Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-09-11
REVISION DEMANDED.
Oreyfus Counsel Take to Paris
an Application for An.
other Revision.
FIGHT FOR ACQU1TTAL CONTINUES.

Will Not Accept a Pardon Nothing but
Complete Vindicafion VIII Satisfy Them
Text of the Verdict That Condemn.
the Accused Man a Second Time-Anti-
Semitic Roughs Raise Riot ut Rennes-
Gen d'Armes Are Prompt at Putting
Them Down.
Rennes, Sept. 11.-Quiet prevails
Ali troops have been Withdrawn.
visited her husband this afternoon.
She found him as calm as yesterday.
Rcnnes. Sept. 1.-THE expected has
happeEcd. Dreyfus has been con-
dcinncd. but though u majority of those
III the court room Saturday afternoon
fully expected the verdict they We're
completely stupefied when il was
given. and the silence which prevailed
III the room and the way men turned
pale and caught their breathS was
more impressive than any other mani
festatiOn could have been. Maitrc De
Inangesank back in his chair and tears
trickled down his checks, and Maitre
LabOri turned white as Il sheet. As
the audience left the court room fully
ten or fifteen men were crying openly,
and the majority of those present
walked quietly down the street for
more than block without speaking a
word. 1t was like Il funeral process
sion.
Dreyfus Hears His Second Sentence.
Meanwhile Il tragedy was being en-
acted in the little room off the court
room. where Drcyfus listened to the
reading of the verdict. He had been
told the result by his lawyers. and had
liz
of the officials of the court martial he
listened impassivcIy to the sentence.
Matthew DrcyfuS was not present in
court. but visited his brother after the
verdict had been rendered. He found
him perfectly calm and without any
manifestation of surprise at the find
ing of the court. The prisoner simply
shrugged his shoulders. utteriHg an cX-
I'ressive Bah adding as he embraced
his brother as the latter was preparing
10 leave. Console my wife"
Question the Court Was Asked.
Following iS the text of the verdict:
To-day. the 9th of September. 1899,
the court martial of the Tenth legion
army corps, dcliberating behind closed
doors. the president put the following
question: is Alfred Dreyfus brevet
captain Fourteenth regiment Of artil-
lery, prohationer on the general staff.
guilty of having in 1894 entered into
Vaccinations or held relations with a
foreign power. or one of its agents. TO
induce il 10 commit hostility or under
take war against France. or procure il
the means therefor. 10y delivering the
notes and documents mentioned in the
document called the bOrdcreau. accord
ing to the decision of the court of cas-
sation of June 3. lS99Y
Vote stood Five to Two.
The votes were taken separately.
beginning 10y the inferior grade and
youngest I'm the last grade the presi-
dent having given his opinion last.
The court declares on the question 10y
a majority of = To- -. Yes, the ac-
cuScd iS guilty
The majority agreed thar there are
cNtcnuating circumstances. i'm couSe-
Qucncc of which. and on the request of
the cOmmiSSary Of the government. the
president put the question and re
CCiVed again the votes in the above
mentioned form. As result the court
condemns. by a majority of = votes Ia
-. Alfred DreyfuS to the punishment Of
ten years detention