The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1899-09-15
STAGES OF THE DREYFUS
CASE.
Leading Events That Show
It's Startling Develop
mentS.

Oct. 15-ArreSt of Captain Drey
fus on the charge of treason.
Dec. 12-He is condemned tC
degradation from the army anC
to lifelong Imprisonment.
1895.
Jan. 4-Dreyfus is publicly de.
graded.
Nearly two years elapse, during
which DreyfuS is on DEVILS Is.
land. Then, in the fall of 1896
the first mutterings of the APP
preaching storm are heard. NJ
Castelin raises a question in the
Chamber of Deputies, and Col.
onel Picquart pursues his investi.
cations at the War Office until he
is sent out of the way to Africa
1897.
In July NJ. Scheurer- Kestner
tells his colleagues in the French
Senate that he is convinced of
Dreyfus' innocence. There are
more rumblings, until, on
Nov. 16.-Mathieu Dreyfus pub.
licly accuses Esterhazy as be-
ing the author of the bordereau.
Nov. 2S.-The Figaro publishes
Esterhazy's letters to Nine. de
Boulancey, showing the SINH
larity i'll the handwriting with
that of the bordereau.
Dec. 4.--Interpellation in the
Chamber. General Billot, Min.
lister of War, declares that con
his soul and conscience" that
Dreyfus has been Justly and le-
gally condemned.
1898.
Jan. 11.-Esterhazy is acquitted
by a court martial
Jan. 13.-Zola publishes his ia.
nous letter to the President of
the Republic.
Colonel Picquart is arrested.
Feb. Is. In the course of NJ.
Zola's trial Colonel Picquart
declares that there is at least
one forged document in the
secret dOssier communicated to
the first court martial.
Feb. 23.-Zola is sentenced to a
years imprisonment and a fine
of 5000 francs, about $600).
June 14.-Fall of the Meline Cab.
met.
June 2S.-Formation of the Bris.
son Cabinet, with NJ. Cavig.
nae as Minister of War.
July 8.-M. Cavignac makes his
declaration of Dreyfus' guilt
based on Colonel Henry's forg
ed document.
July 9.-COlOnel Picquart write,
to M, Brisson, offering to prove
the document cited by NJ. Ca
vicnac to be forgery.
July I'm. lola, having beer
again condemned by the Yer
Sailles Court, leaves France.
Aug. 3O.-Colonel Henry arrest
ed for forgery. He contesses
Aug. 31.-Henry commits sui
eide.
Resignation of General d,
Boisdetfre, chief Of the genera
staff.
Sept. 3.-Resignation Of NJ. Ca
vignac.
Sept. 5.-Letter from Nine. Drey
fus to the Minister of Justice
appealing for revision.
Sept. General Zurlinden ap
pointed Minister of War.
Sept. 17.-Revision decided on il
principle.
Sept. 1S.-Resignation of Gen
eral Zurlinden.
Sept. 26.-Revision referred t,
the Court of Cessation.
Get. 25.-General Chanoine, new
Minister of War, gives up hi
portfolio at sitting of tn,
Chamber, inducing the fall O
the Brisson Cabinet.
Oct. 31.-Dupuy Cabinet formed
with M. de Freycinct as Minis
ter of War.
1899.
Feb. 10.-Extension of the Drey
fus investigation, with a view
to revision, to the entire Cour
of Cessation.
May 6.-M. de Freycinct resigns
as Minister of War and is sue
ceeded by M. Krantz.
June 3.-Court of Cessation pro
nounces in favor of revision ant
refers the Dreyfus case to tn,
Rennes court.martial.
June 6.-Captain Dreyfus leave
Guiana for France.
June 12.-Dupuy Cabinet re
signs.
June 22.-Waldeck RousseauCab
met formed, with General d,
Gallifett as Minister of War.
July captain Dreyfus arrive
at RenneS.
Aug. T. Second Ourt-martial be
gun.
Sept. 8. - Dreyfus again de
clared guilty and sentenced t,
ten years. imprisonment.