The evening times., 1898-07-13
TIE EsTERHAzY ARREST.
Strange Charscter who Ha. Fig
1red In the ZoIa Prosecstions.

Strange Character who Has Fig
uredfin the Zela Prosecstions.
New York, July 13-In announcing the
arrest of Major Count Esterhazy and his
female companion. Madame Pays, In
Pariss apparently in connection with the
reopening of the Dreyfus case. the Her
aid gives this brief sketch Of the counts
career:
Comte Ferdinand Waisin Esterhazy,
VINO inquired so prominently in connection
with the Dreyfus case was born in 1s47.
Although Hungarian he enlisted In the
French Foreign Legion as Frenchmsn n
only few days before the outbreak OF
the Franco-German war, in 1870. He was
appointed sub-lieutenant in September of
the same year, and was promoted to the
| grade OF lieutenant In 1874, and of captain
In 1850. Comte Esterhazy became COM
mandant in July. 1892. and was then piac-
| ed at the head of a battalion quartered
| in Paris
The comte frequented the Partisan
CLUBS, and In time became member of
several very exclusive ones He was one
OF the seconds to NJ Cremieux-Foa
against Edouard Drumont on June 1. 1892.
! IN sensational series of dueIs The series
ended In the tragic death of Captain
Mayer, who was killed by the Marquis de
Mores. Comte Esterhazy is married. He
mas two estates, one at Daumartin-in-the-
Marne and another in the Nord.
The name Of Comte Esterhazy was
brought prominently into the Dreyfus
case when NJ. Scheurer-Kestner. vice
president of the French senate announc-
ed that he had proofs OF the imprisoned
mans Innocence. He requested that an
inquiry into the case be opened and that
nj ant IN
tablished. Comte Esterhazy was dragged
into the case
subsequently NJ Matthew Drevfus
brother OF the former captain. wrote a
letter to General BiIlot. then minister of
war. IN which he accused Comte Ester
hazy OF being the author of the famous
memorandum for the writing of which
MS brother was degraded and sentenced
70 ME imprisonment on DEVILS Island or
French Guiana "a
In reply to NM. Scheurer-Kestner and
Matthew Dreyfus. Comre Esterhazy re-
quested an immediate inquiry. He stat
ed that he was apprised of a nlot to
charge him with the crime a month he
fore the accusation was made against
MIN. The comte also announced that he
received paper from veiled lady who
met him one night which established the
guilt of former Capt Dreyfus.
court martial was convened shortly
oAsei warn dIQ COmte ESterhaZy
placed on trial. His principal accuser was
n Mathieu Dreyfus who attempted to
prove that the comte wrote the border
eau On the second day of the court
martial the president declared that IL was
the Judgment of the court that the comte
was not guilty. and consequently he was
acquitted.
HIS next appearance was at the first
trial Of N. Zola for libeling the French
army, where he was called as a witness
Before being subjected to examination he
requested permission of the court to
make few remarks, and stating that he
had been tried and acquitted. declared
that he did not propose to- be tried a Sec
ond time. He said that. while he would
willingly answer any questions put TO him
by the court, he would decline to answer
either Zoia or his counsel
A week ago Comte Esterhazy publicly
caned Comte PiGuart, who was discipIin-
ed for giving testimony favorable TO ".
Zola at the trial of the author. Col. Pi-
quart had previously fought duel with
Col. Henry who gave testimony against
NJ. Zola-