The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-07-14
LETTERS OF ALFRED DREYFUS
bESPEAk HIS INNOCENCE.


,,,,a.,nr ,ha. ~. ,r,,,n sna,, he hroueht
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to ssHa 80 ss.unses sah -.. -
NJ. n,s. - ~. -. 80 ,.,,a-a r -n,rn I. -
itself sufficient evidence Of the bold and
undoubfed resolution with which he faced
hts fate.
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maze toI yeur axe tne s $780, $500
..es z s.aa ." = usa ~ 5000
70 I'VE AFTER my Tas.c Iats , was aesl1e =,
uaa lnas 49, 49, aas Az. ssn -,,.s
nl ,ns conns - myh1 IN wenr turn. nv
darling do all that il humanity possible to
discover the truth A wife and mother
yourself. try to move the hearts OF Wives
and mothers. SO that they may give up t9
you the Key OF THIS dIeadIui m.s,ery. =.
must nave my nonor YOU van. me s, 20
live. ! must have II for our GEAR cnii-
dren. do not reason with your near.
that does no good nave oeen cons.csea.
Nothing can be changed IN our trasic
reversed Renect, snen. ana pursue u
solution OF this enigma Tnat Will oe
worth more than coming here TO snare
my horrible me II VIA ne IN, uns pes.. sn ses
only means OF saving my Hfe Pay 70
yourself that II Is question OF ne 2.
death to me, as well as for our children
And what could be more touching than
20, from, nsv,l.. Island.
.cher pert pierre: papa sends good
h;S kisses both TO YOU and to little Jeanne
He thinks very often of you both. trust
you will show little Jeanne how TO make
DIG nign towers on piocKs. "nlcn s,,ss u."
run TO Tumble uown. ns so"u h - sad
s aasa g. k1nd sn ~o,.r rrandfather and
rrandmother and NAV no bad tricks on
your aunts. When papa returns from ne
station with little Jeanne. with mamma,
and all the rest.
More big kisses for you and TOT Jeanne
r,. ,. ,o,.or n,. ore thar IA Included
me ,ase ie.oe sa,,a..
IN the nook 10 as IoAo"
hay, have VT, written a, ss. To add anyth.ng
to these would be supsrhuoua ! nave .oiq
you concerning all the appeals which l
have written since last NovemneT 70 us
mand my rehabilitation Tor justice ~ iass
10 80 many innocent Victims In one Q.
appeal which I had just sent to the gov
mined than ever. I am expecting every
day to hear that my restoration has taken
MACE, that our punishment, as terrioie az
It was unmerited. is at an end, tnas sns
day OF justice has come for US. uesHS
today only that ! may kiss YOU with an
my heart as 1 love you. as also our dear
and adored children. Your devo.ed
In conclusion, IL there existed the
slightest doubt of Alfred Dreyfus IN
nocence the publication OF these letters
cannot fail to dispei It, As lola says.
mo guilty man could nave written thean.
One feels from the very first letter that
the writer he a brave and innocent man.
ua-a 90 q massage from one OF the letters
-. 60. na,,;,,s island.
written ifon D 80.
MY mind, he writes. canho,
cate issen TOT an ,,,n .as.an on, the victim.
rible drama OF whicn aHi .ne ~. All,
tragedy which has Struck DIG" mus oS
at my life-thas Is the ieaSe " eS va tha
truly 1t WOULD nave bsen oe,ts. na u,,,aS
wretch who commitlsu tie e1LAie ~
me instead or Wounuihs ns nv M.
but at my nonoI. imc ou.. And gain
dren, me h9 aa,aa - r,,na 1895. ne writes:
..van rsYrerher those lines OF Shakes
peare's in .Othello' I found them again
not long since among my Ensiisn pooAs-
I send them to you tfahsia'eu-
Who steals my purse steals trash us somesnins'
nothing .a.,a. ns.n slaves IN thou
I'VE" ssrh nshs' ''' ms
Ru. he that nlehes from me ms good name.
Rohs Of that which not enficnes him'
And makes me poor incest ...
"Ah yes. ne mas rencsreu me ,,aa, M
pauvres ,ne wen -. n,,re miserable
.,oo' 49, ,.s..nast ~ human creatures But
~ each one his hour Courage then, dear
Iucie. preserve the unconQuer2b.e Will
that Won have shown until now.
-. -. s,,-. ,,av ~ the tragedy in
49, ~ 49,. ,aro.
whicn ne was tne s"e"'
'You see. darling. man OF honor can,
not live without his honor. IL does NO koou
to tell himself that he Ia innocent ne eatS
his heart out. In solitude the hours are
that has come upon me. .eseI souu