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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.
I11rf:1tu ll esu1: ill r"tIla lti ("hy h r(":lIII
li lt') l i i1 ; l''t': 11 .1.- 1,I o th :n t (t , 11 j.1,1, ,
"olin(ided'( inl ihe .su;gge:4 ion. This 1 rl'y.
f it.i 1'1 II. I l , 1 id't. I II'. libr ii.] ltstill
lict':al l4 r' I:t hll Ill till lir y ,4 .' ;\:ill vii:1ti11
[I IIt1 l ," 4 4 :ti.I 11i;11 1 l :'e'4i I . I \",1!iun
lt 14,d I t i' h,' blatI ;i-. ;, 4u1 Ilijll I,I 1 i
I'tv i;i I:' "r1 ui ,'I Itb. li : l I n 1 r,' i !lj -
11 in'ttlill IIIt rIu '111:1111;t 1".;' 11:: 4,\\"n <(Iintly'1
lil 1't' et l:n- l .
1I, 1 ! i t' li h ' . t! :," ; 1:b r I .
lIt("tti1. I , \ ;n i .:: t it 1p : 1 11".ov b y
11ingrI II IIi:! ;44 . 1 4 :4 11l,-.I 1 1:1s4." 4 4 I, tt"1
I r 11. livt" II . 1 4': I1 I l , ' ri ,t ;
traI li'tt'tl i ('h:!-:: :t , u l 1 1 I I .iI Il
I11,1' It'.II I;1,'( I1 In 111,"4 I l lul \V4 l iit; li: \".:
1 '<11 :sll.t alti I :- I ." It p," b'l .1 w 'r
(i14l t r t Ii' I', ,"t11. a i L'ar 14y.
t'1 tn, i' 'h-r . u h I h:tl III":1 ::I .
l 'I'rI''. :1 :,i1 :1! 1 in 1 I Il oL lit 1 : 'I
1'r it1. : tilt l44 l l. I ! tll' . tnlb 1 int
Ith,' t1 a 1: I . n ' i l ' \. w i,! ' tli" r
g1n: z i ii .1 s I, i 1 :1. 4. l l ''I I '- ftr
I,t iy, lt wit i : dI , l.i:LI , b ;1. I r it rL.,11b
h.j 'l ' I.1 r in of 1'ij , a i ' , u\ h11 I I 1y
\;": .I a ll\ L"1 . 1 to: .I I;r1 .in l, 1!t" fi, l.i: ,
(Int I(1it (444i' 1,11 ' t' I 11l:lt hI i'' : I I,41 IL
'14 ! t. I w. \ :1 lll ii'it ri. 1 ! 1, 4444 I ,:.
tl' 4e1< n1 . It14'i1.'I h , !:aIl t ' : lthe
in,tl.it'i i )' ,bara ter I 1","v I'IU ' . in",1 1\.
('li .t'\"t"'alI full:I , f th " 1 .1 i.1t 4 I 1f v l l':f
tlll1 1 , '1\\I1 I: Ih' 1 :11I1 1,"1" :11,1 fling4 , n."ni1:1':t4
tiii I hw' ! I al.bln Ir 'w 11 i l ,it-4 \': :; , ihj i l\"
(11i'1iI%.'I I,) \,,L I' ' 41 1 111', It.:;":4 i'; I I ti:;s
\sh "lll i .m r ,I:t\". I t h: he-1"1 1 . w : "4, h' i-:1%y
w1. bi n - I day. a le dn..'" un r, e"; d i "j:I , t n l.
I s haI 1 -: I rw n lm :. 1 p n ,1 .,1t, t..
N1. if-et i a that! ( .j.."" l II'y Ior,
t (a' .\ ". I t i t :ilIta rv .tl1 i, b-. I:11 1 ,b,
h iml li lt i th 11jt1", : 1"iln "1"w r 14.1 jn jI
hutnl("r-':u wr"" of litth va\:lu, ; Ilhat Es
It
C f 44*444 .441 (
\t.\Ju1: I. I l. .7.V.
tn'1'-/.yz w\:1. a sw\\illlt"t", \\h,1 wh -:ir,"i for
I1 tIi I ;! , L ' : . ('I: ', tin t 44i:I ('1 141L 1el
I\b "r . lih: 1 \'ri1b .. " m l, Ij
b Itt 'i n 4 'I .1 l 1' 44444i,ia i r n
l4.4Iterhia: .iThe .24w' eb4.l h''is V ni'.n41
r4IaL'44t444 .4Il l'ani1.:4r' 4-44: I :.1hwarzh 4p
fist. '' 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