New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-02
THE DREYFUS CASE FORGERY !
-,,oTIOv IN FRANCE OVER CoLONEA
UFNRY'S CONFESSION AND
SUICIDE.

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,.r,,.,rAR1.E- REPORT THAT PATTY DE
c,.,v HAS BEEN ARRESTED.
inv CABLE TO THE TnIDuNE'l
-. tcolonel Henry's confession OF
having forged the famous document upon '"e
n,,c,tv of which General De bo'sde're
,,-. =, staff Of the French Army IN MS I'M
- ornea 10 the jury in the Zoa trlai
ou., reputation and the honor OF the
-. and colonel Henry's SUICIDE III '"e '''
., Mont valerien. have caused d" e"'o-
.,,rgbout France which has not oeen
,.,,rAseed since the fall of Sedan
,,our,. q peasant's son. promoted from
.,oro,ls and inbued with all inc i's''"''S ~"
n,rc and narrow personal anirnos'S o''e"
,-.,o 90 French peasants had no con-
.,o enormity OF his crime until over
.,r,oa bv ITS detection. This prave pu' III
t,.n.,ad chief of the Intelligence department
=, ,,o French Army embodied the whole head
- f.ort Of Dreyfus's conviction OF Hoia co''-
,,..,on of Esterhazy's acquttal and OF nc
e,,or+,s degradation and imprisonment
Although the document which Colonel Henry
,orgad in 1896 cannot technically have any ei-
,eo, on the Dreyfus trial, which took place III
,oo, q is nevertheless with CONSERVATION that
to.6av people are asking what sort OF evidence
could Drevfus have been convicted upon H. III
the Judgment Of Colonel Henry 1t was so r'msy
that he thought it could not stand inves'iga-
,lon without being propped up by officia' ior-
gerry.
NJ CAvAIGNAC AND THE FORGERY
" Cavaignac the Minister of War, in his
memorable speech in the Chamber on July &
,ssaa his declaration upon the authenticity OF
this forged document. which, embodied In his
ministerial discourse was printed and posted
on the walls throughout France
After conversing with representative French
,nen ~ every class. and after mixing this even
ing with excited groups in the streets ana
cafes. 1t is evident that popular tide is at last
turning in favor Of a revision Of the Dreyfus
trial. no matter what the consequences may De
If is significant that such newspapers as the
"Gaulois" the Echo de Paris and journals
which are known 10 he In close touch with the
army now declare that the feeling of military
men is out ard out for revising the court-rnar-
tial. anG that many prominent officers insist
that IT is the honor Of the army itself which
necessitates such revision
General De Bosdefre. whose monstrous threat
to resign with the whole general staff of the
army ii Zola was acquitted has now. by his
resignation, admitted that he was the blind
dupe of a fOrger
GENERAL. STAFF PROBABLY DUPED.
This inspires grave anxiety as to whether or
not the present general STAFF has been duped in
other matters-that Of national defence. for in
stance Henri Rochefort, who still champions
the validity Of Dreyfuss condemnation. is au-
thoriy for the statement that all the officers Of
the French general staff employed in Paris
have applied TO be relieved Of their present
duties. and sent back to their respective regi-
ments
The Minister Of War is conscient,ously sub
jecing all documentary evidence used in the
Dreyfus and zola trials to expert tests TO as
certain whether any more fOrgerles exist lHeIe
is every indication that the army end people
now demand that the prisoner on Devils Island
shall have and fair trial. hut this cannot
place for many months.
Although firm confidence In the sincerity and
good faith Of the Minister OF War is expressed
on all sides there is much CONNER Mt on the fact
that exCoonel Picquart is apparently the only
person in France who was not completely
astoundcd at the news Of Henrys confession
and suicide When the news communicated
10 him In his cell at La Sante prison this morn
ing. Picquert listened without manifesting the
slightest surprise and exclaimed The poor.
unfortunate devil. What a terrible and heart
rending blow TO his young wife and to his little
SON.