The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-19
Bogus Papers Prepared by n Gang of
Partisan JacLaIs, Who Tried to
Bleed the wealthy officer.
VILE PLOT OF JEW BAlTERS'
THAT RESULTED IN SENDING DREY-
FUs TO THE ISLE OF THE DEVIL.
Count Estcrhazy's Accomplish Alleged
gIish Soldiers in the Indian War.

PARIS, Nov. 18.-The allegation that AL
fred Dreyfus, the former captain of French
artillery, was falsely accused and convicted
by court-martial of selling French mill
tary plaEs to the agents of a foreign gov
eminent continues to be widely discussed in
Paris and throughout France. From a per-
son who is in the counsels of the family it
is learned that the presentation of the pris-
oner's case to the French government,
which caused the present agitation, reveals
a thrilling romance with the gang of So
called Journalists" and stock jobbers who
beset the late Max Lebaudy, the millionaire
conscript. 1t is claimed that the documents
Dreyfus was charged with selling to Ger
many were never really sold to the agents
of that country, but were prepared in imi-
tation of Dreyfus's handwriting to black
mail him. his wife being a wealthy woman
and he himself being in good circumstances.
The plot, it would further seem, was con-
ceived in 1893 when the wave of Jew bait
ing'' swept over Europe. Dreyfus is of He
brew extraction, and these jackals of
Partisan society, casting about for funds
determined to bleed this wealthy Jew"
A beautiful 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 transac-
tions. BY invitation Dreyfus was a frequent
visitor to her house. In due course of time
the plan for the mobilization of the French
army, which had been drawn up in a hand
writing which cleverly initiated that Of
Dreyfus, was produced and money was de-
manded for it's surrender. Dreyfus, how
ever, it is said, refused to pay the sum de-
manded, knowing that the purchase of the
document would be an admission of his guilt
and would furnish ground for future eXtor-
ton, and being aware that the fact that he
had been intimate with this woman, who
herself was party to the plot, would be
considered strong evidence of his guilt.
Continuing, the friend of the Dreyfus fam
lily explains that the newspapers whose at
taches were concerned in the plot have con-
stantly maintained warfare against Drey-
fus, even up to the present time, and that
in consequence the prisoners wife and fam
lily are obliged to keep secluded. Attempts
have constantly been made, it is alleged, to
extort admissions from them to be used
against Dreyfus and it is also said that adj
vances have been made to Nine. Dreyfus,
wife of the prisoner, in behalf of the anti
Dreyfus press, offering to cease all opposi-
ton to his release ''for a consideration. -
Finally it is said that the plan for the
mobilization of the French army, which
Dreyfus is said to have sold to the agents
of a foreign government, was a compare
lively unimportant document, the features
of which were in the possession of all
foreign governments and was easily fab
ricated by experts.
A formal contradiction has been given
officially to a story put in circulation by LIE
Soir as to an alleged interview to-day be-
tween M. Faure and M. Scheurer-Kestner.
LIE Soir said that the absence of M.
Scheurer-K estner, who has forced the gov
eminent to reopen the case from to-days
meeting of the Senate was the subject of
general comment. A report was prevalent,
it is said, that he was summoned this morn
ing by M. Faure, who said to him: THE
documents in the Dreyfus case have been
brought to my notice. l give you my word
of honor that they contain irrefutable
proofs of guilt. 1 beg you, therefore, to
cease this campaign, by which you are COM
promising the republic and yourselI to no
purpose"