The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-09-21

''SecOndly, a note concerning the
covering forces. Several modifca-
tions will be made by the new pain.
"Thirdly. a note relating to NADIA
gascar.
"Fifthly, the draft of a manual of
artillery field practice, March l5, 1894
This last document is extremely
difficult to procure and l can only
have 1t at my disposal for a very few
days. The minister has sent certain
number Of copies to the different
regiments and the regiments are re-
sponsible for them. Every officer
who has copy has to return it after
the manOeuvres. SO. if you wish to
make such extracts from it as may
interest you, ! will procure you a
copy, subject to your promising to
return it to ne as soon as you have
done with it. Perhaps. however,
you would prefer that l should copy
it out word for word and send YOU
the copy.
Il AZ, just starting for the manoeu-
vres.'n
HOW TIL BOIDEREAU WAS SECURED.
Th'S letter gave the exact text of
the ;.nous bUrdereau, or list of docu-
ments, on which, as far as the public
knows. Alfred Dreyfus was tried
and convicted. According to the
most accredited verson-the real
facts of the case never have been and
never will be made known-this
bordereau came into the hands of the
Government in this way.
An agent of the military secret
service, disguised as rag picker,
who was in the habit of collecting the
waste paper thrown out into the
street by the servants at the German
EmbassaE, discovered it among this
refuse. 1t was written on buff
colored paper and had been torn into
four pieces. The writing closely
resembled that of Alfred Dreyfus and
was pronounced by two experts to
be in his writing, while another ex-
pert commissioned by the Govern
ment declared the contrary Accord
ing to the friends of Alfred Dreyfus,
this document was not written by
him and they attribute it to another
officer, whose writing certainly re-
sembles it far more closely. Count
Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazv has
since, on several occasions, confessed
to having written the bordereau.)
SUICIDE SUGGESTED TO DREYFUs
When Ma jor Du Patty de Clam had
finished debating this letter, he made
some excuse for leaving the room with
the three persons who were with him,
leaving Dreyfus alone. 1t was then
for the first time that Dreyfus noticed
that by his side, under some papers,
there lay large army revolver loaded
in each of the six chambers. 1t has
since transpired that this weapon had
been left there on purpose by the
commander so that the accused man.
if he chose, might put a summary end
to the inquiry. About half an hour
elapsed and then the door was flung
upon and M. Cochefort, head of the
detective police, marched in, followed
by Commander Henry, of the Secret
Bureau. NJ. Cochefort walked up to
Dreyfus and placed his hand on his
shoulder, crying, ''In the name of the
law"
But why ?" cried Capt. Dreyfus.
What am accused of %
You know very WE'LL" cried Major
Du Patty de Clam, who had also en-
tered.
The emotion which YOU. dispayed
just now when | was debating that
letter to you is quite enough proof of
that"
Il swear to you that l 90 not under
stand what you mean," cried Dreyfus.
go to. 1t is useless for you to
fight against the evidence. Your
treachery has been discovered.
"In the name of the law" cried Nj.
Cochefort. Il arrest you. Alfred
Dreyfus, for the crime of high treason"
Thereupon the head of the police
handed the accused man over to the
custody of Commander Henry to be
convened to the Cherche-Mini 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. He
"
was he allowed either to read or
write. 1t was not until December 9Th
that he was allowed an interview with
his advocate, Maitre Demange. Dur
ing the first week of his confinement
he was visited by Major Du Patty de
Clam, who was charged with the in
quiry into his case, and interrogated
in his cell. Major Forzinnetti, who
has recently been dismissed from the
service by the government, states
that on one occasion the Major asked
to be allowed to rush into the cell
with bright light in his hand, when
Dreyfus was not expecting him, so as
to be able to read the expression on
the prisoners face. Beyond the fact
that he was charged with high treason,
Dreyfus ignored, or professed to ig-
more, the charges against him. He
used to say to his jailor, who was the
only person besides Major Du Patty
de Clam who was allowed to enter his
presence: "What compensation shall
| ask for when my innocence has been
established? I shall ask for the cross
Of the Legion of Honor, and then |
will send in my papers. That is what
l have told Major Du Patty de Clam.
who has mentioned it in his report
TO the Minister. He had been unable
to find single proof against me, for
there can be no proofs against me-
1t is very we'll known that the trial
was conducted in absolute secrecy.
Not even the prisoner was permitted
to know what evidence there was
against him. FINALLY. on December
%, 1894. the court reached a conclu-
sion. the prisoner still uniformed OF
the character of the testimony sub
mitted to prove his guilt.
THE SENTENCE OF THE COURT.
Col. Maurel holds a paper in his
hand from which he reads Judgment
as follows, in short, commanding
voice:
In the name of the French people,
| the first court martial of the military
| Of D,r;, bl a 4