New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-09-01
COL. HENRY A SUICIDE.
FITNESS ACCUSED or foN''
rRy CUTS HIS THROAT.
crrD HAVING WRITTEN LEI FIX
WHICH CAPTAIN DREYFuS WAS
coyvICTED-CASE MAY BE
REOPENED.

REOPENED.
paris. Aug S1.-Lieu'enan'-cO'one' ''s'"S'
was arrested yesterday by oruer VI
% War and confined in the fortress a'
Mh"'' IL, committed suicide tonight by
MOI ,root with a razor which he had
.orcealed in his valise'
oV" .o. If the suicide became known a'
,,a,er,en about o'clock this evening" II
"''' osod that Colonel Henry killed h'mSen
tev hours earlier
ie" .Ho,o,s entered his cell Henry was
,.,oo IN a pool Of blood. dead WIN
cash in his throat 49,, uorrv who
c,ort,v before midnight Nine i''"'''
,,torped went to the fortress anu
H"O .;,,.a the officials granting her per
'..,or 70 pass the night beside the 'o'y'
o.rec, Of Lieutenant-Colonel Henry q"
..or,. that he was the author OF an iii
latter which figured in the Dreyio' '"''
-. enc most sensational developments
:. cha whole Of this extraordinary case
,,,nr,, had been throughout the hs"''"7
h-''' .,.,. AGAINST Colonel Picquart' wi'p
P'''' ,oucnt duel This new development
49,, ,srect Of both the Dreyfus and 'he
,.,a cases and practically nuiI'heS '"e
=, Generals Pellieux and Boisdenre anu '''
t.. % the Minister of War. NJ CaVa's-
- IN tho chamber Of Deputies.
,orsons believe that the real turhi"s
,o,,, in the Dreyfus case has been Fea'"eU ''
C~n1n
49,. tho arrest and suicide OF Colo"V' 'ie'
,..a - revision Of the trial OF the pr'So"e'
of Devils Island
prcr.RCH OF DREYFUs CASE
II appears that SO soon as NJ Oa>7'S''''
-. ocscs ~ Minister of War he charged
-. sa,o,., bureau TO make a thorough researc"
-. 49,, Drevfus case. and it was TINS inquiry
r.n,cb resulted in the discovery OF do'u'''e"''
,o..,, read in the Chamber Of Deputies py NJ
.,ou.,rr that proof Of the guilt Of
Dreyfus was forged
When Colonel Henry was summoned 70 'he
res,aance Of the Minister for War, ne 1ouhu d
saron,ed there Colonel Pay du Clam count
rsterhazv. General de Boisdeffre Generai
po,e, and NJ. Cavaignac. The Minister TOT
War had the suspected letter in his desk ne
took it up and said to Henry
.you did not mention the name NJ the agent
who furnished The letter, My attention mas
heen called to the fact that on the docket there
is no name"
Colonel Henry beat his forehead and then
sa,d he had no memory for names and had for
gotten the name in the case. but he would
know the man II he saw him
oI, s 2 nitv YOU have forgotten said NJ.
Csva,enac dry1y. we think the letter a
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 il 10 YOU You wrote 1t in pencil TO dis
euise 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 ceave 10 the roof Of his mouth. and IT
was feared that he would have an apoplectic ht.
"On your honor as soldier" said NJ Cav
algnac. more gently did you or did you not
write that letter."
"since you appeal to my soldiery honor, it
was who wrote H." he replied.
l, Is affirmed however. that this discovery has
not changed NJ. Cavaignacs belief in the culpa-
bity OF DreyIus.
Colonel Henry confessed 10 having committed
forgery. owing to the absolute necessity for
finding proofs against Dreyfus. and y 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. 1876.
Finally. II is said that when tho inicrpella-
ton in the Dreyfus case was coming up in the
Chamber OF Deputies this letter was secretly
communicated 10 the court-martial. and was
ihe CHEZ evidence upon which Dreyfus was
convicted.
Colonel Herry's confession threatens TO re-
kind!e the Drcyfus agitation more heatedly
than ever. and seems likely to shake public con-
hdence in the army Even the 'Jiberte."
Strong anti-Dreyfus organ. says:
1t must cause the deepest pain to all honor
able men that officers OF such Standing show
such lack Of moral sense"
REVISION OF TRIAL UNAVOIDABLE
1t is reported that at to-day's Cabinet meet
Ing the Ministers admitted that a revision Of
'he Dreyfus trial absolutely unavoidable
and public announcement that the Ministry
mas decided 10 initiate such revision is ex-
pected soon