The herald., 1898-09-27
PETITION FOR Rf-TRIAL
TO BE LAID BEFORE THE COURT
OF CESSATION
PARIS IS MUCH EXCITED
Action Of the Cabinet Not Approved
by the Masses, Especially the
Common People
Associated Press Special Wire.


PARIS. Sept. 2s.-At a meeting of the
Cabinet this morning. all the Ministers be-
ing present, a decision was taken In favor
OF the revision of the trial Of the former
Captain Dreyfus and the documents in the
case will be sent to the Court Of Cessation.
The crowds of pepole outside the Ministry
OF the Interior, where the Cabinet council
was held. loudly cheered the Ministers and
there were shouts Of "vive Brisson." ''Vive
le revision
The Cabinet ordered the Minister Of JUS
tice, NJ. Sarrien, to lay before the Court of
Cessation the petition of Madame Dreyfus.
wife OF the prisoner of Devils Island, for
q revision in her husbands case. Tho
court therefore will decide the legal ques-
tion as to whether the first trial OF Captain
Dreyfus was vitiated by the forgery COM
mitted by Lieutenant Henry who was a
witness before the courtmartial and who
confessed to having forged document in
the case.
The Minister of Justice has announced
that he has given instructions that pro-
ceedings are. to, be taken Immediately
against any one attacking the army.
The cabinet meeting was prolonged and
animated. The minister Of agriculture, NJ.
viger, Is reported to have bitterly OPP
posed revision and 1t is rumored he will
resign. 1t Is supposed that the instruction
to prosecute anyone attacking the army
was isued at the request Of General
Chanone.
The city Is excited and tho bourse Is in
3 disturbed condition. 1t Is doubtful II the
action Of the cabinet is popular among the
masses. especially the common people,
who. It is pointed out. st!ll cling to the
fetch Of the honor Of the army.
Esterhazy's Action
PARIS, Sept. 26.--In the Intransigeant to-
day Henri Rochefort accuses Major Ester
hazy Of having been bribed by the so-called
Dreyfus syndicate to "cover himself with
dishonor by confessing to a forgery of
which charge he was twice acquitted"
NJ. Rochefort adds that he paid Esterhazy
1000 francs for copies OF all the documents
IN the case and that in addition, with two
other newspaper men. he paid Esterhazy,
who was literally without a centime, 800
francs monthly to prevent him from going
hungry while waiting to obtain pension.
Continuing, Rochefort says: Recently,
without any apparent incentive, Esterhazy
mysteriously went to London, abandoning
his three hundred francs monthly. Why
this emigration? Who paid for his jour.
ney? With what money has Esterhazy
paid for his meals?"
NJ. Clemenceau in the Aurore, remarks:
"France Is divided into two camps, those
who conceive that the interests Of the
country depend ON the concealment of facts
by lies. and those who have sufficiently
high esteem Of the country to separate
enthusiasm from the aspirations of JUS
tice and TRUTH
The Libre Parole asserts that Esterhazy
has telegraphed to the Minister OF War,
General Chanoine. protesting against the
story published in the Observer of London
purporting to be confession made by the
1ajor, the substance of which was that
he was the author of the Bordereau a docu-
ment which is said to have furnished proof
Of the guilt of Dreyfus.
Another Story
LONDON, Sept 27.-The Daily Chronicle
this morning publishes a letter from Mr..
Conybear in which the writer declares
that Major Esterhazy himself sold the doc
uments mentioned in the bordereau to
Schwarzkoppen, together with 100 other
documents. and that Colonel Schwarzkop-
pen paid Esterhazy eighty pounds monthly
for two years for espionage. He declares
that Colonel Zurlinden ordered Esterhazy
to write the bordereau and appeals to the
latter to tell the whole truth instead of
silly falsehoods and to frankly confess that
he never felt himself to be a French off,
GER" which would explain If not jutify his
conduct.