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A DREYFUS GUIDE
Vocabulary Of the Names
That Appear in the
French Cause
Celebre.
WHO THE PRINCIPALS ARE
Readers May Learn From
This List Much That Will
Interest Them

Inc table given IN Tine Lon
don Mair' explains the significance of the
names and persons and matters hat
figure in the Dreyfus trial.
THE BORDEREAU-The document
found in bits among the waste paper at
the German Embassy, pieced together.
and attributed to Dreyfus, though UNI
doubtedly Esterhazy wrote it. 1t offers
secret information, and is, of course, I'M
signed and undated.
THE SECRET DOSSIER-A collection
of more or less private bear
ing IN the case, one of which, unless
the Wan Office has manufactured any
more forgeries. mentions Dreyfus by
name, and this is absolutely common
place n innocent.
THE sDIXI' ARTICLE-Written by
Esterhazy IN the "Eclair,' bitterly attack
ing Picquart on private information
Illegally lent him by the War once.
THE BLANCHE" and s.SPERANZA.
TELEGRAMS-Two kilograms forged by
Du Patty de Clam and Esterhazy, and sent
to Picquart with the object of '.blufiingg
him into the belief that a lady who was
In the plot had given away the secret
that he forged the Esterhazy petit
bleu."
THE PETIT BLEU-A telegram found
at the German Embassy, written by
Colonel Won Sehwarzkoppen. the German
Military Attache, to Esterhazy, inviting
him to call. 1t was torn up, the writer
having changed his mind about sending
1t. This Esterhazy contends is a forgery.
THE WEYLER L~FTTER-A forged let
ter. matchmaking Dreyfus, sent to the
War Office Author, probably. De Clam.
CE CANAILLE DE D . "A phrase
in one Of the Of the Secret
dossier. Does not refer to Dreyfus. but
to a subordinate, whose name is said to
be known to the French Wa Office.
THE DOCUMENT LIBERATEUR"-
In other words, that beginning zee can
allie de D was the famous one
which Esterhazy threatened Felix Faure
against Picqnart. He alleged it had been
stolen by Picquart for a foreign embassy.
Esterhazy eventually returned it to the
War Once, after it had served it's pur-
pose.
LIEUTENANT COLONEL PICQUART
-E1-Head Of the Intelligence Department
took up the cause of Dreyfus on the
ground of insuf1eieney of evidence, and
also produced the famous petit bleu etele-
gram), alleged to have been written to
Esterhazy by the German Attache. Col
onel Won Sehwarzkoppen, making an APP
pointnent, but then torn up and the
pieces thrown into the waste paper bas-
ket, whence they were recovered by
secret agents. He was removed from the
army and imprisoned on a charge OF
forging the petit bleu himself. Since
liberated. The Bayard Of the ~Affaire.'
M. ZOLA-The novelist, published his
now famous letter Of accusation
against the entire French
General Staff, accusing them, in point
of fact, of a gigantic conspiracy
to convict Dreyfus. Put on trial,
convicted, fined and sentenced TO in-
He appealed and his
sentence was quashed. Again prosecut~
ed. but ON a sentence in his article which
barred any reference to the Dreyfus case.
Hence he permitted judgment to go by
default, and, being condemned, left the
country, appealed, and lived in England,
returning only recently to France. His
denunciation is now proved to
have been founded on absolute truth
CoMMANDANT FORzINETTI-Direc-
tor of the Cherche Midi Prison. where
was first confined. He denied
the prisoner made any confession, and
eventually, for affirming a belief IN mis- IN
nocenee. fell into disgrace.
NJ. MATTHEW DREYFUS-The brother
of the Captain, who was one of the pion-
GERS of the campaign for revision. 1t was
he who first denounced Esterhazy as the
writer of the bordereau.
COUNT WALSTN : ESTERHAZY-A
soldier of fortune of the shadiest type,
was one of the chief opponents Of Drey-
fus. VI. Matthew Dreyfus having de-
him as the writer of the border
eau. he was tried and acquitted, amid an
anti-Jewish manifestation. Subsequently
arrested on a charge of forging the 'Sper-
anzas and blanche kilograms, but lib
Grated on a technical point. He was how
ever. expelled from the army, and has
since gravitated between Holland, London
and Paris, now fully admitting that he
wrote the bordereau by desire, and now
denying he ever said so. There Is little
doubt he did write it. With Patty de
Clam, he stopped to any anti-Dreyfus
trick, no matter how mean. but he played
all parties equally false.
NJ. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Sena-
tor. The first public man who prominent
~ took up the cause of revision lin July,
1880. An able champion who was not
afraid of consequences.
MAITRE FERNAND LABORI, counsel
of Zola and Picquart. Also now appear
ing at Rennes
MAITRE DEMANGE. Dreyfus' counsel
at the court martial and during the pres
trial.