The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-19
paEYFUs rs INDICATED.
French Supreme Court Annuls Cap
Trims COndem nation.

French Supreme Court AnnuIs Cap
Trims Condem nation.
The French Supreme Court Thurs
day announced its decision, annulling
the condemnation of Dreyfus without
retrial The effect OF the decision is
complete yindication of Dreyfus, emit
Ting him to restoration to his rank in
the army as though he had never been
accused
As the decision was pronounced the
scene was one of Impressive dignity.
The court, consisting of forty mine
judges, gowned in flowing red robes,
solemnly mounted the bench. Deep ST.
lence prevailed as the presiding judge
read the lengthy decision, minutely re-
viewing the series of sensational events
of the last twelve years and completely
generating Dreyfus of all wrong doing,
freeing him of the accusation of being
the author of the famous discriminating
documents, on which the entire charge
was founded, and ordering the annul-
ment of the judgment of the Rennes
ccurt-martial with the publication OF
the final announcement of his innocence
in fifty newspapers to be chosen by Cap
tain Dreyfus.
The reading Of the decision lasted an
hour and it was only ar the close that
the spectators realized the sweeping
nature of the vindication. AS the final
determination was announced there was
buzz of excited comment and some
ordinations of approval, which the
court officers sternly depressed
History of Famous Case.
Capt Alfred Dreyfus was arrested on
the charge of treason in Paris on Oct.
II, 1894. His arrest was the beginning
of one of the most marvellous stories OF
cons iracy. fraud and forgery known TO
the military annals of a modern nation.
For more than a year it was known to
the French government that traitor IN
the French war department was selling
military secrets to foreign governments
Suspicion was directed toward Dreyfus.
This suspicion was seemingly confirmed
by the discovery by a French spy in the
waste paper basket of Lieut.. Col. Won
acknowledgment, the German military at
tache in Paris, of the fragments Of
paper which when pressed together form
ed memorandum in reference to the by
draulic brake of the new French guns.
This memorandum came to be known as
the famous bordereau which figured so ex-
tensively in the trial.
Dreyfus was arrested by Major Du
Patty de Clam. OF FIVE experts who COM
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of Dreyfus TWO did not attribute 1t TO
him. while three did. though they found
the writing unnatural and possibly dis
guised.
Dreyfus was convicted and publicly de-
graded on Jan. ), 1895. He was taken
before his regiment drawn up in parade
order. The buttons were torn from his
uniform and his sword broken. Then
he was marched to the accompaniment of
rogues music along the front OF the regi-
ment.
On Feb. 0, 1885. Dreyfus was trans
ported to DEVILS island, off the coast of
Cayenne.
Almost at once the French people, con-
vinced that a great wrong had been done
| to an officer of the army, began an aeita-
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