The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-06
HISTORY Of A CRIME
Dreyfus Story Recapitulated From
Its Earliest Shameful
Beginning.
TO HIDE THE TREASON
Of High Officials Dreyfus Was Sacrificed His De-
voted Wife's Sublime Faith and Heroic Ex-
ertons to Secure New Trial For Him.

! OtAcT pSOplc VI eQUdi cII4IenCc IN dH['
Little by little public opinion was CONVEX
ed to ttle belief that Dreyfus was no
guilty and had not enjoyed a fair trial
And now comes the news that the CHEZ
! evidence on which he was convicted wa;
( a forgery, perpretrated in the war de-
! partment itself, and apparently by order
Of its chief. That is to say that her Al
| fred is innocent.
An now what reparation will France
make to this sorely tried man and to this
/ still more cruelty tortured woman? There
/ is nothing which can be devised which
! can in any way meet the case. Nine.
Dreyfus, however, IS fortunate that her
husband is still alive For when in the
middle of last century Voltaire Qike
lola today in the case of Dreyfus)
brought to light the fact that Calais was
innocent Of treason, with which he had
+ been charged and for which he had been
condemned, he had already been put to
/ death France, stricken with remorse.
as she must be today conferred pensions
on his widow and on his orphans, and
named a street after him. What will
they do for Captain and Nine Dreyfus?
DREYFUS STRANGE FATE.
Alfred Dreyfus, a Hebrew, formerly q
capital min the Fourteenth Regiment Of
French Artillery, is now undergoing i'm
prisonment for life or Devils Island, an
unhealthy spot off the coast of French
Guina. He was formerly on duty at the
ministry of war, and considered a brilliant
young officer, married the daughter of a
wealthy banker, and was himself man
of means, In the autumn of 1894 Captain
Dreyfus was arrested on a charge of sell
ing important documents regarding the
French army to the agent of a foreign
government. His house was searched but
it is claimed that no evidence of an in
eliminating nature was found there.
The charge against him was based upon
a memorandum of a package of docu-
mentS which the prisoner was alleged to
have sold to the representative of a fore
ign government, generally believed to be
Germany though another power has been
mentioned in the case. The handwriting
of the memorandum was supposed to
have corresponded with that of Dreyfus
Three experts in handwriting declared
Dreyfus had written the memorandum
and two others asserted that ne had not.
The following is the text of the docu-
ments with which Captain Dreyfus was
convicted.
without news indicating that you wish
to see me. send you, meanwhile, mon
sieur. several interesting pieces OF infor
nation.
Il. Note on the hydraulic brake of the
10th and the manner in which it is used.
80. A note on the covering troops (sev-
al
new plan)
''9. A note on the modification Of the ar
tillery formation.
81. A note relative to Madagascar.
IS. The project of the firing manual of
the field artillery Oath of March, 1S94)
This last document is extremely diff
cult to procure, and I can only have it
at my disposal for a few days. The Min
istry Of War has sent a fixed number to
the corps, as these corps are responsible |
each officer having one must return it
after the manoeuvres; If, therefore, you
wish to take from it what interests you |
and keep it at my disposition afterwards, |
viii obtain it. Unless you wish that |
should copy it in extenso and send you |
the copy.
Il am going to start for the manoeuv-
res"
In spite Of Dreyfus's repeated protesta-
tons of innocence he was tried by a sec
ret court-martial the exact nature OF the
evidence against him was never revealed,
md he was sentenced to Imprisonment
or life in a fortress and to degradation
rom all military rank and honors.
Dreyfus was publicly degraded on the
square Of the Military School at Paris.
January 5. 1895. in the presence Of about
1000 troops. His epaulets, stripes and but
ons were cut off and his sword was
broken, Dreyfus, however. again protested
as innocence and cheered for France
lie was eventually taken TO Devils Is
and, where he has since remained His
wife, ais brother and other
friends. including N. Emile lola. have
made repeated but intellectual efforts to
lave the prisoners case reported. which |
las resulted in a number of interpretations
n the Chamber Of Deputies and in the
entencing of NJ. lola to fines and impris-
'nment owing to his having been con-
'icted Of Hbeling the officers Of a court
martial who tried Count Esterhazy,
French officer who became mixed up in
he latter developments of the case.
IN order to appreciate the Importance
Z the confession OF Colonel Henry.
'hief Of the Intelligence Department OF
he General STAFF Of the French Army. i
$ necessary 10 explain that the document
n the strength of which CAPTAIN Drevfl,s
vas consigned 10 the most frtghtful nun
sau7ent that the mind can conceive. was
ot the famous bordoreau or lis: OF docu-
lentS whicil was asserted 10 BE- in tba
7ndw-iting Of the prisoner. but & note
sseCted 10 have been written by the mil
airy attache OF the German Embassy %
he military attache OF the Italian En-
assy. and in which the following words
occurred: "Cette canaille dc Dreyfus de-
liant trop exigeant." This scoundrel
>reyfus IS becoming too exactinz) This
o;e vas submitted by General de Bois-
efre. the Chief Of the General SAT-
nd by the other officers engaged IN the
rosecuron OF Dreytus. to the members
: the court-rnartial when ne latter man;
e>ted reluctance 70 coavic. Drevfus On
be strength % the bor5oreau alone
~ the handwriting Of the borEo-esu
Or dozen experts called upon % idea-
My one expert, namely. " Bertillon.
osidveiy declared that the handwriting I
as that q Dreyfus TAO Others xould
u CONT themselves one way or me
ther. and tee remainder positively de- !
led that Dreytus had written Il Fear +;
y that Dreytas would escape conviction
he note in question Vas produced. L
as alleged - have beer intercepted BE-
~een the German and the Italian En- I
aSsy BY the same Alsscfzn spywho had {
otained theoordoreau. but 4; was ros .
aowa e.tSeE 70 DEsytus himself or 20 t4s