New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-11-19
ALLEGED PLOT AGAINST DhhlfCS'
A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY DECLARES THAI hh
Is THE VICTIM OF CONSPIRACY FORMkD
FOR BI.ACKMAILING PURPOSES

pars Nov 1S-The alleged false imprisonment OF
Alfred Dreyfus the former captain OF frehch aftli-
lery who Is undergoing sentence or Imprisonment
for life after having been convicted by court
martial OF selling French military plans 10 uho
agents Of a foreign Government. continues TO DC
widely discussed in Paris and throughout France
From a person who Is In the counsels OF the fanly'
IL is learned that their presentation OF the prisoner
case TO the French Government. which caused the
present agitation. reveals remarkable story. win
The gang Of so-called journalists and stockholders
who beset young Lebaudy the millionaire conscript
known as "the little sugar merchant" and
woman Of bad reputation as the chief actors
1t IS asserted that the documents which Dreyfus
was charged with selling to Germany were never
really sold to the agents Of that country but were
concocted as forgeries. In Dreyfuss handwriting.
TO blackma him. his wife being wealthy woman
and he himself in good circumstances.
The plot 1t is alleged. was conceived In lSeS when
the wave OF Jew battling swept over Europe. Drey-
fus Is Of Hebrew extraction, and these so-caled sol
mined bleed this wealthy Jew handsome
adventures. whose house was the resort Of a mum,
Der OF French ofncers and Foreign diplomats IS said
TO have acted as the go-beween In the transactions
yias wao Of eqase se for to h eeT
the French Army, which had been drawn UP In
fus, produced and money was demanded for
Its surrender DTeyfus. howeyer refused to pay the
document would be an admission Of guilt, and
would furnish ground for future extortlOn and that
his relations with this woman. who was party
to the plot. would be considered strong evidence
against him.
The friend Of the Dreyfus family explains that
the newspapers whose inepirers were concerned In
the plot have constantly maintained n warfare
against Dreyfus. even up to the present time and
HAT IN consequence the prisoner wife and fam
S aas GESs@ no ss' IS %
missions from them to be used against Dreyfus
and II Is also said that advances have been made
10 Nine. Dreyfus in behalf OF the anti Dreyfus
press. offering 10 cease all opposition TO his release
.for a consideration"
The plan for tho mobilization OF the French
fa G.id havn
clared 10 have been comparatively unlmportant
document the features OF which were In the pos
session Of all foreign governments. and easily
fabricated by experts.
~ . Soir'' saws that the absence OF NJ. Scheurer-
Kestner who ha, forced the Government TO reopen
tho case from to-day's meeting OF the Senate Ia
the subject Of general comment A report is preva
lent that he was summoned this morning by M
Faure who said TO him;
"rho documents In the DreyfuS case have been
brought to my notice. ] give you my word OF
honor that they contain table proofs OF guilt
1 beg YOU therefore. 10 cease this campaign, by
which YOU are compromising the Republic and
Yourself TO purpose. go
NJ schenrer- Kestner's friends however, deny this
story. ,,.,o. 10. hoo ,,o ., a..
stnrv nut in circulation by "Ie Soir." to the al
legged interview to-day between NJ Faure and NJ.
Schcurer-Kestner
London. Nov ia dispatch from Paris to Tho
Daily Mall" says that the friends OF Droyfus assert
that Count Walsng Esterhazy was assisted in his
reason by an Alsatap sergeant major. who Is now
IN klsnce and has mede a full confession.