The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-09-01
PARIS In AN UPROAR
LIEUT.. COL. HENRY rs DEAD BY
HIS OWN HAND

DfeSfus Case May BE ReoDeDed
FAhIS Aug. 31-Lieut. Col Henry
'iesteu on the charge of having forged
reuter- That was used in preventing
Ieopehlng Of the Dreyfus case com
ihleted suicide in his cell bv cuttino.
ms throat with a razor he had con
cealed in his valise
Inc suicide has caused q nrofo,,,a
sensation During the racay+
eriaI' Col. Henry accused Col. P,couar+
Oh 1aIslfying kilograms. dueI FOL
lowed, and Henry was wounded Tvta,
IN the chamber Of deputies Col pie
quart accused Col. Henry Of HAVING
Forged letter intended TO nreiudioe
the Dreyfus case, and Picouarf wac
arrested, while Henry was given pic
quarts place in the intelligence denor+-
ment
1t is now evident that Henry For
Warded the letter with the exnrees ~
1ect OF paralyzing Col Pfcouart,s Of
lotus 10 expose Maj. Esterhazv and m
geI revision Of the Dreyfus case.
Inc letter was written in French q
as spurious ca ''eU
1t Is said that, if the cabinet dacidos
upon revision Of the Dreyfus case
M. Cavaignac, minister Of war viii
resign
col. Henry's arrest was very pain
LUZ When he found it was useless to
oeAV lurther, his tongue got too thick
Tor nterance. He grew red in the
race ana IT was feared he would have
stroke Of apOplexy The officer ac-
comma him
10 lose sight of him for moment
ana therefore, he could not see his wife
alone. He addressed her, telling her.
am under arrest" calling her my
dear wife" He was allowed TO Dro-
cure some clothes. Henry then clasp
Ed MS wife in his arms, exclaiming:
MY conscience is pure and free from
every sting
This exclamation is much commented
upon as going to show that he may
| possibly have forged the letter under
| orders from his superiors
Lieut. Col Henry was a poor mans
son. He was born in Pousey, in
Marine, in 1848, and enlisted in a foot
regiment, as his brothers substitute.
! IN 1853. He had a good military rec
| ord for bravery and in discipline. He
was prisoner of war in 1870 and was
| wounded in the Algerian campaign.
retained much OF the rough and ready
manner Of a On-commissioned officer
He was lacking in education, spoke no
foreign language, and owed his pro-
motion primarily to his reputation for
! blunt straigh tforwardness
A NEW SENSATION.
The arrest Of Lieut.. Col. Henry on
the discovery that he is the author of
an important letter which figured in
| the Dreyfus case, is one of the most
| sensational developments In the whole
Of this extraordinary affair Col.
Henry has been throughout the cham
| pion of the army against Col Picquart.
! with whom he fought a duel This
new development appears to alter the
aspect Of both the Dreyfus and the
lola case, and to practically nullify the
| evidence of Gems. Pellieu and Boisdef-
FIRE and the declarations of the minister
for war, M. Cavaignac, in the chamber
| OF deputies. In fact some people be-
| lteve that perhaps the real turning
point in the Dreyfus case has been
reached, and that the arrest of Col.
Henry will lead to a revision of the
trial of the prisoner of Devils island.
1t appears that so soon as NJ. Ca
Voignac assumed the office of minister
for war, he charged the official bureau
to make a thorough research of the
| Dreyfus case, and it was this inquiry
which resulted in the recovery of doc
| uments lately read in the chamber of
| deputies by M Cavaignac, showing
that the proof of the guilt of Dreyfus
was forged. When Col Henry was
summoned to the ministry for war and
| questioned by NJ. Cavaignac, in the
| presence Of Gen. Boisdeffre and others,
hC at first affirmed the authenticity Of
| the discriminating documents. But
| when discrepancies were pointed out
he at first admitted adding sentences,
and finally confessed to fabricating
| the whole letter. 1t is affirmed how
| ever, that while this discovery has not
| changed NJ. Cavaignacs belief in the
| culpability of Dreyfus, the minister is
| determined to punish all the guilty par
| ties, no matter what their rank or DO
sition may be.
GEN. BOISDEFFRE RESIGNS.
Glen. lie Mouton de Boisdeffre. chief
of the general staff of the French
army, has rendered his resignation to
the government.
Gen. De Boisdeffre, in his letter Of
resignation, explains that he resigns
owing to his misplaced confidence In
Lieut.. Col. Henry, which led him to
believe as genuine what was forged ev-
idence' NJ. Cavaignac, the minister of
war, in reply, asked Gen. De Bois-
! deffre to remain to see justice rem
dered in the matter"
Gen. De Boisdeffre thanked NJ Ca
vaignac for proffers of his esteemS but
persisted in his resignation. He9will
be replaced therefore by Gen. Re-
nouard, director of the military coll
lege.
Col. Henrys confession threatens 20
rekindle the Dreyfus agitation more
heatedly than ever and seems likely to
shake public confidence in the army.
Even the Liberte, a strong anti-Drey-
fus organ, says:
ut must cause the deepest pain to
all honorable men that officers of such
standing show such lack of moral
sense"
1t is reported that at today's cab
met meeting the ministers admitted
that a revision of the Dreyfus trial
was absolutely unavoidable, and a pub
lie announcement that the ministry
has decided to initiate such a revision
u soon