The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-11

The correspondent Of the Associated
Press this afternoon INTERCEPTED n.
cOupois, the clerk Of the court martial,
on this point. He was most emphatic
in declaring that Dreyfus must serve
ten years from the date Of fresh deg
radiation, the court martial having
considered the case As beginning when
Dreyfus appeared before them, dlare-
garding his previous sentence.
N. coupois said:
II have no doubt whatever that, ac-
cording to the military code DNyfus
must undergo degradation again, as
he was relnstated as a captain in the
army, and he appeared before the court
in uniform. That he viii actually be
put through this cruel ordeal, ! think
doubtful. II 1t depended on me. I
know that I should, and the president
OF the republic may think with me-"
No Fresh Degradation.
Colonel Jouaust also declared that
Dreyfus must serve ten years, but,
speaking with friends to-day, he ex-
pressed conviction that there would
not be a fresh degradation. This cere-
mony requires breaking the prisoners
sword and tearing on his epaulettes.
But Dreyfus never had his sword re-
stored to him, and he only wore undress
uniform, without epaulettes, so that It
would be impossible to carry out the
regulations for degradation. This Is
Colonel Jouausts view.
Those who think Dreyfus viii be re-
lease In October because the hve years
on DEVILS Island will wipe out the
present sentence, saw In the fact that
he was sentenced for exactly ten years
a confirmataIon of their Views, but they
are mistaken. He was sentenced to
ten years, not because that happens to
be double his term on DEVILS Island,
but because, according to the military
code, the recording OF two votes in his
favor fixes the term Of detention at
ten years. Had the verdict been unan-
imous he must have been sentenced to
twenty years.
Those protesting to have aseertalned,
since the verdict, the opinion Of the
Judges declare that the vote Of Ave to
two was not given by mutual consent,
but because the two Judges voted In his
favor from a conviction Of his inno-
cence. The present procedure is the
application for revision, signed by
Dreyfus to-day. 1t will be sent to
Paris. The clerk of the court martial
must send a complete dossisr Of the
TRIAL, including all the documents sub.
mitted. Areporter VIII be appointed to
examine 1t minutely, and ascertain
whether there be any flaw in the pro-
ceedlngs. The result win be submitted
to the court Of revision, which will
maintain or annul the revision,
An Interesting fact developed to-day.
Is that the police had taken every pre-
caution to get Dreyfus safely out of
Rennes in the event Of acqulttal, In
which case, 1t was unanimously agreed.
there would have been serious dIscr-
der. and probably an attempt upon his
iifc. The police had arranged to con-
duct him back to the military prison
after the verdict with the same precau..
tions as during the trial. He was to
have been given civilian attire ana q
false beard, and then to have left the
prison by the small door Of the recruit
ing office lending to the Avenue de Ia
Care. No one would have expected
him to leave through that building,
which is attached TO the military prison,
and, thanks to the disguise, the police
hoped he would reach the station safe
ly. where special train was waiting to
rush him OF before the crowd could
have learned of his leaving the prison.