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IF AI1' trt ESTAI3LIShED I8(5._NEWBERRY, S3. C., FRIDAY, SEP1TEEMBE.l. 22.,183).TIEAWEK I5 E ?'I? ' ' ? C 9A ? ? m f _ _ CCI.le s ( I ititln I . ~ I. (1 i:. stlt I II fil # 1 " i f I 1.,/: t.i I :. !..... .. UACOMPLE DOF TEF CASE. On Jun. 4, 1895, while all Paris was phy$ically freezing, but metntally at boil lug point, ('aptain Alfredl I)reyfus wns 1gril-cl in the ('o1 utyatttd of the Ecolts jlilitaire. The trootm Were drawn up in Ihll11ow siuti. Inl the michdle stood the iondeli ml n 11111 ill full lulifoirun. (enenti )arrtas eai the finding of the coturt, auld at souls 011it"ier dlid the rest. The alleged erimllilli sl1houted "Vive 'l F1'lle!" as rach indignity was inflictedl uponl hhn1, T1he scene waOs ho rrib le. None present will ever forget it. Bhut on the bonle V is things w"er'e wr.1_"e, for there the lowest lissionts o (he hum1an1 ace were being caterctl fir, alItr tlie fashion of the mot st ie;r:cbd fo rm'I'I1 of 11 reneh gutter journalism. The ot1(ry NwelI served Its pr"imalry plurpose, filr all othler trou!lcs weee frgoltten. IP ' v.!h' ' lto 1111 been having ani anXious clutarter osi an hour be cunsc of the Ptiitnl:t scant:1Is wete ab le to breathe freely o1we 111ore 1n111 to join inl the geniral outery. And amid :111 th' 11oisy viliperaltions of the cr ,wl the ix captain palssedl into exile. 1 ro t'stin;; that 1)reyfus vas nicde i Iuintennlut of Ir tillery in 18S2 nnd I captain seven years r, t '. h is regl i Ie nt ws the F'( Iiuteeni thi cry. Iie years 1wfore his d isgrae rfus manrriedI tie dalu;;hter: of ..ri'?h pund dealer. They liv"edl inl ,:ntd aparti)elts in the ltne (Its 1'roc"a anllll aristocratic stret. lie hadl 111 idcent inc"ome of his own, andt htis brought Im lau ':rge dowly. r some timle p1r1ior to his nrrest Cap c; ' { reyfus 1I11d beelniatatchedl to the Com1 lluraul of t he genetrl stufl, whler"o e first: pltils of the lmobilization andl or 1/ization of tih t a11my are discusseiI andit( r'epared. The chief of the military se ret 'service at that tille w\"as 1)1u l'8ty de C1lam1, afterw\"ardl a1 mIajur. Ul iand1l Colonel 1Ienry were antng the fCivorites t of G.eneral te lioisdteffre. Captain I)reyfuts was arrested Oct. 16, 189I. 'Phie fact of Iis 111rest did not transpire unnil t fortnight Inter. It madt1e a 1tremle1t 11S sen5atlion. I t was1 an ,ct" o'tmnecd that Captain )ircyfu-,s was . c h geti with selling; iilitary ecrets to Dr* )eyfus was) defended3'3 biy Ml. IDet nanlit'e, onelt ofi the4 most34 dist inigttishedc ad-1 ''3entes(. ini I itris. Th'ie colonelt w ho pre-t sided34 4 over i thei' and1 113 the other31 (liliers't It was n4 ot expected: thatI111 lt)e .rocetedIings voutit het int1ili. Thiel army(3 and( stat1e (f ltt h i.<elosed. '.'here was a mli tis point,31 Maitre De for pultiity. In tihe 32idden1 1by Colontel Sto "a sinigie dloen e1e4 in the4 courit martial11( ime14 known~i. Bu hit is 1 olajor' du l'aty tde Cluiti mant ienry were4 thle chIie neensprta4t'' unoiicedt that1 Capti D3113lreyfuts wasi gui3'lty of hiigh~t treaso31. TUhe nnt31i-teiti newspapers1~ made4 1134 thte bittcirest attacks3 upon)1 Cajitain Drleyfus, Indeed, (3ne ofthese 54 newspaper1s4i'. pavted the way(3 Cor'11 his arr'est. ''lhe Libre1 Parole0 to be1 tay3111 mi3itar se(rets . to ia forei gn a IInew~~ (oiieert 01on14 th taffC. Caltat prI43futs wa'1s the only3 IIchre31w on 11hd kinit. 4 Week afCter' the4 t lil o1en1ed tilt "siigie daduient" I 1' o wh1ihel A V(ocat )emngg found Inl the wa sI3 t aper baske1{t otftn mi'iete of thle German31 1 embalessy 1by aI spy d1istgised 1as 13n Aisatian(1. Th'ie disc4(over'y was made 114 t he I t sect servic depar4t'31 t me~t, wThi was unde t direct 31)4 io of Wvilting or (lie blorder'eauI was3 siilarti to tha3 t of )111 Cat iereyfus. IlThis fleensn ye ex>peits- wvere uI ven (lhe memorana'i ii b1are ithat11 it was3 ini thle hand331wr'itinug of (hiptain DreyfusI'l' was5 con31vie4ed. lj t vr'isJ syn'1'tecedl to 1 be' ublcly stri'pped O~ is linsigia lof rankl i and)3 toi be4 det1('( 1anid kep't ini soli11ta3'ry3i I iconf it . 1t was the 1)eainlg oft tilt mn-n1 when hl'1le tmder4 1 wenit the humiiliatin1 ug (1egradion11 thilt pra4 titiosedl 14y:113011y in ihis behalf1 i. ' Gia 1ta l in Dreyfus had be1en44 1 tn to nil si'andi offC thle coanst of l"iropelihh iur Il i u)lnle, at little tr'iantguilar Edhnpe< Mrin' of 1Innd4: No on1e lowednwol ii lan TE HISTORY P With a Conelse Su mi1- 9 mIary of the EI dence 3tven at, tlhe Second rc( 'ourts1ar" 1 tial. ruer'e. W'or_-e than this, lie wis Colpelled to live in a hlige 11on cage that it cou-- $12. 000 to buil, so fearful was the ;overi tnent Iliut he night esca1e. Thec lie lived a life of horrible suffering. IIis giutards were not pIeriitted to speak to himi. BIut there wis smine syiipathy for the lonlely Ilrist er" tn D>evil's islaudl. Th'lere were pct'pl1( wl%hoa did not heliev"e hinu guilty, antd atong i thein inany thinking 'rench'.icn. Tlhere wtel e SporadIe efforts mnade it, his behialf dtrin.g 1K'!: 1nd 1titt, but tley eanle to nothtitng. The artny ofleers aid ot hers const:ut!1y kelpt alive the anlti Sentilie feeling, whiIi:b ha: ;grown"1 tit ger and stront'rcr vath1 year in 'rance. Nowt ant Itheu theI gttvermlnent wtas <Iules ttionled, ht the inii011(1.s wcr silenced. Over aund1 over ag;ain itwa declared that the goveten"uiii"t lad In its lt:session ev idene V lah I,r. I rcy r us' guilt be yond all (liestion. liu l'aty de ('i.(tn w!:;'a promnoted to at inajorshilt. ('olt:twl I'i(11inari was; placed in clar;e of tht st setrvit- delpart utunt. And ll was an jl;o:;iint evtelt for D)reyf'u,. I'or t"!(ll- 1'ictlart 1is 1 fair niai and an hoatIt ot, whott belicvte:l Ihat truth :111i4 tlite (tIne biforte the hoot' of the artty :nid his own llree It etnie Eti I 1-' l.tie:or W i!liaun of flerlnanyi h1:1t1 writtten if) l'-tsidlent Casti mir- I'etier at the tinte of I )re'fhs' trial giving his word of honorl a a 111111 that 1)eyi*ius bad not hetnayed Fr:1nwe t te the Gerian-11i govternltiett't ud aiding that he would if niec"etss:iyveiv Ils "wEord its ita eiperor with all it::sonetinences." It transpired that the It:lian einhassador had uide i sii:ihir denial. Ioth he and the (:cruuin enihabssadot" woere compelled to leave l'aris he"ause of the atlacks uipont thelni uihe by the l'aris neiwspal 'lpers. SOctober, 1NtS, satt Ilie begini nig of the real light for the cotdetuedl inan1i on I)evii's islantl. Sti f:ur as public kinottl ("dlge goes, it was tt opetie biy M. Seheu 'er-Rest ner. hi is ilert 1t', hotacy of the Coud( erlIted eapltainl's 111nocen(e mean11lt itich. M. ehcurr1-Nestie' wrote let l-ter to the in1ister for war, pIesenting dou'enIs pruoviiig I hey f'us' uinoce ice and asking that his case he reope1,ed. 1li leclared that the minister for ttat promise,! to loo!; into the matter and make i reply within two weeks. Noth ing -was done, and lie sent a letter to tlie newtspaplers telling about it. The selltor also seui letter to en eril lillot declring that a rich aInd well kniowtn oficer, promninent in society, had b eeni riti1usted to resigin in consequence of tihe contiinuied leakiug of miilitari so l"rets a1fter 11Iryfa:;' deptortation. M. tttheurer-Kestnet' detcatred that this per ;iol1 wtas the autho r of the borde4"e1u. l'hiis let'ter niade i stir inl arl s i drew IMajor 1"sterhltazy Into the cise. 111 fac"t, he denouncedl Ml. tS(heurer-Kefitner andii denied the chaig'. lurther, lie de ctlred tut lie had gained additional proofs tit Dreyfus' guilt, which, lie said, were placed in his huid by "'a veiled lady." Captain I)reyftis' brother published a direct iieesation that Major l.sterhazy was the althor of thte bordereiu. Anl 1 rr c'tane if) light niany' ctirit lls letter, anitng thiemi ant' ini whiklh I'sterhaszy ('x Pi'essted thle 1b1tite'st hai ted for thle JTews iinl sauid lit wouhtl like ti shsy uall of thienu hie coulhil. Therce were also letters 5 t(iit'k jgg F'ranle..~ sijor 0stliy's'' hand writing hears 9 4a stong recsembil)iance tct tint tipont which Dri'yf'us wax conlvieccl. 1isc(iiutionls aiginst lEsterhaz~'y grewV. So atny tha l hiIle wats t'-)inpe'lle'd tol r'etuest at courit umr t isal. J Ic wsis placedt on the r'e tiredh list a few mionlthls biefrt'e the court imarit iaI, althoiughi lie wa''is per'ifectly well. Ester'lshzy wias, or t'turise, aicqiuit ted by (lie cotiurt maia l . NIathlieu Driey fus, a brothei r of i Captin IDrey3'fus, was the pr'inc'ipal iac'euisr Miajor Illenry' w~as the wa'sHgnhr)ortedi ahlso by3 IDu Paity de Clam. 'tile nItiitmt to open'I the Dre'cyfus case faifled, hut t he ev'tidencite which Menatotr Schletireir-Kest iner presenuted ~10o (General lIillot, thle mtiinist er aofw ivar was still i lhe poaSsessiion af thle aiccusedl manui's Tjhie strangeigtly tdrstnit it affairj of Dre'ty fuit wast des'tiined to soon)I br'eak out algatin, f. (II'NKSA I. Dk rOsi)Ervux, ITis frind's hadc enulistedh thle symnpilt'ty of Emiile Zot ls iin hiis bhlaIf. 1A mar'tetlous Nhlector' of t'acts is Zoatt antd a ge.iius hii reliitiing Ithiem,i iIe weitt ovter' the evitdence Thei result wias (lie letter'I which star' tIed ltrua iee. L:eidunii lug ".I'hociinun' ien -. ..... ..,.. . , l IUIIII In 'YIr, that (ieneral Iloisdel'fre, Gleneral (lonse and even the ntinister of war believed that l"aterhtzy had written the hordereaut, but linowing that 1:sterhazy's conviction WoulId Ieopen the Dreyfus ease tlhey Would not disclose the evidence in their possession. The ncensntion set all I Frantce to boil iug. It conupelled the government to >lace Zola on trial. '/ola's conviction vas lredeterntined. But the trial bore fruit it shoved at tave man atnd a true tl,an in ('olonIel L'ic<nart, who stood Iefo e an angered ittion hitrling insults ,,to,, olt, I )revft .nd those who Wert arrI:ayed on that side, vho braved even the nrtny for trutIi and ust ice. Colonel Henry, who was retlly the :hief accuser, roaredI antd hllowed about he honort of tle army and ollicial atd late secrecy. Ili- an.111.4l1;o s ried to inlerimninate C'olonelI I'ictinlart. It was in this trial thaat thet miost ini >orttnt piece of evidoec rtne out, the hing which a hove aill tllers ld peop"le vho were ualnrejuiied to t lieve that I)reyfus was un.iusvtly convicted. It rltasplIred that when the calptain was tult oil trial ill of the itenibtihers (if tle 'ourit iinrt ial did not bclieve ttt O>rey 'is wrote the art"tusin, lieioranilutt. I'hey hies'tattetl ito e-mleann himt. 'IThen it vas that (;iet all Mett:er took thetit tside and secrer.y showed thent a letter it which were the following words: "('e 'inaille de I)--- diiitt trop exige:it'' 'Ittl sctiundrel of it a I)- Is beconin~g oo exacting). This letter wts not siowin to the pris >ner or his counsel. Tilei Itt(er I pttr1rt Li EUTEN.\NT COI.ON I- tPCQA .. dII to tave been written by ('oloeial ve n chwarzkoliut, the miilitary ttt::t hie of te (iernaain legation. Al1 the worlt knows of the disgr aceful icenets i the Zola t Is, tIhle iatt :tk.; nad(: I1poll himn ill . . t of col i t, thle ssatnlls up on IIeh, '..:. ..:tl the crop of uelt:. I'hie (toxt itep resuilted inl iii I ol 'ie .tuatrt's Itrr"est. ie appaared in the chan e' of detlies, where le declared tint he "ce cainilIe" letter was a iforgery. alfter lie was thrown into iwison C':,loinil lleclwy was given his pcte at the head )f ite secret service ditrtutment. Then the affair dragged alotg. Zolal's second triatl and the resulting exilIe th was tinled 3,010 fra(ics and senteced to 4x iontls' iilrisoinent on the lirst rt1?Ial kept nmattters alive. Somne tine after camte tle news of the rrest of Colonel 1IlIIy ont the lharge of orginig tle secret doeutient which co't ieted ('aptain I)reyfus. Fast up,on tIm Le4tis of this camue the news of his suici(io vtitlt a razor which lhe had been allowed 10 keep for the purpose. Then thae te tisiotists tooli holie once tu1oire, Eixcitellienit following IIenry's suicide tad not subsided when the dismissaI of Ueneral Boisdeffre as chief of stall was annnouneed. Then ea.tine (the dismissial of NI. Cavaigne ts uinister of war and the iuspension of 1)u Paty de C'lanlt from tIe tive duty. MIne. Alfred Dreyfus intade a fornttiI demand upon the keepe'r of seab1 for i revision of her hushaul 's c nvie tioll, and (4encra1lnrlhraden, wNho ha;d ;ucceede'd (avaiga na, wais relieved. 'ha iloine took his i.ht, and Esterhazy dis uUleat'el inysteriou 1v. .utt Itior I thiese fal ls fromli grace, ona Sept. 21), 1898, thle conli ollf Ithei c:thia:* directedl lie :0ourt of v;issationt to iniveiigaite andi re tort uipor4t te prorCliie'ty of gr'anlting I )rey foxsia new tr'is . Ini M ay, 1 89, theo ('ourt :eeed thait I >ey fux luid bie i (oni 'cted illetgatlly itnd: wits enit itle ICto 1 aniother ('ourt inatial it. tOnI the 11hird day of July13, I 1)1), 1riey fux reaichetid Frliance, an ld his iiecondl tia Iopened ('l 41 Auig. 7, wit h Coldo ne(l .Jouiaust, iirector ini the eniginieer corps, its president. I h-inera ItIhe Ma rquis Drieyfiis' lawyv3ers ini his secondi trial were MItr e 1 h-mtantge, whoii had defendii ('d huIlt whieni he wax lit'sIti neeuisedC, a iel iteI Ltthoi, whosxe i'ondiuict of thle \vnsx given enit ire cltrige of' tinatter's, all was unassisted in tg toi thei fact that ILai' was shot down~~ on hi iis waty toi out,t Ii s teery~''l3 till is sai5sequent billilant anil iereiless hianduilinig of the tiltled conslpiraitors wits (4ne of thle bnost sensti oital featuries of thle trial. Thle litrst day's pro'iceedinags wer'le putblic. Uln,'but'l.e declaired he had~ not1 wriit tenl it. It wast' a long andC 51 searciiig exani I iiitiCts, ~tuchinig lis ae('idilw Ie withI st'erlunzy, Colonel Illenr y and14 is allegeid (i{alIingsr 'withI represr:. ta tives of foreignt gov~ernt tinnts. (Generail M eu'ier was thle fIirst Iiromuti 1tt0i iiiruiy 1111an to text I1'. lie xltated that lie hadi beconie thiorlouigly 'oninced!'l if the guilt of Drmeyfusx andi exi*h'tined that htis op iiion was based tairigpatIY r'it'te the biordereaui. llis olllon me mittned t he atne de'spite 10sterlhazy'/.'s coni tfessi thait lIe ( I'sterhazyx~.') had i wrlittIenl it. IIe also Iitimiated that Castiir-i"'e rier, pi'esident of Fraiine itt the tiie, wit i fully cogniz/tat of iverly tinig thao thiad 904i'i (1onh 14nd4 tialdo no4 iobjectilon. ('as imdi'r-l'ort'i' deandedih'i to lbe contfronteid wIth1 Mercier anad den ii'd emphlatichal ly thait I the true facts of thle ease had b.een stated to him1. lIe i'hsa itated t hat L.e fthiat I)rey'fus lhadi nmadh it pattittIali ofe Mien to hi m, Ihadi flifi ieih the Itulth and t hat 1)upuy11. the thlen hrit'(ii'l, wits pi.ia u ii&stitned lii the laptalin Ili as ti thcat' of his pre'isence there14. thle li atim lwid uaid dei4dViby lr h ri, toll rciv l-'te C hrein the F"igaro newsp'54:tlier. I 'itsiaim1i'ier' Also ideniied (lie utsi'rt in of Ithe maeli of (Ithe se'et't dossit"r 1hat Iheei -)er'lt reil, buIIt thaIt hle was tinlle to produce it, as It had beven destroyedl. I1I folt that hie ina1 a Iright to do (his. .Is the dowuent"ut htd betni pioti retd for. Iis tpr'Isonall use. \I. Lebolt, fortn'r iinister of the colo nies, after admnitting (hit thw story of the horrible treatmentt Ilecoredle to Drey fus on I)evil'> ishlnd was correct, said that he haid been oiitden d1 by Iiis superiors to adopt it course of the ttutost rigor. This was (the only point in t'It' trial at which I)reyfis wept. Milme. iIenry, the widow of tih. colonel who, after 'ontft"ssin', that he IHrepared the bortlereau aini in;;tii tri sh there for htadl eonmitterl saicitI,, testilledl tht her husband was lir:l:iy cunvinlred of the guilt oft' I)'yf;s antl that wiat lie hatl Ilone was sliIv f'or Ii.." ;oItI of Prnce. l;enerstl l.ee 'L erh\it, o e was: a \'itriul ic dlia(ribe. r', iisi I )rc}yit: from t ' be int ntl; Itt t(nd anl \:t:; as 1.tiitilly a r0tpeli tion of \ler<:ier's te:ilutio. M1. lierlulhis, the exaiuinin" nla;;istritte who received I.i'ttnant ('ui(tnel ll(anry'. rulifessioln of forgery, :ahl that tilantx h:Itustiv"e ex:llninati1,n of te (.,:11and the altplic"ation of the iriti'ul' of txcision tendetl to coIyinltiit' him i int it wIts not possible fi lhIvyefus to h:1 ve coni nited the torimne of wiii lit i was insI. t 'olunel I '(Iii[ai, star wcitm'ss for" the tiefense, nex t -ost ifietl. otiting to the dtio'ery of the to let"(at at the time h:at he \\:1 was ill-arge of Ite Secret b:ia 11ndi litl hen bir leret to inv't i ;te I Not ir'yfus case, he tleserihtd iow the :nitawritin iif t'very bodly ait. headuart lt:itls wals exatitia(l itail told how I)u I'aly <h- ('lain was aissigin,l to conmpa re ie h:ill w i, t in f I )hi', dItu Iutinew i -bit. of i~i1 nitu 'tttlie' tehim lgtld ttreyi iait diate arrest alm it sealrh of his hou:sc, ittwiti was nth'; hut, the witness :tlel, nothlinlg wasIto eni t'itt'tl apreihus to the fiat trial ix eliet the b th-t(cre:tui . l 'i i1 :rt '.aid tln tt Lie xpIIIessed the pinliun Ith:ttiht hr deresl i :sts ineutlicit , ail it was at Ithat. ,"'ncure thlui ll:ury iuatde his srn tialiola t'i,epilltl I: t aihe ulihcers of II,ho ('ourt u1:artlial ri'sultinit in I>rcyf'us' ("on viction. Int reply to li:r;el's inlsinu:atiun 111u1t l'ie'Iuar lt h:lac 1tied to subhst itute Ihwrval for 1)rey1*1:: as It' traitor, P'ie (puart saidl that thet furlui'r was u1111er" st rict surv'eillname I f,or at Iln; imw by or dert of Ge'n i :"5r1iind : II, mledcl ilhat it w\oil ,NI'I 'l I , h an m oiti, hle fo'r D)reyfus (io havre writ:en (1le bolrdeir("-u tintl conehudvil h:i': testb111,ny" w;itht the Statemen1t (Ilmt it lIrt1,',-f s ;,ot Ithe ntt lthtout Iala :;:Iscar. he wa ::rlarter lhain his chitief (lI'i(.tstart). whot hadt nitt at tielt time received it. I'ihq 'ta t ft he"tlr testi lied that hie li:,st sy\w.the secevt doussi""r in Augusl, 18l11, at wh"1ichi timne he nuak- an conttain1et inl it. lI N.diis:ul.sedl (11t-ml onel byr onle :andiexl,lginetl l>)e C" 11m's Inart inl ru n cin in-;l'lutl" tli t ca e :against Dr1eyfuls. ('ertain of the' pit,ns in (ht-,tlihtiuttll dossier ht' demonusti-ted1 to) bie If,ririts. Others hne proved! toubll lnot po'ssibly he cons11true as Ituintin:; to 1 )1eyfits' treason. Ile thien st:a-tled the counrt bty the state ment that at war mt:land l oher l,apers of thec greatest impo,r(ti 1 w 1, br ldi::apple:eel fromn the hul::e.tl alfter I)rc ;'u. h:'l lween transinnrted. .\:t-we'rint; the' al 'atli.m (1hat he it:Il -t--(led Est,'rha:zy as a vii timl he anus, o!' his dli:lil:e fu' hin, hI -aIidl that he h::Il not kan>wnvi if I".ir hiazyL's ex isten(e until hie b,et:aII n iinv\es lign(ion of the I14lyfu>t laatter. Iil,IIry hael Mtated to hlim that hie c<ulb, find not hi hug against E.sterhtazy and always re /,T MAIisn Aot:An1aog fuse hi i. i epna hi dlrn fthat hes beillie t'ftir ltfus ioet'hia Esterhazt.'y giuilty (;ohist irtit y forb'iattt h'in to inttttft' li sI say ttin li liu sa ithing,ix tnshdy illt'd b'e Itti.he wisr. false was coont(istedit w li' itmrt idt ilals,gi als i ifrntit (intuari, wito tr'ftitse towedf is tetintt nonyIlt tin thre slightst't'degret'i, :I Ith s .mt reult was'~ttI lc,ietnant 'iolonl.% -.\ I arei t wa compll-i testiti "a< . :luit severl' Vsll)ers ,of thel war't tcliIjl'iI IIIat A. A. I ..:I iii R('r, uli' Iliti' \\":u' tll ii i nr I iryf u,' iuilt b1y ,:-'ing Ilhat 'e h:1 cu11:.h f'or inllf'liornuail (I thll' l itslt Ilett i l in it' I l(lr eu. l.ilIeute'na:nt I' loinetl AIllioville It estlitl<l in the swine stn 1: iK l'':hii i('ilign 't. M1. ('utllhfer, th lt'eIrtive who :-.st (l' 1)ry1fit , ti 1hn1ittid that iti hadil b lilv" etl il il )reyf'us' tnill, but that his oi'li ' was, ib:'it lpriniplly 111ti1 the "'an aille li. 1) -- --" i tt r. \l. (:rih'linl was i-ls t"nt wh"1enll> l:'aly dle ('hun diitate<d to Ilhryi us inlnletliately aifte'r his arn-st t'x tr:+ts fr'omlt he bIourtlerl :1nt ,:aidl tlat wii n 1 lieyfu ; w114 kI I'k . for -n111 :n ltion of the tremblling; of h i hiantl hei rn liltihat his liniiir wer col." liribelin itlniit(tel that he 'u ' ot el til.'i.tI-.1 un-t'S (t'tters, by\ 4intlir of his su i"ors,, .1n14 \It , ior 1.:utii. es:tiid thal:tt Colone l i -y w1S ite only ollicer' hving Iirrtet rela b t h -: i tI t lo . 1 w a r il. . : 1 1 . nII I /il 1 Ith Cu I . II-: i by ain iug h'l't-i ly th.at Iltthr \\"was ul.iy a :ii lt al"I Iu :it e bll twee'tn II.'nry auil Estt'rhnzy. 110 re ' 11111 I l Iit inlt'":: ii It ll:l -I lu:I a I t \i iLt nII t"i t L n'I ii iII t -l i ll e I I hllit oi llOil. "it jIl I t i'. i l t I )ithe It Ill:: I'inilll1;t inIIIe1:i:1 1'\ ly 1 III. '11mpha tcally' denied. :ayiin: !ihat wh''1tn Ite <l'1,"1 wtl \w.:1: deilivetrt'll ltI i,allb it w\a:, l:erfetttly f'1.11 h i1 1 :i io h .- I'.m! i' l 1i.:.1 .1 I I-t i.ln of ill!' w\"1nit " "- t. th :.1 " ' : l 1.", - ,I: tit 1 w1-'t' l 1 1 i t1iv ' 1 \\ illll ,11 AI ' I.I. i 't a .Ililwk ! 1 t llilld ltha1t h ' had1t1 - l r yfus InI the (', 111::1!y 1'I 1~tt: w"\\,r w n"1 at It 1ftt rw\\:ti. ttlhl hin m . it tI.i w1 \ .4 .tlnilt. \\;Ilbe'.-v. \1flt wh "r b1 u-t lin- uifl'n w\en( toi ":11:ble1. 1)l '\'.y r I Ilh :it't :Ill 11 thei w\itn'"-, .,.I IIi ll,t u b i l"1 IInl t to the w\onllt'l Mlilitl'v i...::hol'i. :Ill lel l,lr ! : r-t's - tur'ne<i to w r I \" nl 1 .\, . 2.2, 11'w l " t ::: , ug:r " is'v ". 1.:boII I 1 -.!,1 : 1.m11 blo-11'l Inn:ilin.: Itt(er' ilr,"n I,a Ix t, III"' 1!1inis tt'r of w\:II- 11h-ll:l..lim t : 111'm1"y :I. I!he pr1Il't of his -ih-ne1"t. lI It s' imli ('.lpltiin It;1-t i1'l 'l'h e w\iilln :s Hi'.-w\Ir"."t "y 4 .4." I.abIi' Ill:dll it 5tr"11nt! I Intll l:i in:-( \! 'l"1ie bly M a:ting tht .\!ll'ier" hu a i p t"'I f (1 one( of thet g 1ve1rlillne1t', .-1-rtt d,o-unoni:s1 inl his 1HIs,essil"n :u ,1 111-41:n1Ii ; ii ( 1:1;1\w by w h-i:t( rillht lit- lli:a inl it. .\ t,e t'i'r rI 'ust'<l Ilo r, :::y . '-ll ia:I ItI : IM lIill ia l (h IIIII11et1>; 'ui11 in !II hrey"\ 'I'i I w1: . 'I he I)ristlnIr .-3.: 1 th:"y w\ n. I i nt 141-n he1 1tI1 Ii hist ,a:1w th1'rn. I''rn-l. : I o -er I l lt'n l m ire w itii , t-": Iie 1 hat hi:I I nt' 1.t' ':I. I lI'f :< in ('1.111neIl : li r1in', 1;i1ier aft i olli e h'r Ii .li 11'r'y .I: im li.i: I:ntly lh-; i d: Isll . I l r i i n11 lini:'. <, :- "a:I t I a illo.:st lig:lainst t:l'I 'I 1. :1 1a e m 1, "ih- 1n "! th.a t w h"ihil inl his ttt".:t'Ili -I!: het wN. c; t"1 lili itlly' I t k ln1 hIi - 1 ,-k I in '' I. ;!A-: I.. "1 ', '' bi- s-l:_. ,' :a I o l',II'.lt Il-. nh1:.""I.! it i\ve 111 hh: ;;ui!t. \\"lht"n I.:1:h m1 i I-'I'i:stlh 1 1l 'ertlinll I t I it ti ' w "i t:1 :: h: !I ! : a l : i '1 i SI'helnver-It n l t' ih!:t Il Y i n s w;a:: lr,h aly\ in11111'it :ull tht l - i' l m1; :11h.' a1 n" l)urt (o ti.;lt 6i'e, 't he !: w us l'li.e t t (u t luitl it. 11. <Iln 1'reuil iai-I (1:1 1\th:Isat ) la y ar i:r e n11:(d1 thl1etlquainl:uIt e '1' .\1. li'<Iif in inl Il'aiiii, wh.le11' .lino, I: 1,lin inIt r ln-red in1 t11 Il'\Iry -e:. \'iIIl1y:l dIi114-i lat li d1 51in',, theo ullt-rI ;;II':ts bNin I )I>n-yi'ul :111t it 111u11 whoI w\a.-t introu1 l :1. :li a:11 -he11 t.i the (itrIll;n embiassy: . 11.' alleg 11 1timt \lI tu . i,tIb-inI was:I 1 rt'yfu.; 11is res , This was1 II:I- r ctcaIlly : Ih it(ell byv 1h'r.y t'1s, aillthughC1 lte (t tltment alt>ut Ilhe ( i tiu1 atlat i, \\"was vioIilgt ly' Ilellj"11 l: '1.1.rh zy's 1three Il'tlII ihn e ilg lleIters to I'I'11iilnt I"I-'n r :1n11 the "'I>i\i" arliel1 wh'1ich1 Iserha1z%' wrote1 in I te I.ibi'e 1':1r'1h- wen-r1 thenu rl":Il. 'I'l'i 1 ll - lit (ieni ll'' (I .ns,' to thel frIo:.i. Ile . ll thlat het retally 11u11 no1 lin'e ti invetiigali thie,e affairs, ltt'r>'Inally", h111 Ia11 rell';at1 tld Ilhl iullliii"s lto li i l'al "iy ld ('1am1. F1'' .rthern11"1re, he s'aid it wa"1: iulnpt,sill to aeept 1-2sterhlazy's d!eclara:titn a5 hav1\ in>; I.e--- n ":;:!h' ia I < e 1; 4II : ib1. \l:I.-I.' ( l it"on t el ho. , , , I 1 . r Al , - -. no a s, a d 1;ner l li imb ire ah. thtlt.hay ha id hogot .\ ie 'y'l.inm bfrehecu f a s i on w s t e e d't w s n ti i IM> ta lt (i- o .l l i ii l ),n g Iue ihefIo hvn mi-d.ue thtte.4 laswr ape ihi (serinanythan u:-br France GII:NI::A1.S CIIANoIN ': A N\ ) \11tCl It. It., It r'tlilt of \'sa lt"Ihiti:, Ilkj , eIt'ag, or.. It waus r\ el 'I,111to1I Ihat it' it hall lnolt be'en for" 1-' 4rni; tt i I ) I I'l ; wou1d IIt e ("iunuliit. t1."l s;it'i'li. ((4 IIuII ('111:nl .I( ys . t I( r ws:,: ('lll Its a rt';ull' wvitnt'.::, he' atal(vl Ihat hit, 1tool, t:1tl I't a.:sur,",l 1 4 I rt yfus' rguilt, it thIIt( t<i. k o,:t.ilet to thoroughly li tv (ig:iie th( intiter, with (the rt'.ul thlat lit' 1 t e;:' ; et ttt,Ied hlvin;g :t1 lautit. li('Iof (lit 1i'st en~ ;l'' 1' ItiI 1 "ul('tl (o ('ti11 V"itt hirln. lI1 :lIhh(". thaIt he( wNu'- 111d ( r t:inlly n~h t 1:v 4!iii' ,:I h:111 it nut b eetn for Illt' s t t ' , 1 r"51('1' (4nItuni'tent l 1y. or(lIer ' t h Ii' ;rtent'raI s1:1f1' Il nI (1k'lis( ti"rt ay I1 l 'a t ('1t'IIl. ( 'al:l in I.!"h ru Itu ,'nalilt Ivpol,I1 that I )rt'yifs was t~l, by hini fltr II.,. sake of II t r 1villit Iti: ii all 1 . t :11Il i .ass oil I]ll t tht' get1'1'il stalf was "ti jit\" It"t ", 1' his Itl 4 r('nty' all11 fIlt (hal. t\ven tiou:h It' 11:.I ('4111liiti. ".1 t1''It it t1 : f r.:iI I14w11:" '. h4 tln tt t 1h:1\ - r1 "ejis(", il l t i : i1t. 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'' rie:.t The414, n 14444114 \ 44' I'a II-II 1i e 4a sdv iiI Iy:I1 4444444 4444., ;41Lp' j14il14the tIt i l'V'4-(4.It :il1- d|li:Pll i114:41a j't4i4 assni,but14 44onti en-'utuall '1h-'&bh-d 4::I <! -4v I,l'I4 i: at th ,in n t at(er u lIhi,.h wli ; uh. o h4::j41d:~ te44,ii tha1'ti lii't\444I'hb w n 4 er 4.\ I'nI'I1at 4 n 1(; 1rnIanL r4e.4rt luol' I rI. . I ln 4du ' 1 4Inlt y 44.4 ( i4 , 114'I .' .\ 414t j his 'I inl w 4 4 .' 14414 t 'i:4 -y h:'4 I r:n-1 i -' tIlly' all 444o-en 4 ta .14, ;:.4l whih'i . 1un 1ber (Iir was brou'ht 51;4, i44 (4n4 Set.m 7 31. (11(' ('4414 1-1 li 4:- hi..; 144 in' ;'4l b4!' resI .44' th 4144nto. 11t1 was.1 f4 ll 3'we4: 1114 l4' 14.' 14. . 4' a I:.: J> :m a.4 for the4 4444 -3 II 4 n4. 1.ll ad4 44' e e' 41n4;n;-j-'444. 144i 41: I ibly, '1pt .4 4 ('i4.44 . ,i44 .;444 gII .44 14:1444irt 4-4 ari l iv 44nd t444r' Il d444'el!iber (II.t 4'', : r 44ur in Ia ''hst 444 4a e 444ith 4its 44144er'. I 44e4tt4 tIo ('e:4la4nn: II iii. 444 in44. h4144 ;;-~il 4.13 4b:.4 4. 4lf 'rs tha th e.4. 4 >, h.i,4.r ; in n l '11f4: .. 4 -I u 141 4 t'wrI hiA. -.* 4r444 t into4414 4. a4 1uini'.-.'!a:of 4- t 44r 44<h.:.i 44t to~ (d44' I4.44ri(t4 - 41 444i'in 4 .erI:m144l'4 44f4 imporit atie: D 'Y 4414J4frin :'up.,n te u l r j igene Till. "1 i I" Alt'I( 1.1--\\'itten by 1-Isterhan.yI in 'rhl, Ilar'.Ic, I lite'rly Ititlsiing I'ictlat "it pri. ut.' inf.rniti.i illet"::ly leut :int by the war ollth,. Till' "Itl..\N('I'.:" AND) "sl.I:IA.\"y 'rL.. . It.\\iu two t.?h .tuanr for,cti by Du Paty do ('l-un ;ie 1 h .t :cb y atl scfit to I'iciptlart with tlh . < ct t.f ''h L,in.:" lii into the belief that it . :y wh w "as in the ',Iot" l:ul givelni away ti- * < t" th.it he (or1il the I-:sthiIAzy "petit TI P T '1Il. :l' ,\ : iinl: hitte postal carl 11"-.1l 1h,' l.n.-1::n-1l iet ub lnl n i'" r e :ttl fortndt at - 1 ni i ia t io: y h t.ol nel Vori b"' "I. i.,11 i. :"l'l:an miilitairy att.aehe, to t. i im ," oi!. It was toi n up. tl" hn" . h:w:1.1; his inm aboult send. -t t. '' b: 1' <11. ' t i sI a ful'::"ry". "(" I t l.I- r i \ .\ I. : I letter lin r . I .i , ,rut t. t:ic w:Ir otile; au O wh bl1 lie 11t, 11"IIun. t t -\\ \ -i-lit 1 D. .\ ihise in one of (lii d.. n n r t 11 , 'e ll -:.t1"t dt1c'i. r. lioes no0t refel -.. tle u' . Ih t (.. a r.uh.,,rlit:ttc whto e n:aine is til to be kn"wn to the 1-'enri war illmie. lilt II ''1 -1I \II:NT I.Iloi:t.\Ti'Il'It"---in oilier wcot'I:, t1:1t h1,:iwa"int; ''.'. t'anaitt.' ill 1) - -ay I he i in.. "l n ih t . i t h y I t-at t n e " 'elix I':aure .h - wt.ul 41i< 1:."-t unh:^, lnt.tectl agasins. I'irta".l rt. le allitnt i h i k in- toli, n by Pie Iln.rt f, a : or'i:n th;bs:y, l.terh:zy eventual ly I-tt,i;l it to Ih: n:lr olli e after it llt sert"c \I 1.. I -1 .t\y W ;':l I)hl 1':1y 'It- (':am, ttitt. 111i , hlito h l:.h Itlh- " tuul-nt lib er it e r to I I.rb 1:. nr:ur the. .\r d - '1rri..nlpht . it wa1s Fn-: - .,..I ti at I.'t..rb.1,. ,- 'ti t the lrly was liui-l"i ,l by r ever. , if in :i(.ug to Iltl.Nx'it INI i'L:Y nV Atit)ONS llRitY.. Th l' I i t ittc-hti l t it M i-ti.ng of the (; h1ino-t Iit . b: : . ten i, dlet i't ot111 ti o 'lakei ' ift'tt III n Ft.uo iy i pIa1rii, St 1pt. . 11.). -TI'h0 coucli Of mlinlitr deel:; lld'. tollhly to parldonl Dre y fus in) prineti pht. The11 pardon will i tO 1 14)(l 1't'('.t in at f tw tfys. Dlrstyfuts Itts rt <tpit(ii'th0(d htis ap) IaI fo)r t revrtal of th "jutdgmnt of It. is sitd(I that I y r0fis will be Stent a broad hofor\ i 1roulgat ioti n Of his md)onrltI, inl order to atvoid1 (emItonstt.rat litn a t hi14 reltat. TI t 0 ut tlitiIitIt I101I 01(l.t \it tIidtho i : frtin ofrde.r to itvoid ditn mIIIt ralt ionIsi of iny kindl at k('unt ; tadl i I a11ris. Bunt Iho irloI of Dr0yfus is not moroly im ltlil(it, hiltiI asactitally Signed this Tho anntttounentl'lpivil that D)royful wItso to ato irdon hu iiroady boln dihscounit0td by p)r0dictionsM and thero was absioblll(ly nuo oxcitomnont dits p'laytedlng tho bOullovatrdsh When' thei 1nwshoys r t oilong It 1u011 3. I . lo. wIth tho tirst oditions, conttaitn int iota tmett hat thiheIineitt d detcidI'd tto pairdont 1)royfult. 'T'ho newspapert1)(1": sold <qnickly but thero VasI In rus5h for t hem'Ii uponl the lpart of th bOulovarr. 'I.'hot:0 who Ibought thme1)i paers tat, downt irn fron_t of the cafsti3 and rotlalf Il) f'ln,l11td t oun iet without cnn1I( it. i'l ry one lt fXeetedo it itutt the tciiot uot. with n1Ol Oppo s il i(. IIt. l r ~tI~o iie Ut IthOe DIs It Dit:; i l 1ion , thio ocitl itt orta, itaid: o i t 101. . ) . ~ I f... I I- il it" --.ou o ii uri taskI illrema I' in t tesamit ather as~ he*r holib liion g rof to con iuo the cmpig agaist all1i thoe who are responiblCfo thekp la-. natbl alTair."cur mont ofic fortahcomindciges.tIt on the lo tor, excepr, perhtias tarious forinlall itiels hoioethe par Thrt's muhLenar heronth 31 4Shuer PAen r,tE frS ap io ofD Ou, ad lin to ho Drey fuswil irtully)ti two i frodom, o padoThepii oer.t ott\tCl "Te ew iait h conned of hmt tin was reeivedh,re ithta 1)1ruu lut