Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-27
BEAUREPAIRE ENTRAPPED.
How the Dreyfus-Hating Editor o
Echo de Paris Was Taken in.

| of his Imperfect country.
At last. according 10 the Figaro
! story, a stranger called at the residence
of Beaureparc and said that he wished
| to confer with him on an extremely
important. but secret. matter. He was
at once admitted. Il have Il commu-
nication for YOU" said the stranger in
! a low. earnest voice. "of the greatest
| consequence. / have come TO place
| weapons in your hand so that YOU can
go to Rennes and with one blow utterly
destroy DreyfuS and the Dreyfusards."
Beaurcpaire caught fire at once.
Have YOU actual written proofs of
Dreyfus' guilt: mean in his own hand
writing" he asked hurricdly.
What l have" replied the visitor in
Il deep whisper. gazing furtively around
the room. lis complete. indubitable.
! crush!ng!'
where are these proofs?"
They are secure i'll a place which i
alone can visit"
And what are they"
The stranger goes on 10 describe the
| papers. which he declares were all
written by Dreyfus and his friends in
| the great conspiracy, the full extent OF
| which these documents will disclose.
| while Beaurepaire should have all the
! honor.
| But the latter pleads with the stran-
ger. for particulars regarding the pa
| pers. especially where they are deposit
| ed. He replied that they were in Basic.
and he then disclosed the important SCI
cret that Basic. and not Brussels. was
the headquarters of the German Secret
Service. And then the visitor modestly
| requested Bcaurepairc to advance him
money for his travelling expenses 10
l3asle. But Beaurcpairc wanted time
To raise the money, and begged the
stranger to call again the next day. He
was there. and received 80 francs,
agreeing 10 leave Paris that night.
After selecting fictitious names, So
| that their correspondence might not
fall into other hands. the stranger de-
parted for Basic. lie was to sign his
| letters as Karl. But. alas. Karl did
| not get so far from Paris as Basic lie
spent the following day With Il friend
| and his young wife at IL pleasure resort
in Paris. and told them about his ex
| pcriencc with Beaurcpairc. The story
was of course. greatly enjoyed. and the
joke was regarded SO good that they
| concluded to continue the fun at poor
| Beaurepaire's expense.
y few days later there appeared at
the house where Bcaurpair had directed
| I<arl's letters TO be delivered Il woman
| heavily yelled. bearing n letter from
Karl. He wrote that he was at Basic.
He had secured two of the important
| documents, but owing To difficulties
| which had not been anticipated. he had
not yet been able Ia get the rest of
the papers which must he had to COM
pletc the proof against Dreyfus. Two
| hundred francs more must he sent at
once. The lady called again in three
days. and got Beaurepaire's answer to
karl's letter. together with the 200
| francs.
The letter was rs follows:
Wednesday, June 2S. noon.
| have received karl's letter Let him
| ina
days. | send 200 francs for expenses
Ii he brings the promised irrcfragablc
-nrnnI-1Mill at-once appeal To my
friends. who already know of the mat
ter, and he shall receive Il magnificent
| reward.
THE MAN WHOM KARL CALLED
TWICE.
In a few days the yelled lady again
called. She seemed TO he greatly OK
hausted, and sank fainting into u chair.
| She had just reached tire city by rail-
bringing second letter from Karl. lie
| wrote that before returning it would be
| necessary for him 10 go to Stuttgart TO
set another important document. after
| which he would Visit Brussels for the
| purpose of having all the papers pho
! tograrhed. AS soon as this was done
! lie would return to Paris bringing the
| precious documents in the soles OF his
| shoes. And at St. Louis a representa-
tive of Beaureparc should meet him
and take them. This agent should SIM
ply say Karl" and hand him seal
Ell note from Beaurepaire. But Kari
| added that 1t would require 500 francs
10 carry him through
Heaureraire sent the money. making
all told $50 francs, and he called Karls
attention TO the fact that he was a
| poor man. and that such a sum of
| money was not easy for him TO raise.
| yet for the sake of the cause he was
| ready 10 make even a greater sacrifice
| In this same letter to Karl lie begged
him not TO bring copies. but the origl-
nal papers. and he promised in person
| 10 meet him. because he said he
couldn't trust anybody. For some days
nothing further was heard from Karl
and Heaurepalre began 10 grow a little
| anxious. AT last. he received another
| letter. 1t was as follows:
! Please find inclosed 40 francs. the
sum you advanced for my travelling ex-
| penses. have such poor memory
| that | erred in making my journey for
Instead of going to Switzerland got
no farther than Meubon. / beg you to-
parGon the little trick which took the
| liberty 10 play on You. Sut you are
! sick. and administered such n rene
dy as thought for your good.
KARL.
| - - 'pe hHoNI what iSeduIcpalTe
said upon the receipt OF this letter. but
| when the story came out all Paris
laughed a the poor fellow
II seems almost Incredible that such
things could have really happened at
this time. Yet the story is a fact. and
the Figaro published facsimlles of the
| correspondence. i3eaurcpaire. while adj
| hitting that the Figaro's accom-; of
| he affair was correct devotes sin
| columns Of the Echo de Paris 70 show