The Afro-American., 1895-08-03
II. W ALTERS SIDE OF IT.
/ Letter Which Contains the ArgH
anemas lie intended tO make.

Ex-consul Wallerhas written N
Asr to his stepson, Paul BRAY,
hclosing u copy of the remarks
khieh he had expected tn make
Hefore The French court-martial by
khich he MAS tried III Tamataye,
but which, III appears 81 did not
have an opportunity to deliver Mr
Wa1ler's letter il dated III prison
VII Marseilles, Inne I2th. and was
received i'll Washington u few day.
4 Hago through tile State Department.
Tile document isinteresting ia THAT
it reveals somewhat more KIT the
details of the offense with which
Waller was charged than haye xxx
1 been made public, and also because
st contains Mr. Waller's version of
Ithe occurrence, which he has not
i Heretofore had ala opportunity to
give to the public The document
IL AZ follows:
ITO the Honorable Judge: 4 do
hot know whether \ Word from the
accused Will Have very much weight
with you or not, but 4 thank you
sr tile privilege XII speaking in my
oWn behalf
FIJI am charged with having vio-
lated article - of THE Penal Code
DAby corresponding NTH the enemy
and giving him information as to
the movements of French troops
in this place. This charge, | am
ire, cannot be sustained nor be-
leved by The honorable court when
TOUR honors shall haye made y care-
Fill, and Impartial examination
\ bf theletters To Iny Wife, Mr> Tressie
.ane the young HoYa cali the
attention of the court the fact
Mat I'LL none of thee lefte aP any
of he movements III tile french
army III Madagascar III elsewhere
mentioned not referred tcs3n any
way. It seems to lne that thfs fact
cannot be ignored or overlooked,
which fact alone should warrant
.sa acquittal of the accused, because
Sqllows III order to violate the
sle of the code under which 4
charged IT must be clearly
w, That THE accused has corres-
with the en enay to the extent
U before him the military
ats and operations of the
sfTnI of tile republic. 4 maintain
that the letters now befoze Your
eAnoAs WIFI admit of no such con-
aesion when placed under RIA
= Impartial ana fair analysis, which,
an Quite sure, you will do In
N this case.
a2. It Will be found That | refer IA
letters tn my Mic to certain wrongs
done by certain soldiers whom 4
ala notname, because unable to do
so; bRk the mention of These has
nothing to do with the military
y operal as of tile army. Indeed, 4
: shoga ey sorry to see an army oper
Mi that way. Your honors
M ot hesitate to condemn to
Four WlyeFand friendsinthe stron-
gest terms n such deeds Every
gazette in Frnce would condemn
snch deeds, anl / believe that nine
out of ten Freich soldiers i'll Your
7anny Would tenounce and con
demn them. Thy, then, should
be semitic prism for twenty years
H the mention of these wrongs to
l}N wife and fEends.2
1If1fg honorable judges willnotice
thatI refer i'll the letters to my wife
II to two assaults made upon meby
certain soldiers whose names l am
unable to give, As to the frat of
these attacks, 4 Informed Tile French
authorities through THE Unite1Sates
consul acting. Subsequently, the
chief of the French police called
at ny house i'll Madagascar, with-
ont The clear tabhshlnent of which
arge | contend that 4 should
-not be imprisoned even for adaYl
XII should not fail to call attent-
i ion of the honorable Judges to the
Afact that III all criminal matters
lwhere one is on trial charged WITH
v grave offense all the circumstances
yaR case must be taken into con-
f1tion ana the accused given
slatS neft of every reasonable
sns
doh01 nrt Will see all the exten-
"TA c6Anstances surrounding
Iatlng fifcuN 1 maintain That the
tfhn assn raA