The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-09-25

AONDON, sept. S4+-Ihs observer THIS
morning continues US Esterhazy revela-
tions, begun last Sunday. in long arti-
Gle. the most salient feature OF which is
Comte Esterhaxy's disclosures made, 1t is
asserted. III the presence OF more persogs
than one, that he was the author OF the
famous Dreyfus bordegeau. which he
wrote. Eat the request OF Gel. Sandherr.
now dead
Iii was intended he said, so constitute
material proof Of Dreytus guilt. 1t was
known through French spy in the serv-
Ice at Berlin that certain documents had
reached the German general staff. which
Dreyfus alone could have obtained IL was
list OF these documents which consti-
;uted the eordereau. Dreyfus had been
tested In several ways. For Instance, q
plan for the concentration of troops OF
the southern frontier had been dictated
To him. which was quite fantastic.
"A short time aFterward our ships In
Italy informed me that the Italian STAFF
was making notifications In the for;iica-
tons around Nice, which eoTresponded
with the changes announced in the inlag
mary scheme dictated 10 DreyiEs.
Then Dreytus managed 20 spend long
holidays in Aisace without being apparently
found out BY the German authorities. q very
suspicious sign. for Il was almost impossi-
bic for Freach officer 10 remain any
length OF ,ime IN the conquered provinces
without being found out. In fact there was
considerable moral proof against Dreyfus
before the trial took place. but no material
preof.
Col Sandherr who was an Aisatian, like
Dreyfus. BIZ; Intensely aati~Seulitic, deter
mined 20 form his proof He was con-
vinced OF the accused mans suilt. but Il
was necessary .or tie purposes of the court
martial that documents should exist. / was
yt.ach ID TO the intelligence department. my
y'.~ being to watch the movements OF the
military attaches accredited by the powers
CT the triple alliance.
When Col. Sandherr told ME to write
ou; the boEdereau / did SD without the
slightest compunctior. / am one OF those
men who. by profession. cling 10 old neds-
aeval traditions OF military discipline.
When / received an order l obeyed II tn
plicitiy and without question. / wrote Ihe
borda-eau because Co. Sandherr told me 10
do SO. | knew. Of course, the purpose IL
was attended 80 have l knew Il Tas COM
rntting a forgery: bat also knew ;hat all
intelligence departments In all countries
were run on precisely the same line, and
that Il was impossible 10 achieve results
In ary other way.
Tn the Ven Tausch ease. for instance
whieh made SO great Il sensation IN Ger
many, Maj. Voa TauSch confessed 10 hay
ing committed forgery. adding iha, tha.
crime vas nothing 10 the infamies the Ber-
In staff had forced aim 10 commit In con-
nect!on with other matters Therefore the
e2urt attempted 20 silence him. lie ulti-
nafa!y receive; the minimum punishment,
prescribed. ard has SINCE been released
lcng before his time.
1t IS u.8rly always necessary 70 uaUu~
facture ma ,agial evidence against sp.es.
because otherwise they waU.1 never he
punished. The boreer~au having bee>
written. i became necessary 70 give 4 the
f;ld!spensah.e air OF authentic document
As you know X was supposed 10 have been
stolen from the German embassy. Col.
Schwarxko2pen. former military attsche IN
Paris. denied ever having seen e. Wha.
Re said was perfectly true. The bor5eroau
WAS handed by an agent ~ Cur intelligence
department 10 the porter Of Jhe German
embassy. who Was q spy in cur service.
The rsoTter gaxe i II another agent named
C;enss.. and ny him il was brought 20 ;he
intslligen nee department. and there d0cketed
ard numbered as a document obtained from
the German embassy in the lEu2. course.
I; tAus received oiiic5al baptism.
IL was exclusively upper the evidence of
the horieyesu fhat proyfGs wss condemn
I'd The document pris aiey shown 70 TIE
Officers % the e~9svt~ marital was fetched
fFon the war offscs during ;ha Huis odes.
with TIE oA5ect n convincing t6s Judges
shoasa they show signs OF waver.ng. It
was tbs lester contain ns lac phrase I.s
cans:2ie d
Now. cs.S ,ssser which s. genuine, was
really written BY Co, Schwartxk ep9ea.
AMI 3ld pos refer - ureyfas a. al THE
general xtaT VAS absolutely aware II ta@
tact tlest n wss i certain Do5fus.
i,2i.dsa4s contractor. MO years aef5ye ha3
supplied tae German at.sche NAH E32ns
CT "a, fo~ttae2tioas near Nee"
TIE ex-na3ar aided nat the case against
tustsre r3s sa.a tie ~sls5 la1y who az
reared n the case vas 70 ether than tae
wife os Co. Patty 81 Cam.