Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-08-24
ON THE COURT
Continued from Fidst Pase)

My house is iiiustriouS enough in the
annals OF Franch history and in those
of the great European countries for the
government Of my country to take care
not to allow my maine TO be dragged
ntae mud. I address myself there
fore. TO the republic, and l ask him
TO put an end to the scandal as he can
and ought to do. II l should have the
SORROW not TO be listened 10 by the
supreme head of the country my pre-
cautions are taken for my appeal to
reach the ears of my hecaltlic chief.
the sovereign of the tIsterhazy family
the Emperor of Germany. He is a
soldier and will know how to set the
honor OF q soldier. even an enemy,
above the mean, equivocal intregues OF
politics.
He Will dare to speak out loud and
strongly 70 defend the honor of ten
genera lions OF soldiers. 1t is for YOU
as president of<the republic to judge
il YOU should force me to carry the
question into that region An Ester
If not God
EsTERHAzY AT BAY.
In his second letter Esterhazy said:
Il am at bay and compelled to. use
means in my power. \ generous
woman Who warned ME Of the horribl
plot woven against me by friends of
| Hreyfus with the assistance OF Colonel
| Picquarn. has since been able TO pro-
cure for me among other documents
the photograph of a paper Which she
| succeeded in getting out of that coun-
| try. This paper, stolen in a foreign
compromising for certain diplomat tic
nersunases. If l neither obtain sup
port nor justice. and il my name cores
to be denounced, this photograph.
! which is today quite safe abroad. Will
! be Immediately published
| 4 I
In the third letter Esterhazy says:
This letter is protection for me.
| since it proves the scoundreNsm Of
| l3reyfus and is a danger for my conn
| try, because its publication With the
fac smile Of writing, will force France
ITO hum;hate herself or TO declare war.
! You Who are above empty Quarrels in
which my honor is at stake. do not
leave me under the obligation of
| choosing between two alternatives
equally horrible. Compel Pontius Plate
of ppoliucs to make a clear, precise de-
| claration instead OF Ilranoeuvering to
retain the votes of friends of Barab-
| bas.
''.All letters that 1 have written will
| shortly reach the hands of one of my
relatives who had the honor, during
this summer TO receive two emperors.
What Will the whole world think when
it learns of the cowardly cold cruelty
With which I have been allowed 70
struggle in my agony without help,
without advice. My blood will be upon
| your hands,
GONSE ASKS TO REPLY.
General Gonse said he desired TO re-
ply to Esterhazy's Statements During
| the course of his observations the
general said Esterhazy's allegations
! that he was the right hand man Of the
generals staff was absolutely false
| General Gonse expressed an equally
! poor opinion of both Esterhtzv
| Patty Gle Clam. The first he considered
too compromising a person to be seen
With while the second had "compro-
NJ. 4 -abol' next asked that the Taver-
nier inquiry on Patty de Clam should
be produced, whereupon the govern
| mcnt cOmrnissary said:
ask; that the request be rsfus-
! Replying to counsel. the conlmissary
j sa.d9he hoped Patty de Clam would be
ab:e TO appear In a few days
The doctors had been holding con:
\ ference on Patty dc Clam and hoped he
| would be i'm shape to appear by Mon
| day. 4i IN
Maltre Laborj gravely added thai he
I noped this might prove true and his
audltors smiled apparently at the
thought Of what would happen TO Patty
4 de Clam. ~'7 =
Recurring to Esterl1azy, NJ. Labor
/ declared that the only Eeason whv he