The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-10

happened. Dreyfus has been con-
demned, but though a majority of those
in the court room this afternoon fully
expected the verdict, they We're COM
:. pletely stupefied when it was given
and the silence which prevailed in the
| room and the way men turned pale and
caught their breath, was more impress
sive than any other manifestation could
/ have been.
Maitre Demange sank back in his
chair and the tears trickled down his
| cheeks, and M. Labori turned white
as sheet, while all around the court
men looked at each other in silence
| The only sound to be heard was the
rustling of paper from the reporters
bench as each press representative tried
| to be first to send the news. AS the
| or Is men We're crying openly, and
the majority of those present walked
| quietly down the street for more than
block without speaking a word. 1t
| was like funeral procession.
Meanwhile, a tragedy was being en-
acted in the little room off 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
ence of the officials of the court mar
tial he listened impaseively to the SEN
tence.
His wife, who was waiting in torture
and suspense at her house, bore the
news bravely, and when visiting her
husband this afternoon showed the on
lockers who were on 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 verdict had been rem
dered. He found him perfectly calm
and without any manifestation of sur
prise at the finding of the court. The
prisoner simply shrugged his shoulders,
uttering an expressive BAH" adding
as he embraced his brother as the lat
ter was preparing to leave, Console
my Wife
The general belief is that Dreyfus will
be pardoned. But this will not satisfy
his friends, who vehemently declare
that they will refuse to accept the YER
dict and will continue the battle until
the Judgment is reversed. The ver-
dict, they say, is directed more against
the Jews than against Dreyfus, and
if allowed to stand will make their ex-
istence in France impossible. Maitre
Labori and Maitre Demange took the
midnight train for Paris. They drove
to the station in a closed carriage, es-
corted by four mounted gendarmes.
The road was practically deserted. and
no demonstration occurred en- route or
at the station. Maitre Labori will to-
morrow sign an application for a re
vision of the case, although there Is
no hope that the verdict will be re-
versed. Both are much upset, though
it can hardly be said that they are sur
prised.
The following is a detailed account Of
the proceedings:
Plea for Dreyfus.
NJ Demange resumed his plea for the
defense shortly after 1880 O'Clock. He
began by saying:
when yesterdays sitting was ended
/ was about to deal with what is called
the direct evidence, namely the tech
nical value of the bordereau. The
prosecution by taking separately each
of the notes containing information
supplied by the writer of the border
eau deduced the opinion that Dreyfus
alone could have communicated infor-
nation. 1t devolves upon the pubnc
prosecutor to prove that Dreyfus pos
sessed this information and nobody
but he. This is how the question must
be put. We are before a court of JUS
tice with which suppostions have no
place. In order to produce proof l
must ask, and we must know what was
the information supplied Consequent
ly we must have the notes delivered,
otherwise we have to deal with hy-
pothesis.
THAT is my first objection to which
1 challenge the public prosecutor to
reply"
Counsel proceeded to minutely exam
inc the theories of the headquarters
staff, especially General Roget's,
whose arguments he refuted seriatim
He similarly analyzed the evidence of
General Mercier, reiterating the argu-
ments as to the utter improbability of
an artillery man employing the cor
rect terms used in the bordereau in
connection with artillery matters.
Counsel then reviewed the we'll known
facts in the case. showing that Colonel
Schwartzkoppen the German military
attache at Paris, supplied information
to his government years before regard
ing the "120 short" gun. He said that
only the internal construction of the
brake in this gun remained secret, but
Dreyfus knew nothing about II and
asked for no information from the Off
GER knowing it. Therefore. counsel
contended, Dreyfus could not have be-
trayed this secret.
Regarding the practical tests of the
gun, NJ. Demange continued. Dreyfus
was similarly innocent. General Mer-
cier's statement that Dreyfus attended
the trials could be dismissed. as it has
been proved that the only leakage re-
sulting on those trials had been fur
nished by the spy Grenier. 1t was
thus apparent into what error all the
witnesses supporting the prosecution
had fallen. Their opinions had been
most partially formed and the
judges must be on their guard against
it, honest and sincere as it doubtless
was"
After refuting the imputations
against Dreyfus, based on the firing
w inh ha l,,r