES.
The appearance of the streets when Rennes
awoke this morning left doubt in the mind
Of anyone that the crisis OF the great trial had
heen reached Instead OF scattered gendarmes
guarding the vicinity of the prison and the
Iycte the whole town bristled with soldiers, all
the streets near the court were guarded at IN
tervals by double lines OF infantry. two COM
a