The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-09-11
DPEYFUS
SUSTAINS THE
SHOCK WELL.
H. Believes That he VIII be a
Free Man October l5..others
do not Think so.
PRESIDENT MAY PARDON HIN.
President OF the courtmartial
says he VIM not be Submitted
to Fresh Degradation.

RENNEs, Sept. 1o.-DreyfuS has
borne the terrible shock with marvel-
ous fortItude-one might almost say
with unnatural calm. Yesterday he
seemed stupeaed when Aiaitre LabOri
communicated to him the verdict, but
he has since rallied. He passed a
quiet night, and he rose when his'or-
derry brought him water at o'clock
this morning. just as he did during the
trial, when It was necessary.
Madame Dreyfus and Mathieu Drey-
tus his brother, Visited him during the
course OF the afternoon. his brother sub
seQuently leaving foS Paris. Appilca-
ton to the court Of revision was taken
to him at noon by Maitre LaborfB as
slstant, and he signed It.
To-day he has spoken but little,
though he has seemed in better spirits
than might have been anticipated. The
meeting with his wife was naturally
very Affecting, but both held up as well
as posslblel He said to her; II am not
uneasy regarding myself, as l shall
soon be free, but think Of you and my
poor children. They win be branded
as the children Of traitor"
He is convinced that the ten years
imprisonment to which he is sentenced
will be wiped out by the five years of
solitary seclusion he has undergone on
Devils Island, and he expects tobe re-
leased by October 15, which wiHsbe Ave
years from the date Of his former con-
demnatIon. he Is so sanguIne that he
has made an extraordinary request OF
his wife for novel to read in the mean
time, explaining that his mind is SO
shaken and weighed down by recent
events that he needs to divert his
thoughts, ana try to get all the reeol-
lectIons Of the last three months out
Of his mind. He thinks that reading a
novel will AFFORD the desired mental re-
pose, and keep him from brooding.
Dreyfds' wife.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press called upon Madame Dreyfus
this afternoon, after her visit to her
husband, and saw her father, N. Hada-
ulrd, who said his daughter was bear
Ing up wonderfully well, consldering
the circumstances, but desired to re-
main undlsturbed to-day. in View Of
the emotional strain of an interview. NJ.
Hadamard said that Madame Dreyfus
and the family were hopeful and looked
forward to some favorable develop
ment.
The verdict" he added. "Is an In
fanny. Captain Dreyfus is in poor
health, us every one knows. He has
been extremely III from the moment of
his arrival In France. and has been
put on a special regime. His health
has not improved, and the nervous eff
feet OF yesterdays terrible blow is
bound to react on his general condition.
His suppression OF oil outward emotion
is due to his almost Indescribable force
OF will. but It does not imply that he Is
insensIble to the mental and physical
torture he has undergone. on the
contrary. the family Just now see In
his weak state Of health and abnormal
impassIvlty an ugly sign, and fear for
him more than they care to express"
Rennes QuIet.
The town to-day has been perfectly
calm. There has not been a sign OF
a Demonstration, nor cry for or
against Dreyfus or the Jews heard
anywhere. A number OF people gath
cred TO see Madame Dreyfus visit the
prison. but they were quite respect
ful.
The troops and muses. of gendarmes,
who yesterday gave the center of Rem
les the appearance Of military camp.
have completely vanished. There are
hardly any gendarmes in sight, except
rear the Dreyfus residence, where a
Few are posted. Cavalry officers were
seen frequentlng the cafes this after
noon. showing that the authorities no
longer fear any trouble here, and are
allowing the officers to leave the bar
racks.
So far aa can be learned, military
men are perfectly satisfied with the
verdict, which they interpret as safe
guarding the honor of the army, and
at the same time dolug an act OF mercy
to Dreyfus, who, they say. has suficl-
emily expIated his crime in the awful
existence he passed on DEVILS Island.
They point out that even II he IS sent
to Fort corte, It will be to receive
henceforth the humane treatment he
has experienced since his return to
France.
A Strange Fact.
One strange fact Is the extraordinary
difference of opinion respecting the ex-
act effect of the udgment-whether ho
can be degraded again, md whether the
1--WE years solitary confinement he has
undergone win be regarded as equlvn-
lent to tho ten years detention to which
he Is now sentenced, and he will be re-
leased next month. This matter is
lutte aside from the general impressicN
that he will be pardoned in few days
by President Loubet, who viii find
'ome ground to exercise clemency.
Maitre Demange thinks the 1--WE
years. will count for nothing, and that
oFeyfuF, according to law, win have to
Iuffer ten years detention. Many