New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-01
COL. HENRY A SUICIDE.
FITNESS ACCUSED OF foHG-
rpy CUTS HIS THROAT.
crrED HAVING WRITTEN LEI hH
,c, CAPTAIN DREYFUS WAS
covvICTED-CASE MAY BE
REOPENED.

orrcsted yesterday by order OF 'ne
WIN .. War and confined in the fortress at
Ni'''' ,.o,ar,en committed suicide tonight oy
.,,Dg - his throat with razor wn''" "' ''''
concealed in his valise' .,
,,ct Of the suicide became known ~
,.o,or,er about o'clock this evening II
N'~ ,nrosed that Colonel Henry killed h'"'Se'
few hours earlier .oo
le .,a officials entered his cell Henry was
~ q pool of blood. dead with
cash in his throat uorrv who
r,.r,,y before midnight Nine henry ""Y
, Informed went to the fortress anu
n"0 ,...a the officials granting her per
"'' .ss the night beside the body
- 1,eutenant-C Colonel Henry on
-. discovery that he was the au'hor VI ''
latter which figured in the Dreyiu' '"S''
-. ,,e most sensational development"
,oia of this extraordinary case 'o'o"e'
v.nrv had been throughout the hsh''n' '"'a, ',,
- the army against Colonel f'cau"''
,o fought a duel This new
,s,,ect Of both the Dreyfus ana 'he
ord nracticaily nullihes the evidence
=. Generals Pellieux and HoiS'e"''
,.o,oro.ions Of the Minister Of war NJ
- tho chamber Of Deputies
MANY persons believe that the 'ea'
,,o rrevfus case has been reacheo' an"
.s, and suicide Of Colonel Henry
u.,r lead 70 revision of the trial oil 'ne p''''''
of Devils Island
prsEARCH OF DREYFUs CASE
II annears that so soon as NJ. Oa>
..,oa tho Office Of Minister of War ne cha'se'
49, oe,c,s, bureau 10 make thorous"
49,. Dreyfus case and it was this inquiry
.,..a IN the discovery of documents
,oto,y read in the Chamber Of Deputies oF VI
cav.;grac showing that proof Of the gum VI
Dreyfus forged
v.har Colonel Henry was summoned 70 'he
.,,.uoo ~ ,be Minister for War. he found as
sarohled there Colonel Pay du clam oou"'
z..orbo,v General de Bosdeffre. General
Roget and NJ Cayaignac The Minister 'o'
War had the suspected letter in his desk ne
took IL anc sara 10 IlNi'iS
You did not mention the name Of the agent
who furnished The letter. My attention mas
been called to the fact that the docket there
is no name"
c,io,al Henry beat his forehead and then
saia he had no memory for names and had for-
gotten the name in the case. but be would
know the man II he saw him.
.1, is ritv YOU have forgotten said NJ.
Cavaienac dr,ty. We think the letter
forgery and that you have been duped by
clever forger"
Henry declared his belief in its authenticity
but in a very faint voice.
Come" said the Minister. mo agent ever
gave it 10 you. You wrote 1t in pencil to dis
gulse your handwriting the better. You are
the forger"
The Coloners speech grew thick. but he de-
MED TIE charge. Then it was repeated and he
gave fresh explanations. But his tongue be
gan TO cleave 10 the roof Of his mouth. and It
was feared that he would have an apoplectic ht.
"On your honor as a soldier" said NJ. Cav
algnac. more gently. did you or did you not
write ths, letter."
"snce you appeal to my soldiery honor, it
was who wrote H." he replied.
I, is affirmed. however. that this discovery has
not changed NJ. Cavaignacs belief in the culpa
bility OF DreyIus.
Colonel Henry confessed 10 having committed
forgery. owing to the absolute necessity for
finding proofs against Dreyfus.' and II is un-
derstood that the document IN question is the
letter which has hitherto been alleged TO have
been written by the German Military Attache
TO the Italian Military Attache in October. lsJ6
Finally. II is said that when tho interpella-
tion in the Dreyfus case was coming up in the
Chamber Of Deputies this letter secretly
communicated to the court-martial. and was
The ch!ef evidence upon which Dreyfus was
convicted
Colonel Herrys confession threatens 10 re-
kndle the Drcyfus agitation more heatedly
Than ever, and seems likely to shake public con-
hdence in the army Even the I.iberte." a
strong anti Dreyfus organ. says;
1T must cause the deepest pain to all honor
able men that officers Of such standing show
such a lack Of moral sense"
REVISION OF TRIAL UNAVOIDABLE.
II is reported that at to-day's Cabinet meet
ing the Ministers admitted that a revision oi
me Dreyfus trial absolutely unavoidable
and public announcement that the Ministry
has decided 70 initiate such revision is ex-
pected soon.
The Temps" this afternoon asserts that the
disclosures made TO the Ministers to-day have
ceciced the Minister Of War TO place Major
N0unt Esterhazv on The retired LIST