The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-04-15
Government Is After the Paris
Paper for Publishing the
Secret DOssler.
STATEMENT OF De RODAYs
Declares That The French Law VIII
Not Reach Ms Paper How the
DoSsIeT Wac obtained.

NEW YORK April il The Tubuner
Paris correspondent says. The Figaro
unexpected and unsuccessful audaeity m
securing aud publishing the record oi
"dnsscr' ~ the Investigation of the
criminal chamber ~ Tho court II cas-.
pallpn 10 determine whether Or no, there
u legal ground for new lrihl " Drey-
rus has fairly taken ibo breath of tlir
Older french newspaper men.
Ferdinand dc nodays. tho managing
editor of tho Figaro, Il not communl.
rallyo a. 10 the means by which ho Oh.
ininrd the doAslor however lie says.
'Thr person who enabled tho Figaro
{" puhllsh me proceedings before the
criminal chamber ~ the rouri OF casa
ilun was not d judge nor waa bo law.
printing Once. nor a friend Of Dfcyfuu
nor of Mrs Drcytus. nor member Of
The brryfls family. I can also tci. you
that Tho person who gave n 10 mo asked
for 40 perunlRry of other compensation
for li NOT did ! oHer any am more
over authorized 10 declare thai tho per.
SON 10 question ls II necessary. quito
prepared 90 reveal hlr or her identity.
ana lhls would be- done w. for instance.
one " tho Judges or any person con.
nor,ct with tn" ease should be- unjua 5
accused ~ dlyulFlns ihc famous state
ana judicial secret
II may ALSO sa, that the Figaro has
received all sorts of oncrn uf pr dos.
ultr ono ~ which haa been alluded 20
hl dc nlowilE thc Paris CORES
pondeni ~ tho London rmrs. and which
consisted of scheme for transmitting
To- ua the contents OF the dmsirr O.,
means uf "a photograph The operator
was 10 read tho doa-icr aloud so That
% should br recorded by che phonOgmph
aud then repeated sheet by sheet wiIh.
out ot c"urpc leaving any trace OF In.
Eliminating handwriting
This urcr was made with tho cxpecti.
lluu NJ being rewarded wllh large sum
II money promptly refused II because
there was no suiiicicn, guarantee u yer.
~ inK ihv accuracy or truutworihinerH
II IA" phonosraphr production. ! was
ah,sl % give the matter up IN despair
" hen uHo night to my great astonlnh.
.Hrut received communication IN SUCH
a form a. rnuid leave IN my mind NJ
doubt ar 90 he good faith
The person who made n td me- ~aid
n gives me sincere pleasure 10 be 90.
/, ,blcd TO otTrs you this document gratu-
iouriN for I am conscious that In doing
20 ana accomplishing an art ~ pa
.riolsm 90
M de 1todays. in response To lnquirips
said that u VAS mistake to suppose
.hst only IA copies W the dourlrr wcr~
printed THE exact number prln,cd 10y
hu lmprlmcoc Rationale. continued "
ip RndayH. " ~ of these 70 were given
.p the conc'llrurs nf the court Of caHsa-
ion who Nrre to be- present at thc scs,
'lunn 10 bo held when Madame prryfur
,rilloncd for her husbands nrw trial
bnr copy war given to NJ MaEeNu pres
dent NJ the court " cessation. one copy
saA give nto each ~ tho presidents of
he ihrrc chambers ot the court one copy
yaa given To proccufcr General Manquc
me copy was given To each of the three
.dvocntcr general one copy was given 20 :
,lnrnard. prryms' counsel. one 90 NJ
De- Frcycinei. minister ot war and an-
.thrr copy 10 N bel Cassr. minister Of b
orrlgn aralrS
Altogether total of ~ copies were 4,
'rntcd. ANA or these q stIll remain un- .
rr seal at tho ministry OF Justice
:ycry copy had two numhct--onr print .
q and one written with a pen and Ink ,
I peculiar color Al the proof sheets.
DIRECTED and uncorrrctcd had been .
urncd IN the presence Of ihre" conn-
cllors OF the criminal chamber VI the
curt = cessation especially delegated
% watch over and insure the secrecy Of
nr printing"
II has since leaked out that all Of the
copies have. since the Figaro's pub
.cntlon. been verified Hnd found in-
set. The best LEGAL opinion Is that tn
lN article of the French code tina,
an be- used to proceed against the III
aro In the law courts Is article rs "
he press law or 1851 which is wordrd
4 follows,
'"rhr publication Of prohibited tndtct- 7
icnts or other acts of criminal or cor
,r,ional upollccl procedure before they
hall have been publicly read In open
1urt. ana this. under penalty " flnc
T from 80 to l,0n francs"
Tho government has announced It's IN
'nton OF pursuing the Figaro und r
ic above article, and NJ, de Rodays,
reply To questions on the subject,
nlcd that "arlIclc SS cannot be made
, apply to the Figaro In the present
tstance because the investigation OF the
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