Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-01
Alleged Information Throwing Light
on The Trial.
DOCUMENTS CONCEALED IN DOLLS.
Thus They Were Taken from the
French War ONCE, Sent First ia
England, end Then to Germnny-.
"'eiied Lady" baroness de DeIden.

ALLAN La "a, August 3l.--Tho Jew
ish ssntimeRt. in its regular weekly edi.
ton tomorrow afternoon will print a story
bearing with almost startling directness
on the Dreyfus trlM. Several statements
apparently new to the now celebrated
Dreyfus case, arc given. together with ths
names of those who are said TO be In
possession OK information which will
throw new light on the trial.
For the hrsc time. IL is believed. the
mode OF carrying tho documents from
the French War Office 10 the German
Government IS given. IL shows that DOLLS
We're used as the means o. co1veyance.
and that The papers went first to Eng
land and then TO Germany. Tho iion-
tity Of the "veued LADY, Is also made
known.
The story which the Sentiment win
print comes from a man who was en-
ployed several years ago by the German
government IS document translator and
maker OF relief maps. and who. after
quitting Germany, served IN the United
States army during the war with Spain.
He shows his DISCHARGE papers. which
denote that he was Il stan olhcer.
The lnformer says he was born I'm Dem
yer, Col The story. after some intro
ductory remarks reads as follows:
Il was translator" said he, "of DOGGY
ments at the great staff headquarters IA
Konlggratzer strasse. No. .. Berlin.
never heard the name OF Dreyfus men
toned in connection with the French War
Office merchandise shipped TO the above
address Via Belgium and London.
GUN No. 100.
L translated the information regarding
gun No. 30 The original document
never left the French War once, ana
the copy could only have been given out
through the direct agency or connyanee
of CHIEF OF department. Dreyfus was
unknown at the German Secret Service
Bureau in person or by name from 1879
to 1894 This ! most solemnly afllrm.
The plans, specifications, and details OF
gun 12e, OF the Robin shell, and Of me
French war-vessels Jaureguibery. Charles
Aartel. and Lazare Garnet, together with
the plans for mobilization, were pui-
chased through Germanys Embassy IN
Paris. presided over by Prince Hans Hem
rich Pless. and as much AZ $1,000 Ameri-
can money, was sent by pOst-oiiice money
order and telegraph I'm payment Tor the
merchandise. These payments were
made in two parts through Mr. Franz,
n don manufacturer of Sonneberg, GER
many. and Alvin FloOrschurz, bank d.
rector. OF Sonncberg. The medium or
a woman was employed Ia THANKSGIVING
the business
81 met Count Esterhazy several times
I'm person at dinners given By the Baro-
ness de Delden, VINO was Esterhazy's
eweetbeart. He furnished much OF tho
information. These documents were
never received at the embassy-always
m a church a public function, or a pri,
vate dinner party. The French spies
we're always on the alert, and only
through such means could their "atch-
mlness be circumyented.
"What was the last incident that you
recall. which bears on the traihc IN inns
French war merchandiseF ~.
.,raptain Siegel insisted upon ms
.aeents' 40 longer communicating WIN
him directly, and emphatically instruct
ed them to address him through Mr..
Franz in Sonnebcrg This order vas
prompted By the increased WatcniuihesS
OF the French Government spies
THE "VEu.ED LADY"
1.-THE Baroness de Delden - the p'IS
referred 10 ia the Dreyfus trial as inc
yelled LADY, She receives IRON ffihCp
ploss a regular pension. Every SIN
months remlttances are made anony'
mouslv 90 the Baroness de Del1en,
through the Credit Lyonnais in Paris. IL
Is well known az the German headquar-
tiers STAFF that the amounts are iofwara-
ed bv Prince Henry Pless. The Cred't
q .,.,,o.t.. fs lnnoreut of the purpose Tor
which the money is used. mention thls
fact because the records Of the bank WIZ
corroborate my statements. am also IN
position to name the post-ofiices In Eng
land where the money was PAID 10 mo
agents OF Germany employed IN Pr ,,-s
"AIr. Franz used TO send dolls 20 Pa.is
~ ba dressed I'm the body Of these dolls
important documents were concealed, ana
thev were then sent FIRST 10 village
nost-ofHce In England. forwarded rom
there 20 Sonneberg, and then 20 Beiiih-