The Elbert County tribune., 1899-09-14
pREYFUs CONDEMNED
INJUSTICE OF cowARDLY
JUDGES.
say He ], Cunt, and Sentence Him Z" Ten
Years Ia Prison Almost Universal con-
,IemGR,tyn Of the Verdict.

say He Is suiits and sentence Htm v" Ten
Years In Prison Almost Nniver-aI Con-
Iemss,Iyn Of III. Verdict.
EehneS. Sept. io.-Thc expected has
happened, Drcyfus has been condemn
ed. hut majority OF those In the
coirrt room yesterday afternoon FULLY
expected tho verdict. They were com
plctcly siupcfed when 1t wns given.
and the silence which prevailed in the
room and the way men turned pale
and caught their brcnfhs was more i'm
pressivc Than any other manifestation
could have been.
Mnitrr Dcmnngc sank back In his
chair and tcnrs trickled down his
cheeks and Mnitrc Labor turned white
as sheet. while all around the court
men looked at each other In silence
Positively The only sound to be heard
WIS the rustling of papers from the re-
porfrrS' benches M each press repre-
sentative tried to be first 10 send the
news.
~ the audience left the court room
fully zen or fifteen were crying openly
md the minority of those present
walked quietly down the street for
more than block without speaking n
word. II was like y funeral process
sion
Meanwhile tragedy was being en-
acted in the little room Of the court
room, where Dreyfus listened to the
reading OF the verdict. He had been
told the result by his lawyers. and had
wept bitterly. but when In the pres
cnce of the officials of the court mar
tial he listened impassivcly TO the sen
fence.
His wife, who was waiting In torture
and suspense Mt her house. bore the
news brnvcly and when visiting her
husband showed The onlookers who
were in the streets no sign of her suf-
fering as she walked from her car
rIngc TO the prison.
The general belief II that Drcyfus
will he pardoned; but this will not sat
isfy his friends. who veIemently 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 II allowed to stand will make
their existence in France impossible.
I.abori viii sign an application for
revision of the case. although there Is
no hope that the verdict will be re-
rcised. Both arc much upset. though
It can hardly he said thar they were
surprised.
To-day Dreyfus said: II am not un-
easy regarding myself, as | shall soon
lie free. but I think Of you and my
poor children. They will he branded
as the children of n traitor"
He is convinced that the ten years
Imprisonment TO which he has been
sentenced Will be wiped out by the five
years OF solitary seclusion he has I'M
dcrgone ON Devils Island aud he cx-
poets to bc released by October IL.
which will be five years from the date
OF his former condemnation. Others
do not accept this view. but believe
that Dreyfus win have TO serve II ten
years sentence unless the government
lntcrfer,s.
London. Sept 1i.-It would he dir
fieuli 10 describe adequately the indlg-
nation the verdict of the Dreyfus
court martial has evoked everywhere
In England The excitement In the
Jewish quarters in London is only nat
urnl. Special prayers were offered
throughout London saturday in all
the synagogues on behalf of Dreyfus.
and as soon as the verdict was known
Jews and Jcwesscs We're seen on ey
cry street corner expressing cxecra-
tion and many sobblng bitterly.
At the music halls and especially the
Palace thcater. where the cinenato-
graph pictures of the incidents and
lending actors Of the Dreyfus affair
were exhibited. the news was greeted
with gronns and Misses. In the French
quarter Of London there was much ex
citcmcnt. accompanied by street fight
ing.
In almost all the places OF public
worship pulpit references We're made
to the verdict. Canon ScottIiolland.
at ST. Paul's Cathedral, said:
~ nation IL on trial France stands
at the Judgment bar. All civilization
is waiting to know whether to-mor-
rows news may add anything to quail
ify the naked cruelty Of bare tclc-
gram. anything TO relieve the stag
gered consciences.'
Perlin, Sept. little Drcyfus yer.
diet causes n feeling of almost stupe-
faction At Berlin. II had been hoped
that the statement OF the Reichanzel-
ger. as emanating directly from EN-
peror william, would have rendered
impossible the repetition of what is
described as "one of the greatest iu-
diclal and political crimes of any
age
1t is universally agreed that the see
ond verdict Is n grave political blum
der. violation Of the laws of civiliza.
tion and an act Of moral cowar,lce
which the world will find il difficult
to pardon. The German press unanl-
mously describes the verdict as COW
nrdly and impolitic. not to say Grim
inal
Paris. Sept. 10. 300 u. m.--The duy
hns been one of absolute quiet. with
no public excitement. even in the Rtlp
de Chabrol. There was rainfall this
afternoon and the streets Were practl
cally deserted.
Slight disturbances occurred yester.
day nt Marseillcs and Belfort after the
verdict Of the Drcyfus conrt-martlal
was published. The demonstrators
stoned the residence of Jacques Drey-
fus. brother Of the condemned. mt Bel
fort, breaking the windows and other,
wise damaging the structure. Many
persons Were arrested In both places.
The premier. NJ. Waldeck- Rousseou
was visited this morning by most of
his colleagues. The date of the next
Cabinet council has not yet been fixed
President loubet will probably not re-
turn to Ramboulllet for several davs.
NEWS FROM THE ARCTIC.