Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-01-20
TIIEDREYFUS CASE.
Sensatibnei Story Published by the Pail
Mali Gazette.

Sensatibnaq Story Published by the Pail
Mali Gazette.
(By Telegraph.)
LONDON, Jan. 19.-WHth every show
of authority, the Pail Nal Gazette this
afternoon prints prominently an article
purporting to give the inwardness of the
Diey-fus case. and explains that the doc
ument, in addition to the BOrdereau on
which the government found the pris-
oner guilty, was obtained in the follow
ing manner from the German military
attachv. Won Funcke:
Mine or ten months before the arrest
of Dreyfus, Won Funcke was suddenly
removed from his post. The eXplana-
ton OF his removal is of the highest
importance and throws a curious light
on the DleytuS case and explains in
some measure the attitude Of the gov
eminent I have the facts on indis-
puta|ble authority, that when his prei'=-
cessor. Baron Won Huene. left Paris he
handed Won F'uncke q list of the per-
sons in France who We're in relhtion
with the German intelligence depart
ment, enjcining him never to let it out
of his hands. Won Funcke carried the
document in leather bag around his
neck. Shortly after entering upon ais
duties. an incfGLnt occurred whereby
woman of ill-repute obtained the doc
uments. and took it to the foreign Of
flee, where it was hastily photographed
Won Funcke who, in the meanwhile had
discovered his loss and like an honest
soldier and attache, fastened to inform
the German government of his mishap,
hence his recall.
"Cu,icnsly enough. the woman rtfus-
e1 compensation, though large sum
was offered her, but she caused amuse-
ment at the foreign office by remarking
that what she had done was for La
Patrie (ths' fatherlan d).
With the Photograph OF the docu-
ment the French government went de
ll5erately to work. and am assured on
authority that leaves NO room for doubt
that the name Of Dreyfus appeared on
it. KIT it being common name in both
Germany and France. suspicion dr:1 not
Immediately fall on the officer suR,se-
quently condemned. Latsr it served. as
confirmatory evidence"
PARIS. Jan. 19.-As a precaution to
prevent disturbances. the bridges from
ne Latin QUARTER We're today guarded
by police. and the residences of M. Ma
'hieu Dreyfus and NJ. Emile Zols were
guarded. A small mob of students as
sembled outside the law school, with
the usual cries, but uhe police prevented
a seroOus dem ons ira ton
A band of two hundred students pa
raded the Boulevard DIES Capucines,
with the intention of ma rking a demon
Straticn before the military club, but
they were dispersed.
A demonstration in which thousand
students took part. occurred at 5
o'clock before the Pantheon. The stu
dents shouted against Zola and the He
brews. They were driven away by the
police who split the mob up into noisy
groups. which then began parading va
roius parts Of the Latin Quarter, where
there was much excitement.
Midnight-There have been no fur
ther demonstrations up to midnight
The city Is tranquil
A slight antl-Jewlsh manifestation
took place at Toulouse, and there have
been demonstrations at Nantes and
Rouen, where there were several ar
rests. 1t is said that the students as
social ions and committees have resolv-
ed to abstain from further demonstra-
tons pending the trial of NJ Zola.
PARIS, Jan. ia man named Be
nard, one of the agents of the Paris
police force. was attacked today by an
anarchist named Etievant and terribly
injured. Etievant, armed with a knife,
inflicted twenty wounds upon Bernard
before he was disarmed. The affair is
an indirect outcome &C the excit ement
prevailing over the Dreyfus affair