New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-29
ESTERHAZY'S TROUBLES THICKEN.
ALLEGED LETTERS BY THE ACCUSED OFF,
GER CREATE A SENSATION IN PARIS.


Paris. Nov 2s-The Figaro" has caused a sensa-
ton to-day in connection with the Dreyfus affair by
publishing several letters purporting to be written by
Comte Ferdinand Walsh Esterhazy, who has been
accused By NJ. Scheurer Kestner. one OF the Vice.
Presidents Of the Senate of being the author OF the
unsigned letter which led 10 the condemnation OF
Dreyfus In ore Of them. after expressing his In
tention 10 the Turkish service. Comte Ester
hazy IL represented saying:
shall no; leave without having played trick Of
my own those ar1iable Frenchmen.
Other passages Illustrating the character OF the
letters follow:
Ou- cowardly and ignorant great chiefs will go
more to people German prisons.
should be perfectly happy II told was to
be killed tomorrow as captain Qf thlans sabrinS
Frenchmen.
could avenge me. would not harm little dog
but would have a hundred thousand Frenchmen
killed with pleasure.
Comte Esterhazy proceeds to say that "Frenchmen
not worthy OF the cartridges intended TO Kill
them" and he conjures up dream Of festivity in
the shape OF the piage OF Paris by a hundred
thousand drunken'solders.
Interviewed by reporters to-day 10 the publica-
tons in the Figaro OF letters purporting to be Of
his authorship Come Esierhazv displayed great
indignation. and declared that they were forged by
the friends Of Dreyfus. who, he said had taken
words and sentences from his letters and pieced
them together by process with which he was
acquainted. He said also that he had been warned
made.
LIE Jour doubts the authenticity OF the letters,
Shortly after Figaro" appeared Comte Esterhazy
visited General Pellieux, who was appointed bY
General Saussier. the Military Governor OF Paris. to
conduct the investigation o: the charges which have
been brought against him. and protested against
what he alleges Is fresh caumny" SEMI
official note tonight that General Pellieuxs in
vestigation was almost finished; but that ne Will
examine into the authenticity OF these letters.
that he will act with absolute mparality and see 70
II that satisfaction Is given to the honor OF the
army justice and truth.
General Pellieux this afternoon interroga ted Colo
mel Pcquart. who was summoned from Tunis IN
connection with the Dreyfus affair and whose state
ments reported 10 be the basis OF the accusa-
tons originally brought against Comte Esterhazy.
In a letter referring TO an actress Comte Ester
hazy Is represented writing
i am quite at the mercy OF this drolesse tcon-
temptible creature) II make the slightest mistake
toward her. I wish was in Siam ana couId make
her follow me there. One OF my Spahis musket
going off, II by chanace. would cure her forever.
As cabled 10 the Associated Press Saturday. the
Figaro" Of that day said that General Pelleux
had seized letters written by Co1lte Esterhazy 20
several persons, in which the writer had insulted
ard violently attacked the heads Of the French
Army. According 70 the "lntransiReant'' OF Satur-
day Colonel Pcqulrt had been sentenced 10 thirty
days detention fortress for his reflections on
Comte Esterhazy Prior TO the "FIgaros' pub
cation OF the letters referred 10 In the foregoing
dispatch il was understood in Paris that the result
OF General Pellieuxs inquiry would be announced 10.
morrow CTuesday) General Billion. Minister OF
War.