The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-04-12
THE DREYFUs DRAMA
Continues TO attract the Atten
ton OF French Politicians.

Paris Apru little Figaro. continuing |
its pubncation ~ the evidence given be-
fore the court of cessation in the Drey
fus revision luqMry gives today Tho be-
ginning OF General Comes deposition
General Come told the court thai br
received from Colonel Sandchcirr toward
the end OF 1921, the bordcreau which came
into the hands of Lieutenant Heutv u
reached thc latter pcacemeal and Nas re-
construed by him. with assistance OF N1r-
ious ohicera 10 gave rise TO e long aul
minute Investigation by experts in hand
writing. with the result that suspicion
fen on Droyfus.
When interrogated regarding the com
municauon OF secret documents TO the
court martial General Come refused o.
reply. bat said Doe learned Indirectly of the
confessions of Dreyfus on the evening %
his degradltion, and on the followins dHy
De Gomez took Captain I.e Brun Renaui
to tho minister Of war General MercieD
to whom Captain he Brun Renaud re-
peated his statements At me same time
ne (GonzO addressed a letter 10 the chief
Of the staff in which he alluded 20 the
confessions as partial avowais mixed
with reticence ANA falseh0Ods'
with reference 60 Colonel Piclulrt s.
eudeavors 90 substitute Comte Esterhazy
for Dreyfus Gen. Come explained that
Picquart never told him Henrya aocu-
ment was a forgery and, in facs, picqu-
art had not seen 81. After describing how
Colonel Picquart came 20 be sen. go Tu-
mis-, the witness reverted TO the secret
dossier. asserting that Il came into Pic.
quarts hands I'm August, 1896. on Septem-
her Of that year. ne said Picqudrt pre-
scented him with n dossicr he had formed
against Esterhazy together with the
petition which appeared 90 him suspicious.
General Come declared th1. General
PellieuN was not influenced by the Henry
forgery. intcrrogated regarding tine ci-
pher telegram from a foreign Utt9cGe.
dated November 2. 1894. ne said It looked
suspicious. two different versions being
given, and the foreign minister decided
to conclude St from the Dreyfus dossier.
| In May OF las, year the minister of war
wanted TO obtain this document. but NJ.
Hanotaux. minister of foreign affairs at
that time. refused to deliver It, General
Come said that he had not seen the cX-
act text Of the two versions, but he re-
membered that Calonel Sandheirr brought
him one version containing the words
| "Emissaire prevent" a few days later
sandheirr showed him an entirely differ
ent text
General Come declared that he wac is-
norant OF Esterhazys relations with the
general staff, though aware OF imprud-
| ences committed by Colonel Patty De
| Clam. lie assured the court that Dc
Z knew nothing regarding the relations be-
/ tween Esterhazys and sandhe'r- and had
found no evidence that Saudheirr paid
1 Esterhazy
Paris, April 1.-THE suicide OF Lleuten-
ant Henry in the fortress Of Mont aler
| len. Paris, last August, gave Locnmier
his secretary such a shock that his brain
was affected and he was placed on the r.
tired list as "a hopeless invalid
Since that time the former sergent max
er u artillery has resided at SAINT Quen
IN, In a cathedral there with his famil,
and his fathcr-in-law lie recovered hi.
health somewhat but never spoke Of ia,
Dreyfus drama. which evidently preyc,
upon his ind
last Saturday he received q Telegram
not from the minister OF war, as was a
first alleged, but an unsigned dispatch or
dering him 10 proceed to Paris imme}i
ately to place himself at the dispose
DE qui De droit." lone who has the r1gn
to order you tAus)
I.ocrimier spent the rest Of saturda,
preparing Tor the Journey and killed film
self that night.
II Is remarked as curious that through
out the whole agitation Locrimier's nam,
had never been mentioned. There seem,
no doubt however that he could nav,
| thrown some light upon the affair, Ss
| pecially regarding the mysterious de1tt
Of Lermercier Plckard, the detect ie. un.
derstood to have been employed IN tht
| Dreyfus affair, who was found hanging
| in his lodgings IN circumstances that dc
| not point conclusively 10 suicide.
When Colonel Picquart was placed on
trial last September on a charge OF reveal
| Ing documents concerning the national de
! fence the public prosecutor asked for aI
adjournment on the ground that the min
lister Of war had decided TO prosecute hin
for forgery ana using forged documents
NJ. labor, his counsel, Indignantly op
| posed the Adjournment. alleging that itl
object was 20 deliver Picquart into IN,
clutches Of the military authorities. M,
| Judges OF the correctional tribunal de-
cided 10 grant the adjournment. where
| ubtA l1AhAtt u hh lAt was AhhAA ~ 'f w
away to Imprisonment, made the follow
ing sensational statement:
This is perhaps the fast time that
shall speak i'm public. l shall sleep, per
| naps, in the military prison Of Cherchc
Midi Therefore l wish TO declare that
II they find the stranglng cord of Ler-
mercier Pickard or the razor OF Colonel
Henry, IL viii be murder, for / have no
idea Of committing suicide"