El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-11-27
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Dreyfus case possesses all the ele
ments calculated to impassiOn tn,
French Mid. There is, fr st and fore
most, the uucomfor table feeling that
after all. Dreyfus may not be guilty
and that the disgraced officer should
| be released.
| It has developed that Commandant
FOrzinetti, governor of the military
prison where Dreyfus was confined
previous to his trial, was so certain OF
the erroneous finding of the court thai
he did not hesitate to shake Dreyfus by
| the hand, even after his condemnation
Commandment Forzinetti further has
pro claimed publicly his belize, impair
| ing his conviction, among others, to
Henry Rochefort, who published tt e
s,,ry in his newspaper. AS suit,
ComDandant Forziuetti has been dis
mi sed, not, as the military authorities
e claimed. for believing Dr. -yfus guilt
less, but fer telling journalist SO. A
similar indiscretion caus, another
officer, Commandaat Pauffin de Saint
MOI 81, on the staff of General Bois-
deffre, to be punished with 30 days
arrest.
There are only two incidents in the
drama, VIII CHI is prolific With law stu
atiors. There is sensational phase
every day. The startling dsruncia-
ton of Count Walsh Esierhazy by
Matthew Dreyfus, the young g, brotbe err
of the condemned officer, has been fol-
lowed by Count Esterhazy's allegation
tn 1t Colonel Picquart had joined in a
conspiracy to ruin him by the fabri "a
ton of spuE ols documents When it
been sent ia disgrace to post on the
Algerian frontier, owing TO some dis
covery made by his superiors in con-
nection wi h the Dreyfus case, some
time ago, the public felt, in theatrical
psrlance, that the plot thickened.
Even if no new complications arise
pending the inquiry begun by the min
lister of v ar, the pub ic already has
enough and to spare.
In connection with the stateme Mt
that the German government is ready
to de lare that it never had any deal
ings with Dreyfus, the Fig arc publish
es today the following story:
sit appears that two Inhabitants of
Mulhausen, who had doubts about
Dreyfus' guilt, wrote to Prince Hohen-
lobe to ask if thu German Emperor
could not, as man. and not as
Emperor, give evidence in the matter.
Prince Hohenlohe's rep'y came few
lays afterward. It was to the effect
that the Grand Chancellor did not
hesitate to say that since the opening
of the affsir the German government
ha1 made known officially to the
French government that it never had
bad direcs or indirect dealings with
Dreyfns, but s. nee th.n the case had
beer judged il conformity With the
Frecch laws aud TN ;tr those condi-
tions the German government could
not interfere in any way in the mat
ter.'
This statement seems conclusive
enough and has se~ved to crystal re
the sentiment in favor of the prisoner.
In fact, the conviction is deep rooted
tn at Dreyfus is innocent, and the move
met for hil rele use has gained such
momentum tbaf the French govern
m ant will be un sble much longer to
resist it.
The French people are much wrought
up over the case, and demand not only
thu lea of Dreyfus, but also his re-
st 'ra ion to rank and title in the army.
1t is sug.es ed, moreover, that the
government should rant to Captain
Dreyfus liberal pen=ion in lieu of
punitive damages for false inprison-
ment
Mrs. Dire yfus, however, merely asks
for the promps reless of her husband,
and if this g granted the order of re-
lease probably will be upc)ndit or al
leaving Dreyfus to take such subse,
quent action as he NAV elect.