The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-09-02

ALL HIS TROUBLES.
PARIS. Sept. Lit Is now insindated
that the suicide OF Lieutenant Colonel
Henry, the chlefof the Intelligence De-
partment OF the French ministry for
gar, was connived at by the French
amy authorities. In any case, she sui
tide occurred shortly after the prisoner
had received visit from an officer OF
the general stan who, on leaving, order
ed the sentry on duty before Colonel
Henry's place of confinement not to dis
turb the prisoner, Us he had a lot of
work to do,
Il Is recalled that similar opportuni-
~ 70 commit suicide was afforded TO
Dreyfus who. however, declined to profit
byk.
generally believed that the rest of
the general stan of the French army
viii follow the example of General Bnls-
deffre, the chief of stan, and Of General
Gonse, the under chief, and tender their
Fesignations.
It appears that the minister for war,
II. cavignac, is convinced that Colonel
Henry had accompllces in the forgery of
the incriminatlng document and there
are persistent reports that Colonel Patty
de Clam viii shortly be arrested. In
this connection 1t is reported that the
uainister of justice. NJ. sarrIen, has al
ready taken steps to grant Dreyfus a
retrial
NJ. Emile Zola in his famous Il ae-
cusas letter, which led to his trial and
conviction on the charge Of libelllng mil
itary omeers, said: II accuse Lieutenant
Colonel Paty de Clam of having been the
diabohcal worker of judicial error
unconsciousiy am ready to believe, and
OF then having defended his nefarious
doings for the past three years by the
most absurd and culpable Vaccinations.
accuse General Mercler (who was min
ister for war when Dreyfus was tried)
Of being the accomplice, at least,
through weak intelligence, in the great
est inIqulty of the century. 1 accuse
General Bili6t minister for war during
the late Dreyfus agltatfon) of having In
his hands the certain proofs of the limo
cenee OF Dreyfus and of having sup
pressed them, thus rendering himself
guilty OF treason against humanity and
justiee for a political reason and In or
der to save the compromised STAN. I ac-
cuse General BolsdeHre Che chief of the
general stafl) and General Gonse tthe
ASSISTANT chief OF the general stafp Of
being the accomplices in the same crime,
the one through religious anIm0slty'
doubtless. the other perhaps through the
'esprit- de corps which makes the war
once a sacred and unassailable ark. l
accuse General de Pellloux and Major
Ravmy,of having made flagltious in
yessigation, whereby mean an inquiry
Of the most monstrous Partially / ac-
euee the three experts IN hand writing.
the men Belhomme. varinard and Cou-
ard OF having drawn up false and fraud
pIeut.reuor,s, unlessa medical examina-
.ion shall prove them to be victims of
disease OF sigh. or of Judgment. l ae-
c,se the officers OF the war alice of hav-
ing organized a press campaign in or-
der tn lead public opinion astray.
FINALLY accuse the first court martial
at having condemned man on a docu-
ment Kept secret and Ilaccuse the Sec
ono court martial Of having covered
this iilegallty by order, and Of commit
ding in It's turn the judicial crime OF
knowingly acquItting n guilty PERSON"
After A long trial in February last NJ.
Zola.was sentenced to one years impris-
onment and to pay line OF 5000 francs
FOR these alleged llbels and NJ. Parreux,
the manager OF the Aurore. WIS sen
fenced to four months Imprisonment and
10 pay 5000 francs fine.
On his way TO and from the court
house during the trial NJ Zola was con-
tlunally booted by mobs and At It's CON
ciusIon narrowly escaped IRrsonai vlo-
lence. When the French author heard
the verdict he exclaimed: They are
cannibals."
General BoIsdeffre, the chief OF the
general staK of the French army. who
has Just resigned. Is understood to be In
high favor at ST. Petersburg. He gain
ed considerable popularity by his atti-
tude in defence OF the army during the
Zola trial and at one time was looked
upon as possibly aiming at military
dictatorship.
Prince Henry OF Orleans. who is cred
tied with hoping Tor a military move
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