The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19
Captain Dreyfus the Al
legged Victim of
BIaCkmail.
JaCkals of the Paris Press
Said to Have Tried to
Bleed the Officer.
Pres ident Fau-e, cWever, Yet Be-
lleVeS in lhs Guilt of the
Imprisoned Man.
Special Dispatch 10 The CALL

PARIS. Nov. 1S.-The allegation that
Alfred Dreyfus, former captain of the
French artillery, was falsely accused and
convicted by a Court-martial OF selling
French military plans 10 the agents of a
fcrrl Government continues 10 be
widely discussed in Paris and throug hout
France. From o person who is in the
counsels of the family correspondent
here learns that their presentation of the
prisoners case 10 the French Govern
ment, which caused the present agitation,
reveals thrilling romance connected with
the gang OF so-c called journalists and 81 ock-
lcbbers who be. e. the late Max lie baudy,
the millionaire conScript.
1t is claimed the documents Dreyfus
was charged with selling to Germany
were never really sold 10 the agents OF
that country, but were prepared in imita-
ZION OF Dreyius' handwriting TO black
mail hin, his wife being wealthy woman
and he II mself in good circumstances.
The plot, it was further claimed was con-
ceived i'll 1898, VIII n the wave of He brew
batting swept over Europe. Dreyius is of
H. brew extraction, and these jIckaIs of
Paris ian society, Ca ting Il bout Tor funds,
determined 10 "bleed this wealthy Jew "
beautitJI adventures, whose hou.e was
The resort of q mum ber of French officers
ami foreign diplomats, is said to have
&C ed as go-between in these shady
transactions.
By invitation Dreyfus was frequent
visitor In her house In due course of
time the p an for the mobilization OF the
French army. whcn had been drawn up
IN handwriting which cleyer!y initiated
mat OIL Drey us, WAS produced and money
was demanded for Its surrender. Drey-
fus, il Is SAID, refused to pay the sum de-
mandei, knowing that the purchase of
The document would be an admission of
his euIlt and would furnish ground for
iulure eXt toruon. and being aware that the
aCt that he had been intimate with the
woman, who herself was O party 10 the
piot, would be considered the strongest
evidence Of has guilt.
Continuing, the tIienu of DreviIls'
family eXptalns that the newspapers
whose attaches were concerned in the
plot have constantly maintained a war
against Dreytus even up 10 the present
{ me, and IN consequence the prisoners
VIE and family are obliged to keep Sc
CIuded. Attempts have been made 10 ex-
tori funds from then: 10 be used against
Dreytus, anu II IS $50 said that advances
have been made TO Madame Dreyfus, wife
OF the prisoner, in behalf OF the anti
Dreyfus press. offering TO cease all oppo-
sItion TO his release "for a consideration. -
Fnally, it is said that the plan for the
Mobilization of The French army, which
Dreyius Is reported 10 have sold to the
agents of a oreiEn Government, was q
mparatively unimporiant d ocument, the
features of which were in the possession
o! all foreign Governments, and which
was easily ia brIcated by experts.
LIE Solr says absence OF Schuerer-
kes,ner, who has forced the Government
10 reopen the case, from to-day's meeting
OF the Senate is the subject OF general
comment y report is prevalent that he
was summoned his morning by NJ. Faure,
who said 10 him:
The documents in the Dreyfus case
have been brought TO my notice. | give
you my word OF honor that they contain
lrrefulable proofs of guilt. | beg YOU
therefore, to cease this campaign by which
You are compromising the republic and
yourself 10 no purpose"
NJ. Schuerer kestner's friends, however
denv this story.
LONDON. Nov. 1S-A dispatch from
Pan to the Daily Mail say hat friend :
OF D7eyfus assert that Count Walsin Es-
terhasey was assisted in his treason by an
Alsatlan sergeant ma jor. who Is now in
Alsace. and has made a full confession.