Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-09-01
CAPTAIN DREYFUs.

by M. Cavaignac showing that proof OF
the guilt of Dreyfus was forged. When
Colonel Henry was summoned to the
ministry for war and questioned by M.
Cavaignac in the presence of General
Boisdeffre and others he at first AFFIRM
ed the authenticity of the incriminatin
document, but when discrepancies We're
pointed out he at first admitted adding
sentences and finally confessed to fab
ricating the whole matter. Colonel Hen
ry Is to be tried by court martial.
Colonel Henry confesses to having
committed forgery, lowing to the abso-
lutte necessity for finding proofs against
Dreyfus," and it is understood that the
document in question is the letter which
has hitherto been alleged to have been
written by the German military attache
to the Italian military attache in Oc-
tober 1896. Finally it is said that when
the Interpolation in the Dreyfus case
was coming up in the chamber of dep
titles this letter was secretly commune
Gated to the court martial and was the
chief evidence upon which Dreyfus was
convicted.
The anti-Dreyfus papers are dunn
founded at the arrest of the colonel
while, on the other hand, the papers
which have been supporting the propo-
sition to reopen the Dreyfus case are
iubilant. They now demand the imme-
diate release of Colonel Picquart. who
is imprisoned on charges connected in
directly with the Dreyfus affair. and
they also insist upon a revision u the
Dreyfus trial. When Count Esteshazy
was informed of the arrest of Colonel
Henry and of his admissions, he eX-
claimed:
This is too te!r'fyinC,'
History IF the Cn-e.
Alfred Dreyfus, a Hebrew, formerly
a captain In the Fourteenth regiment
of French artillery, is now undergoing
IMPRISONMENT for life on Dev'rs island,
an unhealthy spot off the coast of
French Guiana. He was formerly on
duty at the ministry for war. was con-
sidered q brilliant young officer, mar
ricd the daughter of wealthy banker
and was himself a man OF means. IN
the autumn of 1894 Cap ain Dreyfus was
arrested on the charge of selling I'M
nortant documents regarding the
French army to the agent or foreign
government. His house was searched,
hut It is claimed that no evidence OF an
discriminating nature was found there.
The charge against him was based up
on q memoran dum Of package of doc
uments which the prisoner is alleged to
have sold to the representative or
foreign government. generally peleFed
to be Germany. though another power
has been mentioned in the case Inc
handwriting of the memorandum was
supposed to have correspondent WIN
that of Dreyfus. Three experts In hand
writing declared Dreyfus had written
the memorandum, and two others as
serted that he had not.
In spite of Dreyfus' repeated protes-
tations of innocence he was tried by
secret court martial. The exact nature
of the evidence against him was never
revealed, and he was sentenced to I'M
prisonment for life in a fortress and to
depradati ton from all military rank and
honors.
Dreyfus was publicly degraded on the
souare of the Military school at Paris
Ian. S, 1895, n the presence of about
1000 troops. His epaulets. stripes and
buttons were :.u, off, and his sword was
broken. Dreyfus, however. again pro-
tested his innocence and cheered for
France. He was eventually taken to
DEVILS island. where he has since re-
NAMED. His faithful wife, his brother
and other friends. including M. Emile
lola. have made repeated but ineffectu-
al efforts ID have the prisoners case
reopened, which has resulted in num-
her of interpretations in the chamber OF
IDENTITIES and in the sentencing of NJ
lola to fines and Imprisonment owing to
his having been convicted of libeling
the officers Of a court martial who tried
Count Este,hazy, French officer VINO
became mix ed up in the later develop
men"S of IT,. ca Sc.