The sun., 1898-01-20
IS DREYFUS INNOCENT?
THE LONDON NEWs'S VERSION OF
THE GREAT MYSTERY.

- s.,, preyrus Connded the Secrets to we.
man, who Took Them to the Russian Gov-
.rpment-DrcSras Receivca So Rzsuey, asa
MAY Tie Innooebt-zoia Ready for Trinl--
An Anarchist staba . Police Agent ana
ssoot. Another Man at the Police Station.
sreetai Cable Dcspatcaes to The SUE.
IoypoS, Jan. l9.-The Daily Netcs, in its Is
sue tomorrow. will make q feature Of informa-
ton il has received from person who is in po-
.tion TO be well acquainted with the facts Of the
Dreyfus case. which supports the growing belief
that Russia was the recipient OF the military
secrets said to have been BETRAYED by Dreyfus.
Tho papers informant asserts positively that
this so, with an emphasis that was lacking
,snreyious similar statements. He says:
ut is this that pnralyzed the Government.
Utbe real facts were divulged every French
man would DO wildly indignant at the fact Of
Frances ally obtaining her secrets by means OF
bribcs and spies, and probably the alliance
would be endangered. The Government is thus
in most difficult position. 1t must at oil risks
prevent the truth from coming OUT
The paper declares that tho facts Of Dreyfus's
culpability are as follows: Dreyfus conhded the
secrets to a woman. possibly without any knowf
edge Of the use they were to be put. She con-
ycyed them to the Russian Government. Drey-
fus received no payment for betraying the Sc
crets and is probably innocent, so far as know
ingly giving information to foreign power is
concerned
The writcs concludes: II know from the best
authority that the secret evidence upon which
Drcyfus was condemned was that which proved
that he indirectly sold French military secrets
to Russia The fact that Russia, not Germany,
isimplcated is is the secret both Of the agitation
and the innction Of the Government"
PARIS. Jan. l9.-Summonses were served this
afternoon on NJ. Zola and the manager Of the
Aurore to appear before the Assizo Court on
the charge OF libel.
1t Is announced that NJ. Zola has fully pre-
pared his defence. His very numerous witnesses
will include several exports in culligraphy. who
will oppose the conclusions Of the official exports
who testified at tho trials of Dreytus and Count
Esterhazy.
The anti-Jew demonstrations continue in the
provinces. They are attended by much dis
order. Some damage has been done to property
owned by Jews. There have been q number of
pcufles with the police, and many heads have
been broken.
NJ. Rennrd. an agent OF the Paris police, was
attacked to-day by an Anarchist named Etie-
want. and terribly injured. Etievant was
armed with knife. with which he inflicted
twenty wounds upon the police agent before he
was disarmed. The affair was the indirect out
come of the prevailing public excitement.
1t is difficult to determine to what extent the
Jew.baiting agitation influences Etievant, but
1t Is beyond question that the manifesto Of
the Socialist members of the Chamber
Of Deputies, which is a vehement fulmi
nation against capital, incidentally denouncing
the Government for decrceing secret trials and
violating legal guarantees. and other similar
AIRY feeling in the country, Of which the scenes
in Tivoli Hall in this city on Monday night 10
only one instance.
Etievant was sentenced in 1892 to five years
imprisonment for the famous theft OF dyna-
mito at Soisy. which furnished tho ma
terial for the crimes OF the Anarchists
Ravachol and Henry. He was released
In June, 1897 and became the man.
ager OF La Litcrtaire, an Anarchist print. In
November he was sentenced in contumaciam to
two years imprisonment for melting to murder
md plundcr in his paper. He had been in hid
ing in London until three days ago.
His victim was acting as n sentry at tho door
Of the police station in Rue Bcrgelius when Etie-
want approached him quietly and stabbed him
fcroclously again and again before he could cry
for help.
NJ Ls Breton. another police agent, seeing the
commotion, rushed up and seized Etieyant but
the man vciously stabbed at him. Others bas-
tened 10 the rescue and had a desperate struggle
beioTc they could secure the man and take his
dagger from him. He was with difficulty placed
IN n"celi and no search of his clothing was made
lie was Immediately locked in. Then he shout
ec' Long live Anarchy! You dogs. I'll kill
you all, at the same time disohRrgng revolver
through tho pecp-hole in the door. The bullet
Struck NJ. lie Breton in the jaw. badly wounding
him.
The position commanded the interior of the
station and Eievant for some time held up all
Inc persons in it. The officers were com.
peica 10 stand in single flo behind q pil.
!F ist lhcy he shot. Finally Commissary
,'o"n"ua descended from the floor above, shield.
i"S himself with mattress He ordered the
men to load their rovovcrs. and then ordered
E'ievant to instantly hand out his weapon or be
ridGied with bullets.
EteVant had ny this time exhausted his re-
'oNer oy hring several useless shots. He said
nc regretted that he had not saved one for the
'o'nmissary, but consented to deliver the wea-
pom and his spare cartridges ON condition that
~, hoGftaud promised that he should not be I'll
treated The promise was given and the prisoner
was Then manacled and searched.
nc declared that he was enemy of society
ana authority, and that he chose policemen for
MS victims because they were emblems of au-
'nof'ly and a perpetual danger to himself and
his comrades
al immense crowd gathered in the street in
.ne vicinity Of the station. and 1t was hours be-
.o's E'ieVant could be removed to prison. owing
70 the threats to lynch him.
iuc Government has conferred gold medals
.o' courage upon MN. Renard and Le Breton,
anu silver medals upon two others who took
pa.' IN The arrest. 1t Is feared that NJ. Renard
dying.