The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-11-19
PLOT AGAINST A JEW
Partisan Revelations in the Case Of
Alfred Dreyfus.
IMPRISONED In A FORT
CONDEMNED FOR SELLING MILL
TARY SECRETS.
Forgery Alleged-Document Unim-
portant-Newspaper Jackals Con-
spired to Extort Money-Woman
in the Case-Investigation Dc
manded by Deputy Kestner.

Paris, Nov. 1S.-The allegation that
Alfred Dreyfus, former captain of the
French artillery, was falsely accused
and convicted by a court martial for
selling French military plans to the
agents Of a foreign government, con-
tinues to be discussed throughout
France. FDom q, person who is a coun-
sci of the family, the Associated Press
learns that the presentation of the pa
pers to the government, which caused
the present agitation, reveals thrill
ing romance connected with the gang
of so-called journalists and stock job
bers who beset the late Max Lebaudy,
the millionaire conscript
1t is claimed the documents Dreyfus
was charged with selling to Germany
were never really sold to the agents of
that country, but were prepared in i'm
itation Of DreyfuS' handwriting to
blackmail him, his wife being a veal
thy woman, and he himself in good
circumstances.
PLOTTING AGAINST A RICH JEW.
The plot, it would further seem, was
conceived in 1893, when the wave of
Hebrew batting swept over Europe.
DreyfuS is of Hebrew extraction, anG
these jackals Of Partisan society," cast
ing about for funds, determined to
bleed this wealthy Jew A beauti-
full adventures, whose house was the
resort Of a number of French officers
and foreign diplomats, is said to have
acted as the go-betWeen in these shady
transactions.
By invitation Dreyfus was g, frequent
visitor in her house. In due course OF
time the plan for the mobilization OF
hn I've 1ch af iol, I'D
drawn up in handwriting which clev-
erly initiated that of Dreyfus, was pro-
| duced and money was demanded for its
surrender. Dreyfus, it is said, refused
to pay the sum demanded, knowing
that the purchase of the document
would be an admission of his guilt
and would furnish ground for future
! extortion, and being aware that the
fact that he had been intimate with the
woman, who herself was a party to the
plot, would be considered the strongest
evidence of his guilt.
NEWSPAPER JACKALS.
Continuing, the friend of the Dreyfus
family explains that newspapers whose
attaches were concerned in the plCt
! have constantly maintained a warfare
| against DreyfuS, even UP to the pres
ent time and that in consequence the
| prisoners wife and family are Obliged
to keep secluded. Attempts have con
| stantly been made, it is alleged, to eX-
! tort funds from him to be used against
| Dreyfus, and it is alleged that advances
have been made to Nine. Dreyfus, the
/ wife of the prisoner, in behalf of the
anti-Dreyfus press, offering to cease al
opposition to his release for consider
alton
Finally, it is said, that the plan fol
/ the mobilization of the French army
which Dreyfus is said to have sold t.
agents OF a foreign government, was {
comparatively unimportant document
he features of which were in the pos
session of all foreign governments, ant
was easily fabricated by experts.
WHAT NJ. FAURE SAID.
LIE Soir says the absence of Scheurer
| Kestner, who has forced the govern
ment to reopen the case from today:
meeting of the senate, is the subject O.
general comment. A report is preva
| lent that he was summoned this morn
| ing by NJ. Faure, who said to him:
The documents in the Dreyfus cas-.
have been brought to my notice. 1 give
you my word Of honor that they con
tain irrefutable proof of guilt. 1 bes
| you, therefore, to cease this campaign
| by which you are compromising the re
public and yourself to no purpose
NJ. Scheurer- Kestner's friends, how
! ever, denv this story.