The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-09-02
HENRY'S THICK HEAD
Led Him to Think Forge ry Q
Unsuitable Act
IN VIEW OF THE CAUSE
Belief Growing That DreyfuS
Will Be Re- Tried.

Paris. Sept. 1T is now insinuated that
the suicide of Lieutenant Colonel Henry,
the chief of the intelligence department. Of
the French ministry for war, was connived
at by French army authorities. In any
case the suicide occurred shortly after the
prisoner had received visit from an Of
ficer Of the general staff who, on leaving,
ordered the sentry on duty before Colonel
Henrys place of confinement not to dis
turb the prisoner as he had lot of work
10 do. II is recalled that a similar op-
portunity to commit suicide was afforded
to Dreyfus who, however, declined 10
profit by it.
It appears that the minister for war, NJ.
Cavaignac. is convinced that Colonel Hen
~ had accomplces in the forgery Of the
discriminating document, and there are per-
sistent reports that Colonel Patty du Clam
will shortly be arrested. In this connec-
ton it is reported that the minister OF JUS
tice, NJ. Sarrisen, has already taken steps
to grant Dreyfus a re-trial.
Colonel Henry left letters addressed to
the minister for war and General Bois-
deffre, in which he protested that he had
not realized the gravity of the act which
he committed ''solely for the good Of the
cause"
SENSATIONAL RUMORS RIFE.
Paris, Sept. 2.-The Dreyfus case pre-
sents no new features, but there is
plentiful supply of rumors. The first of
these is that Dreyfus is dead, no letter
having been received from him for some
weeks.
Another report is that General Boisdeffre,
who has just resigned the post of chief
of the general staff, has committed suiciie.
Both OF these rumors are undoubtedly
without foundation.
Colonel Patty due Clam is on vacation
trip TO Switzerland, and there is no con-
hrmation of the statement of La Partie
that he had been arrested for completely
in the Henry forgery.
General Gonz, assistant chief of the gen.
eral staff, who rendered his resignation
yesterday to M. Cavaignac, minister for
war, has been persuaded to withdraw it,
as his retirement under the age limit will
occur next month.
The lull in news, however, has in no way
diminished the popular excitement. The
latest cartoon of NJ. Forain happily hits
off the situation. 1t represents twoo SOL
diers-one standing, the other sitting on
bench reading a newspaper. What are
you reading" asks the former. about the
cars letter?' mo, sir" the latter re-
plies; about the Henry affair"
THOUGHT FORGERY JUSTIFIED.
~,
for Colonel Henrys suicide. Looking to
the view the whole nation has adopted re-
garding the guilt of Dreyfus. it is argued
that Henry may have supposed he was
acting in the country's interest, even in
forging the letter, which would satisfy
the nation of the justice of the sentence
without production of the real evidence,
which would be undesirable on the highest
political Grounds. In that case. Henry
might have posed as a martyr to misguided
patriotism.
A RABID ANTI-SEAIITE
The tradition of the intelligence DEPART
ment, which at the time of the condemna-
ton of Dreyfus was under conspicuous
anti-Sembte, Colonel Sandherr, would prob
ably have led blunt mind like Lieutenant
=
hint from above of the desirability of kill
ing off the anti-Dreyfus agitation into an
order to do so by any means.
Colonel Handherr. who was then suf-
fering from an incipient paralysis, seems
to have been the head of a general con-
spiracy to hunt Jewish officers out Of tie
French army.
Dreyfus a man of naughty demeancr,
but of vast strategic knowledge, would
naturally be selected as a victim OF these
Vaccinations.
It is asserted that Colonel Sandherrs last
days were haunted by a fear Amounting
to terror, lest the Illegal and flIppant
nature of the evidence upon which Cap
tain Dreyfus was condemned should be re-
vealed and weaken the prestige OF the in
telligence department, and that he en-
joined upon Henry, his subordinate to
guard the departments traditions at all
costs.
HENRY PRACTICALLY EXECUTED.
The carelessness of the authorities in -
lowing Henry to have razor and in not
watching him is generally interp = ed as
connivance and perhaps as persuasion.
since officers under arrest and likely to
be condemned should, according to mil
tary regulations. be constantly watched
while Lieutenant Colonel Henry was left
hours alone and allowed 10 lock the door
on the inside. If there We're persuasion il
is not likely to have been difficult Had
Henry been expelled from the army both
himself and wife would have lost all pen
sion rights. As it IS, the widow becomes
entitled to - handsome pension.
This seems a more likely motive than the
explanation based upon the alleged in
cohereu letter he left behind stating that
he had lost his reason.
Having died uncondemned. his remains
are entitled u military honors. but his
brother viii take his body to Pougy, near
Chalous. where it VIII be buried on Sa.ur-
day with the Scrictest privacy.
Several officers OF the general stan, K Is
said tonight, have asked 10 be sent back
to their regiments. General Renouari. the
new chief of staff. IS understood 80 have
a free hand and TO be at liberty 20 rep ace
all the stan officers II he thinks 1T. Il IS
expected that ne will resort 10 a process
Of publication.
The governments position Is most IN
happy. Notices Of Interpolation in the
chamber CT deputies multiply. President
Faure IS censured for leaving Paris al
such q critical moment. Great efforts are
being made 70 get The signatures OF a
majority Of the deputies. which is a neces-
sary preliminary 10 4 co1vocauon OF the
chamber.
ESTERHAZY'S SUPREME NERVE.
The movement in favor o. -ey1s.on n
the Dreyfus case = growing BY leans and
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