The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1904-06-09
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secretly but hurriedly he was
transported to his future home. All!
this future home. How different
from the one to which he had been
accustomed. His mind and body
endured so presistently that his
prosecutors multiplied his restrict
ions, in the hope of listening his
death. Recreation was permitted
him only in seventeen square yards
enclosed by the ramparts, which
surrounded his filthy howell. He was
depraved of all food and stimulents
excepting pound of meat per
week, given to him raw in bitter
derision, and a little stale bread.
He was prevented from watching
the breakers, his only solace. His
books were taken away. From the
torture. starvation, seclusion, inn
pure air and companionship of in
sects the most dreaded fevers and
diseases terrorized him. For me to
attempt to relate in wo DIS his p'lysi-
cal sufferings would be doing h m
more inj lstce. But liste 4! Hear
what the martyr hims ,lf says, "All
these are trivial, it is the nerves,
brain heart that stuff r." Consider!
Imanine yourselves in his position;
isolated on a lonely island; separat-
ed from all that was dear to him;
harassed by many infamous scandal !,
concerning his true and dutiful wife;
and what is more, charged and ad-
judged guilty of being traitor. A
traitor! the lowest of the low.
Why did he not take his own
life? For as a suggestion and tempt
alton loaded pistol was left in his
cell by his prosecutors. Why would
he live and suffer SO? He was inno-
cent, and he wanted all the world
to know that he was martyr aud
not miscrean-. He wanted to re-
veal to his true and loyal family
that his character was what he, and
not what the scoundrels that sent
him there, said it was. He knew
tat sue de or escape ouli ar use
many more suspicious of guilt. He
also knew that if he could endure,
the loyal ones at home would do
their part, and they did do tLeir
part.
After his first trial the army had
practically changed hands. But
most of the new officers resembled
their predecessors, in kno wing the
facts, and not being bold enough to
come forward and tell them. How
ever, there was an exception in the
true, brave and dutiful Command
ant Picquart. This man aroused by
the thoughts of the injustice that
had been committed, began the in
vestigation which revealed the most
startling facts. But he narrowly es-
capped death, since those degener-
ate towards, seeing his purpose,
to cover up their former crime, at.
tempted to kill him. Command
ant Picquart proved that the true
author of the bordereau was none
other than Major Esterhazy, and
to complete the chain of evidence
Lieutenant Colonel. Henry Ester
Hays most efficient accomplice,
made full confession but to escape
punishment he took his own life.
After such developments the army
although they employed many con-
temptible methods to crush such a
procedure, could not but grant a
new trial. Now you will think that
his vindication could not justly be
refused by any court martial. Yet
that is just what was done BY those
honored soldiers, representing what
they claim, the highest civilization
on earth. Why did they do this
What warranted such a verdict!
They claimed that the honor OF the
army was at stake. Yes the honor
of that army was at stake, but who
would send an innocent man, whose
hair was white with the anguish
which devoured his soul, back again
into exile to endure unbearable dis
eases, and to suffer such disgracetul
calumnies. for the honor of dis
honorable army2 But after his limo
cency had been so positively con-
frmed, no army could Danish him:
There were too many honest ala
sincere people in France to per NIT
such an outrage So accordingly the
the President, if he would avert a
revolution, must pardon him But
pardon was not what Dreytns was
seeking, but legal vindication.
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