Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-04-07
ESIERHAZYS LETTERS
In Which He Threatens to Appeal His Case to
Emperor william.

London. April THE Daily Chroni-
Gle. this morning, prints the text OF
three letters alluded to by Examining
Magistrate Bertulus, before the court
Of cessation which Major Count Es-
terhaZy addressed to President Faure,
under dates Of oct. % and Oct. 81. 1897,
and NOV. ). 1SgS-letters which Ester
hazy alleges were dictated TO him by
Col. Du Patty de Clam.
The first letter complains that he had
been victimized by the Dreyfusites and
that the minister of war had ignored
his appeal for protection. He goes on
to beg NJ Faure to put an end to the
scandal and says:
IF | should have the sorrow not to
be listened to by the supreme head OF
my country, my precautions are taken
for my appeal To reach the ears of my
heraldic chief. the sovereign of the Es-
terhazy family, the Emperor Of Ger
many. lie is soldier and will know
how to set the honor Of a soldier. even
an enemy above the mean and equiv
ocal intriCues of politics
He will dare to speak out loud and
strong to defend the honor of 10 gene
rations Of soldiers. 1t is for you. NJ. lie
President. TO judge if YOU should force
me to carry the question into that reg
ion. An Esterhazy cares nothing for
anybody if not good. Nothing and no
body will prevent me from acting as ]
say. if ! am sacrificed to | know not
what miserable political combination. :
The second letter. coached in more
violent terms, complains that NJ. Faurc
has ignored his appeals and threatens
To publish the photograph Of "a paper
stolen by Picquart III a foreign Legal
ton which would be most cOmprOmiS
ing for certain diplomatic p"rsonages'
if his appeals are disrcgardcd.
The third. which is similar in tone.
alludcs again ~ this document as Il
protection for himself "since it proves
the scoundreiism of DrcyfuS" and as
Il danger to Franco, because its publ
cation with fac similc writing will force
F'rarGr to hnmiliatc herself or declare
war" DO not leave me-" he says,
THE obligation Of choosing between al
tcrnatives equally HORRIBLE
After further violent protostationS.
the third letter concludes as follows:
II raise the old French cry. Help me.
my prince. to my succor. Let me be
defended and I Will send back the doc
umcnt to the minister of war without
anybody in the world having seen it.
but let me be defended quickly. for
cannot wait longer ana shall stop at
nothing to defend or avenge my honor,
UNANIMOUSLY sacrificed"
The Noltaire which. yesterday, pub
lished an installment of the evidence
given before the court of cessation. by
officials of the foreign Office regarding
the reputation by the Italian govern
ment. and by Col. Schwartzkoppen for
mer German military attache here. or
relations with Dreyfus. publishes. to-
day. a further installment. showing
that the so-called secret dossier is not
connected with Dreyfus except as re-
CARDS a single document-a letter men
tioning him, which is dated after his
condemnation and is therefore unim-
portant
The Figaro. this morning, pub
fishes the dispositions of Gen
Roget before the court of cassa-
ton in reply to the evidence-givcn by
NJ. Hertulus. the examining magistrate
Col. Picquart and NJ. Develle who was
foreign minister in 1893. Gen. Roget
declares that the account given by NJ
I'ertulus of his interview with Lieut.
Col. Henry is false. He sas that Hen
ry recounted the interview to Gen.
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