Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-09-10

1t Mt my disposal for n very few days.
The minister has sent n certain nunberl
of copies to the different regiments and
the regiments are responsible for them.
Every officer who has Il copy has tuI
return 1t after the monocuvres. SO, III
you wish to make such extracts FROM
1t rs may interest you, / will procure
you copy, subject to your promising
to return it to me as soon as you have
done with 1t. Perhaps, however, you'll
would prefer that should copy 1t out
word for word ard send you the copy.
Il am Just starting for the manoeu-
vres.'"
HOW THE BoRDEREAU WAS Sc
CURED.
This letter gave the exact text OF the
famous bordereau, or list of documents.
on which, as far as the public knows.
Alfred Dreyfus was tried and convict
ed. According to the most accredited
version-the real fncts OF the case never
have been and never will be made
known-this bordcrcau came into the
hands of the government In this way:
An agent of the military secret ser
vice. disguised ms rag picker, who was
In the habit OF collecting the waste
paper thrown out into the street by tic
servants at the German Embassy dis.
covered 1t among this refuse. 1t was
written on buff-colored paper and had
been torn into four pieces. The writing
closely resembled that of Alfred Drey-
fus and was pronounced by two experts
to be in his writing, while another cx-
pert commissioned by the government
declared the contrary. According to
the friends OF Alfred Dreyfus. this
document was not written by him and
they attribute 1t TO another officer,
whose writing certainly resembles Il far
more closely. Count Ferdinand Walsh
Esterhazy has since, on several occa-
sionS. confessed to having written the |
borderenu.)
SUICIDE SUGGESTED TO DREYFUs
When Major Du Patty dc Clam had
finished debating this letter he made |
SOHO eXCUse Tor leaving the room with |
the three persons who were with him. |
leaving Dreyfus alone. IT was then for |
the first time that Dreyfus noticed thai |
by his side, under some papers, there
lay large army revolver loaded In |
each OF the six chambers. 1t has since |
TRANSFERRED that this weapon had been
left there OH purpose by the commander |
so that the accused man, If he chose |
might put summary end to The in |
puiry. About half an hour elapsed and |
then the door was flung open and NJ. |
Cochefort, head of the detective police |
marched in. followed by Commander
Henry. OF the Secret Bureau. NJ. Coche- |
fert walked UP to Dreyfus and plac al /
his hand on his shoulder, crying, an
the name OF the law"
out why crleu capt. DreyfuS !
what nm I accused Off"
You know very we'll" cried Maior
Du Patty dc Clam, who had also en-. |
tered
THE emotion which you displayed
just now when was debating that let |
ter to yon is quite enough proof of |
that"
II swear to you that do not under |
stand what you mean" cried Dreyfus.
Go TO. 1t is useless for you Ia fight |
against the evidence. Your trcachcry
has been discovered
I'm the name of the law" cried NJ. |
Cochefert, II arres. YOU. Alfred Drey-
fus. for the crime of high treason"
ThereEpon the head of the police |
handel the accused man over to tbs
custody OF Commander Henry to be |
conveyed to the Cherche- Midi prison.
& TORTuRES BEFORE THE TRIAL. |
From the day OF his arrest until the !
day OF his trial Dreyfus was kept In the |
most rigorous confinement, lie was !
not allowed to see anybody, nor was he |
allowed either to read or write 1t was |
not until December 9th that he was al |
lowed an Interview with his advoca te. |
Maitre DemanGc During the first !
week of his confinement he was visited |
by Major du Patty de Clam, who was |
charged with the inquiry Into his case,
and interrogated in his cell. Major
Forzinnr:ti, who has recently been dis
missed frcm The service by the govern
ment, states that on one occasion the
major asked TO be allowed TO rush in
TO the cell with n bright light in his
hand, when Dreyfus was not expecting
him, 30 as to be able to read the ex-
preston on the prisoners face. Be |.
yond the fact that he was charged with
nigh treason, Dreyfus ignored, or i,o-
tossed TO ignore. the charges against
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