The sun., 1908-09-13
SMOTHERING DREYFUS CASE.
ONLY ANTI-SEMITE PAPERS
DISCUSS GREGORI VERDICT.

Old Passions slumber Under the Surface
Courteous French Greetins fer tho
Kaiser ut sohlucht-Enginees Versus
strikers-Cemesery ssid for $50.
sp.esa, cas,e De;paeA D. THs sus.
PARIS, Sept. ia.-The verdict aoquitting
6aregosi, who shot Alfred Dreyfus at the
Pantheon obsequies OF Emile Zola cstab-
lishes the position that nothing must be
allowed to revive the Dreyfus affair. 1t
refects public opinion, there being few
persons who disagree with It. The Advo-
cate-G General, who characterized Gregori's
act as ridiculous and infantils and as
being due to vanity and longing for
notoriety. did not press for q severe YER
dict. He warned the jury, however, that
an aoquital would be Q denial OF justice,
which they bad no right TO mako.
Gregori's advocate. NJ. Menard, made
a moving speech In behalf Of his client.
He declared that evidence had been sup
pressed, as In the Zola trial. He hu ughed
at the idea Of Dreyfus's wound being q
grave injury. The true victim, he main
tanned, was Gregori, and he held up the
waistooat Gregori had worn on the day
Of the shooting. The garment had been
torn into shreds by the crowd who at
tackled Gregori after the shooting. He
spoke Of the thousands Of letters Gregori
had received expressing sympathy with
him. He demanded verdict Of aoquittal
on the grounds that his client was 90
years old and had already spent three
months In jail awaiting trial.
The jury took twenty minutes TO decide
on negative replies to three questions
that the President Of the court put to
them: Was there plot to assassinate
Drcyfus? Was there premeditationf and
Were there blows and wounds7 Cheers
greeted the verdict. Dreyfus left the
court room after ths witnesses had been
heard, not remaining for the speeches.
The conspiracy Of silence on anything
connected with Dreyfus Is not broken
by any comment Of the leading French
papers this m orning. Thsy report the
trial Of Gregori In the briefest possible
manner and refrain from expressing any
opinion ON the verdict Of not guilty. The
Steel. alone has somethins to cay on
sentimental justice - applied to sent-
mental crimes. II says:
sBy such reasoning all Grimes will soon
be justified, encouraged and absolved
by Magistrates who are charged with
repressing them, II each 10 permitted
to do justice for himsef It means q rs-
turn to barbarian and anarchy. II
iuries are not allowed TO do justice In
crimes which have been committed the
death Of the jury systern will follow
quickly
While with this exception the serious
newspapers keep silence the anu-Drey-
fus press resounds with shouts Of tri-
umph over the aoquittal OF man whom
they term 'our colleague The Eoiair
in Its largest type uses the headline: 'Drey-
fus condemned by jury
Arthur Meyer In his organ, the Gaulois,
speaks Of "the courageous act OF my col
laborator who smote Dreyfus In the arm
while the verdict has smitten Drsyfusism
right in the heart
Every time the affaire has been before
q jury or oourt-martial.' says the Echo
d. pdrn. -the Jurors and officers have
pronounced against Dreyfus. The Court
Of Cassation alone favored him. The
jury even refused the compromise offered
by the third question; Was Qregori
guilty Of assault without intent to killT
an affirmative reply TO which would have
allowed the Court TO sentence him to- a
few days in prison.
TIE xAIsER's vIsIT TO scRLucHT.
The news that the Kaiser intended TO
cross the frontier caused crowds TO as
semble al schlucht yesterday. The Chalet
Hartman. on the Alsstian. side, close to
the French line. wss decorated with
flowers in readiness 10 receive the Em-
peror. while the French and German aass