Complex sentence: In August of 1898 Godefroy Cavaignac ordered Captain Louis Cuignet to examine the documents which sent Captain Dreyfus to his exile from France to Devil's Island, this matter should have been brought before parliament but due to Cavaignac's nature the Minister threw caution to the wind.
Split into simpler sentences: In August of 1898 Godefroy Cavaignac ordered Captain Louis Cuignet to examine the documents which sent Captain Dreyfus to his exile from France to Devil's Island. This matter should have been brought before Parliament but due to Cavaignac's nature the Minister threw caution to the wind.