New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-02-11
A MISSING WITNESS.
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SUSPICION THAT MURDER HAS BEEN COM
MITTFD IN TIE DREYFUs CASE.

MITTED IN THE DREYFUs CASE.
The latest Paris paper hand and notably
la Patre." edited by Emile Massard and Lucen
Mlevoye publish the following particulars. which
would seem 20 indicate that a bloody crime was
committed some time ngo result OF the Dreyfus
affair II will be remembered that the question
about the revision Of the trial which Is al the
bottom Of the lola campaign. now turns around
this problem: Did Captain Dreyfus. while waiting
In a room tho Military School for his appear
ance before the TROOPS and his degradation. avow
20 MS guard Captain Lebrun- Renaud, that he had
conhded indeed. unimportant documents 10
a foreign Government. but that this merely In
the expectation Of obtaining from that Government
military documents Of greater importance TO
France" Some French authorities. among them
the ex-Minister Of War. NJ Cayaignac. have de-
clared that Captain Lebrun-Renaud deposited IN
the archives Of the Ministry statement 10 that
effect; but the Government has declared in tho
Chamber Of Deputies and the trials OF Esterhazy
and OF lola that such a statement could not be
produced for motives OF public security. The advo-
Gates Of q revision Of the Dreyfus trial insist that
preyfus neve~ made 70 Captain Lebrun- Renaud
the avowa above mentioned
II is at that point that La Patre." La libre
Parole" and other Paris papers have recalled the
fact that besides having written report Captain
Iebrun- Renaud confded his secret to three fellow
officers and they ado that the declarations OF
Dreyfu, mentioned by the Captain OF the Repub-
hcan Quart OF Paris in his official report were NOT
concealed by him In his conversations VIII 'HIco
Of his fellovg-oflcecs whose names and testimonies
figure in the report. Out Of these three ofncers
TWO observed the most absolute discretion IN re-
gard 10 the D-eyfus affair. one only let hmseii
make confd snces which furnished TO newspapers
an occasion 10 speak OF the avowals MADE oy
Dreyfus These indiscretions called attention 70
the officer who had made them, Commandant
dAttel As his name does not figure In the Military
Annual La Libre Parole" has sought 10 know
what has become Of him.
This commandant was found dead In coInpar'-
men; OF a railroad between Paris ana MONT
morencv about three months after the cohoeihna-
ton OF Dreyfus.
How is Z II is asked that. out OF the o'ncers VINO
knew the avowas Of Dreyfus. one only. ana pre-
csey the one wto had committed the lmpuaenc'
of king OF them TO journalists mas aled u'ue,
MYSTERIOUS circumstances. permitting the oehel
that he may have been victim OF assasslhh"on
There is in this poin. needing ignt Inc eNaC'-
ness Of DrevfuSs words affirmed not only %
the letter ani ths report OF Captd.n 49, 80
Renaud but also by the testimony OF ea,co ~
Dreyfus. WHO are hghtng at N Hold -, ~ re
nored until the declaration OF the president 81
Cornell OF Ministers. the existence 0l 81 80.
rsnorr and tho testimony OF TWO olnctrh ox. %
,b,So 'T4 Petit Journal" confirms the apoNe
ThesA TWO officers now in garrison Al fafls, ma
eIv-ays observed the discretion Wnch Is PDp.i -.
the contrary the third one Conman oant q 60,
a S-srv io1uacious man. talked TO every oody apouS
The dec aration Of the condemned Hah NJ 81 =
adds that the death Of the comm v ~
was in perfect health when he TOOK me 49, zen
train from Paris to MontInorehcy, mas an
NAMED mysterious arair bos names
ara connected with the report or captain LeoluH-
Renaud would be interesting witnesses