Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-09-24
ANOTHER DREYFUs TRAGEDY.
Wife of n Deputy Goes Cunning for
the Editor of n Paper That
sIundered Her.

PARIS, Sept 23-Mme. Paulmier. wife
of NJ. Charles Ernest Paulmier member of
the chamber of deputies from the depart
ment of Calvades. has added another trag-
edy to the bewildering intricacies of the
Dreyfus plot.
Nine. Paulmicr to-day entered the Of
flee of La Lanterne and asked 10 see NJ.
Milerand. NJ. Milerand was absent, and NJ
OLIVIER who was present, stepped forward
TO receive the lady, who. without waiting
for any explanation, whipped out a revolver
and fired twice. NJ. Olivier fell to the
floor, wounded. He was taken to a hos
pital.
Nine Paulmier was taken into custody
and, when questioned, answered coolly: Il
wished TO kill NJ. Milerand.''
She explained that La Lanterne had SLAM
dered herself and her husband because her
husband had written a letter TO General
Chanoine, the minister OF war, with refer
ence to putting a stop to the attacks upon
the army provoked by the Dreyfus affair.
After her arrest she said:
Press politics have reached the stage
when women and children are attacked.
In the absence OF my husband, there was
no alternative for me but TO secure justice
for myself. II every woman thus attacked
would do as / have done, il would make
these ignoble wretches more cautious.
am sorry that | was forced to fire on a
brave man whom 1 do not know"
critical.
Deputy Paulmier was some years ago the
defendant in a suit brought by pretty
woman for the expense of luEuriously fur
nlshing maisonette in the Champs Elysee.
La Lanterne accused his household of be-
ing a. menage a trois." NJ. Milerand was
outside the office of La Lanterne in the
crowd when the shooting occurred.
The military authorities have accom-
plished their plan OF sitting Colonel Pic
quart by placing him au secret. Colonel
Picquarts friends have been denied ad-
mission TO the prison. His counsel, Maitre
Labori, has twice appeared at the office
of the clerk of the court-martial and ap-
piled for permission to see his client. on
both occasions he was informed that Pic
quart had been placed au secret. and could
be seen only on an order from the author
ities. which order NJ. Labor had been un-
able to secure.
La Liberte predicts important action by
the council on Tuesday, which may result
In the conyoking of the chambers.
While some of the papers state that
General Chenoine, the minister of war,
was trapped into signing the authority for
General Zurlinden's proceedings against
Colonel Picquart without reading the doc
ument, the Echo De Paris. the recognized
organ of the military staff, in long cir
cumstantial explanation, declares that
General Chenoine deliberately signed ehe
warrant after having carefully read Cen
eral Zurlinden's report and the Picquart
dosSier.
If this report is true then both General
Zurlinden and General Chenoine are equally
responsible for the situation, which is re-
baihtd very grave ne Echo de Parts
also hints at a charge against Colonel Pic
quart of completely with Dreyfus and the
possible trial of Colonel Picquart for treas
on, which probably would be held behind
closed doors despite the fact as now as
serted, that N. Brisson secured an engage
ment that Picquart should be tried publicly
before consentihg TO his transfer TO the
Cherche Midi military prison.
The most violent attacks on President
Faure continue.
NJ. De Pressens, a member of the cham.
Der of deputies and foreign editor of tbs
Temps, at a public meeting charged NJ
Faure with being the unwilling agent OF
the approaching coup d'etat.
The Aurora calls the president "a gro.
tesque fool and ''caraille.''
The final meeting of the commission t.
consider the subject of revision, which wa!
fixed for Tuesday, has been postponed unit
8 o'clock tomorrow morning, when a re-
port will be drafted.
It is stated in ministerial circles that tht
report will advise NJ. Carrien, minister o.
Justice in favor Of revision.
NJ. Brisson, the premier. opposed the con
vocation of the chambers on the grounC
that the revision question is purely a gov
ernmental matter.