The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-06
ANE. DREYFUS' APPEAL
To the Minister of Justice in
Her Husbands Behalf.
TO SUCCEED CAVAIGNAC
Genera ZurIinden Accepts the
War Portfolio,
TO SUCCEED CAVAIGNAC

New York, Sept. 5.-A dispatch to the
Herald from Paris says:
Following is the text Of Nine Dreyfus
demand to the minister Of justice for a
revision of her husbands trial:
Il had the honor in the month Of July
to place before you a request in which 1
asked you to eercis ethe right conferred
upon you by law-and which is conferred
upon no one else-ro transmit TO the court
OF cessation for reconsideration the judg-
ment rendered against my unfortunate
husband, in violation of article l0l of the
military code.
Il have the honor, now, Monsieur lie
Minstre, again TO address you a second
time, appealing 10 you, because the law
! which governs such RECESSION does not
! permit me directly and by my own agen-
| cy to invoke justice. You and you alone,
have the right TO effect revision of a
| judgment bringing with it condemnation,
on the ground of the discovery of new
| facts, tending to establish the innocence
! OF the condemned man, quite distinctly
and without reference to or assistance from
/ all the revelations Of many months past,
! which have thrown so much light upon
! the judicial error of 1894 and which have
caused such profound emotion and excite
ment throughout the country.
Il It's not possible that you, above all
others, should not be struck by the follow
ing facts: First, there is THE examination
OF the bordereau, which was made in the
trial OF January Of this year. The results
of this examination were not communicate
ed to my counsel, the counse of war refus-
ing them access to it. But I have certain
information that the conclusions drawn
from this examination were not the same
as at the examination of 1894.
There is also, following this exposure,
a confession made by one of the principal
accusers and witnesses against my nus
band in his trial, in which he admits he
forged a document that the minister of
war, in his speech TO the chamber on July
/ 7 last, declared to be proof positive Of the
guilt of my husband, though it was written
/ long after his condemnation.
This proof, therefore, crumbles to pieces
| and destroys the value of the dispositions
which convinced the judges in 1894, since
this witness of the culpability Of my nus
band has been convicted of the crime OF
forgery under circumstances of which you
are fully aware.
But. Monsieur lie Ministre, as I have
just told you, in the case of a revision
instituted by law for judicia errors, the
right to demand such revision belongs
neither to the innocent man who sas been
unjustly condemned nor to his wife. nor
to his children. This right belongs to you
alone. l have, therefore, Monsieur lie Min
istre, to beseech you to use without delay
the rights which are conferred upon you
by law which are only conferred upon you,
both for the annulment and revision of a
verdict which was neither just nor legal.
I beseech you to hear the voice, now almost
unanimous, of public opinion and to put
an end to- the sufferings of an innocent
man. who has always been loyal soldier
and who has not ceased, even amid the
tortures of an unmerfted punishment. to
declare his owe for the fatherland and his
faith in justice being fully done him.
1 beg you will receive, Monsieur lie Min
istre, the assurance of my most distin-
gushed consideration.
(Signed) LUCIE ALFRED DREYFUs."
NOTIFICATION TO THE CABINET.
today the minister of justice NJ Ferdi-
nand Sarrien, Informed his colleagues OF
the receipt of Madame Dreyfus request for
a revision of the verdict against her hus-
band. NJ. Sarrien promised to give state
ment of the result of his examination into
the matter at meeting of the cabinet to
be convened after the minister of war
should have been appointed.
CHANGE IN PUBLIC OPINION.
Interviews with the premier. NJ Henry
Brsson, and the late minister of war, NJ.
Godefrey Cavaignac. on the subject of the
political situation in France as 1t has been
affected by the recent developments in the
Dreyfus case. are printed today in the
Echo de Paris. NJ. Brisson is reported as
having said that all the members of the
ministry are convinced of the guilt OF
Captain Dreyfus. but that the government
must consider the change that has come
over public opinion since the suicide asst
week OF Lieutenant Colonel Henry. NJ
Brisson expressed the view that il Is the
duty o fthe government 10 end the excite
ment which is paralyzing the best inter
ests Of Paris and Of the country.
CAvAIGNAC GIVES 4 WARNING.
NJ. Cavaignac, in the course OF the inter
view printer in the Echo de Paris. said
that il would be a serious mistake. II not
q supreme act OF folly, on the part Of the
government TO persist in its present course
and that he was not willing 20 participate
in such policy.
You viii see" said NJ. Cavaignac. "in
what condition the country will be after
a new trial
The newspapers Of Paris point out that
NJ. Cavaignsc's resignation OF the wsr
portfolio has produced a painful imnr essloa
in political circles. while recognizing Inc
fact that the innocence OF Captain Drey-
fus has no, been disproved, take the
ground that a new tria OF the charges
against the prisoner Of Devils Island has
become necessary.
ZURLINDEN ACCEPTS.
General Zurliuden. military governor Of
Paris. has accepted the ministry OF var.
in succession % ". Cavaiguac. resigned.
General ZuTlinden was a member q the
Root cabinet which went out Of Office Oc-
tober q, 1895.
General Zurlinden's decision 70 sccep,
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