The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1899-09-15
OREYFUS IS GUILTY
That Was the Verdict of the
Court-Martial.
SENTENCED FOR TEN YEARS
General Belief IL That the PresId snt
Wnl Pardon Him. Otherwise
Another Degradation.

Rennes, Sept. l2.-The expected has
happened. DIeyfus has been con.
demned. The court found him guilty
and sentenced him to 10 years deten-
tion. As lie has already suffered five
years solitary imprisesaens, whiei
counts as double ordinary detention.
he will be released at tile end OF a fort
night. In the meantime, unless the
president OF the republic pardons him.
DTeyfus will have to be degraded here
again within eight days.
Though a majority OF those in the
courtroom this afternoon fully expect
cd the verdict, they were completely
stupefed when ii 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 aud the tears trickled down hIs
cheeks. and Maitre Labori turned
white as a sheet. while all round the
court men looked at each other in si-
lence. The only sound to be heard was
the rustling of paper from the report
ers' bench, as each press representative
tiled to he frat to send the news.
AS the audience left the courtroom.
fully 10 OF 8 men were crying openly,
and the majority Of those present
walked quietly down the street for
more than block without speaking
word. 1t was like funeral process
sion.
Meanwhile. tragedy was being en-
acted iu the little room off the court
room, where Dreyfus listened to the
eading OF the verdict. He had been
tOd the result by his lawyers, and Lad
wept bitterly, but when in tie presence
OF the officials of the cOurt-martial,
he listened impassiyely to the sen.
tence.
His wife, who was waiting in tor.
ture and suspense at her house, bore
the news bravery, and when visiting
her husband this afternoon showed the
onlookers who we're in the streets no
signs OF her sufferings as she walked
from her carriage to the prison.
Matthew DIeyfus was not present In
court this afternoon, kat visited his
brother after the verdict had been
rendered. He found him perfectly
calm and without any manifestation of
surprise at the finding OF the court.
The prisoner simply shrugged his
shoulders. uttering an expressive
"Bahl" adding, as he embraced his
brother, as the latter 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 de-
lare that they will refuse to accept
10 verdict, and will continue the bat
lie until the judgment is reversed.
The verdict. they say. is directed more
against the Jews than against Dreyfus,
and If allowed to stand will make their
existence in France impossible.
Maitre Labori and Maitre Demange
took the midnight train for Paris.
They drove to the station In a closed
carriage. escorted by four mounted
gendarmcs. The road was practically
deserted, and no demonstration oc.
Cured en- route or at the station.
Matre Demange and Maitre Labori
will tomorrow sign an application for
a revision 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
prlsed.