Fitzgerald enterprise. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1895-1912, 1903-01-09
dyes Was Five
the Prisoner.
IS s. TEN YEARS IMPRISONMENT
re Wiped Out BY the Five
we'd On DEVILS Island.

inspiration in the sublime idea of M.
Mornard before the court of cessation,
L say to all, we are Frenchmen. Let
us then be united in the common SEN
timent of love OF country, love of JUS
tice and. love of the army"
The close of Demange's impassion-
ed peroration was followed by an out
burst of applause, which was imme-
diately suppressed by the president.
M. Labor then said that he did not
desire to speak.
Major Carrier, however, claimed the
right to reply.
When the court resumed it's session
after brief adjournment, the govern
ment commissary began his reply.
He promised to be brief, and said he
desired to submit to the courtmartiai
a simple observations:
''Weigh the Importance of the two
categories of the wess; those found
against the prisoner; weigh the inn
portance and judge, in all the indie
pendence of your character and all the
strength of soldiers. Proof is every
where, The hour of supreme decision
has sounded. France anxiously awaits
your judgment. I also await it, con-
fdently and fully maintaining the
conclusion already announced. I de-
mand the application of article 76 of
the penal code and article 267 of the
military code"
NJ. Demange made brief reply to
this aud then Colonel Jouaust, presi-
dent of the court, asked Dreyfus if he
had anything to add in his behalf.
The prisoner arose and in voice
| choked with emotion, declared that he
had only one thing to say, but that he
was perfectly assured. He said:
81 affirm before my country and the
army that [ am innocent My
sole aim has been to save the honor
rFaty name, the name borne by my
Aren. I have ffered five years of
e most awful torture. But, today
at least, I feel assured that l am about
ITO attain my desire through your 10y
atty and justice"
The Closing Scene.
The court then retired to deliberate
and the prisoner left the hall never to
return, as in accordance with the law,
the verdict was rendered in his abb
hsence. The ringing of bell ANNOUNCED
! the re-entry of the judges, an officer
/ ordered ''carry arms!" and "present
armsi' The rattle Of rifles followed
and then Colonel JoQAust marched in,
saluted and laid his KEPT on the table.
The other judges did likewise, the
gendarmes shouted "silenoe!' and the
stiffness of death fell pm the audience
who were waiting, heart in mouth, for
the announcement of Dreyfus' fate.
Colonel Jouaust began by reading
the judgment which opened with the
question referred to the judges by the
court of cessation, was Dreyfus guilty
of entering into Vaccination to send
secret documents to foreign power7
He then gave the answer, that the
court, by majority of five to two,
found Dreyfus guilty.
TIE pent up feelings Of the audi
eps were expressed IN 2 long, deep
diargBn "Oh!" when CdBnel Jouaust
reached the word "guilty." The word
was pronounced under his breath.
Owing to the threats of vigorous pun
ishment for uttering any cry there
were no outbursts, but the faces of
the majority of the spectators reflected
al expression of anguished surprise.
M. Labor heard the verdict with
pallid visage, while M. Demange fell
back in chair as though horror
struck, Col. Jouaust read the iudg-
ment without tremor of his voice and
apparently unmoved.
The noise called for the stern cry of
''silence! STENCIL" and again all
around was hushed until Colonel
Jouaust finished speaking. He conclu-
ded by saying the court would remain
sitting until the room was cleared.
| Maitre Labor and Maitre Demange
took the midnight train for Paris.
They drove to the station in a closed
carriage, escorted by four mounted
gendarmes.
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