The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1906-07-19
DREYFUS INDICATED
BY FRENCH NATION
Devils Island Martyr Declared
Innocent and Rank Restored.
TO BE MADE A GENERAL

Accused Officer Could Not Have OBJ
tanned Secret Mobilization Pa
pers For Delivery to Germany
Did Not Write BOrdereau.
Paris.-Alfred Dreyfus has been
completely indicated by France.
The Supreme Court of the Repub-
lie announced its decision annulling
the conviction of Dreyfus by the
court-martial at Rennes in 1899.
To wipe every stain from Dreyfus'
reputation and to emphasize its con-
| demnation of the false evidence that
was tried against him the court or
ders that he need not stand trial
again. It declares there is no reason
for another trial because DreyfuS
committed 10 Ofense.
In conclusion the court noted the
fact that Dreyfus had waived pecu-
mary indemnity for all he suffered
during twelve years.
The court ordered its decision to
be transcribed on the records of the
Rennes court-martial and TO be pub
lished in the official journal and five
newspapers to be chosen by the Pro-
curator-General and, at the Govern
ment's expense, in fifty newspapers
here and in the provinces to be
named by Dreyfus.
The former captain, after being
falsely convicted of treason. publicly
degraded and imprisoned on Devils
Island, is restored to the army by the
decision itself.
He will return to MS country's ser
vice with the rank OF Brigadier-Gen-
eral, Premier Sairien assured the
Chamber OF Deputies, and the courts
decision will be posted in every COM
nun in France.
Neither Dreyfus nor his wife was
In court when the decision was rem
dered. In al interview afterward
Dreyfus said:
This has been a long and terrible
ordeal. l began to feel as il il would
never end. It is clear that the decis-
ion restores me to my old place in
the army, but I am not ware of the
corning my advancement in rank.
Il have nothing to say against my
%accusers. Being again an officer I
am obliged to obey the army regula-
tons OF silence.
Il am irexpressiDIy thankful to all
who have assisted in the mainten-
nee of truth"
The Ministers held = protracted
special session at the Elysee Palace
under President FalIieres. The Gov
ernment's course in carrying out the
courts decision Undetermined. Two
bills were drawn. BY them DreyfuS
will be nominated q major, with
early promotion to a lieutenant-colo-
nelship. Had he served his country
continuously he would be a lieuten-
a~nt-colonel of artillery now
Dreyfus' name will be entered on
the list for the Legion Of Honor, but
he will not be nominated to that dis
tinction directly.
Picquart, whose sense OF Justice
secured the quashinS OF the Rernes
court-martial's verdict, will be made
a brigadier-general Immediately.
In its decision the Supreme Court
holds hat these new facts have been
established before it:
First That the document from
General Mercier's secret papers pre-
scented at the Rennes cOurt-martial.
in which the initial ID" was subSti-
tuted for 'P," was a Justification es-
tablisning a strong presumption of
Dreyfus' innocence.
Second - That another document
from the secret papersin which Drey-
fus was falsely shown to have given
to Germany the plans for the railway
mobilization of French troops never
reached the War Department; there
fore Dreyfus could not have secured
possession of it.
Third = That the RenneS court |
martial failed to hear essential testi-
mony calculated to establish the fact
that DTeyfus was innocent.
These facts" says the courts de-
cision, without seeking for any fur |
ther grounds, are Of a nature TO es-
tablish the innocence of the accused.
Therefore it is only necessary to ex-
anime whether the verdict OF the |
Rennes court-martiaI shall be an |
nu1led without a retrial or be fol- |
lowed by another trial by a court |
martial" |
After a long review Of 3he docu- |
ment in the case known as the bor- |
dereau, the decision States that it |
was written By Major Count Ester
hay. and that the accusations con- |
Meeting Dreyfus with the bordereau |
rest only on hypothesis and c%Onject-
.ure.
4ue dCCuSdtlOH against OISJAuS, |
continues the decision, whether
based on the handwriting or the text
of tx } bordereau, was wholly un5us-
tiiabIe and without motive. More
over, Dreyfus having a large fortune, |
m seeks in-vain for any aSo for
his committing UGH a great crime.
"The court therefore holds that, |
as all the accusations against the
accused fall to the ground, there is /
no necessity for a new trial, and con-
sequently the judgment in condem-
nation is annulled as u~nwarranted
by the evidence"
Chief Events in Case Which Nearly
Disrupted France.
The "Dreyfus Case" has excited