The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-24
ANOTHER DREYFUS TRAGEDY.
MME. PAULMIER ADDS A TRAGIC
CHAPTER TO THE CASE.


She Goes to the OfIIce of In Lanterns
Dnd, Failing to Find VI. MiIIerand,
Opens Fire ON VI. olivier. shooting
Him Twice--She Declared That She
and Her Husband Were sInndered
In Connection with the Dreyfus
Affair - Military Authorities Have
InRugurnted a scheme for stiaing
COG. Picaunrt-HeId In Prison Au
secret.
Paris, Sept. 23.-Madame Paulmier, wife
Of Ernest Paulmier, member Of the Cham
Der of Deputies from the department of
Calvades has added another tragedy to
the bewilderIng intricacies of the Dreyfus
plot.
Madame Paumier to-day entered the
offices of La Lanterne and asked to see
M. Millerand.
Nj. Milerand was absent, and M. Olli-
vier. who was present, stepped forward to
receive the lady. who, without waiting
for an explanation, whipped out a re-
volver and fired twice.
NJ. olivier fell to the floor wounded. He
was taken to a hospital.
Madame Paulmier was taken into cus-
tody and, when questioned, cooily an
nounced II wished to Kill M. Mlllerand."
She explained that La Lanterne had SLAM
dered herself and her husband because her
husband had written letter to Gen. Cha
noine. the minister Of war, with reference
60 putting stop TO the attacks upon the
army provoked by the Dreyfus affair.
The military authorities have accom-
plshed their plan of sitting Col. Picquart
by placing him au secret. Col Plcquart's
friends have been denied admission to the
prison. His counsel, Maitre Laborle. has
twice appeared az the Office of the clerk
OF the court martial and applied for per-
mission to see his Client On both occasions
he was informed that Col Plcquart had
been placed au secret and could be only
seen on an order from the authorities, which
order NJ Laborle had been unable to se-
cure
La Liberte predicts important action by
the council on Tuesday, which may result
in the convoking OF the chambers.
While some of the papers state that
Gen. Chanoine, the minister Of war, was
trapped into signing the authority for
Gen. Xurindens proceedings against Col.
picquart without reading the. document,
the Echo de Paris, the recognized organ
OF the military staff in a long circumstan-
tiai explanation, declares that Gen. Cham
oine deliberately signed the warrant after
having carefully read Gen Zurlinden's re-
port and the Picquart dossier.
If this report is true, then both Gen.
Zurlinden and Gen. Chanolne are equally
responsible for the situation, which Is re-
garded as very grave.
The Echo de Paris also hints at a charge
against Col. Picquart of completely with
Dreyfus and the possible trial OF Col. Pic
quart for treason. which probably would
be held behind closed doors, despite the
fact, as now asserted, that M. Brisson
secured an engagement that Picquart
should be tried publicly before consenting
to hia transfer to the Cherche Midi mill
tary prison.
The final meeting OF the commission to
consider the subject of revision, which
was fixed for tonight, has been postponed
until O'clock tomorrow morning, when
a resolution viii be drafted.
1t Is stated IN ministerial circles that
the report will advise M. Sarrien minister
of justice. In favor of revision.
The most violent newspaper attacks on
President Faure continue. The Aurore
calls the President "grotesque fool''
and "canaille."