Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-09-05
LUCIE AIRED DREYFUS
Tet Of the Letter Which the Wife Sent 10
Monsieur Le Minister Of Justice.
slsttCHts FOR A PROMPT REVISION
or the Trial by which. Nh. says. Her Un.
fortunate Husband Was unIust-
~ Condemned.

New York. Sept. "a dispatch Il
the Herald from Paris says.
Following ~ the text OF Madame
Drcyfua's demand to the minister OF
justice for a revision OF her husband
trial:
Il had the honor In the month OF
July to place before you a request In
which ! asked you to exercise the right
conferred upon you by law-and which
u conferred upon no one else-,o trans
NIT 20 the court OF cessation for re-
consideration tho Judgment rendered
against my unfortunate husband. In
violation OF article i0i OF the military
code.
II have the honor now. NJ lie Minis.
trc. again TO address you second
time appealing TO you. because the law
which governs such rrVisinn does not
permit me directly ana hy my own
agency 10 Invoke Justice. You and you
alone have the right 10 effect revision
Of a Judgment bringing with 1, con.
dcmnauon. on the ground OF tis dis.
coNery OF new facts, tending 10 fhtnb.
llnh the Innocence OF the condemned
man, quite distinctly ana without refer
enco TO or assistance from an the rcve.
latlunH OF many months past, which
have thrown 20 much lgh; upon the
judicial error OF 1884 and which have
caused such profound emotion ana ex-
element throughout the country.
~ N not possible that you. above
following facts
First. there Il the examination OF
The bordereau which was made In the
trial OF January Of this year. The re-
suits OF this examination was not com.
municatcd 10 my counsel. the council
OF war refusing them access 20 H. nut
l have certain information that tho
conclusions drawn from the examlnn-
liion were not the same as the examlna-
tlon " 1885,
There h also. following this expos
ure, confession made by one OF the
principal accusera and witnesses
against my husband In his trial In
which he admits that he forged a docu.
nent that the minister of war. IN his |
,peeeh 10 the chamber of deputies July |
last declared 10 be proof positive |
~ the Guilt OF my husband, though ID |
vas written long after his eondemna-
ion.
This proof. therefore. crumbies 20
Pieces and destroyes the value OF the |
iep0sitions which convinced the Judges
y lnsi. since this part Is a witness OF |
ne culpabilily OF my husband has been
onNloted OF the crime OF forgery under
circumstances OF which you are fully
ware.
but Monsieur lie Ministre. az have
ual told YOU In the case Of a revision
Instituted by law for judicial errors,
he rlghi 10 demand such revision be-
lngs neither 10 the Innocent man who
- been unJustly condemned. nor 10 his
'lfe. nor 20 his children; this right b..
lnHa 10 you alone. l now, therefore,
ionsltur lie Ministre, boHeech you 10
80 without delay the rights which are
onterred upon you by law, which are
MY conferred upon you both Tor the
imminent and revision OF verdict
hich was neither Just nor legal.
u beseech you TO hear the voice, al
lost unanimous, Of public opinion and
az an end TO the sufferings OF an inno-
M man who has always been loyal
'ldier and who has not ceased amid
le tortures Of an unmerlted punish.
Ient, 10 declare his love for the father
ma ana his faith In iutAlce being IN
ly done him.
u beg you Will receive, NJ. lie Minis
e., the assurance OF my most distin- /
llshed consideration. 4
tSlgnedD
"LucIE AIRED pREYFUs."
Effect On Politics. \