The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-01
ATLANTA END OF THE CASE.
SECRETS OF FRENCH TREASON Ex-
POSED IN GATE CITY.

German Translator Found Who Says
He Handled the Information Re-
garding Gun No. 12O and other
Papers From France-Says Doc
uments Were Sent in DOIIs-He Ac-
cuses Esterhazy and Identities the
''VeiIed Lady"
Atlanta, Aug. S1.-The Jewish Senti-
ment in it's regular weekly edition TO-
morrow afternoon, will print a story bear
ing with almost startling directness on the
Dreyfus trial. Several statements, ap-
parently new to the now celebrated case
are given, together with names of those
who are said TO be in possession of in
formation which will throw new light on
the trial.
For the first time, it is believed, the
mode of carrying the documents from the
French war Office to the German. govern
ment is given. II shows that dolls were
used as the means of conveyance and that
the papers went first to England and then
to Germany. The identity Of the "veiled
lady" is also made known.
The story which the Sentiment will
ed several years ago by the German gov
ernment as a document translator and
maker of relief maps, and who after quit
ting Germany served in the United States
army during the war with Spain. He shows
his discharge papers, which denote that he
was staff officer. The informer says he
was born in Denver, Col. The story after
some Introductory remark, reads:
Translator of Documents.
Il was translator" said he "of docu-
ments at the great staff headquarters, at
Is koniggratzer Strasse Number 8, Berlin. l
never heard the name of Dreyfus men,
toned in connection with the French war
ofhce Merchandise was shipped to the
above address via Belgium and London.
Il translated the Information regarding
gun No. l20 The original document never
left the French war Office and the copy
could only have been given out through
the direct agency or conniVance of a chief
of department Dreyfus was unknown at
| the German secret service bureau, in per-
son or by name from 1890 to 1894. This l
most solemnly affirm. The plans. specih-
alon and details of gun 12O, of the ROBIN
shell, and of the French war vessels 'Jau-
reguiberry,' Charles Martel,' and Iazar
| CarnOt,' together with the plans for mobi-
| lization were purchased through Ger
many's embassy in Paris, presided over
by Prince Hans Heinrich Pless and as
much as $4,000 American money was sent
| by postofice money and telegraph In pay
ment for the merchandise. These pay
ments were made in two parts through
| Mr.. Franz, a doll manufacturer of Some
! berg, Germany, and Alvin FlorsehuetZ
| bank director of Sonneberg. The medium
of women was employed in transacting the
business.
He Had Met Estcrhnzy.
'I met Count Esterhazy several times
| in person at dnings given by Baroness
| de Delden, who was Esterhazys sweet
heart. He furnished much of the infor-
| nation. These documents were never re-
ceived at the embassy-always at a
church, a public function, or a private
dinner party. The French spies were al
ways on the alert, and only through such
means could their watchfulness be clrcum-
vented?"
what was the last incident that you
recall that bears on the traffic In this
! French war merchandise"
Capt Siegle insisted on his agent no
! longer communicating with him direct
and emphatically instructed them to ad-
| dress him through Mr.. Franz In Some
! berg This order was prompted by the In
creased watchfulness of the French gov
! ernment SPIES
! odIOneSS ue 1tiQe4 Is lne party re-
| ferred to in the Dreyfus trial as the veil
/ ed lady. She receives from Prince Pless
a regular pension. Every six months re-
| mittances are made anonymously Ia
| Baroness de Deden, through the Credit
| Lyonnaise in Paris. 1t is well known at
| the German headquarters staff that the
amounts are forwarded by Prince Henry
| Pless The Credit Lyonnaise is innocent
| of knowledge of the purpose for which the
| money is used. l mention this fact be-
| cause the records of the bank will corrobo-
| rate my statements. am also in position
| to name the postofficee in England where
| the money was paid TO the agents of Ger
| many employed in France.
Dolls Were Used.
| "Mr. Franz used TO send dolls to Paris
/ to be dressed. In the bodies of these xolls
| important documents were concealed and
! they were then sent first to a village post
Office in England, forwarded from there
| TO Sonneberg, and then to Ber,in'