Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-14
TEN YEARS FOR DREYFUS
Pound Guilty and Sentenced by the
COurt-martial at RenneS.
COURT 5 TO 2 FOR CONDEMNATION
1t Found Some Extenuating
circumstances.
CROWD OUTSIDE CHEERED THE ARMY

Renues, France, Sept. 9.-Dreyfus
has been found guilty by the court
martial.
He was sentenced to 10 years i'm
prisonment.
The crowd outside greeted the ver-
dict with cheers for the army.
The court stood to 2 for the con-
domination of the prisoner.
The court said it had found extenuat-
ing circumstances.
Rennes, France, Sept. AT the
opening, this morning, Of the fourth
day of the fifth week of the second
trial, by court-martial, of Capt. Alfred
Dreyfus, of the artillery. charged with
treason, Maitre Labor, leading counsel
for the defence, announced that he had
received semi official intimation that
Col. Schwart2koppen, the former Ger,
man military attache at Paris, and
Major Panizsardi, the former Italian
military attache at Paris, would he
unable to appear personally before the
court. Counsel, therefore, proposed
that rugatory commission should be
telegraphed to receive the depositions.
Tho court declared itself incompetent
to grant M. Labori,s application. M,
Palelogue, of the French Foreign Office
and Major Carriere did not oppose NJ.
Labori's application. Major Carriere
pointed out, however, that the pro-
posed stop would involve a deviation
from the usual procedure, in making a
long adjournment necessary. Counsel
for the defence replied that the court
was entitled to adjourn for As hours,
and, in case a longer period was re-
quired, hs suggested that a short
sN,x IL l.1lI 4.1tN t,n
court could adjourn until Monday. M.
Labor then drew up a formal appli-
cation that Col. Schwartzhoplen and
Major Panizzardi be cited as witnesses,
and that seven questions be telegraphed
to them, to which they were to reply
under oath. The first question was to
be il they had ever received the docu-
ments mentioned in the bordereau.
The former attaches would be asked
further if they had received the firing
manual, when they had received it,
and from whom; whether either of
them sent Esterhazy the petit bleu, a
copy of which was to be telegraphed,
and, finally, if they ever, directly or
indirectly, had any relations with
Dreyfus. The court deliberated for Is
minutes, and, on returning, the Presi-
dent, Col. Jouaust, read its decision,
ooOldilEE lnCOlhpcbDHb w Blalb 4us
Labori's application.
Major Carriere, at 1890 o'clock,
began his speech, closing the case fol
the prosecution. All the generals anG
other officers who were seated in the
witness chairs rose and left the cour
room just before the government com
missary opened, in accordance with tn,
orders Of the Minister of War, Gen. d.
Galliffet, to leave Rennes within TIVE
hours after the pleading had begun
There was an interesting scene in tn
courtyard of the Lycee, where tn
officers took leave of each other The,
appeared to be in good spirits.
After NJ. Labori had submitted hi
application for the dispatch of roga
tory commission TO receive the deposi
tions of Col. Schwartzkoppen an,
Major Panizzardi, the chief of detec
tives, M. Cochefert, deposed favorabl
regarding the attitude of Dreytus whe
Col. du Patty de Clam dictated the Dor
dereau to him. The witness said Drey
fus only appeared TO be troubled after
wards, when du Patty de Clam ques
toned him. NJ. Cochefert referred t
the revolver found on table near tn
desk at which Dreyfus was then seated
and recounted how the prisoner, on pei
ceiving it, cried: 81 will not kill my
self; l will live to establish my innc
cence. -
The clerk of the court then read
letter from Capt Humbert, to the etfet
that Dreyfus had expressed keen d.
sire, in 1894, TO enter the statistioi
that he once met Dreyfus carrying SON
voiuminous packets of maps and docl
ments, and remarked that he was actin
very imprudently.
Dreyfus then rose, and caml
trayersed Capt. Hnmbert's statement
declaring them to be inexact.
Gen. Mercier declared that he ga,
an order, in 1884, that nothing shou
be done with the various translation
of the Panizzardi dispatch, addir
that he, himself was present when IL
packets of secret papers for the cour
martial were made up, and they d
not contain the Panizzardi dispatcl
Gen. Mercier brought up two bi
points in Capt. FreystaeSter's caree
While in Madagascar, he was guilty
!, an act of disobedience to his chic
and he also executed 30 natives. Th
assertion caused a certain impressi,
in the audience, and Col. Jouau
asked Gen. Mercier to abstain fro
giving any further particulars. T.
general added that he firmly believ
Freystaetter was brave man, but
thought the two acts referred to show
he could not be entirely trusted.
The court then retired, to delibera
on M. Labori's application, and, up
returning, it was announced that
judges unanimously decided that
president, Col. Jouaust, was compete
to order a rogatory commission, a
that the judges, as a body, accordi
to the military code, were not co
petent to do SO. H..
NJ. Labor thereupon asked G
Jouaust il he still maintained his
fusal to appoint the commission, I
colonel having, when M. Labori 81
mitted his conclusions, said he v
opposed to the application.
Col. Jouaust replied yes. and
evidence of Col. acknowledgement a
Major Panizzardi with regard to til
relations with Dreyfus was thus
cluded.
The refusal of Col. Jouaust seen
inexplicable, because it appeared to
his duty TO receive all evidence direc
bearing on the case. and more especif
the evidence of the two attaches,
refusal of whose evidence is equival
to a slight on their res pectiVe countr
That Col. Jouaust's decision me
the condemnation of Dreyfus was
unanimous opinion of the Al
Dreyfusards, and it was also the
preston of majority of the Di
tusards, whose last hope is that {
Jouaust only dared to refuse to t
the evidence of Col SehWartZkop